Download windows 8.1 (preview available)

At the Build conference in San Francisco, Microsoft has unveiled Windows 8.1. The Windows 8.1 preview is available to download and insta...

Windows Blue features leaked: It’s Windows 8 with more snapping, less Desktop

Windows Blue features leaked An early build of Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, has leaked online. So far, the standout f...

Automatically Shut Down ,Restart Your PC or Do it Remotely From Your Phone)

So, you want to head to bed… time to power down the PC and call it a night. But wait… that download hasn’t finished yet. You could stay u...

How to Reset Your Windows Password Without an Install CD

If you have forgotten the password of your Windows account and don’t have an install CD with you, don’t worry a little as we have a soluti...

8 Windows 8 tips and tricks for new users

Windows 8 includes many new features which give users the opportunity to use Windows in different ways. A new interface, and new ways to int...

Microsoft Windows shortcut keys

Alt + Tab Switch between open applications in all versions of Windows. Reverse the direction by pressing Alt + Shift + Tab at the same...

Top 10 Free Microsoft Programs of 2012

Microsoft makes a staggering array of fantastic, free software. We have our favourite downloads from the list. As 2012 comes to its end, ma...

Windows Blue is in the works, has a more customizable version of Metro

Crank up the old rumor mill. A user on a Taiwanese forum has posted information about the next version of Windows — “Windows 9″ or “Windows...

How to dual-boot Windows 8 and Windows 7

Image credit : extremetech One of the big barriers to upgrading to Windows 8 is that Windows 7 is so good. For keyboard-and-mouse users...

How to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, bypass in-app purchases, and more

The principal engineer for Nokia’s WP7 and WP8 devices has demonstrated, in rather frank detail, how to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, how to...

How to play DVDs and Blu-ray discs in Windows 8

With the release of Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft made the decision to remove DVD playback, and forego the inclusion of Blu-ray pl...

How to disable the Windows 8 lock screen

Did you know that, back in the Windows 3, 95, and 98 days, you could simply type in your password to log into your computer? It sounds craz...

Ubuntu Linux and Windows 8: Head-to-Head at Last

Canonical may have ultimately changed its mind about "Avoid the pain of Windows 8" -- the slogan that accompanied the original la...

Windows Blue: Microsoft’s plan to release a new version of Windows every year

Way back in August, three months before the release of Windows 8, we learnt about the existence of a project at Microsoft codenamed Blue. A...

How to close Windows 8 apps, and how to disable SmartScreen

Image credit How to close Windows 8 Metro apps When Microsoft first debuted Windows 8 last year, you couldn’t actually close Metro ...

Windows 8: The desktop review

Windows 8 is the most significant operating system update Microsoft has launched since Windows 95, and the first one designed to run on...