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Pin to Start Screen, Tiles pointing directly to content of Windows 8 apps

Most Windows 8 users know by now how to pin or unpin Start Screen tile shortcuts for Windows Store apps. But it is a little known fact that you can even internal sections or content of some of the built-in Windows 8 [...]

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Use VBScript to change Windows 8 Start Screen Number Of App Row Tiles

In our last post we saw, how to change the number of App Tile Rows on Windows 8 Start Screen using PowerShell. Sure, while you can always do so easily using the Registry Editor, we are discussing these options, just [...]

Using PowerShell to change number of App Tile Rows on Windows 8 Start Screen

If you are using Windows 8, you must have observed, the number of rows for the tiles on the Start Screen is fully dependent on the screen resolution or window size that fits on your Windows Screen by default. But [...]

Create & Pin your website’s Tile to Windows 8 Start Screen

Most of us may be aware of the BuildMyPinnedSite wizard from Microsoft that lets you pin website shortcuts to Windows 7 taskbar and start menu easily. The site has been updated and lets you create Tile shortcuts which you can pin [...]

Add Pin To Start For Files In Windows 8

Start Screen is the main charm of Windows 8 as we all know. However, it is the most controversial Windows feature ever introduced. Due to introduction of Start Screen, it is possible by default in Windows 8, that you can [...]

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Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer: Freeware to customize Start Screen

Thinking of customizing your Windows 8 start screen? Windows 8 Start Screen Customizer is a free utility developed to manage and change the appearance of the start screen of Windows 8. With this utility you can easily manage the background, [...]

Create Windows 8 Start Screen like Cover Photo for Facebook Timeline

Windows 8 Cover Photo Creator for Facebook is a Facebook app from Microsoft that lets you create a Windows 8 start screen like, cover photo for your Facebook Timeline. Came across this fun app from the Windows team on Facebook, [...]

Change Windows 8 Start Screen Background with Decor8

Looking for a way to customize your Start Screen in Windows 8, but don’t like the options Microsoft gave to you? Well Stardock has an app for you: Decor8. With Decor8 you can change the background of your start screen to [...]

Restore missing Internet Explorer Tile in Windows 8 Start Screen

No matter which version of Windows 8 Operating System you are using Internet Explorer browser is available in 2 styles – Internet Explorer 10 ‘Metro’ app version and Internet Explorer for Desktop. The Metro or Windows App style IE browser has [...]

Using Show More Tiles setting in Windows 8

The Windows 8 Start Screen displays Tiles, that allow you quick access to your favorite Windows Store apps or installed software. By default, the new operating system will display number of tile rows depending on your screen resolution. Screen Resolution [...]

Open Metro Start Screen within Desktop Mode in Windows 8 with Start Menu Modifier

I have been using Windows 8 RTM for a while now. While initially I did dislike leaving the desktop and go to the start screen, simply to open any application, I have over a period of time got used to [...]

How to Pin Special Folders as a Tile to Windows 8 Start Screen

Sometimes, you may want to pin Windows Special folders as Tiles to the Windows 8 Start Screen. In this post, we will guide you through the process of doing it. As an example we will take Control Panel and add it [...]

Create, Organize, Name, Tile Groups on Start Screen in Windows 8

Over time you may find that your Windows 8 Start Screen may end up displaying a lot of tiles, making it look cluttered and difficult to find program shortcuts. There is no way to display yet smaller size of the [...]

The simplest way to boot Windows 8 directly to Desktop … natively!

As much as people may like Windows 8, most just cannot get used to the idea of NOT seeing the desktop, once Windows 8 boots. We have been regularly sharing details and tips about Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, viz. Windows [...]

Change size and make Tile smaller or larger in Windows 8

There are a lot of new things to learn in Windows 8 – and as we had mentioned earlier, we will start with the basic things. You may have already read our Beginners Guide for Windows 8. In this post, I [...]

Change the Number of App Tile Rows In Windows 8 Start Screen

The Windows 8 Start Screen displays a set number of tiles, arranged in rows. If you want to increase or decrease the number of rows of app tiles that are displayed on your Start screen, this article may interest you. [...]

Change Lock Screen, Start Screen, Customize Desktop in Windows 8

All of us are familiar on how to personalize and customize our Windows 7 desktop experience. We change our logon screens, change wallpapers, themes and so on. Things are a bit different in Windows 8, however. In this article we will [...]

Create, Manage, Name, Groups of Start Screen App Tiles in Windows 8

When you start Windows 8, you are first taken to the Start Screen where you get to see a lot of Apps in the form of tiles. And these tiles are arranged randomly by default. And new tiles get added [...]

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