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    Windows 7 Different bosd, Help required

    Hello, I attached some filesaq, I hope i can get help. Appreciate any effective tips
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    Windows 8 How to Disable Password Requirement After Screen Saver on Windows 8

    New to windows 8 Have had it since it came out. Never had to use password before but did something and now if I am working and leave for a few seconds my screen saver comes on and I have to use my password to continue. What a pain. Any help??
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    Windows 8 Re-Size onscreen keyboard and excel tabs

    I've got a tablet that runs Windows 8 pro. When the keyboard is up it takes up half of the screen, making is difficult to see whatever it is I'm working in and I can't figure out how to re-size it. Any thoughts? I'm also trying to re-size the tabs in Microsoft Excel. I know how to do this in...
  4. VIDEO PlumSauc3's Tips and Tricks

    How to Group Tiles in Windows 8 Quick Access Menu Managing Startup Applications
  5. Windows 7 iTunes/iPod: 1.8, almost 2 GB of "other"

    Not sure where to post this - also, since the forum doesn't allow double posting, IF I do post this in the wrong section please move it (admins, looking at you guys). So this is the deal: I have an 8GB iPod. iOS 6.0.1 (Not updated to 6.1, never) Capacity, 6.41GB (even though it advertises 8GB...
  6. Windows 8 Windows 8 Animated Evaluation

    This hilarious video explains why Windows 8 sucks [Video] | Reviews, news, tips, and tricks | dotTech
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  8. VIDEO New Hours of Video Content

    Our Windows8Forums.com coverage is heating up. Check out our latest videos on: Microsoft Office 2013 Introduction and Review Start8: Bring Back the Start Menu to Windows 8 At Windows7Forums.com, you may have noticed our recent publish: Microsoft Community Contributor HOWTO: Remove and...
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    Windows 8 Add right click scan for Windows Defender

    I see there is no right click scan for virus with windows defender on windows 8. Anyone have any tips on how to add that functionality? I found a site that shows how to add it via regedit, but I couldn't get it working on my machine.
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    Windows 8 suggestions or tips

    Hello everyone, I have created an application for Windows 8, but I'm not having much success. Do you have ideas suggestions or tips to improve it? PerciGal Thanks a lot :nevreness:
  11. Windows 7 Worthy of Mention & Knowing - Placing VMs

    Many may know this (cool) and I could have mentioned it earlier but, I oft take things for granted & then impulsively think maybe it's not occurring to everyone & I suddenly say something so... Let me paint a scenario to make the point here... Let's say you put Win8 on a shiny new SSD. And...
  12. Windows 7 When buying a M/B...

    FYI Tip: When buying a (new) Motherboard, make sure/check that its BIOS is up to date, even though it may be fresh off the shelf. Just cus a M/B is brand new out of the box doesn't mean its BIOS does not need to be flashed. It's a good practice to check before installing an OS. Cheers, Drew...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Start Screen Customization

    Hi everyone, I was wondering what if any customization's can be made to the start screen. I know about pin/unpin and larger/smaller but out of curiosity has anyone found ways to update the background image, or maybe add shortcuts that don't appear in the actual "All Programs" listing...
  15. Windows 8 How to download apps from Windows 8 Store which aren’t available in your country/region

    This is a short tutorial outlining two possible ways to download apps from the Store which normally would not be available in your country. There are dozens of the apps in Store which are not available globally or their features differ from other regions. There is no way to get that app in your...
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    Windows 7 How To Display Long Date In Systray

    I've scoured the net to no avail. I DO NOT WANT TO RAISE THE TASK BAR, I simply want to see what I used to see before this glitch occurred. I've adjusted the region settings and everything else I could find, no go. My lap top, HP Win 7 64 bit, displays the entire name of the day, the short...
  18. Make it stop! 3 ways to tweak Windows 8 to look more like Windows 7

    Don't like the new Windows 8 Start page? Here are three foolproof ways to tweak Windows 8 and revert back to the Windows 7 Start menu. More...
  19. Windows 8 Tip for Good/Better Boot Times

    > Task Mgr > Startup (tab) Items show amount of 'stress' they exert @ boot up. Each can be Disabled/Enabled. Most, to all, do not need to be running @ startup. You can select what is or is not from all to none or any amount in between; obviously, there is the most impact from those that...
  20. How to make Windows 8 look like Windows 7

    We reveal how to water down or ignore some of Windows 8's more controversial features and restore functionality you thought had vanished. Link Removed