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  1. Drew

    Windows 8 Win+Q screen vs Taskbar folder

    Which is preferred? Going to All APPs (screen) for things Link Removed OR having this folder on the Taskbar? Link Removed Just curious. Cheers, Drew Link Removed
  2. Drew

    Windows 8 Nice Item on Desktop Toolbar

    Re: Control Panel Was a time when going to CP would show all its content, all its individual components. But, can go to CP & see 'categories' & maybe, wonder which has the item sought, @ that moment. CP @ the bottom-left corner is as such. CP from All Apps is the same. However, you may...
  3. Drew

    Windows 8 Maybe (A Response)

    _______ , Maybe there could be room for not finding the Win8 UI flawed or something that makes people unhappy. Maybe it is ok & there is no need to make the OS into something it's not... that being some previous OS. Many people cannot agree that it suffers because it was made for certain...
  4. Drew

    Windows 7 Ribbon - Now U C It, Now U Don't.

    IF, y'all know this, well, that's just ducky :) Just pretend you never saw/read this. For the rest of you, here it is... For windows that include Ribbon: Example... the View tab is hit & the View Ribbon shows/opens... if, that same tab is hit, again, its Ribbon will close/no longer be...
  5. D

    Windows 8 start menu search results

    is there a way to have the start menu's search results display all results by default, rather than initially only displaying applications, and then having to click through to settings and files? I regularly change my sound card settings, and in vista and windows 7 i could just type "sound...
  6. Drew

    Windows 8 Don't like Win8 Start?

    1. Make Desktop the Top-Left tile & when you boot & come to the Start screen, hit ENTER. You'll go straight to Desktop OR 1. Have the Desktop tile wherever & when you boot & come to the Start screen, click on the Desktop tile. You go straight to Desktop 2. Have an Applications folder on the...
  7. Medico

    Windows 8 Tutorial on getting started with Win8: Take the scary out of this new OS, DO NOT PANIC!

    Tutorial on customizing (Navigating) your Win 8 installation: When you open Win 8 for the first time you will be very startled. You will be presented with what is called the Metro Start Menu. This replaces the well know Windows Start Menu. Do not panic! Note: This tutorial is generally for...
  8. Drew

    Windows 8 Food for Thought... IRONY

    Recently, I saw a fellow contributor, discussing visiting Windows7. He (Ted) had been spending a majority of time w/ Win8 for several wks. But, certainly visiting 7, periodically, @ least updating & maintenance.@ the latest of such an occasion, Ted had come to find 7 'slow' & clunky or...
  9. T

    Windows 7 Remove previous location in Windows (not Internet) Explorer

    How can I remove one of the previous locations from the menu that appears when I click on the downward black arrow in the top windows of the Windows Explorer?
  10. B

    Windows 7 Commands to move easily between the lines of PowerShell console 2.0 and 3.0

    Hi I would like to knowthe commands to move easily between the linesof PowerShell console 2.0 and 3.0? If I'm writing a command on several lines and I want to correct a mistake that I made in a previous line, how do I do this? What is the command to go back to the prompt without running the...
  11. C

    Windows XP Internet Redirection

    When i try to browse the internet, I type the address in the address box and it tries to load the come up with redirecting, please click here to not redirected for about half a second, then navigation cancels! Please help me with this! It is driving me crazy! :frown: Thanks
  12. Drew

    Windows 8 Debunking Myths About Windows 8: Understanding the Start Screen Controversy

    I will say, missing or writing the rest of an OS because of a certain Start screen is somewhere between sad & silly. Making an big issue, fuss & blockage over a Start screen, that not only doesn't need to be used (There IS choice) but, gets in the way of nothing, hardly makes grounded sense...
  13. Drew

    Windows 8 Spin that wheel, Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

    Again, if, you, already, know this, just pretend you never read it, here. And, I, really could have, maybe, should have mentioned this long ago. Let's say: 1. You have a non-Touch PC or laptop. 2. Your mouse has a wheel (pretty common) 3. You select an APP, such as News, Photos, Games...
  14. Drew

    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...
  15. Drew

    Windows 8 Casual Comment

    An Observation: Windows8 is very fast, internally & surfing. Boot time is quick Resource use remains low Navigating & finding things is easy Compatibility (Hardware & Software) is excellent. OS installation simple & rapid & includes peripheral gear. Much software traditionally needed...
  16. kemical

    Windows 8 Web browsing in Windows 8 Release Preview with IE10

    Microsofts 'Building Windows 8' blog carries an article concerning the use of IE10 with the new release preview. It has some useful tips and is well worth a read.. Reference: Link Removed
  17. Drew

    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...
  18. Dobloro

    Windows 7 [NVIDIA] Nvidia Control Panel Only Opens to Stereoscopic 3D Settings

    Title says it all, whenever I try to open the Nvidia Control Panel it just brings me to the 3D settings and I can't navigate anywhere else. I have used the control panel before so I don't why it's not working now. I have already tried restarting my computer and that didn't work. Thank you for...
  19. News

    Windows 8 Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screen

    When Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications. Related Stories Sell Apple, buy Facebook, report Wozniak reveals why Steve Jobs loved secrecy...
  20. Trouble

    Windows 8 What are you expecting to see

    With the announcement that we can expect the next preview iteration of Windows 8 as early as the first week of June, what would you like to see and then what do you actually expect to see? Does anyone but me think that if we are expected to swallow this new start screen, as a first, if not...
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