Recently I upgraded my Windows 7 PC to Windows 8 and during the process an unexpected number issues happened that required above-average computer knowledge to solve them. Because of this, I decided to tell my experience to show you that every Windows installation is a unique scenario with its ups and downs, that there are [...]
You probably heard that this time around Microsoft is letting people clean install Windows 8 using an upgrade installation media (e.g., DVD or USB drive). However the catch is that you need to have a previous valid version of Windows already installed in your PC to properly activate the operating system. As the guys from [...]
If you own a Surface RT you’ll notice that by default you only get 3 rows of tiles, making it a bit limited to the amount of apps and other items you can pin in the Start screen without having to scroll-swipe to view more items. The twist here is that there isn’t a configurable [...]
Since Microsoft revealed back in 2012 that Aero Glass would not be part of Windows 8, many enthusiasts took upon themselves to come up with clever solutions for the now gone feature that was introduced in Vista and it lasted until Windows 7. This is the case of Aero Glass for Win8, which is a new [...]
In Windows 8, Microsoft is introducing two new innovated and very helpful features to recover Windows: Remove everything (formerly known as Reset your PC) and Refresh your PC. They both offer a unique ways to restore and to fix most issues in a Windows 8 PC. This is what the software giants calls Push Button Reset. On paper, [...]
When you thought that you have just successfully upgraded to Windows 8, you check the System properties and notice that it says: “Windows To Go machine” instead of the version of the operating system. And that’s not all, when you remove a USB drive, your PC crashes. Now to the obvious question: Why is that? Surprisingly, [...]
Create a VPN server in Windows 8 and get access to your personal documents and programs securely using Windows Remote Desktop Connection. Yup! You heard it right, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Live Mesh (officially on February 13, 2013) and with it will go away the option to remote desktop your PC and accessing [...]
Compared to Windows 7 or any other previous version, Windows 8 brings a radical shift to the way we interact with computers moving forward with many new features and a complete overhauled interface (the new Modern UI). Windows 8 is a touch-first operating system and it is always connected to the cloud. It brings improved support for multi-monitor support, [...]
Push-Button Reset: Sometimes when you stumble upon a problem or error messages that you cannot understand, it is just best start from scratch, wipe out the hard drive and reinstall Windows to its default factory state, than trying to find a solution. This was in the past somewhat not an easy task and time-consuming, but now [...]
After 15 years, making the transition from the good old Start Menu to the Start screen in Windows 8 can take some time, for both, tech-savvy and end-users. But it does not take too long to get accustomed navigating the new Windows Modern user-interface. People will discover that after a period of time switching between the [...]