Earlier this week, we covered how to enable touch screen support in Google Chrome and ways to optimize Mozilla Firefox desktop browser for multi-touch display with the help of extensions. In our article, we had mentioned that Internet Explorer 10 seems to be the best web browser for Windows 8 tablets at this point of […]
How To Optimize Firefox For Touch Screen In Windows 10
Mozilla added the multi-touch support to its Firefox browser first in version 4.0. Unlike Google Chrome browser, Firefox supports basic touch inputs in Windows 7, Windows 10, and Windows 8. But other than the basic touch inputs, there is not even a single option available to configure the browser for multi-touch displays. Just like any […]
Enable or Disable Touch Screen In Windows 8.1
Almost all Windows 8 tablets come with decent hardware and one or more USB ports. These USB ports are helpful when you are in a good mood to play some serious games that are not optimized for multi-touch displays. To avoid accidentally touching the screen, you may want to temporarily disable the touch screen (touch […]
How To Enable Touch Screen Support In Google Chrome
Windows 8 has been designed for both PCs and tablets. The all new Metro style interface is specially built for multi-touch displays. The Metro style Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) included in Windows 8 provides fast and fluid touch-first browsing experience. The Metro IE10 is ideal for users running Windows 8 on tablets or PCs with […]
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 […]
Enable Flip 3D In Windows 8
Almost all users who switched from XP, Vista, or Windows 7 to Windows 8 immediately noticed the missing Start menu (see how to enable Start menu in Windows 8) from the latest version of Windows. But most users didn’t notice the missing Windows Flip 3D, a stylish feature which was introduced in Vista. As you […]
Hide Drives In Windows 10/8/7 With Simple Windows Drive Hider
A number of free utilities and workarounds available to hide a drive in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 operating systems. Among them, hiding drives using Command Prompt and DriveHide utility are the best methods to quickly hide a drive without much hassle. Simple Windows Drive Hider is a portable utility to hide drives […]
How To Boot Windows 8 From VHD Without Using Command Prompt
You may have come across hundreds of guides on the Internet that tell you how to boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 from a VHD. The VHD boot feature in Windows 7 and Windows 8 comes in handy when you want to test drive a new Windows OS without actually partitioning your hard disk. All […]
How To Disable Windows 8 SmartScreen Protection
The latest Windows 8 OS includes a number of new features that help improve your overall experience when using Windows 8 computer. One such feature is Windows SmartScreen. Windows SmartScreen alerts users before running unrecognized programs downloaded from the Internet. When you try to run certain type of programs or apps that are rarely downloaded, […]