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Fix: Internet Explorer Metro Tile Missing From Start Screen In Windows 8

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Windows 8 ships with Internet Explorer (IE) in two flavors – Metro (aka Windows 8 style) and desktop. While the Metro-style Internet Explorer v10 is designed for tablets and touch screens (for x86, x64, and ARM processors), the other version works great on desktops and notebooks (for x86 and x64 processors). A large percentage of […]

How To Enable Aero Transparency In Windows 8 RTM

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Users who have been closely following Microsoft or who have installed Windows 8 RTM must be knowing that Microsoft has dropped Aero transparency from the final build (build 9200) and users now have no options but to use the default set of non-aero themes. While Aero features such as the Aero peek is still available […]

How To Create Keyboard Shortcuts To Launch Metro Apps

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On Friday of last week, we first covered about a free tool named MetroApp Link that lets you place shortcuts of native metro apps on your Windows 8 desktop. The program is very useful for users who would like to launch metro apps right from the desktop, without switching to the all new Start screen. […]

How To Restore Graphical Boot Options Menu In Windows 8

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The all new graphical boot menu is one of the new features of Windows 8. Unlike boot menus in previous Windows versions, Windows 8 boot menu can be navigated with mouse, keyboard, and touch. The new boot menu lets you access a range of tools and options right from the boot menu, including Reset PC […]

How To Enable Aero Peek Feature In Windows 8

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With Windows 7, Microsoft introduced a bunch of useful Aero features to improve the overall desktop  experience. One of them was Aero Peek. The Aero Peek feature allowed users to quickly view desktop by moving the mouse cursor to the extreme right of the taskbar. The feature was very handy to quickly view files, folders, […]

Fix: Missing Drives In Windows Explorer

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This morning, after resuming my notebook (powered by Windows 8) from hibernation I noticed that some drives are missing from Windows Explorer. Two of my five drives were not seen in Windows Explorer but were visible in Disk Management. Computer users who have been using or used Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 operating system […]

How To Create Your Own Windows 10/8 Theme

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Installing a new theme pack is probably the easiest way of customizing Windows 7 and Windows 8. Just like Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 also ship with a bunch of good themes and hundreds of new themes are always available at the official themes gallery page. Another cool thing is that all Windows […]

How To Install Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) In Windows 8

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It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft has introduced its popular security software, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), as Windows Defender in Windows 8. The Defender in Windows 8 is pretty good and provides protection against viruses and malware in real-time. Even though one can easily install third-party security software such as Kaspersky, Bit Defender, or Avast […]

How To Show Computer Icon On Desktop In Windows 8

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Majority of Windows users prefer to open the Windows Explorer/File Explorer by double-clicking on the Computer (My Computer) icon on the desktop. While it’s possible to use Windows + E hotkey to launch the Explorer, most users prefer double-clicking on the Computer icon. While most users it to launch Windows Explorer, some users even use […]