3 Ways To Pin Folders To Taskbar In Windows 8.1
While one can easily pin a folder to the Start screen in Windows 8.1 by right-clicking on a folder and then selecting Pin to Start option, Windows 8.1 doesn’t let you pin folders to the…
How To Change SkyDrive Folder Location In Windows 8.1
SkyDrive has been deeply integrated into Windows 8.1. Users who have chosen to sign-into Windows 8.1 using Microsoft account can sync PC settings across all devices using SkyDrive. In Windows 8.1, you don’t even need…
How To Return To Desktop After Closing Apps In Windows 8.1
One of the annoying features of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 is that when you close a modern app (app installed from the Store), Windows takes you to the Start screen. That is, when you…
How To Change Drive Letter In Windows 10/8.1
After installing a fresh copy of Windows 10/8 or installing a new hard drive, you might want to change the drive letter of a partition or CD/DVD drive. For instance, if you have named a…
How To Recover Windows Product Key From Windows.old Folder
Perhaps you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and now looking to retrieve the product key of your previous version from the Windows.old folder so that you can activate your Windows…
How To Hide The Recovery Partition In Windows 10/8.1/7
On most PCs, the recovery partition is hidden by default and doesn’t appear in the File Explorer (Windows Explorer). One needs to open Disk Management to view the recovery partition. That said, on some PCs,…
How To Install Windows 8.1 On SSD (Complete Guide)
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are not only faster than traditional hard disk drives (HDDs) but also last longer. While many new PCs that are available in the market today come with SSDs, most of the…
How To Repair Windows 8.1 Installation (The Easy Way)
Windows XP, a version of the Windows operating system that is going strong thirteen years after its 2001 release, came with a handy feature to repair the corrupted Windows installation. If you ever installed or…
How To Create Restore Point In Windows 8.1
Restore Point, a feature first introduced with Windows ME is one of the unique and best features of the Windows operating system to quickly restore system files to a previous state without making changes to…
How To Install Windows 10/8.1 On Mac Without Boot Camp
Mac users have a couple of options when it comes to installing and running Windows 10 on Mac. One can install Windows on Mac with the help of the built-in Boot Camp Assistant software offered…
How To Disable Automatic App Updates In Windows 8.1
Microsoft has introduced a host of new features with Windows 8.1 update. There are well over 50 cool features in the latest version of Windows operating system. One of them is automatic app updates, a…
Live Calendar Tile App Adds Live Calendar To Start Screen In Windows 8/8.1
Ever since the first public preview release of Windows 8 back in 2011, we have been reviewing programs that help you customize look and feel of operating system and Start screen. We have already covered…