Three minutes from now you will learn lot more about the Windows 8 Lock screen, one of the new features added to Windows 8. In this post I will explain Why Lock screen is introduced to Windows 8 How to enable/disable Windows 8 Lock screen How to change the Windows 8 background image How to read more
Many who tried Windows 8 consumer preview think Windows 8 is not user friendly. There are couple of reasons for this. Microsoft radically changed the user interface to compatible with touch screens as well as mouse and keyboard devices. In that process many known Windows components were replaced with new components or totally removed. For example Start read more
Start screen is the main component of Windows 8. It is the new starting point. Revolutionised metro style Start screen add style and power to the new operating system. It replaced the start menu and provide a better interface for keyboard & mouse as well as touch base devices. It is easy to use, can read more
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
Windows 8 Visual effect can be used to turn specific visual effect on and off. It is useful to improve the performances of Windows 8 device. If you require more virtual memory for your applications you can select Adjust for best performance otherwise you can select Let Windows choose what’s best for my computer (recommended). read more
Peek at Desktop option will help you to view the desktop temporarily in Windows 8. You can check the folders or gadgets on the desktop without minimizing the open windows and bring them back to the same position. How to use Peek at Desktop Press Windows key + , Move cursor to the show desktop read more
Charms Bar is one of the new feature in Windows 8 and it makes faster and easier to access some functions where ever you are in the system . To open the Charms Bar move the cursor to top or bottom right hand side corner of your computer screen or from the key board press Windows key read more
This is a basic Windows 8 tutorial that will show you how to group Start screen tiles and name them. Better way to organize the Star screen tiles for easy access. Step 1: Go to Start Screen Step 2: Click on the magnifying glass on the bottom right hand corner. Step 3: Right click on a tile read more
This is simple and new option provided in Windows 8, to hide or show Favorite folder in Explorer. Simply right click on white area in the folder list pane and you will see three options. Show favorites, Show all Folders and Expand to current folder. Out of three options we required Show favorites. Untick or tick that read more
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
