Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows shipped with an option to change the vertical and horizontal spacing of icons on the desktop. In Windows 8, along with many other small features, Microsoft has dropped…
About two weeks back, we covered about a little tool named WinAeroGlass to enable Aero glass transparency back in Windows 8. While the tool restores the missing Aero glass in window borders, it doesn’t enable…
A lot has been said and written about the new Start screen introduced with Windows 8. While a section of PC users are satisfied with the new Start screen, most users aren’t exactly happy with…
Ever since the release of first Developer Preview build of Windows 8, PC users have been complaining about the newly introduced Start screen. There are even users who just don’t like to upgrade to Windows…
With millions of downloads, GOM Media Player for Windows is one of the better video players around. This free video player supports most of the popular video formats out there and also packs-in hundreds of…
Ever since the first glimpses of Windows 8 were shown back in June 2011, PC users have been complaining about Microsoft’s decision to drop the Start menu and replace the same with Modern UI-style Start…
The lack of easy access to shutdown, hibernate, sleep, and restart options in the newest iteration of Windows operating system has forced many users to install third-party Start menu programs, pin shutdown and hibernate options…
The quick access menu or popularly known as Win+X menu is one of the lesser known features of Windows 8. The Win+X menu is hidden by default, and one needs to either simultaneously press Windows…
Libraries, one of the hundreds of features introduced with Windows 7, make it easier to search, find, and organize your files. With Libraries, you can easily organize files scattered across multiple drives and networks with…
All editions of Windows 8 ship with two user interfaces: modern UI and the legacy desktop mode that we all are familiar with. While the newly introduced Modern UI, which includes the Start screen, apps…
Majority of Windows 8 users who’re running Windows 8 on a desktop or a laptop aren’t exactly happy with the default location of shut down, restart, sleep, and hibernate options. To help users quickly access…
The Start screen, which was first introduced with Windows 8 as a replacement to the Start menu, has been improved in the latest Windows 8.1 version and it now lets you have very small and…