Acronis promising fix for Windows 8 bug
Acronis, maker of one of the better backup programs for Windows, seems to have a Windows 8 problem.
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Windows 8 start menu programs are downloaded in record numbers
Microsoft decided to ship Windows 8 without a start menu and the main reason for that was probably to get users to use the start screen of the operating system
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How to enable transparency on Windows 8
I was never a fan of Aero glass transparency as I prefer my operating system to use solid colors only and nothing else.
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How to change your account password in Windows 8
If you are logging in to Windows 8 with a Microsoft Account to benefit from a couple of features such as data synchronization between accounts and options to re
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Configure Windows to shut down automatically
Windows does not provide users with easy options to schedule automatic shut downs of the system.
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How to backup and restore Windows 8 apps data
Windows 8 ships with a set of new backup and restoration tool like the refresh option that let you keep settings that would be lost if you'd install the operati
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Control USB Device rights with Phrozen Safe USB
Attacks against computer systems can originate from a variety of locations, be it via email, network attacks, websites or malicious files that make their way on
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Jailbreak Windows RT to run deskop software
Earlier this week news broke that it was possible to circumvent Windows RT's code integrity mechanism which effectively paved the way for a jailbreak of the sys
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Whitelist Flash domains in Windows 8's Internet Explorer 10
Microsoft made the decision to limit the domains that users of Internet Explorer 10 on Windows RT or Windows 8 can load Flash contents from.
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Convert Excel spreadsheets in bulk
If you have a stash of Excel spreadsheets on a backup drive or your main drive that you want to convert into different formats, for instance old xls files into
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Windows 8's Fast Startup does not play well with dual-boot systems
One of the new features that Microsoft has integrated into Windows 8 is the new Fast Startup feature that is activated by default.
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How to restore the default Windows libraries
I'm experiencing quite a few issues on the system running Windows 8 which I find puzzling to say the least.
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Create quick screenshots in Windows 8
You probably know that you can create screenshots in any version of Windows by tapping on the print key, opening an image editor, pasting the contents of the Cl
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How to move installed Windows 8 apps to another drive
If you are using a Solid State Drive as your main drive in Windows 8, you may have found it to quickly fill with data, apps, programs and of course the notoriou
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Microsoft: 60 million copies of Windows 8 sold to date
How successful is the Windows 8 operating system? One way to find out is to compare its performance with previous Microsoft operating systems, and while situati
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For January 2013 Released
It is the first Microsoft patch day of the new year and we continue our monthly series where we look at the security bulletins that get released, h
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Fix The Video Failed To Play errors in Windows 8
For the past couple of days I have experienced a strange error whenever I tried to play videos in an application on Windows 8.
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Watch music videos with YouVue for Windows 8
One of the best services to watch music videos on the Internet is YouTube as you can find lots of official videos on the site that were uploaded by record label
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Windows Offline Update 8.0 released
Our last review of WSUS Offline Update dates back almost two years and yesterday's release of version 8.
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How to remove previous Windows versions from your PC
Installing multiple versions of Windows on a single PC may be useful for a number of purposes.
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Modify Windows 8 boot options with Boot UI Tuner
Microsoft has optimized the boot cycle of the Windows 8 operating system so that long-used features such as hitting F8 for the advanced boot menu no longer work
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Show Windows update notifications on the Windows 8 desktop
Microsoft has changed the way users are notified about updates in Windows 8.
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Windows 8: Important January deadlines
Windows 8 has been released a couple of months ago and while the verdict is still out in regards to how successful or not the operating system is, it is importa
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What would you like to see in Windows 9 / Blue?
Rumors have it that Microsoft is already working on the next version of Windows, and while it is not clear if it will be called Windows 9,Windows Blue or someth
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What the ATI Catalyst Custom Installation options mean
I published a guide about the NVIDIA driver installation process yesterday which looked at all the optional modules that get installed with the express installa
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How to change the boot drive in Windows
I have two Solid State Drives and one platter-based drive connected to my PC.
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Make sure you only install Nvidia drivers you need
If your computer is powered by a Nvidia graphics card you have probably also installed the driver package that Nvidia makes available for various operating syst
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How to change default apps in Windows 11 and Windows 10
To change default apps in Windows 11 or Windows 10, open Settings, select Apps, then Default apps.
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SlimImage: Windows 8 backup software
Some files and settings of the Windows 8 operating system get automatically backed up to SkyDrive if you are signing in with a Microsoft Account.
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Clean up the Windows 8 All Apps listing
If you have ever opened the All Apps listing on a Windows 8 system, provided that you found it in first place, you have probably asked yourself why you find tha
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Change how long Windows 8 notifications are displayed
Windows 8 ships with a new notification engine that display notifications on screen when events happen.
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How to play Blu-Ray movies on Windows 8
It feels kinda strange that Microsoft's newest operating system Windows 8 comes without options to play DVD or Blu-Ray movies out of the box.
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Why I can't appreciate most Windows Store apps
You may know that I run a weekly series over at Betanews where I look at the best new app releases or updates for Windows 8.
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Adobe Reader app for Windows 8
Adobe has just released the official Adobe Reader application for Windows 8.
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Great Windows Apps is a Windows Store alternative
I already mentioned yesterday that Microsoft's decision to offer Windows Store only as a program on the Windows 8 operating system and not the Internet a failur
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Finally Windows Store becomes available on the Internet
If you want to browse Windows Store, the store that Microsoft has integrated into its Windows 8 operating system, then you need to have that operating system to
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Disable "was installed" notifications in Windows 8
If you are installing applications you find in Windows Store regularly on your Windows 8 operating system you may have noticed that you always receive a notific
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Some Windows Store apps are country locked
A friend told me that the live TV service Zattoo has published an application for Windows 8 that enables you to watch live television right from the application.
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EnhanceMy8 is a new Windows 8 Maintenance Utility
The jury may still be out regarding the success of Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system.
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Surface Pro: price and battery life disappoint
I had high hopes for the Surface Pro ever since Microsoft announced that it would release the device a few months after the Windows 8 operating system.
