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Sharing Your Hard Drive Contents

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 […]

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How to Create and Extract Files in Windows 8.1

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 […]

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Exploring the Folder, Search and Play Options in the Ribbon

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 […]

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Working with the Remaining Options Under the View Tab

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 […]

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Using the Options Under the View Tab

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, […]

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Getting Familiar with the Share Options in File Explorer’s Ribbon

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 […]

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Using the Open and Select Options in File Explorer’s Ribbon

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 […]

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Creating New Items and Moving or Copying Them to Different Locations

Windows 8.1 has a good set of features that will surely take productivity to new heights. One of the newly-added features in this brand new operating system edition is called the “Ribbon-Based Options” which is found on the operating system’s file management tool now named as File Explorer taking off its old name known as […]

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Prevent Computer Problems with These 9 Tips

Slow processing speed, system hangs, booting problems; these are all signs of computer problems that can get worse if not treated right away. Most computer owners are just contented with suffering the consequences but you shouldn’t be one of them. Learn some simple ways of preventing these common problems by reading down to the end […]

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What’s in the Clipboard of Windows 8.1’s Ribbon-Based Options

Moving on with our File Explorer tutorial series, we will now be working with the newly introduced feature in every Windows 8.1 machine which is called the “Ribbon-Based Options”. Before getting skeptical with this new feature just like how you felt about the Start Screen or some other features added as replacements for those that […]

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