The Mail app that ships with Windows 8/8.1 isn’t just beautiful it’s functional too. This official Mail app supports most of the webmail services out there, including Microsoft’s own Outlook.com, Google’s Gmail, and Yahoo! Mail. Even though you need to a Microsoft account in order to use the Mail app, it’s pretty easy to setup […]
AccuWeather: Good Metro Weather App For Windows 10/8
Windows 10 ships with a handful of cool Metro-style apps such as Mail, Groove Music, Photos, Weather, People, and Maps. Most of you probably have used the default weather app. The weather app is pretty good and provides hourly forecast information and also historical weather info with some cool animations and charts. AccuWeather app for […]
How To Search Windows 8 App Store
In one of our earlier posts titled how to install apps from the Windows Store, we discussed how to install apps from the Store. As Windows Store is receiving new apps regularly, this is the right time to learn how to quickly search and navigate the Store. If you have recently installed Windows 8 and […]
How To Prevent Users From Uninstalling Metro Apps In Windows 8
Windows 8 ships with a bunch of quality Metro-style apps, and one can always download more apps form the Windows Store. Microsoft has been updating the Windows Store regularly with new apps. Software vendors are also releasing a Metro version of their popular apps. Those who have installed some apps from the Store would know […]
How To Restore Uninstalled Metro Apps In Windows 8
Windows 8 CP ships with some quality Metro-style apps. Camera, Photos, Reader, Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox LIVE Games, Solitaire, Xbox Comparison, Pinball FX2, Music, Maps, Video, Finance, SkyDrive, and Weather are some built-in apps that can be launched from the Start screen. In Windows 8, installing a new Metro-style app is pretty straightforward. Just visit […]
How To Run Metro Apps On Lower Screen Resolutions In Windows 8
Most of the netbooks that are available today come with 1024×600 or lower screen resolution. As some of you know, Windows 8 Metro-style apps require a minimum of 1024×768 screen resolution, which means that you can’t run Metro-style apps on-screen resolutions lower than 1024×768. So, a big chunk of netbook users won’t be able to […]
How To Create Metro Apps Folder Shortcut On Desktop In Windows 8
We all know that Windows 8 comes with a bunch of quality Metro apps and one can always download more apps from Windows Store. As you may know, these Metro apps can only be launched from the new Start screen (there is no Start menu in Windows 8) and with default settings, one can’t create […]
Fix: Metro Apps Are Not Working In Windows 8
I have seen a number of users having issues with Metro apps in Windows 8. The most common issue is Metro apps fail to open when the user clicks on their tiles. If you too have installed Windows 8 and experiencing issues while trying to run Metro apps, it could be because of the reasons […]
Keyboard Shortcut To Switch Between Metro Apps In Windows 8
It’s a well known fact that Windows 8 Developer Preview comes with a bunch of good Metro apps. Metro apps included in the latest version of Windows are easy-to-use and very low on system resources. Another interesting thing about Metro apps is that they don’t sport caption buttons (minimize, maximize, & close buttons). If you […]