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2015,Jul

Tips and tricks on increasing productivity in Windows 8.1

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You must have got a new PC over Christmas or your birthday and it is the latest one which is Windows 8.1 compatible. So, let us check out some of the easiest and best tricks to increase the productivity. The following are some of them – (more…)

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2015,Jun

Skype stops updates for the Windows 8 app on the end of the first week of July

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Skype ditches its upgradation service for Windows 8.

The popular video chat app of Microsoft, the Skype, will no more create the update for Windows 8 app. It has planned to go back its conventional desktop version app.

Microsoft product Skype is backing it away from the interfaces which are touch centric in Windows 10. In a press brief, the Skype team has announced that the Skype is planning to ditch the modern version of the Windows – Window 8 – of its video messaging app on the personal computers on July 7, 2015. Later, the nest update will bring the desktop release. (more…)

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2015,Jun

Tricks to make Windows 8 work like Windows XP

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Windows 8 is the latest Microsoft operating system designed mainly to be relevant for tablets and smartphones. It best suits finger-focused touchscreen devices but can however be installed on PC’s although it is not as fun to use without a touchscreen.

Many people have avoided Windows 8 due to its lack of user friendliness especially on PC’s. It has always been a custom for Windows users to have a start button at the bottom left of their screen but the lack of a start menu on Windows 8 might be just but among the many reasons people avoid Windows 8.

However, there are a couple of simple steps that can assist you in personalizing your Windows 8 to look more like an earlier version of Windows. (more…)

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2015,May
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7 Tips To Save You From Widows 8.1

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Probably, you don’t like the arrangement what is on your Windows 8.1 desktop if you have used Windows 7 of XP earlier! If you don’t like this at all, here are few ways that can make your operating system more bearable. (more…)

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2015,Jan

Start Menu 8 and its features

in General News , by Ru Ka

If who have recently got a new PC or a laptop with Windows 8 and are not really comfortable with its new interface, then here’s a good news for you. Start Menu 8 which is designed by IO Bit is the software that will take you back to your comfort zone of classic Windows Start menu (present up to Win 7), plus will also provide you with stylish options to customize your Start menu. With this software, the Windows 8 users can login straightaway to the desktop while avoiding boot to the Metro start page altogether. You can apply some wonderful Start button icons and even customize the Start menu by creating different groups and adding items to them. The beauty of this software is that apart from Windows 8, it can even be used on systems with Windows XP, Vista, and 7. (more…)

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2013,Feb

How to install desktop gadgets on Windows 8

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Everyone love Window Sidebar Gadgets. Gadgets make your work easier and handy. 8GadgetPack is currently shipped with more than 40 gadgets for you to play with. Apart from the traditional gadgets such as clock, weather, calendar or slideshow, you will also find useful gadgets that display detailed and real-time information about your disk drives, network, processor load, temperature etc. (more…)

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2012,Oct
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Boot Directly to the Desktop Interface

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You may have considered that there is no ready-made solution for disabling Metro while booting Windows 8, although the system can be configured by a simple script for every time you run and log in. Simply copy the text below into the notepad and save it as a .bat file. (more…)

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2011,Sep
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Designing for Metro style and the desktop

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By now you’ve seen two different elements of the Windows 8 design—first, a Metro style user interface we showed previously and in a video seen by millions of folks. And recently, we have described in this blog some of the enhancements we’re making to familiar Windows desktop tools such as Explorer and the copy file dialog. We’ve seen a lot of dialog about these changes. (more…)

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