metro ui

My two weeks with two Windows 8 computers - one computer and one laptop. It's my very short story about Windows 8. Three months ago, I purchased a new computer with Windows 7 for my work . It has Intel Core i7-3770 and 8.0 GB RAM. During those months, I had ZERO issues with my computer...

:apologetic: I know if I am in the Metro, I can press the window button to go back to the desktop. But I read about a cheat, that you press the win key, it will get you back to desktop, if you press it again, it will take you back to the AP you were currently on. This does not work for me...

Hi On the lock screen where you type in your password there are 2 icons at the end of the line. One is a normal check mark icon and the other one that is just ahead of it is a eye icon. What is the eye icon for, both of them log my in but when I did log in using the eye icon this morning...

Hello there! If you think that Microsoft did a real bad job with the whole Modern UI and other UI changes, you might find these links helpful! Disable Lock Screen Link Removed Disable SmartScreen Link Removed Get the Start Menu/Orb back Link Removed Enable the Delete Confirmation...

I am running Windows 8 pro on an older tablet and I mainly use a digitizer pen (it does not recognize fingers). I am very surprised by the lack of features using a pen versus using a mouse as I do on my Windows 8 non-touch screen laptop. I also don't typically use a keyboard with my...

Hi everyone I'm a newbie to windows 8 apps development and just finish my very first app it's Wowzic Wowzic is an metro application that enable you to search, play, sharing songs not only on your local computer but also online songs for free. You can also create your very personal playlist with...

I've got a unique problem that I've not seen before. I'm using IE10 (Windows 8). The forward slash on some tabs on both Metro and IE Desktop look like this by hitting that particular key alone - it appears as follows \ Now when I hit the Shift key, it appears as follows | I can do this - c:\...

The principal engineer for Nokia's WP7 and WP8 devices has demonstrated, in rather frank detail, how to pirate Windows 8 Metro apps, how to bypass in-app purchases, and how to remove in-game ads. These hacks aren't exactly easy, but more worryingly they're not exactly hard either. Source...

Hi I forgot how much work it is to really start over with a new computer. But I think I have everything installed and set up. It took longer because I started off using the Metro interface, but I finally gave up on it and did things the way I'm used to. Here's my desktop. I run virtually...

Have a Win 8 App problem. Here's help from MS. Includes a link to Microsoft's app troubleshooter at the bottom of the page.

Hi My new computer finally shipped!!! I'm climbing the walls without a computer to work on, it's been 3 weeks since I ordered it, my old one sitting fried in the other room. Now I start checking the tracking link every few hours. LOL Well at least I know it's on it's way now. I've decided...

Hi All, I'm looking for some advice on troubleshooting the following issue!:) To explain, Windows 8 Pro (X64) was installed by way of a clean install utilising audit mode to configure the User Profile folder location to a new partition on a secondary drive (D:\Users). The 'main' user...

I have a computer that connected to a 42 inch lcd and I use 1920x1080 and dpi is already on 200% the desktop is really good on that setup and apps are fit perfectly on everything that use the desktop, but the metro interface is to small and aps on the metro are burly Readable if is there a...

Hey I have got windows 8 RTM Pro on my laptop and a lot of the apps are not working for me. For example the apps I cannot load (out of the ones I have tried) Alpha 21(TwentyOne) Wordfued TuneIn Radio all that happens with these apps are I see the splash screen but then it goes to blank...

Hi everyone New Way To Download Metro App In Win 8 And Install For Each computer Program requirements : 1 : Fiddler2 1.2 : utility for Fidler2 Link Removed 2 : ProxyFire If you like my Windows Metro APP to be filtered You can use this program 3 : Download manager program like IDM Or any...

Office xp compatible with windows 8 ? I would like to know about 100% full compatibility Best Regards and How can i install. I only see the metro. Where is the start button ?

Help us collect the largest list of annoying RTM bugs for Windows 8 to help Microsoft create a better product before retail. These bugs in the thread should be able to be duplicated in a clean install environment. Here's one: Calender Metro App will occasionally not let you delete a...

# windows8 If you're afraid of, or just annoyed by, the concept of Windows 8's Metro (well formerly Metro, but whatever) UI style, there's a handy way around it. RetroUI is a program that will take users directly to the Classic desktop after login , and even lock Metro away completely. More*»...

Just read an interesting article explaining how to get rid of the Metro look completely ! Microsoft’s (Link Removed) new user interface in Windows 8 is apparently pretty scary. Early reviews of the new OS were overwhelmingly positive, but views soured as users grew frustrated with being forced...

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