If you right-click the Windows 7, 8, 8.1 Recycle Bin on the desktop, you won’t find any Pin to Taskbar option as you would with other shortcuts. However, you can still pin the Recycle Bin to the Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 taskbar. This...
The recycle bin has existed as long as Windows has, which is a very long time. It’s a very good application and it exists for a very good reason: for you to restore accidentally deleted files. That being said, some people re...
Windows Store has a knack of storing a lot of cache, which can sometimes build up unwanted space. Luckily, there’s a way you can clear the cache by running a simple program right within Windows. Let’s get started! Befo...
Windows 8.1 came with a lot of changes to Windows 8. The most notable change was the re-introduction of the start button. For the most part, the start button is a welcomed addition, however, some people didn’t like the addit...
Do you do a lot of searching in Windows Explorer ? The search feature is one of the most useful and used feature of windows that provides a quick way to locate a file . You can search quicker and easier by creating a search shortc...
Your Windows 8/8.1 start menu (Start screen) is divided into rows and columns with Live Tiles. The start menu automatically adjusts the number of rows on your start screen depending on the vertical space or your screen resolution....
Sure, you can manually customize each of the shortcuts on the Windows 7/8/8.1 taskbar and Start menu. However, there’s a quicker way to change them all in one go. This guide shows you how you can change Windows 7/8/8.1 taskbar ico...
Windows 7/8/8.1 groups open documents so that they are all grouped in their software icon on the taskbar. For example, if you open multiple Word documents they are grouped in the W icon. When you hover the cursor over the Word ico...
When you want to install a package such as .exe , you can right click and choose “Run as Administrator” . However when you right click an MSI package , you’ll find out that “Run as administrator” opti...
The built-in administrator account is hidden and is disabled by default in Windows 8 . This account has complete unrestricted control of your computer system and is therefore the main account targeted by users . That is why this a...
Pinning is a Windows 7 & 8 feature with which you can add software and website shortcuts to the taskbar. However, you can’t pin specific files and folders to the taskbar. That is unless you add Taskbar Pinner to your software ...
Sometimes it’s really irritating when Windows restarts after installing an update and you might lose your data . However there’s a workaround that prevents windows from restarting after an update . This option is built...
Microsft Windows has fairly limited 3D effects and options. The addition of Windows Aero in Windows 7 added Flip 3D, with 3D taskbar windows, but that aside there aren’t many 3D options included with Windows. However, with a few e...
One of the features of Windows 8 is that it saves a history of the metro applications you launch on your computer just like most browsers save your web history. Once you close a metro application, it doesn’t close completely...
Windows Store offers free and paid apps for download on Windows 8 and was made available with the Windows 8 consumer preview on 2012. If you’re the type of person who never uses Windows Store apps and would like to disable t...
