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A few of our favorite apps and games were updated recently, take a look below to see what’s new. Alaska Airlines update (Link Removed) Link Removed Link Removed Now fans of Alaska Airlines can book Preferred Plus Seats right from the app. They’re the seats you dream about – with more legroom...

Hi guys, I wondered if anyone knew a way to have the Favorites tree in Windows Explorer expand by default when opening a new window? This used to be the case but one day for some reason it changed and now it is collapsed by default and it's really annoying! Expanding the Computer or Libraries...

Hi. First post. I have links in a Word document. I need to find a way to open the links using only my keyboard and not my mouse. Using the mouse I can go the the link, select the link, right click over the highlighted link, and select Open Hyperlink. All this can be done with the mouse. But how...

Hi everyone. I’m Albert, and I lead the Design Team in the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. First time poster, long time reader, be gentle. Our team designs for Windows phones, tablets, and PCs; for services, such as the Store, accounts, and MSN; for Xbox; and also for emerging experiences...

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...

I'm trying to create a text-based game, but I can't get passed the menu because either "set /p" isn't taking an input, or "if '%...'" isn't seeing it. This is what I'm doing to test menus, currently :mmenu echo Main Menu echo Start echo Quit SET /P "a=Select " if "a"=="Start" [removed:then...

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...