Upgrading your conventional hard drive to a Solid State Drive (SSD) is the easiest and best way out there to significantly speed up the overall performance of your PC. There are many benefits of using a SSD over HDD: your system boots faster, applications start faster, better battery life, less heat output, etc. Even though […]
How To Show Picture Slideshow On Windows 8.1 Lock Screen
PC users who have been running the latest Windows 8.1 OS probably already have discovered newly introduced features and options such as set desktop picture as Start background, new tile sizes on Start, Start screen personalization options, boot to desktop, disable charms, and new PC settings. In addition to all above mentioned features and options, […]
Keyboard Shortcut To Quickly Switch To Apps View (All Apps View) In Windows 8.1
The Start screen in Windows 8 was one of the most controversial and least liked features of the operating system. In its attempt to make the Start screen more attractive and make users fall in love with the Start menu replacement, Microsoft has enhanced the Start screen in Windows 8.1 with a number of new […]
How To Uninstall Multiple Apps At Once In Windows 8.1
There are over 100,000 Modern (Metro) apps in the official Windows Store and the number is growing every day. If you are a Windows 8/8.1 user, chances are high that you regularly visit the Store in search of new, interesting apps, and install tens of apps every week. At some point of time, we all […]
How To Backup & Restore Start Screen Layout In Windows 8.1
The Start screen in Windows 8.1 can be customized in many ways without having to use third-party applications. We can configure the Start screen to use the current desktop background, change live tiles size to small, medium, wide or extra large, change background color of Start, and more. In fact, Microsoft has introduced a dedicated […]
5 Truly Hidden Features In Windows 8.1
Microsoft recently released its latest desktop operating system called Windows 8.1. Although the new version looks similar to Windows 8, the newest version of Windows has hundreds of new features and functionalities, we have already covered the 50 major new features in Windows 8.1 update. While Microsoft has talked about most of the major changes […]
How To Install Google Web Fonts In Windows And Mac Without Using Third-Party Tools
May be you have come across a cool Google Web Font on a website and want to use it on your Windows 10/8.1/7 PC or Mac; or may be you’re using Google Web Fonts on your blog and want to use the same font with Windows Live Writer to compile articles offline. For those who’re […]
Fix: Library-ms Is No Longer Working In Windows 7/8
Libraries, one of the hundreds of features introduced with Windows 7, make it easier to search, find, and organize your files. With Libraries, you can easily organize files scattered across multiple drives and networks with ease. In simple words, a library helps you see your files in one place, no matter where they are located. […]
How To Shutdown Windows 8 Quickly By Changing Power Button Action To Shutdown
The lack of easy access to shutdown, hibernate, sleep, and restart options in the newest iteration of Windows operating system has forced many users to install third-party Start menu programs, pin shutdown and hibernate options to the Start screen, and also add shutdown, restart, and hibernate to the Windows + X power menu. While it’s […]
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, […]