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Would it be nice to have a shortcut which would show you a form with all the keyboard shortcuts in Windows 8? Alternatively have a search charm that lets you list them by name? We are in the process of finding out if this would be a viable application/feature in Windows 8. Thanks for...

I really like Windows 8 and am thinking of getting it, but I have one problem - I hate the desktop! Aside from deleting the tile from the start screen and not moving your mouse to the bottom left corner to show it, is there any way to uninstall the desktop completely so that when Windows...

I'm speachless to read there are no tabs in windows explorer? Is this a mistake, joke or some setting? Do I really have to wait for Cubicexplorer to be released for windows 8?

_______ , 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...

I have a lot of empathy & understanding for my colleagues in the Forum. However, I realise as new folks keep coming to the forum, we must persevere. The point of a forum, as we see it, the aim, is to help people, guide, instruct, offer some insight & enlightenment & maybe, even fix...

There is suppose to be a "secret" feature in Windows 8 Power Management scheme called "Memory Power Management", this new section introduced in Windows 8 allows you to change a lot of advanced settings related to memory. It can be accessed by the "WIN+R" key combination and typing in...

This gives you a (single) Power button on the Taskbar. One icon that when you Rt Clk gives all & or whatever controls you want. You will absolutely love it. Pure, simple, perfect. Link Removed Cheers, Drew

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It's being reported around the web that the new Windows 8 preview will have the aero interface removed. Some feel it's because of the power needed to run and the power requirements of phones and tablets. Reference: Windows 8's new UI: A return to Flatland | Microsoft windows - InfoWorld

Explains how to print a directory listing of the contents of a folder more easily by using the Print Directory feature. More...

In another post someone asked the question: How to permanently remove/ban programs from the Start Menu Recent List? (Since manually deleting them will only get them back on once the program is started again.) The sole answer gave a suggestion to "switch the feature off". This answer though...

I want to search for videos only on my PC and there is no such filter. I only have "Date modified" and "Size". With XP I could choose what type of files to search for. Is there a way to have the excellent search filters that I had with XP in my Win ?:confused_smile:

Many of us, who like to futz around with our PC's, not just appliance operators, like to get into our Control Panels every once in a while. But Win-8 doesn't make that as easy as it was in XP. However there is a way to get to the control panel in Win-8. Here's one way: From the Metro screen, ...

Suggest considering it as part of the install. This DOES (also) apply to Windows 8: Many people miss Quick Launch in Windows 7. Although the new/redesigned Taskbar is what it is it can still be felt that there is a worthwhile purpose served by Quick Launch. It is (still) really a nice...

I first found out at the beginning of last year that there was going to be a Windows 8,and that Microsoft had finished making Windows 8.And I read about and saw a preview of what Windows 8 was going to be like,and I knew right away that I did not like it. To tell you the truth, when I first saw...

Hi all. I am trying to install Microsoft Network Framework v.4 (x64) and I keep getting error "Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x80070643), "Fatal error during installation. " (Elapsed time: 0 00:01:01)." The exact log file is attached: OS Version Information: OS...

Hi guys, im currently having problems getting .Net to activate in the "Turn Windows Features On/Off" section of the control panel. As others have stated here before the box is filled, not checked. when i click on the plus button to expand the options both Windows Communication Activations...

Keyboard shortcuts are very important to my computer use, which brings up a small but annoying problem I've been having in Windows 7. In XP I was able to place a shortcut to a program or even to a particular file on my Start Menu. If I then renamed the shortcut on the start menu with a...

I'm having a problem getting Windows Media Player to connect with my new Archos 43 so that I can sync my playlists onto the device. When I mount my Archos 43 to My Computer, using a USB port, it is listed under 'Devices with Removable Storage' as 'A43 (M:)' and 'Removable Disk (L:)' with 'L'...

Describes a problem that may occur when the component store that contains information about Vista or Windows 7 components is corrupted. Provides a resolution. More...