Windows 8 Tiles: What are They?
Most of us are familiar with the desktop screen and the shortcuts that it contains and of course, some, if not everyone are even more familiar with the Start Button and the Start Menu on previous Windows versions. This is the reason why most Windows users were enraged of the Start Button and the Start […]
Continue Reading »Grouping and Naming App Tiles on Windows 8
Users have been giving negative comments on Windows 8’s Start Screen and want the old Start Menu back but there are also some who already saw how good this feature is and I am one of those. Windows 8’s Start Screen allows almost any content to be pinned to it. Everything includes Control Panel items, […]
Continue Reading »How to Pin Different Items to the Start Screen (Windows 8)
No matter what device you are using, it is always useful if there is a single place where you can access almost everything that is saved and installed on your machine and Windows 8 has exactly this and it is called the Start Screen. Windows 8’s Start Screen seems to have replaced the Start Button on […]
Continue Reading »Working with the Windows App Store
Windows 8 features the Windows App Store which is equivalent to the Apple Store and Google Play that we commonly access on our mobile devices to download apps and update them from time to time. The Store still lacks content as of this time but apps are sure to explode as the number of Windows […]
Continue Reading »Changing Folder Locations on Windows 7 and Windows 8
Every Windows machine organizes files into main folders (Documents, Music, Pictures, Downloads etc.) which are stored into one specific location and all users registered into a computer has their own set of these files. These folders are also called “User Folders” and in case this is your first time to hear about these stuff then […]
Continue Reading »Improving Windows Explorer by Tweaking the Folder Options Section
Windows Explorer is one of the best and the most useful features that is included in every Windows operating system. It has been in existence since the early versions of Windows which includes XP and Vista and has seen improvements and innovations as it was carried over from one Windows version to another. The Windows […]
Continue Reading »How to Change the Currency, Time Server and Time Zone (Windows 7)
Windows 7 has several features that just waits to be discovered. These features can also be tweaked in many ways to make them work the way you want them to. One very useful feature that is available on any Windows version is the Time and Date display which you can find at the bottom-right side […]
Continue Reading »Tweaking the Date and Time Format on Windows 7
Your Windows machine does a lot of wonderful things and one very useful function that it has which most of us use on a daily basis is time keeping. Windows is equipped with a calendar and a clock feature that is capable of being adjusted to any time zone or update itself to follow any […]
Continue Reading »Getting Your Hands on the AutoPlay Feature of Windows 7
Windows has been around for a long time but only a few knows all the utilities that it has and what each of these tools are used for. One very familiar feature that the Windows Operating System has is the “AutoPlay” tool which gives you freedom to choose which media player to use when playing […]
Continue Reading »Learning the Basics of the Event Viewer Tool
Most power users are aware of the existence of free Windows utilities and tools which are included on any Windows Operating System. These utilities and tools can spare novice users from spending too much on third-party software that does some maintenance, protection and monitoring stuff but of course, novice users wouldn’t know about it unless […]
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