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Working with Files in OneDrive from a Web Browser

One of the awesome features that Windows 8.1 has is its perfect integration with an online cloud storage which is also developed by Microsoft called “OneDrive”. You might have experienced using a third-party cloud storage service before but nothing really get close to all of the features that OneDrive has especially that it is already […]

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Password Protect Your Folders with these 5 Tools

In the world of PCs and mobile devices, protecting an account or any other stuff that exists within the hard drive or other storage hardware that these devices have is a very crucial step. Doing this allows you to secure your files and other important stuff against any unauthorized access or even theft. Windows 8.1 […]

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Setting Controls and Restrictions for Your Kid’s User Account

The Internet is a combination of good and bad stuff which can easily influence anyone who’s getting access to it in a daily basis. You surely know this being a long time Windows user and in case you have kids, you will need to become more careful and vigilant with your child’s computer usage and […]

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Learning the Basics in Working with the Family Safety Website

Making Windows 8.1 child-friendly should be one of the priority that parents should have in their home PCs and other gadgets that their child are getting access to. The Internet is no doubt a good tool in helping our child learn and discover endless sources of knowledge and facts but it can also easily turn […]

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Preparing an Existing User Account for the Family Safety Feature

Most of us would really want only the best for our child in almost all aspects in life but in our modern digital age and with all the hustle and bustle that we experience from work and the stresses that we get from the bills coming in each month, it’s really hard to stay in […]

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Managing the User Account Control Feature

Have you ever encountered prompts asking you to confirm an action that you have just initiated in your Windows 8.1 machine. No matter what you do in your computer that runs in Windows, there will always be some prompts that would appear occasionally every time you do something such as installing a third-party software or […]

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How to Switch Between User Accounts in Windows 8.1

Setting up different account types in your Windows 8.1 machine helps ensure that your files and all the other stuff that are saved in your computer’s hard drive are safe against unauthorized access. Windows 8.1 takes all of these concept to the next level by adding brand new account types that will enable you to […]

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Creating a PIN and Setting Up a Fingerprint Log in

Aside from the normal alphanumeric passwords that we all got very familiar with since the earliest version of the Windows operating system came into existence, Windows 8.1 introduces us to some brand new security enhancing features which are nowhere to be found in the previous Windows editions. We’ve already discussed how you can set up […]

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Creating a Picture Password in Windows 8.1

Passwords are an important part of your computer’s security. It helps protect your files and some other stuff that are saved in your computer’s hard drive from being accessed by any unauthorized users. Passwords have been protecting accounts in Windows and all the other operating system platforms for a long time and this security feature […]

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Creating a New User Account from the Desktop Screen

Aside from being able to create a new user account of any type (Microsoft account, Local account and a Child’s account) from the Metro environment, Windows 8.1 also allows users to create an account from the Desktop screen which used  to be the only way in doing it on previous Windows editions such as Vista […]

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