Finally, Windows supports touchpad gestures universally. By saying “universally,” it means every device with multi-touch trackpad is able to recognize touch gestures in Windows 10. Previously, PC makers get this feature with their...
As you know, Windows 10 brings dramatic changes to both the Desktop and touch environment. Start Menu is gone on non-touch device, Store apps run in framed windows, etc. That’s why it took me a lot of time to figure out how ...
Wouldn’t it be great if you could add document and folder shortcuts to Open file windows? Then you could select to open documents from a favorite list instead of going through the folders. Well, you can do exactly that with ...
Since the first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview (TP), there has been many changes to newly added features. One of them are Search and Task View buttons on the Taskbar. Search button will simply launch Bing search app and Tas...
The freeware Paint.NET has a plethora of editing options, and you can add more with plug-ins! Among the plug-ins you can add to Paint.NET is TR’s Snow Flake Maker. That’s a plug-in that adds snow flake effects to pictu...
Windows keeps various MRU (Most Recently Used) lists for documents and programs. For example, the Recent Items on the Start menu shows you recently opened documents. You can erase those lists with the freeware MRUClear utility. Yo...
Although Windows 10 is just in its early phrase, there are plenty new features to satisfy Desktop users. However, not all of them is welcomed by testers, especially the new Home location in Windows Explorer. In Windows 10, when yo...
If you need regular access to Windows system details, consider adding BGInfo to your software library. That’s a program which adds a variety of system setting details to the Windows desktop. As such, then you can check your ...
MSCONFIG is one of the Windows system tools. However, it is not listed on the Start menu. As such, you will have to input the Run command msconfig to find this system tool. The Run command prompt is on the Windows 7 Start menu und...
In Windows 7, you can change the window icon positions on the taskbar by dragging them. However, you can’t drag the window tabs in Vista or XP. That is unless you install Taskix, with which you can also reorder the windows o...
You can find most document files in Windows Explorer with specific keywords. However, keywords might not always be enough to locate a specific document. If that is so consider entering a couple of Windows 7 Explorer search operato...
You can customize the Windows Media Center with a few add-ons/plug-ins. Among them is the Power Playlist available for both Windows 7 and Vista Media Centers. That adds a strip to Windows Media Center with five tiles that play aud...
It’s safe to say that Start Menu is the most wanted feature in Windows 10. It brings back what a lot of people has screamed about since Windows 8 released. In Windows 10, Start Menu is not just like the one in Windows 7; it ...
There are a variety of browsers that you can add to your computer. If you use a few alternative browsers, it would be handy to have a browser Jump List on the Windows taskbar from which to open them all. Well, the Browser Chooser ...
Many people dislike Windows 8 because it forces them to use the Start Screen. Yes, Microsoft eased that with Windows 8.1 when they provided a setting to boot directly to desktop. It’s still not what people asking. A majority...
