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...

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...

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...

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...

How to bring back the Start menu and button to Windows 8

In our continuing quest to fix and finesse some of Windows 8′s frolicsome foibles, we turn at last to the Start menu — that beloved button ...

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 ...