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This is an unofficial release so use at your own risk. Download and instructions can be found here: How to download & install Metro Firefox for Win 8

Hi all I am trying out the Windows 8 Release Preview on a secondary hard drive, but there is a couple of things that i would like to change. So does anyone know of a program that can change what the corners do, so i can for example set the bottom left corner to always swich between Metro and...

When users found out that Microsoft’s (MSFT) next version of Windows wouldn’t have a Start button, they panicked. Replaced in Windows 8 by the user interface formerly known as “Metro,” that tiny button is apparently so important to long-time Windows users*that they can’t imagine life without it...

This is a patch or skin made so STEAM gets the Win 8 treatment. Check it out over here: Windows 8 - Steam Skin 2.2.1 by ~BoneyardBrew on deviantART Here is a screenie of mine: Link Removed

Skype Metro was first leaked yesterday. See below for the guide on 'how to': Reference: [Video] How to install Skype Metro on Windows 8

For some reason, my metro apps all have perfect internet like IE10 but my desktop apps have no internet like Steam, Mozilla, Chrome, Halo... This is very annoying and I need help to resolve this.

Why Windows 8 Needs Metro Link Removed

Netflix joins the club! Reference: Windows 8 Metro version of Netflix confirmed - Neowin

Windows 8 core carries news that Google have released a beta of their Chrome browser.. Gonna be trying this for myself! Download: Chrome Release Channels - The Chromium Projects Reference: Google Launches Chrome Metro Browser for Windows 8

A rather interesting article over at Informationweek.com tells of Windows 8 being demonstrated to run Windows 7 virtually amongst other things.. Link: Windows 8 To Run Windows 7, And Vice Versa - Software - Windows 8 - Informationweek

I read this article today and just wondered what others thought? Do you agree with the sentiments given in the article or no? Personally I feel that this guy sat down and used Windows 8 for around a minute and a half. Anyone who has explored the new interface knows that it can easily be...

Entertainment, Science & Technology, Travel & more... MSN Home Page stuff. Presented a certain new & different way, "Metro" tiles, & in a new location, on a screen called "Start". Wow, now, there's a big deal. A handy icon can be on the desktop (taskbar) for anything, now or before. Here's...

Here is a quick, easy way to have ALL APPS in a Desktop window; no flipping screens from Desktop. List s ALL APPS, even if not being displayed on Start. Result is a Desktop icon, tagged explorer.exe I changed the name to APPs (As you like) Rt Clk > Properties > Change Icon (I pick image...

By year’s end, Windows 8 is going to be on every new PC around. You won’t have to use it though. Here are five ways to skip getting trapped on the Windows 8 Metro. Source: Yahoo! News

OK, I may need a little help here. Can someone, anyone, test the Mail App (Metro), attachment feature and see if it works for them or not? Was just testing Metro Mail App and SkyDrive integration and when I click the Attachment link / icon / whatever in the bottom left corner, nothing happens...

As we move closer to the launch of Windows 8 -- and the sea change that the Metro user interface brings to the platform -- there's an ever increasing drumbeat of both skepticism, concern, and apprehension depending on who you talk to. End users are skeptical of Metro because they do not see its...

The dual between Metro and desktop editions of IE10 can be tamed, says Microsoft Link Removed

Mozilla and Google say they are building Windows 8-enabled browsers, and Opera Software is looking into the possibility, too. Still, it may not be as easy as with previous Windows operating systems thanks to Microsoft's new "Metro" user interface. Link Removed

Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund has a new note out in which he describes Windows 8's straddling of the keyboard-and-mouse and touch-centric worlds as "trying to be cool like Apple while being functional like a nerd." He gives his thoughts on the opinion -- growing louder in recent days -- that...

I realize these were mentioned before, but for the life of me I could not find them so I am starting a new thread titled for these. They are important enough they deserve to be able to be found easily. Add Shutdown and Restart shortcuts to your desktop: Shutdown: Right click empty spot on...