It’s been about two and half months since Microsoft released the final (RTM) version of Windows 8.1 to the public. Windows 8.1 update is absolutely free for existing Windows 8 users but users who’re running…

Just like the Start menu in previous versions of Windows operating system, the Start screen in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 plays an important role. One has to switch to the Start screen (unless you…

It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft has dropped the GUI version Windows Experience Index (WEI) from its latest Windows 8.1 operating system. Windows Experience Index, a feature first introduced with Windows Vista, evaluates and then…

Back in 2009, soon after the public release of Windows 7 RTM, Microsoft released Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool so that users who download Windows 7 ISO image file from Microsoft Store can easily create…

Automatic brightness or adaptive brightness is one of the features introduced with Windows 8 to automatically adjust the screen brightness in real time on computers that ship with ambient light sensor. In simple words, this…

Viewing the total size of all files that have been deleted to Recycle Bin in the good old Windows XP was a dead-simple task. In Windows XP, the Status bar would show the total size…

As we all know, Command Prompt in Windows OS is used to launch programs, change various Windows settings, and enable or disable some Windows features. An elevated Command Prompt or Command Prompt with administrator rights…

Animated desktop background concept was probably first introduced with Windows Vista operating system. DreamScene, one of the extras released for the Ultimate edition of Vista, let users set a video file as desktop background. Even…

The Start button re-introduced with Windows 8.1 isn’t very useful, especially if you prefer hitting Windows key to switch to the Start screen. While the button might help PC users who always use mouse to…

A number of free and paid software have been released ever since the preview release of Windows 8.1 update. In this guide, we have compiled a list of 15 free tools that help you tweak…

Start screen, the Start menu replacement introduced with Windows 8, is one of the most talked about features of Windows 8 operating system. The Start screen has been enhanced in Windows 8.1 by adding support…

The updated Start screen in Windows 8.1 can be customized in many ways with and without the help of third-party software. Even though Windows 8.1 doesn’t automatically add shortcuts of installed programs to the Start…