The Start screen is one of the new features introduced with Windows 8 and the main attraction of the operating system. It lets you view all information in one place with the help of live tiles. It also lets users pin apps, files, folders, and webpages. As you might have observed, when you install an […]
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How To Uninstall IE 10
A few hours back, Microsoft released Internet Explorer 10 Release Preview to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems. IE 10 is significantly faster than the previous version of the browser and brings the powerful HTML5 engine to Windows 7 users. As we mentioned in download IE 10 for Windows 7 article, IE […]
How To Pin All Admin Tools To The Start Screen In Windows 8
By now you must be knowing that Windows 8 lets users pin webpages, folders, and drives to the Start screen for quick access. A free tool named Start Screen Pinner is also available to pin almost any file (text, picture or video) type to the Start. We have previously shown you how to pin Control […]
How To Set Video As Account Picture In Windows 8
We all love to customize the default look of Windows operating system. Windows 8 comes with a number of new customization options. One can easily change Start screen background, change app tile icon on Start screen, lock screen background, and more. In Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7 one could replace the default account picture […]
Remote Printing Using TeamViewer
Each iteration of TeamViewer is packed with a couple of awesome features. Remote printing is probably one of the best and useful features available in version 8.0 and above versions. With remote printing, you can use your printer to print webpages, documents or pictures stored on a remote computer. For instance, if you’re remotely controlling […]
Fix: Clicking On Internet Explorer Tile On Start Screen Opens Internet Explorer Desktop Version
Unlike its predecessor, Windows 8 includes two versions of Internet Explorer browser: Internet Explorer desktop and Metro UI-style (Modern UI) Internet Explorer. While the desktop version of the browser is powerful, the Metro UI Internet Explorer 10 is specially designed for the touch screen. One can easily launch the Metro UI Internet Explorer by switching […]
How To Pin Command Prompt With Admin Rights To Start Screen
We have previously shown how to open Command Prompt as administrator in Windows 8. Users who regularly run Command Prompt as admin might want to pin the elevated prompt to the Start screen so that they cay launch the Command Prompt with admin rights with just a tap or click. One can pin folders, drives, […]