VLC Kickstarter campaign for Windows 8 port
The popular media player VLC is currently only available for the desktop part of the Windows 8 operating system, and here only on systems running Windows 8, Win
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Microsoft Surface Pro will be available January 2013 starting $899
When Microsoft announced the Surface product line I was immediately drawn towards the Surface Pro and not the Surface RT.
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Play Matroska mkv videos in Windows 8's Media Player
Windows Media Player is the default video and audio player that is integrated with every version of Windows.
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Beware of fake Windows 8 key generators
When something is in high demand, it usually does not take long before it is being exploited in one way or the other.
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Microsoft may mimic Apple's operating system release cycle
So, Windows 8 has been out for a bit over a month and there is already talks on the Internet about the next version of Windows codenamed Blue that supposedly wi
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Microsoft: 40 million Windows 8 licenses sold
Microsoft was tight lipped about the success or failure of its Windows 8 operating system sales-wise.
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CCleaner 3.25 update brings Chrome extension management capabilities
CCleaner 3.
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Convert Web Pages to PDF
Every web browser supports the saving of web pages that you are on to HTML.
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Pin Steam adds your Steam games to Windows 8's start screen
The popular Steam gaming platform is not - yet - available as a Windows Store application.
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Microsoft reveals Windows 8 Product Lifecycle
When you buy software or hardware, you usually want to know how long the developer or manufacturer supports it.
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Bios embedded Windows 8 product keys
If you have purchased a laptop running Windows 8 recently you may have noticed that it may not contain a small label on the back side or battery compartment lis
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How to close Windows 8 Store apps
As a first time user of Windows 8 you have probably noticed that Windows Store apps, programs that you run from the start screen the operating system boots in t
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Pirates have found a loophole in the Windows 8 activation chain
The most difficult part of installing and using a pirated copy of Windows 8, apart from making sure that it does not contain any hidden malware, is getting it a
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Troubleshoot Windows 8 update KB2770917 stops responding
Some users of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system are currently experiencing issues with an update that stops responding at 13% or 15%.
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RetroUI Pro: run Windows 8 apps in windows on the desktop
There is not a lot about the Windows 8 operating system that has not been hacked, tweaked or modified in one way or the other by talented programmers.
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Tile A File: add any file to the Windows 8 start screen
Microsoft limits the type of files and programs that you can pin to the start screen of the Windows 8 operating system.
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Add Steam game shortcuts to Windows 8's start screen
The gaming platform Steam is an all-in-one game store and gamer launcher available for various platforms.
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Block programs from pinning shortcuts to Windows 8's start screen
Sergey Tkachenko has created quite the number of programs for Windows 7 and Windows 8 that tweak various functionalities.
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AIMP 3.20 music player released
AIMP is my music player of choice right now, because it is everything that Winamp used to be back in the days.
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Spybot Search and Destroy 2.0 has bloatware issues
Remember Nero Burning Rom? The program was a lightweight burning software for Windows back in the days when first CD burners and coasters became available.
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Create a special Windows 8 start screen icon for your website
Back when Windows 7 was released Microsoft introduced an option for webmasters to add tags to their site's code that would make special commands available on th
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Windows 8 start menu app Start8 1.03 released
The third upgrade of Stardock's Windows 8 start menu application Start8 has just been released, only weeks after we have taken a look at Start8 1.
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AppRemover 3.0 update brings file sharing program uninstallation
It sometimes may be impossible to remove a security application completely from a Windows system using the program's built-in uninstaller.
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Add tools to Windows 8's logon screen
While Windows 8 is capable of displaying notifications from select applications on the operating system's lock screen, it limits interaction and accessibility o
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Internet Explorer Administration Kit 10 available
Microsoft has released the Internet Explorer 10 Preview for Windows 7 and windows Server 2008 R2 yesterday.
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Microsoft Security Bulletins For November 2012 Released
Today's Microsoft "Patch Tuesday" brings six security bulletins that patch vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and the Microsoft .
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Google Search app for Windows 8 update brings YouTube support
I had mixed feelings about Google's Google Search application for Windows 8 for a number of reasons, from missing YouTube video playback support ov
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Microsoft: with Steven Sinofsky gone, where does that leave Windows 8?
Microsoft announced yesterday that Steven Sinofsky, the head of the company's Windows and Windows Live division, left the company effective immediately.
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Sort Samsung TV channels on your PC
One of the things that really annoy me is how - even modern - TVs scan and display TV stations on first run.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit Beta is out
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is without doubt one of the most popular and efficient tools when it come to protecting Windows PCs from malware and other malicious c
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How to recover data from a damaged docx, xlsx or pptx document
Interrupted transfers, system crashes while editing documents or malware may corrupt Office documents on your system.
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Windows 8 Media Center does not support Blu-Ray
Windows Media Player, the native video player on Windows 8's desktop and the video player application on the start screen cannot play DVD or Blu-Ray movies.
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How to re-download the Windows 8 ISO
You may have a Windows 8 DVD at hand depending on how you have installed the operating system or upgraded an older system to the newer version.
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How to search the Windows 8 Store
I'm not a fan of how Microsoft has integrated search into the Windows 8 operating system.
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StartOnDesktop: Another straight to desktop shooter for Windows 8
Is an increasing number of programs that fix, tweak or reverse features or functionality of an operating system a sign that something is not right with the syst
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How to force Windows to copy, move or create file shortcuts
You can use Windows Explorer to move and copy files, or create file shortcuts, for instance by right-clicking selected files and folders and selecting the optio
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Change Windows 8's lock screen using Bing's background images
If you are a Windows 8 user you probably know that you can change the appearance of the operating system's lock screen.
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Stardock Decor8: personalize the Windows 8 start screen
Microsoft for whatever reason has decided to limit the customization options of Windows 8's start screen to a handful of layouts and colors you can switch to.
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Toolbar Cleaner update can now remove extensions as well
Are there users out there who are still willingly using toolbars? There may be a few who enjoy toolbars and the functionality they provide, but for the majority
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Microsoft Surface Pro pricing information
Microsoft is currently preparing to launch the Surface Pro in the next 1-2 months, after having shipped the Surface RT during the launch of the Windows 8 operat
