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  1. Windows 8 Get to like Windows 8

    I read, all over the web, comments regarding the dislike for the forthcoming Windows 8, and in particular, and in fact almost exclusively, criticism of the (as it was called) Metro. I was urged to print my own thoughts on the subject, and I published an article which I have repeated here, in...
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    • Forum: Windows Tutorials
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    Windows 8 Facebook Displays Wierd

    Just look https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=675683654517&set=a.516433622857.2041906.213601333&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf Clicking on an image opens it behind the already-displayed page, meaning I\'ve got text and images overlapping. This only happens in Metro, not in Desktop. I hope...

  3. Windows 8 Unofficial beta Firefox metro

    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
    • kemical
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    • beta download firefox installation instructions metro unofficial windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 8 Hot Corner edit and seperate default browsers

    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...
    • gammarik
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    • chrome customization default browser desktop hot corners internet explorer metro software windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 8 Here’s how to bring the Start button back to Windows 8

    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...
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  6. Windows 8 Metro Windows 8 Steam skin

    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
    • kemical
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    • customization deviantart gaming metro patch skin steam themes user interface windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Games

  7. Windows 8 How to install Skype Metro Beta on Windows 8 – Step-by-step guide

    Skype Metro was first leaked yesterday. See below for the guide on 'how to': Reference: [Video] How to install Skype Metro on Windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 8 *URGENT* Desktop has no internet.

    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.

  9. Windows 8 Why Windows 8 Needs Metro

    Why Windows 8 Needs Metro Link Removed
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  10. Windows 8 Windows 8 Metro version of Netflix confirmed

    Netflix joins the club! Reference: Windows 8 Metro version of Netflix confirmed - Neowin
    • kemical
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    • app development metro microsoft netflix semantic zoom streaming surface technology user interface windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  11. Windows 8 Google Launches Chrome Metro Browser for Windows 8

    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
    • kemical
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    • Forum: Windows Networking

  12. Windows 8 Windows 8 flexibility

    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
    • kemical
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    • application comparison display flexibility gaming metro multitasking virtualization windows 7 windows 8
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  13. Windows 8 Windows 8: Good or Bad?

    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...
    • kemical
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  14. Windows 8 De ja vu

    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...
    • Drew
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  15. Windows 8 ALL Applications in a Taskbar folder!

    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...
    • Drew
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    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Desktop Customization

  16. Windows 8 Five ways to avoid Windows 8

    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
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  17. Windows 8 In Pictures: Top 20 Windows 8 features

    From Metro Start to reduced hardware requirements, here is a look at the best new features Windows 8 users will love Source: Yahoo! News
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  18. Windows 8 Testing Attachment Feature in Metro Mail App: Universal Issue or Installation Problem?

    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...
    • Trouble
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    • attachment features help installation integration issues mail app metro skydrive testing
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    • Forum: Windows Software

  19. Metro apps on Windows 7 is a bad, bad idea

    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...
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    • app apprehension change concerns end users metro skepticism user interface windows 7 windows 8
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  20. Windows 8 Windows 8 lets users decide which IE opens links

    The dual between Metro and desktop editions of IE10 can be tamed, says Microsoft Link Removed
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    • browser settings desktop dual mode ie10 internet explorer metro microsoft user control web browsing windows 8
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