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How to Unblock A File in Windows 10 using the right-click Context Menu

In this post we will see how to Unblock a File in Windows 10/8 using the right-click context menu. If a file has come from another computer, a network or downloaded from the Internet, it may be blocked to protect your […]

How to use Skype IM to send Instant Messages

All Skype users, may at some point of time, experienced some problems while engaging in video calling or during an audio call. When you face these problems, the best alternative way is to chat instantly over the call using Skype IM. Yes  […]

Optimize Windows 10 Performance by tweaking Visual Effects

Although Microsoft claims – and with justification too – that Windows 10/8 is the most optimized and fastest OS provided by them, there will always be tweak enthusiasts and power users who want to squeeze out the last drop of […]

How to Run as different user in Windows 10/8/7

In Windows Vista, you had the ability to Run a program as an Administrator. But to run programs as a different/another user, you had to use the command line. In Windows 10/8/7 however, you can now perform both actions: Run […]

How to restore Default Font settings in Windows 10/8/7

Maybe you have installed a lot of new Fonts and maybe made some changes as a result of which some of your software are not working thing broke! In such a scenario, it might be a good idea to restore […]

How to create and install Windows 8 themes

Windows 7 used the .themepack file extension for its themes, whereas Windows uses a new file extension .deskthemepack. While you can apply Windows 7 themes on Windows 8, Windows 8 cannot be applied on Windows 7. This is because Windows […]

Boot directly into Windows 8 Desktop using Explorer script

While our Metro UI Tweaker allowed you to tweak Windows Developers Preview to boot directly on to the Desktop, disabling the Start Screen, it does not work in Windows 8 now. This is because Microsoft does not probably want users to […]

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 […]

How to combine Outlook Inbox of multiple accounts

You may want to combine the Outlook Inbox of different accounts, into a single file, if you want to arrange the email accounts in your Outlook. When you combine Outlook inbox, you also save on-screen space. If you use the […]

Fix: Windows 7 Starter edition desktop wallpaper turns black

If you do not activate and register your Windows 7 Starter Edition in time you will find that your desktop background wallpaper turns to a black screen. This is done to to indicate the the copy of Windows 7 Starter […]

Tips on how to Search in Windows 8

If you are already using Windows 8 you might be well aware of its highly styled and well-designed Metro screen. The start menu which earlier in Windows 7 displayed shortcut icons on your Windows Desktop has been replaced by a display […]

Add Programs To Quick Launch Via Context Menu In Windows 8

I have recently written an article on how to add Recycle Bin to the Taskbar in Windows 8. Today, I’m going to share with you a way to add programs to the quick launch menu, using the right-click context menu, in […]

Enable Verbose or Highly Detailed Status Messages In Windows 10/8/7

Windows offers the option to display certain messages during its startup and shutdown. These are referred to as Verbose Status Messages and tell us the processes or steps that the Windows operating system is taking during startup, shutdown, logon, and […]

Pin Recycle Bin to Taskbar in Windows 10/8

As you all know that we have been exploring and posting regularly about new possibilities that exist in recently the released Windows 8 CP edition. You may have noticed, that you cannot pin the Recycle Bin or Computer folder icons […]

How to boot in Safe mode while dual booting Windows 8

If you are dual booting Windows 8 with Windows 7, you might find entering Safe Mode a bit tricky with Shift + F8.  You have to Run msconfig.exe, tick the Safe Boot option and then restart to get the Safe […]

Enable .NET Framework 3.5 On Windows 8

In my recent post, I’ve touched upon the .NET feature in Windows 8. It is necessary for running many a software in Windows, but it is disabled by default. If you try to require some software or app which requires […]

After a Check Disk, Windows 7 may display the Disk as being full

Have you ever encountered a situation, where you went to check up the free space on any disk on your Windows 7 computer and found to your surprise that it was displaying 0, even when you knew for a fact […]

Access and Launch Metro Apps from Windows 8 Desktop or Taskbar

Change is the law of nature and it seems that Microsoft is strictly following it. I’m saying so because of the new features introduced in Windows 8 – the most important being the Start Screen and Metro Apps, which are radically different […]

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 […]

Make Microsoft Outlook Read Out Emails To You

You might be knowing about the “text to speech” feature in Microsoft Office. Did you ever try to make Microsoft Outlook read out emails for you? Not only MS Outlook, but you can make other applications in MS Office read […]