How to display hidden files in Windows 8
Select files and folders of the Windows 8 operating system are hidden by default so that users of the system can't see them in File Explorer and most other prog
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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How DPI Scaling works in Windows 8.1
Most Windows users probably do not bother with their operating system's DPI scaling settings at all.
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Is Windows RT done?
When Microsoft announced that it would ship the Windows 8 operating system in two flavors, Windows 8 and Windows RT, it was clear that this would cause confusio
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Set up quiet hours without notifications in Windows 8.1
Notifications play a big part in Windows 8, even more so than in previous versions of the operating system, as many apps that you can install from Windows Store
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One feature that I really like in Windows 8.1
So, I have been playing around with the preview of Windows 8.
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Beware of deceptive apps in Windows Store
Back in June I mentioned that Windows Store had its fair share of what I called then media player spam.
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How to terminate apps in Windows 8.1
Windows 8 users who are running apps from time to time on their system know that they can be closed completely by moving the mouse cursor to the top of the page
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10 Windows 8.1 Tips to get you started
Microsoft released a preview of Windows 8.
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The Windows 8.1 Store is impractical
With today's Windows 8.
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The Top 5 Windows 8.1 features I'm looking forward to
You know that I have been running Windows 8 on my second PC ever since Microsoft released the first public preview version of the operating system.
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Microsoft: please do something against Media Player spam in Windows Store
Windows MediaPlayer 11 for $4.
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What you need to know about the Windows 8.1 Preview
Microsoft will release a preview of the upcoming Windows 8.
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8Smoker Pro is a comprehensive Windows 8 tweaking software
Increasingly powerful computer systems and all-time low memory prices have made tweaking software programs obsolete for many users.
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Display more apps in Windows Store
You may know that Windows Store, the store included in Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system, is available as localized versions.
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Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 features, announces Internet Explorer 11
The Internet rumor mill is buzzing with noise ever since Microsoft announced that it would release an update for Windows 8 this year.
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Microsoft's newest mouse has a start screen button
Microsoft announced the new Sculpt Comfort Mouse and Sculpt Mobile Mouse today on the Windows Experience blog.
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Why Windows 8's 100 million license milestone is not the same as Windows 7's
When it comes to Windows 8, Microsoft has only made two announcements so far in regards to how many licenses the company's most recent operating system has sold.
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Windows 8: use File History without a second drive
Microsoft introduced the File History feature in Windows 8 to provide users of the operating system with an auto-backup feature for important files and data.
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What does 'Kiosk Mode' mean to Windows 8.1?
Yesterday the latest build of Windows "Blue" leaked out onto the web in the form of build 9374.
