personalization

Link RemovedLink Removed Features: Application immediate background image (the program changes the background and if you can close it). Option to remember the amendments, it is recommended to enable the option "Start with Windows 8" Three ways to apply: - Easy mode: You can choose a...

I just switched from a much older laptop with winXP where I always used simplistic animated .swf files as the desktop background. I cannot do this in Windows 8's personalize section. It won't recognize html or swf as valid background files. Is there a way I can fool the 'control panel' into...

Anyone else getting this weird, blurry font and missing text on the start screen side of things? Everything desktop is working just swell for me. Windows IE10 Showing boxes and arrows instead of text when you wave the mouse over. You can't use any links in the desktop to bring on explorer...

Anyone else getting this weird, blurry font and missing text on the start screen side of things? Everything desktop is working just swell for me. When I mouse over text, it'll sharpen up for a while, as you can see by my cursor over the Lightroom icon. It's still not as sharp as it should...

How can one add pics and videos to their windows without showing on other persons window

Just recently my "Changing desktop backgrounds" failed to work, I could only change backgrounds/themes to the ones already listed in the "Personalization" themes window. It is due to some program download, Windows Update or a system setting that I had changed somehow and I have tried just about...

Everytime I shut down my computer and turn it back on the windows aero theme reverts back to basic mode. I have tried going to personalize and changing it there but it doesnt do anything and I even went into the registry and edited it and that still didnt do anything. I downloaded the latest...

Hi this is my first post here, I recently installed Mac theme (Lion Skin Pack 13) I really liked it but there are other users that didn't like on the same PC, because when I install it it's being installed on all the other users, so how can I install it on only on one user?

Hi I have Windows 7 SP1 and I want to create a custom default profile so that, when I will have to create the local accounts, they already will have the custom profile. Thanks Bye

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So my girlfriend and I both have different user accounts on our computer. The trouble I'm having is I like a nice picture of my car as my background and she likes the stock images of flowers. When I set a picture of my car it shows up on both my desktop and hers and the same with her setting her...

Hi I just bought a ssd drive and I have 2 partitions. 1 is for work and one is for personal. I did a fresh install for my personal partition. However for work I want to make a clone(it would be a huge pain to setup everything again) of it on my ssd drive. Original Drive 1 Tb seagate hard...

I've watched, waited and read literally hundreds and more likely thousands of posts, both here and elsewhere across the the internet, regarding opinions both pro and con as a result of folks dipping their virtual toes into the arguably troubled waters that is the Windows 8 Metro UI. I listen to...

By following the Personalize prompt on the desktop, I reach "Windows color and appearance" but at that point I don't know (can't find) how to change the color of the task bar. I might add that I don't understand the meaning of most of the choices in the menu on that window. Any hints gratefully...

Y'all are making far too big a deal over the Start screen. I used the DP for months; now the Beta non-stop since 29/2. Hardly ever visit Start. The lack of the old Start Menu & Windows orb is completely meaningless. The OS works just fine, as is. Between the following, there is noise & a...

Allow me to preface this w/ WOW! (Now dual-boot W8 & W7, both x64) Installed in about 15 mins. & takes up 14.4Gig; couple mins. more to put in personal info, personalize things an initial bit & a few secs. (for it) to find Devices (camera, printer, etc.). Cool differences & greater...

First post anywhere; any and all help appreciated. I have been trying and failing to get the custom logon screen background to work in Windows 7 Home Premium. I don't want to use software to accomplish this if I don't have to. I have followed the few simple steps described regarding...

Hi, I know how to personalize my pc with different background colors. However, I would like to know how to use an image stored on my pc instead of a background color. I currently have a slideshow running with my favorite pics and the background color frames those pics, but I would like...

Hello, I just purchased a new laptop with windows 7 home premium installed in. I connected the laptop to my SHARP 32"LCD through HDMI port and the problem I have now is that the desktop is bigger than the LCD screen I can not see all the desktop I want to make the desktop fully fit on the...

Hi there, I am newbie here, nice to meet you all. I have font issue in my windows 7. For example, when I opened some software like Itunes and Youtube Downloader, some fonts in both software would appear in "Courier New" which they are supposed is "Lucida" fonts. I'm not sure whether this is...