The Windows 8 Touch Interface: What You Need to Know Perhaps Microsoft should have called Windows 8’s New UI, the Metro TI. This article explains the workings of this radical replacement for the Aero desktop. Introduction to the Metro TI Pinches, Zooms, and Swipes Avoiding Touch Command Confusion Ensuring That …
Windows 8 AutoPlay Disable | Enable Settings The idea of AutoPlay is to select which program is going to play your music, or displays your photos. For no apparent reason AutoPlay develops its own ideas of which device to connect to your media. Fortunately, this page will show you how …
Windows 8 PC Settings Windows 8's PC Settings are like a special subset of User items you would find in Microsoft's familiar Control Panel. To get the most out of these menu screens you need to develop a 'personalize' mindset. Windows 8 PC Settings – Personalize Windows 8 PC Settings – …
Editing the Windows 8 Registry with Regedit The Windows 8 registry has the same structure as its predecessors. The principles of storing operating system settings haven’t changed, and the tool to edit the registry is the old faithful regedit. The only difference is there are more keys providing more configuration …
Examine and Change Your Windows 8 Settings Here is a reference list of Windows 8 config settings. Each item has a link to its own page explaining how to find the menus to change the default settings. Windows 8 Config Topics Windows 8 AppData Folder Location Windows 8 Boot Configuration …
Windows 8 .Reg Files .Reg is THE file extension associated with the Windows 8 registry editor. The purpose of such files is to merge, or tattoo settings into the registry. What makes the whole process transparent is that .reg files are text based, thus you can open them with Notepad …
Windows 8 Lock Screen If you work in an office then you are likely to press WinKey +L to stop co-workers fooling about with your settings or spying on your documents. The Windows 8 Lock screen can display Metro-style apps such as Calendar or Email so that you can see …
How to Join Windows 8 to a Domain Windows 8 either connects to the domain instantly, or else requires numerous adjustments to its network settings. In this article I will show you how to successfully join a Windows 8 computer to a domain. Connect Microsoft Windows 8 to a Domain …
Window 8 Group Policy Drive Maps Sadly, the group policy method of drive mapping does not require any scripting knowledge. I say sadly only because I loved my VBScript logon scripts, and now all this code is redundant thanks to Drive Maps. Windows 8 Drive Maps Why Map Network Shares …
Windows 8 Installation Here are tips on how to install the Windows 8 RTM (Release to Manufacturer), or regular version. How to Get Started with Microsoft Windows 8 Traps When Installing Windows 8 System Requirements for Windows 8 Windows 8 Consumer Preview How to Install Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Post …