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Hello! I’m Aaron Butcher and I’m the Group Program Manager for the Maps Team in the Windows PC, Phone, and Tablet Group. In the January Windows 10 Technical Preview, Windows Insiders got a chance to try out our new Maps app for the PC. We’re excited that the new Maps app is also available now on...

Hi Spartan is pretty spartan, especially since whenever I point at the icons in the upper right they disappear. I'm talking about the Star, Folder with Star, Pad, Smiley Face and the 3 Dots. Link Removed Link Removed Once they are gone they don't come back unless I close Spartan and open...

I am trying to remove 'Homegroup' as it is not needed and my Internet and Outlook wont open until that icon appears on my desktop and that takes a couple of extra minutes after everything else is ready. I followed the instructions below. But when I click on 'Leave the Homegroup' I get a...

College basketball fans, are you ready for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship? We’re thrilled to share that you will be able to watch every game live with NCAA March Madness Live app that is available to download for free from the Windows and Link Removed. Now no matter where...

Hey, guys! Here is a simple way to backup and restore your Start screen. 1) Extract the .zip to your desktop. 2) Open START. 3) Right-click on BACKUP START and replace my username (ALEX) with yours. Repeat this step for RESTORE START. I wanted to add a variable so that you didn't have to do...

I'm thinking of binning my android tablet and buying a windows 8 laptop. I have 1 question! Can I download maps for free and then search offline for destinations when I'm away from any data connection? I know I will have to source a GPS module Thanks

Greg Shultz takes a look at where the controls that used to appear on the Charms Bar have gone in Windows 10. Continue reading...

I like the new page. Clean, bright, uncluttered, more customisable & more of a centralized hub* both due to the items (links) across the top and the items (links) w/in the sections. * increased ease of navigation And, actually, I am not looking @ more advertising than I was on the old page...

Windows 7 built in search is terrible. For a start it starts searching before you've finished typing the search term. It doesn't display the folder path in search results. When I click on a folder and then try to go back or up one level it hangs my computer to the point where I have to force...

Hello My wife has recently purchased a new laptop running Windows 8. She is very conventional approach in her use of PC and prefers the traditional desktop environment rather than the "app" focused navigation. When the mouse pointer moves to the corner of the screen a three / four icons...

Hello, I bought a windows tablet to use as an ereader. I'd like to use text to speech for when my eyes get tired. Is there any way to use text to speech without narrator? When I turn it on it's incredibly annoying and slows down navigation. I just want to be able to select text and/or...

Today I finally took the time to look into the error that was preventing me from installing Windows 8.1, and I was easily able to overcome it after reading a short guide regarding two commands in command prompt. I was successfully able to install windows 8.1 as a result, and everything is...

Hello, let me first explain what functionality I want: In the Details view of Explorer, I want to navigate throgh the Filename column as if it was a text file. I want this because currently it takes THREE mouseclicks (selectFile, activate edit mode, positionClick) till I am where I want to be...

Under Windows 7 I setup a shortcut link in Taskbar to open WindowsExplorer with a pre-defined directory and auto-expand and mark that directory in left side tree view with the following command: %windir%\explorer.exe /n,/e,C:\data It works fine in Win 7. When I try to setup the same...

Organising your Start Screen This short tutorial is designed to show the beginner or someone new to the Windows 8 family GUI how to effectively organise their Start screen. The new look. When the Start screen is first opened it will generally look like this: Most initial Start screens look...

Using Windows 8.1 on HP machine All updates up-to-date Hardware: Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 3.0 Explorer Folder Option selected: Single-click to open an item (point to select); Underline icon titles only when I point on them Display: Detail list (Ctrl + Shift + 6) No touch input Here's the...

Hi everyone I just got a new laptop running Windows 8, and I'm not so familiar with this exact version (though I'm as familiar with Windows in general as the next person). I'm currently in the process of tweaking some details to make it more to my liking, and doing so, I made a tiny little...

Another tip for mousers: Y'all may not have noticed this... If, you have an APP open and want to return to Desktop, there are a few ways to do that. You may really like this one... For this, you do not need to 'pop anything out' or click on any icon, exactly or specifically... Just shove the...

One thing (option) the Update offers is showing Store APPs on the Taskbar. Fair enough &... Please, note: IF this is chosen, The Switcher Bar is, still, there, so they are, in effect, in 2 locations. However, the functionality is not identical @ each. Handy as it is having them on the...

I get really frustrated w/ people saying or thinking there is nothing in Windows 8.1, from Microsoft, telling them, educating them or guiding them w/ enlightenment or instructions on How To use the OS. There is!! Yes, there is! There problem isn't that it doesn't exist but, rather that people...