Display the Advanced Boot Options in Windows 8 when you hit F8
The advanced boot options have been an integral part of all recent versions of the Windows operating system.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For November 2013 overview
Microsoft is about to release this month's security updates and patches for Windows client and server operating systems.
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How to log on automatically on Windows 8 using a Microsoft Account
Windows 8 users have options to log on to the system using a local account or a Microsoft Account.
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Why you need to verify app developers before you download in Windows Store
If you have worked with Windows 8 before you have likely browsed the integrated Windows Store at least once to see what is on offer there.
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How to remove synced data from the cloud in Windows 8
When it comes to cloud storage -- that is data hosted on your behalf on remote servers -- you are more or less at the mercy of the company that is making [&hell
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Game Changer? Windows Apps to run on Xbox One
I'm following the development of this generation's game consoles with interest, even though I made the decision not to buy any of them for a number of reasons.
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Why you may not be able to upgrade Windows 8 in Windows Store
Most Windows 8 users who visit the integrated Windows Store today on their machines will get a prominent notification about the available update to their system
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How to download Windows 8.1 Enterprise Trial right now
You have probably already noticed that Microsoft has released the Windows 8.
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What I do not like about Windows 8.1
I have been running the Windows 8 operating system on my secondary PC every since it was released by Microsoft as a first beta.
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No big deal: Google supporting Windows XP longer than Microsoft does
We all know that the days of Windows XP are numbered, and that Microsoft will officially stop support for the operating system in the beginning of 2014 (April 8
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Desktop Customization Tool Rainmeter 3.0 released
The Windows operating system does not offer that many customization options natively.
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StartIsBack+ adds taskbar to Start Screen on Windows 8.1
More than a dozen different start menu programs have been created which all add a start menu back to Microsoft's newest operating system Windows 8 and Windows 8.
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Save lots of disk space with Microsoft's new Windows Update Cleanup tool
The space a Windows operating system requires grows over time thanks to service packs and updates mostly, but also thanks to other system files and programs tha
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For October 2013 overview
Microsoft has released a new set of updates and patches for its software product a couple of seconds ago.
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Windows 7 not outpacing Windows 8 in terms of growth
If you follow other tech related websites you may have noticed the usual slew of operating system market share articles that get published at the beginning of e
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Windows 8.1: return to the desktop after you close the last Modern app
Microsoft has made several concessions in Windows 8.
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Microsoft launches SkyDrive smart files in Windows 8.1
If you have followed the development of Windows 8.
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Finally, Microsoft to build unified app store for Windows Phone and desktop Windows
If you have read my take on why the Windows App store is not popular right now, you know my opinion on the current state of the apps store of the Windows [&hell
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Why Windows 8's App Store is not popular
Who will use the Windows 8 app store? That was the first question that came to my mind when Microsoft announced that its newest operating system would ship with
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Work Folders: a new feature of Windows 8.1
If you browse the (desktop) control panel on a Windows 8.
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How to install the Media Center Pack in Windows 8.1
Windows 8.
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Microsoft reveals Windows 8.1 pricing, brings back full retail versions
Microsoft announced the pricing and packaging of the upcoming Windows 8.
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Disable the help stickers in Windows 8.1
One of the things that Microsoft has improved in terms of teaching users the new functionality of the Windows 8 operating system are tutorial arrows that the op
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The new SkyDrive implementation in Windows 8.1
I already mentioned the major changes of Windows 8.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For September 2013 overview
Microsoft has released this month's security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and other company products just a second ago.
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The major changes in Windows 8.1
Microsoft did another 180 yesterday by releasing Windows 8.
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Microsoft caves in: Windows 8.1 Final available to MSDN and Technet Subscribers
Microsoft's announcement that it would not make available the first big update of Windows 8 early to Technet or MSDN subscribers was heavily criticized by the m
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What is the best free System Cleaner for Windows?
A system cleaner removes unnecessary files from the PC when it is run.
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Swiftsearch is one of the fastest non-indexing search programs for Windows
I do not really search that often on Windows, as I usually know where my files are when I need them.
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How to install Windows 8.1 RTM on a Windows 8.1 Preview system
Back when Microsoft announced the public release of the Windows 8.
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Surprise: Windows 8's usage share jumped in August 2013
Usage share statistics provide us with information how well a certain product fares after it enters a market.
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Webroot System Analyzer identifies potential PC issues
While it is sometimes easy to notice that something is not all right with your PC, for instance if it is slowing down after minutes of use or crashing regularly
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Improve Windows' lock screen with WinLockr
Most Windows users know that they can lock the operating system with the shortcut Windows-L, or with a click on the start menu / Charms menu and the selection o
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Lenovo shipping Windows 8 PCs with Pokki's software suite: good or bad idea?
Windows 8 is probably not the "big hit" that Microsoft hoped the operating system would be.
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Amiga and Gameloft games coming to Windows Phone and Windows 8
My weekly series that covers the best new Windows 8 apps in a given week over at Betanews has been quite depressing the last two weeks.
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How to remove (all) Windows 8 apps using PowerShell
Apps are clearly a focus on Windows 8, not only because the operating system boots into the "apps-interface" on startup by default, but because most of the mark
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Windows XP users: what will you do on April 8, 2014?
So what is happening on April 8, 2014 that is affecting all Windows XP users? It is the end of support for the operating system.
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Windows 8.1 to be released officially on October 17
You will have to wait another two months before you can install the final Windows 8.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For August 2013 overview
Welcome to our analysis of Microsoft's Patch Tuesday of August 2013.
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ColorConsole improves Windows' command line in multiple ways
The majority of Windows users are probably not using the Windows command line regularly, if at all.
