(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Shutting off Windows used to be a simple matter of clicking the Start button and choosing the "Shut down" option. But the Windows 8 beta has no Start button. So how do you shut it down? Microsoft has concocted a series of manuevers and keyboard...
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If you're thinking about taking the new Windows 8 Developers Preview for a test drive, you may consider watching this video.
Dual booting Windows 7 with the Windows 8 Developers Preview is pretty straight forward and not unlike we've all done dual boot scenarios in the past. Some folks have...
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Cleaning a PC is more than just uninstalling a few apps and wiping off the case. Here's how to defeat dust, gunk, and other unmentionable material that gets lodged inside your desktop system.
This article is not responsible if you turn your computer into a massive paperweight after trying one...
In this edition of the Windows Desktop report, Greg Shultz introduces you to WindowTabs and shows you how to configure the application to add a tabbed interface to Windows Explorer.
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You can get a lot more mileage out of Windows 7 if you perform a few tweaks and tap into some timesaving tricks. Here's a collection of 10 popular Windows 7 Quick Tips.
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Freeware verses crapware: Optimization programs.
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Starting today, I’ll be writing a series of articles on the comparisons of freeware, crapware and commercial software, and how freeware often times comes out on top.
For my first article, I decided to compare the...
# windows7 Windows 7 SP1 has arrived on Windows Update , and after installing it, you may be tempted to claim back some of your hard drive space—and many tech sites advise you on how to do so. The How-To Geek suggests waiting a while on that , mostly because you won't know right away if any bugs...