All posts tagged "Metro UI"

• How-To

  Add Administrative Tools to Windows 8 Start Screen

  The Windows 8 Start screen is a sparse and lonely place for the power user, until you tweak it. Here’s how to...

• How-To

  Windows 8: Pin Favorite Websites to Metro Start Screen

  In Windows 8, if you want quick access to your favorite web sites, there’s a new way to access them via the...

• How-To

  Windows 8: Create Tile Groups On the Start Screen

  Currently all apps in the Windows app store are free while Windows 8 is in Consumer Preview stage. If you download a...

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  Pin Desktop Items to the Windows 8 Start Screen

  Make Windows 8 easier to use by pinning desktop items to the Start screen.

• News

  Windows 8: Zune Pass to Live On in Music Metro App

  Microsoft's Zune Pass may not have much traction, but it offers solid value and there are plans for it to live on...

• How-To

  Get the Start Menu on Windows 8 with ViStart

  One of the biggest complaints of Windows 8 is there’s no traditional Start menu. There are a couple of lengthy hacks you...

• Reviews

  Windows 8: Zune Software Goes Metro

  It is clear that Microsoft is moving the best parts of the Zune software into new Metro style apps which will come...

• How-To

  Windows 8: Get the Start Menu Back on the Desktop

  One of the major complaints of Windows 8 is that Microsoft decided to get rid of the traditional Start menu. The menu...

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  Give Windows 8 a Cool New Look with High Contrast Mode

  Until Windows releases the Consumer Preview – rumored for release February 29th of this year, there isn’t many way to customize its...

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  Windows 8: Get Weather Conditions from Multiple Cities

  In Windows 8 Developer Preview, the Weather app is set to Anaheim, CA by default. Here’s how to get a summary of...

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  Windows 8: Log Into Your System Automatically

  If you’re using the Windows 8 Developer Preview, it gets annoying having to log in every time you start it up. Here’s...

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  Windows 8: Remove the Metro UI to Get Back the Old Windows UI

  Editor Note: This registry hack no longer works with Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Only the Developer Preview. We’re diligently researching and testing...