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I found out that Retro UI is a good app as a start menu. The reason is that it allows you to still use the start screen if you want to and adds a task bar at the bottom of your start screen. So, you can use the start screen as an improved desktop. I could be wrong so please correct me if I am...

Hello In order to add a french voice i downloaded from the net RSSolo4FrenchVirginie application and installed it. But when i clicked text to speech in the control panel ,i didn't see the new voice in the voice selection listbox. When I searched for "sapi.cpl" ,I found many located in...

I was about run a defrag on C: with O&O, but since there are a lot of locked blocks, I decided to temporarily turn off hibernation and shadow copies, but I've run into a problem with the latter. Even after turning it off and deleting shadow copies in the Device Manager, O&O still reports that...

Hi All, I am getting above error when i am connected to Wi-Fi network. Although i am able to use internet using USB tethering option in my smartphone. I tried below in command prompt, but it also doesn't worked. Also there are no bonjour services. Kindly help me with this issue. Thanking You.

That's right: It keeps setting all these Microsoft programs to the "allowed" list. I don't use them, I don't need them, and I have half a mind to destroy their respective directories, because windows seems to want to hang on to them for some ungodly reason. Every time I update windows, a...

Way back in the good old days I use to use a screen saver that had an option to require a password to unlock the screen saver. I looked at the options on all my default screen savers and that option is not available. Also, if I use the sleep that requires my name & password, where do I see...

I've turned on a guest account. Now I want to add a password to that account so only designated guests can use my PC. How?

As in win7 I got a super admin account, and a normal working account. When installing win8 I had to enter the username of the administrator (mine), then I created my working account (also mine). To distinguish betrween the 2 I would like to call my administrator account 'administrator'. How to...

I am a traditionalist and so run permanently in "desktop" mode because I don't like the look and feel of the new Windows 8. Ever since I installed Windows 8.1 a blank green Microsoft "Store" window pops up from time to time on my desktop. When I click on it, the green is replaced by a normal...

As I noted in an earlier post, this computer was a used gift from my son. Now I would like to take him off the computer (as main user) and place myself in that position. In the image below, he is listed as "Shawn" and I would like to place myself in this position. Admin, etc., removing him from...

I would like to know if there is a way to stop being offered specific Windows updates that do not apply to my personal usage. I use the process where I am notifies if there are updates available and I chose which I desire. For example: Bing Bar 7.2 (KB2673774) Download size: 10.3 MB Update...

When I rename a file, the entire file name, including the extension, is highlighted. This means that if I just start typing, the extension is erased. How can I make it so that only the name is highlighted? I still need the file extensions to be shown, I just don't want to have to change them as...

Hello I see from the attachment I have a public network. Shouldn't it be a private one for more security? How do I change it if that is correct? Thank you Peter

I am trying to control which thumbnails display on folder icons in my Pictures library. Right now, all of the folder icons show thumbnails of 2 pictures. There seems to be no rhyme or reason as to which 2 pictures are chosen (obviously that is not true, it just seems that way). I assumed that...

Is it possibel to hide (temporarily) drives as well (similar to files&folders) ? If yes: How can I achieve this? Peter

Hi, I am the only user and administrator, this is shown in all settings, yet I apparently cannot do anything that requires administrator’s rights, e.g. - I cannot change the ‘hosts’ file. If I edit directly, cannot save, for not having permission; if I edit elsewhere and try to copy back, the...

I setted the time for my kids to be able to go on at 12:00 everyday but everytime they try to log on it doesnt let them and they have to wait till 3:00 for some reason to than be able to go on.I tried checking everywhere but couldnt find a solution may be someone out there knows a way to fix it...

How can I find out if Hibernation is currently turn on or off WITHOUT changing the on/off state? I prefer a cmdline command.

How do I change the amout of storage reserved for SystemRestorePoints on partition D? Is there a Registry entry for that? As I found out the current number of days my RestorePoints are kept is 90 days. How can I increase these number of days? Is there a Registry entry for that? If I change...

When I right-click on a JPG file then select Properties/Details and hover the cursor over the right half of the Comments row the expanded comments won't display for longer than 5 seconds. I've already tried increasing the Control Panel/Ease of Access Center/Make it easier to focus on...