While some default settings in every Windows 8.1 machine already work good for most users, there would still be others who would need some tweaking especially in the aspect of the mouse and the keyboard functions in order to really use these hardware devices in a more effective way. This is true especially to people […]

File History is probably one of the best features ever to be included in every Windows 8.1 machine. Back in the days of Windows 7 and even the older Windows editions such as Windows Vista and XP, backing up some files and other stuff usually took more time and eats up a big chunk of […]

If you’ve been using Windows since its earliest versions, you probably experienced losing some important files out of a virus infection on your laptop computer or PC. Losing some precious stuff really is a heart-breaker especially if you’ve been keeping it for a very long time but viruses and other forms of malware don’t really […]

In our modern world, technology has made everything a lot easier. From keeping in touch with our loved ones down to being updated of the latest news, most high-end mobile devices are already capable of doing these things and even more. The development of some operating systems that can run in mobile devices has also […]

If you’ve been using Windows 8.1 for a very long time, you surely are familiar with the process of compressing files and extracting them. However, here in Windows Techies, we always want to make anything that has to do with Windows a lot easier especially to the novice users. Compressing or “Zipping” the files that […]

In the series of tutorials that we’ve published previously, we have discussed everything that has to do with the ribbon-based options in Windows 8.1 and demonstrated all available methods in accessing the File Explorer Window itself. However, there would be times that an additional tab would appear at the top portion of the screen especially […]

Previously, we’ve discussed the first two groups of options under the View tab in File Explorer’s ribbon-based options. The third tab which is labeled as “View” is the last one that you will find at the top portion of the File Explorer Window if you are currently working with files or folders but if you […]

It is almost impossible to have an effective operating system without a file management tool that exists in it. Microsoft and its own operating system called Windows named its built-in file management tool as Windows Explorer and you’ll surely be familiar with the name if you’ve been using the operating for a long time. However, […]

The ribbon-based options does not only offer some quick buttons for doing the basic tasks in your Windows 8.1 machine such as copying, pasting or renaming files and folders but it also gives users some other easy to access tweaks that involves the ones for sharing a content that you have selected. We’ve already completed […]

When you first used a Windows 8.1 machine, your first reaction might have been more inclined to the negative side thinking that most of the features that you got used to just like the Start Menu was taken out but Microsoft has actually replaced all of these features with better ones that accommodates both the […]