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 Enable Aero Transparency In Windows 8 RTM
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
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 Enable Aero Peek Feature In Windows 8
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, […]
How To Create Your Own Windows 10/8 Theme
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 Show Computer Icon On Desktop In Windows 8
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 […]
How To Customize Lock Screen In Windows 8
Windows 8 includes a few new features that were first introduced with Microsoft’s mobile operating system Windows Phone. The Start screen, Metro-style apps, and Lock screen were first introduced with Windows Phone and are now part of Windows 8. The Lock screen appears when you boot your PC or resume your PC from hibernation. The […]
Add Shut Down, Restart, & Hibernate To Start Screen In Windows 8
Accessing shut down options in Windows 7 and Vista was very simple. One could access them by clicking on the Start orb and then clicking on the small triangle next to the Shut down button located in the lower right-hand side of the Start menu. But in Windows 8 one needs to perform more steps […]
How To Change Text Size Of Icons, Menues, Title Bars, Message Boxes, And Tooltips In Windows 8
In Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows, changing the default font, text size and font color of active toolbar, menu, desktop icons, and message box was an easy task. One could navigate to window color in Personalization settings and then Advanced appearance settings to change the default look of the text on the desktop […]
Ribbon Disabler Disables Windows 8 Explorer Ribbon
With Windows 8, Microsoft has introduced the office-style Ribbon for Windows Explorer. By default, the Ribbon is not visible in Windows Explorer. The Ribbon can be expanded by clicking on the small down-arrow button located at the upper right corner of the explorer. The Ribbon in the Explorer makes it easier for you quickly access […]
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