Turning off Metro Startpage Live Tiles
Since I installed a copy of the Windows 8 Release Preview on my second desktop PC, I started to play around with some of the new features the operating system provides. Among […]
Fix Windows Store error: Your purchase couldn't be completed
For the past two days I have received installation errors when I tried to install new apps in the Windows Store that is integrated into the Windows 8 Release Preview that Microsoft […]
How to change the Windows 8 Store language
If you have been playing around with the Windows 8 Release Preview that Microsoft released some time ago you may have also dived into the Windows Store to check out some of […]
Microsoft Surface Tablet running Windows 8 announced
Microsoft's mystery event took place yesterday at a time that may have been ideal for journalists and interested users from the U.S., but less than ideal for people from other parts of […]
Windows 8 is not that bad actually
You may remember that I bought a new PC recently which I intended to use as a backup PC if my current machine would stop working. I may have gone a bit […]
Google Chrome: First Metro version is out
A few days ago I mentioned that Google was about to release the first Metro version of the Chrome browser. As you all know, Windows 8 will ship with two user interaces, […]
Windows 8: Windows Defender a Last Resort AV
When you try and install multiple antivirus (AV) solutions on a system running the Microsoft Windows operating system, the installation of other solutions may be blocked by the installed due to the […]
How to Skip Metro and go right to the Windows 8 Desktop
If you need to work with the Windows 8 operating system but do not like the new Metro interface at all, you might prefer if your PC would skip right past Metro […]
Windows Store to list Desktop Apps after all
The Windows Store is one of the major changes coming to the Windows 8 operating system. It is basically an app store comparable to Apple's or Google's application stores. Windows 8 users […]
How to find out when your version of Windows expires
Microsoft missed to mention the expiration date of the Windows 8 Release Preview that the company made available yesterday to developers and tech enthusiasts. This may not be an issue to some, […]
SkyDrive Desktop Apps Update, Exclusive Windows 8 Feature
Microsoft is currently rolling out a SkyDrive desktop apps update that supposedly will land on all systems running the application in the next week or so. These apps let you synchronize your […]
Windows 8's Boot Experience Will Be Different
When there is something wrong with my Windows 7 desktop PC, I tend to hammer on the F8 key during boot to get into the advanced boot options. Here I can then […]
Microsoft set to improve Windows Multi-Monitor support
Microsoft re-published the multi-monitor article on the Building Windows 8 blog that was published earlier this week and then pulled again. In it, Microsoft reveals how the company intents to improve multi-monitor […]
Windows 8 Desktop With Less Eye Candy, Drops Aero Glass
One of the first things that I do after installing Vista or Windows 7 on a new computer is to change some of the default visual effects the operating system ships with. […]
Rumor: Windows 8 Upgrade To Cost $14.99, Starts June 2
Good news for PC users who plan to purchase a PC with Windows 7 in the coming months. New details about Microsoft's upcoming upgrade promotion have come to light. News broke a […]
No Third-Party Browsers On Windows RT?
If you have paid attention to tech news over the past couple of days you have probably come upon the controversy surrounding Microsoft's upcoming ARM-based Windows RT operating system. It all started […]
No DVD Playback Support in Windows 8's Windows Media Player
Microsoft has just announced their plans for Windows Media Center, the company's full screen media interface. Windows Media Center includes tool to watch and record TV broadcasts, and options to watch videos, […]
Microsoft To Rebrand Windows Live Product Line For Windows 8 Launch
Windows 8 is not only the first Microsoft operating system that breaks with the traditional way of working with Windows, thanks to its Metro interface, but also one that is introducing new […]
2 Ways To Block Windows 8 Users From Uninstalling Apps In Metro
With apps making the core of the Metro user interface in Windows 8, come new challenges for system administrators, organizations and businesses to control what users are allowed to do, and what […]
Firefox for Windows 8 Metro Makes Progress
With Windows 8 comes a fundamental shift in the Windows operating system world that will have significant consequences for users and developers. The new Metro interface is without doubt the biggest feature […]
Microsoft Cuts Down On Windows 8 Editions
When you look at the number of Windows 7 editions available you may have the feeling that a computer science degree would help you tremendously pick the right edition. With Home Premium, […]
Windows 8 Store Needs To Be Fixed Before Launch
If you have followed the development of Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8 up to this point you know that the OS will ship with a store for Metro apps. That's significant […]
Firefox Metro Prototype For Windows 8 Ready
Mozilla plans to release a version of the browser for Microsoft's upcoming Metro user interface that ships with the Windows 8 operating system. You can read up on the plan here which […]
Classic Shell Adds A Start Menu Back To Windows 8
With Windows 8 shipping without a start menu, third party solutions are starting to be released to fill the gap for users who prefer to use a start menu in Microsoft's upcoming […]
Windows 8 To Go On Sale In October According To Bloomberg
Microsoft is keeping everyone guessing about the release date of both the Windows 8 RTM version and the final version. Bloomberg is now citing unnamed sources close to Microsoft that Windows 8 […]
Windows 8 Codec Pack Available
When you cannot play a media file on your system, it is usually because a codec that is missing to play that file on the operating system. You have got a few […]
What it's like giving Windows 8 Talks
As I write this I'm sitting in a hotel room in Bradford, West Yorkshire (UK) getting ready to give a talk tonight to a large IT user group about Windows 8. This […]
Do You Love the Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Hate it?
Whatever Microsoft may be saying about how great the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is, there can be little doubt that it's provoking some very strong reactions. People are either loving or hating […]
Google Developing A Chrome Metro Version For Windows 8
The two user interfaces that Windows 8 ships with make it more time and development intensive for developers to provide a working software version for both interfaces. Microsoft for instance plans to […]
[Appeal] Send me Your Windows 8 Troubleshooting Issues and Problems
As the author of the Microsoft Press book, Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out you might expect with a new version of Windows now upon us I'd be thinking about the next edition […]
Windows 8 Is Not Intuitive To Use, At Least For Now
Have you ever watched someone with little computing experience use a computer? If you ever worked tech support or are the go-to guy when tech issues come up, you probably know what […]
Mozilla Begins Work on Firefox Metro Version
If you have followed the development progress of Microsoft's upcoming operating system Windows 8 closely, you may know that it ships with two different versions of the Internet Explorer browser. First a […]
What's Good and What's Bad About the Windows 8 Consumer Preview
I've had a good few days now to delve deep into Windows 8 and I've decided what I think is good, great, bad and awful about the OS. I thought I'd share […]
Stardock's Start8 Brings Back The Windows 8 Start Menu
With Microsoft's decision to pull the classic start menu from the upcoming Windows 8 operating system, came a rise of third party solutions to bring back the start menu. We already mentioned […]
What do you want to see in "The Windows 8 Power Users Guide"?
I have now begun to write "The Windows 8 Power Users Guide" in anger, having spent a few days having a deep dig into the Consumer Preview of the operating system. This […]
Windows 8 for Business
When I came to review the Windows 8 Consumer Preview I decided that the best way to do it was to split it into separate reviews for the different types of people […]
Check if Your Devices Are Compatible With Windows 8
Before you consider installing a version of Windows 8, you should make sure that all of your third party devices work fine with the operating system. Third party devices include video cards, […]
Windows 8 Still Offers Quick Admin Tools Access
One of the biggest concerns IT Pros and businesses had about Windows 8 was the hiding of the administrative and computer management features in the OS. With the new Metro interface being […]
Windows 8 for IT Pros
In order to properly review Windows 8, as Microsoft have said that they consider it to be essentially finished and feature-locked, I thought it would be best to split my review into […]
ViStart Restores Start Menu, Disables Metro Ui in Windows 8
Microsoft has removed the start menu for good in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview version that was released yesterday. If you have tested the Developer Preview version of the operating system, you […]
