The Store is one of the main attractions of Windows 8. It’s a place where you can look for both traditional desktop software and modern UI style (metro-style) apps. While desktop software aren’t available for download from the Store, one can safely install modern UI apps. Enthusiasts and developers have been submitting new apps to […]
Archives for August 2012
Set Custom Picture As Start Screen Background In Windows 8
In addition to the Start screen, Lock screen, Explorer Ribbon, Refresh PC, Reset PC, and other features, Windows 8 also come with a number of personalization options. It lets you customize lock screen, Start screen, & desktop in a few clicks. Options to personalize the Start screen and lock screen are located under PC settings. […]
Classic Shell Lets You Skip Start Screen & Disable Hot Corners In Windows 8
When it comes to customizing Windows, a number of quality tools available to choose from. Classic Shell is certainly one of the better tools available to tweak default settings, customize Windows, and also add new features to the operating system. Not too long ago, we let you know about the preliminary support of Classic Shell […]
Outlook.com Keyboard Shortcuts
By know you must have heard about the launch of the new webmail service named Outlook.com from Microsoft. Many of you might have even been using it as your primary email address. For those who are not aware of Outlook.com, it’s a new email service from Microsoft with clean user interface and cool features. Modern […]
Difference Between Windows 8 And Windows 8 Pro
As some of you know, Windows 8 comes in four editions: Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, Enterprise, and Windows 8 RT. While Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Enterprise are for traditional PCs, the other edition Windows 8 RT is designed for tablets that run on ARM chips. Computer users who plan to install Windows […]
How To Create Windows 8 Recovery CD
We have previously shown you how to create a Windows 8 recovery USB flash drive to fix Windows startup issues and access advanced tools such as Reset PC, Refresh PC, boot options, and Command Prompt without booting into Windows. While having a recovery drive is always a good idea, not everyone has a spare USB […]
How To Pin Web Pages To Start Screen In Windows 8
While the new tiled Start screen is one of the most talked and controversial features of Windows 8 and has been successful in keeping many Windows 7 users from upgrading, users who know how to customize and use the Start screen probably agree that it’s one of the best features of Windows 8. While majority […]
How To Easily Copy All Old Emails To Your New Outlook.com Account At Once
With the recent launch of Outlook.com webmail service from Microsoft, computer users now have multiple email services to choose from. The new email service from Microsoft not only sports a clean and advertisement-free interface but also comes with some cool features. Hotmail, Live, and MSN users can experience and enjoy the new service by using […]
How To Change Outlook.com Account Password
It’s been almost two weeks since Microsoft released its Outlook.com email service to the public. A large number of Hotmail, Live and MSN users have moved to the new webmail service and are enjoying its clean interface and neat features. We have already shown you how to send over 25 MB attachments in Outlook.com, how […]
How To Automatically Rotate Screen Savers In Windows
Screen savers that were designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on monitors have come a long way. Today, Windows users have options to download thousands of free screen savers from the web and also tweak the default set of screen savers that ship with Windows 10/8.1/7. All recent versions of Windows include a bunch of good […]