Windows 8.1 has two environments working hand in hand in improving productivity for every user. These are the familiar Desktop environment and the new Metro environment where mobile apps thrive. You surely know some tweaks that can be done to the desktop environment since it existed for a long time since the days of some […]

After turning on a Windows 8.1 machine, the very first thing that you will meet is the Lock Screen. This is the default setting that every brand new Windows 8.1 machine has to follow after the boot up process. The Lock Screen serves as the very first obstacle that any unauthorized user needs to get […]

The Start Screen is dubbed as one of the most important feature ever in the new Windows 8.1 operating system. It holds some tiles and shortcuts to the installed apps and desktop programs on your machine. You can also pin even more stuff to it such as system locations and settings. Aside from being a […]

When you are on a travel or currently in a location where a power outlet is not available, you need to do something in order to save on battery power. Windows 8.1 is equipped with some power options that will help you save on battery juice whenever it’s needed. Battery Saving in Windows The Windows […]

Movies and other media files that show some stuff on the screen will be boring if you don’t hear anything. The world will never be the same without sound. You won’t be able to wake up on time if your alarm does give off its usual beeping or ringing sound or be alerted that someone […]

The screen is one of the most important part of a PC. You’ll never know what’s inside your machine or what the operating system installed in it can offer without this very important component of a physical computer. Back in the days of some old Windows versions, adjusting some aspects of the screen was done […]

The Charms bar and all of the shortcuts in it has really changed the way we interact with the Windows operating system. Windows has evolved from being a simple operating system into one that houses two worlds in one familiar setting containing tweaks, settings and options that are all geared towards improving user experience and […]

Most of us have who have been using Windows for perhaps the same length of time since it started existing know that some of the options, settings and tweaks are not just found in the Control Panel section. There has been an existing menu that can be accessed in certain locations of the Windows operating […]

Doing things the traditional way always takes a longer time and requires a lot of patience. Our modern age really has been made so comfortable and easy by machines and shortcuts and this idea has entered even the world of computers and mobile devices in the form of keyboard shortcuts, mouse clicks and easy taps […]

Most of us who have been using the Windows operating system for a long time know that it mostly relied on two very important hardware; the keyboard and the mouse for providing input and navigating through its features. This was true in all of the Windows version that were released before Windows 8 and once […]