Close Metro App In Windows 8 [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: close metro app, Windows 8

Microsoft hopes and wants Windows 8 to have the same success as the previous Windows 7 but it is still early for anyone to tell if this is going to happen. Windows 8 Consumer Preview comes with a lot of new features, the most important being the new Metro user interface. Unfortunately there were a lot of users who complained about this feature because Microsoft decided to remove the old start menu and replace it with the Start Screen, which acts as a host whenever you open a Metro app or Windows 8 feature.

On our website you will… Continue to Close Metro App In Windows 8 [How To]

Classic Start Lets You Skip Start Screen From Windows 8 Logon [How To]

By James in Windows 8 1 Comment Tags: classic start, start screen, Windows 8

Windows 8 has been released for almost a couple of weeks now and a lot of user impressions are starting to come at surface. One of the most important and at the same time, the most talked about feature from Windows 8 is the new Start Screen. This replaces the old Start menu from Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows, by completely removing the Start button. To access the all new Start Screen you will have to press the Windows logo key.

Here you will have access to other features from Windows and also to 3rd party software… Continue to Classic Start Lets You Skip Start Screen From Windows 8 Logon [How To]

Ribbon Disabler Lets You Disable Windows Explorer Ribbon From Windows 8 [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: explorer, ribbon, Windows 8

Last week we wrote a guide about how to disable the explorer ribbon in Windows 8 manually, by modifying some data in the Windows Registry. If you did not get the chance to apply the tweak to your Windows, you can download and use a tool called Ribbon Disabler that does just that automatically.

If you are new to Windows 8, I should mention that Windows Explorer now comes with a ribbon at the top of the window, which hosts shortcuts to various functions that allow you to show or hide hidden files, to rename files and so on… Continue to Ribbon Disabler Lets You Disable Windows Explorer Ribbon From Windows 8 [How To]

Browsing Experience With Internet Explorer 10 In Windows 8

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: browsing experience, internet explorer 10, Windows 8

I don’t know if you had the chance to check out the latest post on Building Windows 8 blog or not, so I would like to offer you a summary on how Microsoft tried to enhance the browsing experience in Windows 8. All of this with the help of the Metro interface from Internet Explorer, which integrates each of its features quite nicely.

First things first, in Windows 8 you will have the chance to test the new Internet Explorer 10 browser. IE 10 has been designed completely with the Metro UI in mind, allowing you to have a… Continue to Browsing Experience With Internet Explorer 10 In Windows 8

Get Start Button (Orb) in Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Download)

By Clarkson in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: download, start button, windows 8 consumer preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview has become available for download a couple of weeks ago. Since then, the most complaints are referring to the lack of Windows 8 Start button. Today we will show you another method of getting this button back in this new operating system.

Things need to be changed from time to time. And I guess that everybody agrees with this idea. However, there are some things which work great and do not require any update. And that’s even more true when millions of people are used with this particular thing. OF course, you might have already… Continue to Get Start Button (Orb) in Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Download)

Enhance Mouse & Keyboard Experience In Windows 8 With Microsoft Device Center

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: device center, microsoft, Windows 8

Even though Microsoft’s main business refers to the Windows operating system and Office suites, they are also hardware manufacturers as well. Among the most popular devices manufactured by Microsoft we find the keyboard and mouse.

With the upcoming Windows 8, the company based in Redmond wants to bring new features to the table, considering the fact that the new operating system supports mouse gestures and also offers numerous shortcuts for your keyboard.

As a result, the company decided to release a Windows 8 only application called Microsoft Device Center, to enhance mouse and keyboard experience in Windows 8… Continue to Enhance Mouse & Keyboard Experience In Windows 8 With Microsoft Device Center

Use Smiley & Emoticons In Windows 8 [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: emoticons, Windows 8

Windows 8 brings lots of new features and improvements in terms of performance, like the new Metro user interface or the new file management system. A feature that was not present in previous versions of Windows is the use of emoticons and smiley shortcuts when typing.

The next generation of the operating system, called Windows 8 has been designed by Microsoft to be used on desktop PC’s, tablets and later on with a slimmed down version, on Windows Phone devices. This means that the user will likely use smiley and emoticons in Windows 8 quite often, given the high… Continue to Use Smiley & Emoticons In Windows 8 [How To]

Remove Failed Update KB (2345678) Error From Windows Update History [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: update, Windows 8

Windows Update is Microsoft’s own system to push updates to every computer running a version of the Windows operating system, whenever bugs are found and fixes for them are released. The user can choose whether to receive Windows Updates and install them automatically or just to be informed of their availability, for a manual download later on.

The Windows Update system is obviously available in the upcoming Windows 8 but it looks like Microsoft did not make significant changes to the system. This is probably due to the fact that in Windows 7, Windows Update performed very well… Continue to Remove Failed Update KB (2345678) Error From Windows Update History [How To]

WCP Watermark Editor Lets you Remove Windows 8 Watermark For Consumer Preview [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: consumer preview, watermark, Windows 8

There are approximately two weeks since Microsoft decided to release the Windows 8 Consumer Preview and we are already receiving requests from users who would like to know how to remove the Windows 8 watermark for Consumer Preview. If you do not what a Windows 8 Watermark is, I should point out the fact that it is the Windows 8 information that appears automatically in the lower right corner of the desktop, right above the clock. The information displayed here indicates the build of Windows 8 that you are currently using and which release version of Windows 8 as well… Continue to WCP Watermark Editor Lets you Remove Windows 8 Watermark For Consumer Preview [How To]

Disable Explorer Ribbon In Windows 8 [How To]

By James in Windows 8 No Comments Tags: explorer, ribbon, Windows 8

If you did not get the chance to install and test Windows 8 on your computer, you should know that it comes with a completely redesigned user interface called Metro. Among the new features that the Metro UI brings is the Explorer ribbon similar to the one found in Microsoft Office 2010.

If you do not like the new Windows Explorer ribbon from Windows 8, this article will show you a simple tweak that you can do to disable the ribbon. Microsoft has provided a way to close the Windows Explorer ribbon by adding a small arrow shaped button… Continue to Disable Explorer Ribbon In Windows 8 [How To]