Tag Archives: Metro Style

Metro Style Google Chrome browser for Windows 8

Recently Google tested out metro style version of its popular Chrome web browser for Windows 8 operating system.  In this post I am going to show you How to download and install Google Chrome Metro Style browser in Windows 8 How to set Chrome as the default browser to unlock its metro features. Metro style read more »

How to change metro application permission in Windows 8

This basic Windows 8 tutorial will show you how to change metro app permissions in Windows 8. Just like any other application, metro app will have permission to access your information or change setting base on the task. For example metro weather application has permission to access your current location to display the current weather read more »

How to Open Windows 8 PC Settings

How to open PC Settings (Metro Control Panel)? Windows 8 PC Settings is the metro style control panel that will allow you to personalize and change the settings that related to metro. Step 1. Open Charms bar Windows Key + C Move mouse to top or bottom right hand corner of the screen Step 2. read more »

How to find the missing Metro IE10

Is Metro IE tiles disappeared from the Start Screen? Or after upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8, you could not find the Metro IE at all? Then this simple trick will allow you to bring back the missing metro IE to life. Metro IE will disappear just because you select another web browser, such as Google Chrome read more »

Windows 8 PC Settings Explained (Metro Control Panel)

In Windows 8 Control Panels post we explained how to access  the  PC Settings also know as, metro control panel  and the classical Windows control panel. Now we will go through PC Settings options in details. Desktop background and  theme can be changed with classic control panel. Personalize This is the first option given in the PC Settings. It read more »

Metro version of Firefox on Windows Tablet images leaked

Could of images of metro style Firefox running on a Windows table are leaked to internet. This shows simple elegant metro interface of Firefox browser. These images were leaked to win8china.

How to Run Two Metro Apps at the Same Time

Windows 8 can run two metro apps in the same time. You have already seen it before Windows 8 Developer Preview. In this tutorial I will show you how to display two metro apps using mouse pointer. Also, this is not limited to Metro Apps. You can work on desktop while metro app is running read more »

How to Close Windows 8 App

At a glance there is no (x) button to close Windows 8 Metro app. Then how you going to close all the Apps which are not required? Microsoft implemented smart way to close the applications when it notice that a app is no longer in use. However, I personally think that I need a quick and read more »

Windows 8 Control Panels

There are  two Windows 8 Control Panels. One is the classical control panel, which allows you to control basic system settings. Second one is the Metro Control Panel, which is called PC Settings. It helps you to controls and personalise metro style interface. Let us go into details. Control Panel Normal Control Panel is something we are read more »

Experience Windows 8 on iPad

Microsoft and Apple are two main competitors in the tech world. Remote-desktop is one way of bringing these two rivals together allowing to run Windows operating system on a Mac computer or other way around.  Slapshtop, company known for Remote Desktop application has made it possible to run Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a iPad using read more »