How To Create Windows 8.1 Recovery Drive
Apart from the new Start screen and UI changes, Windows 8 also includes some powerful and useful features under the hood. File history, Hyper-V, fast startup (hybrid boot), Refresh PC, and Reset PC are some…
How To Shutdown Windows 8
The first thing you will discover after switching to Windows 8 desktop is missing Start menu. Now that Start menu has been replaced with Start screen you may be wondering where are shut down, restart,…
How To Switch Local Account To Microsoft Account In Windows 8
We have previously shown you how to create a Local account (user account without email address) and also a Microsoft account in Windows 8. When you use a Microsoft account to sign-in to Windows, you…
Take Ownership Of Files And Folders In Windows 8.1
If you have spent any considerable amount of time in customizing the default look and feel of Vista/Windows 7 without using third-party tools, you probably know how to take ownership of a file or folder…
Metro Apps Are Not Working In Windows 8
I have seen a number of users having issues with Metro apps in Windows 8. The most common issue is Metro apps fail to open when the user clicks on their tiles. If you too…
How To Reset Windows 8 Password [The Easy Way]
About a week ago, we first covered about a free tool named Recover My Password to recover or reset Windows admin password. Recover My Password can reset Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8…
How To Mount ISO Files In Windows 10/8.1
There are many instances where we need to mount an ISO file to access its contents before burning it onto a CD Many of us use the popular Virtual CloneDrive and DAEMON Tools Lite software…
How To Add Safe Mode To Boot Menu In Windows 10/8.1
Safe Mode is one of the important features of Windows operating system. The feature, which is present in all recent versions of Windows operating system, is often used to troubleshoot booting issues. In Windows 7…
How To Uninstall AVG Toolbar
These days, every other free program comes with browser toolbars and other programs. While most of the programs out there offer an option to not to install the toolbar, some free programs automatically install toolbars…
Keyboard Shortcut For PC Settings
In Windows 8, settings are located in two places: in the Control Panel and PC settings. While the traditional Control Panel houses settings that existed from previous Windows versions, the new PC settings includes settings…
How To Create Your Own Windows 10/8 Theme
Installing a new theme pack is probably the easiest way of customizing Windows 7 and Windows 8. Just like Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 also ship with a bunch of good themes and…
Windows 8 To Windows 8.1 Upgrade Will Be Free, Confirms Microsoft
In a blog post on the official Windows blog, Microsoft today confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be the final name of codenamed Windows Blue update. The blog post also confirmed that Windows 8.1 will be…