So many users enjoy customizing various features and appearances in Windows 7. Personalizing features and appearances is fun and gives a fresh new look you your Windows 7 experience. Generally, Library icons cannot be changed in Windows 7. Someone always comes up with a way to hack the limitations and overcome them and that part [...]

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You should not confuse the new snap feature of Windows 8 with the Aero Snap feature that Microsoft introduced under Windows 7. Aero Snap back then allowed users to snap windows to the left or right side of the monitor where they’d resize to take up exactly half of the available screen estate. It was [...]

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The release of the Windows 8 Developer Preview has caused a huge surge in reviews and tips. The Windows 8 filter in my RSS reader is receiving more than 100 new posts each day since the release. It might take hours to sort through the posts individually. This post here contains a list of some [...]

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Windows 8 comes with options to use Windows Live accounts as user accounts on the system, or to use a local account with no ties to the Internet. If security is an issue you have probably selected a secure password for your account log on. That may be inconvenient if you are using a touch [...]

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There’s nothing more annoying than digging out your laptop to do some important work, only to find you have 5% battery power left, or worse still the laptop has powered itself down due to no power left at all. Depending on your laptop’s model you can get anything from 1-hour usage to 12 hours, but [...]

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The installation of the Windows 8 operating system should not pose problems to the majority of users. Installation is pretty straightforward and users do not need to enter a product key during installation. It may however come as a shock to some users that they have to enter the Windows 8 product key when they [...]

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Backing up your work is essential. Many of us keep important documents on our computers that include work files, pictures of the kids, insurance documents, even bank statements. Many of these files are lost forever if your hard drive fails and you have no backup. You may think that hard drives these days are better [...]

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One of the first things that I configure on a new personal computer that only I use is the automatic log on. This bypasses the Windows logon screen completely to load the operating system directly. Handy for single user systems, not so much for multi-user systems. Windows 8 in this regard works much like Windows [...]

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Windows users are familiar with the not so perfect search utility in XP. Now with Windows 7 we have an ideal form of searching ability with Advanced Query Syntax (AQS). These are advanced operators that, when used correctly, make file searches easily on target. Windows 7 utilizes an Advanced Search option that can be used [...]

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