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Windows 8.1 (Blue) will bring boot-to-desktop option (Confirmed)

The rumors were true, Microsoft will bring the boot-to-desktop option to Windows Blue. I previously wrote about a line of code that appeared in the leaked version for the upcoming upgrade of the operating system, but now undisclosed sources have confirmed that indeed Microsoft is more than considering, it is actually testing the option to [...]

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Windows 8.1 may allow boot to desktop, skipping the Start screen

Not to get so excited just yet, but apparently a newly discovered line of code may suggest that Microsoft will allow users to boot straight to the desktop, skipping the Start screen in Windows 8.1. Since the release of Windows 8, back in October, 2012, users have been complaining that they cannot boot right to [...]

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Windows 8 Start screen: more about All Apps, Search and Desktop

Getting to know better the Start screen: All Apps, Search and the Desktop features in Windows 8. Previously we looked in-depth details what the Start screen in Windows 8 is, what it brings to the table and how to configure the new experience. Today to complement that guide I would like to share a bit more [...]

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How to fix sudden high memory usage in Windows 8

In Windows 8 many things have changed, one of these changes was the introduction of a new model of modern apps. Windows 8 also included a new process called Runtime Broker with the main goal of managing permissions inside these new modern “Metro” apps. Normally this new process should only use several megabytes, but in [...]

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Search in Windows 8.1 (Blue) will include a few new tweaks

In Windows 8, Microsoft has introduced a new search experience, and while it brought something different from previous versions of Windows, users didn’t feel optimistic in the additional steps that requires to do a specific search. Now the software giant seems to be listening to those feedbacks and is adding a few new tweaks to Search in [...]

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SPDY support coming to Internet Explorer 11 to speed up web pages

Microsoft to add Google’s SPDY support to Internet Explorer 11 for Windows Blue (a.k.a Windows 8.1) to make the web experience faster. According to a new article from Paul Thurrott at the WinSuperSite, the folks at Redmond may be planning to include SPDY support in their next web browser. The new protocol isn’t yet implemented in Internet Explorer 11, [...]

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Microsoft to name Windows 8.1 to the upcoming Blue upgrade

Let’s make no mistake, Windows 8 is the latest Microsoft’s OS, there is an upgrade coming thus far known as “Windows Blue”, but today it’s been revealed that Microsoft has decided to officially name it Windows 8.1 and not Windows 9 as many have speculated. Many sites have referred that Windows Blue will be Microsoft’s [...]