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Hybrid Boot: Turn Fast Startup “On or Off” in Windows 8 (70% Faster)
If you are tired of slow booting times, try the fast startup option. Turning it on speeds it up by up to 70%
Personalize: Change the lock screen background image in Windows 8
There are many things you can personalize in Windows 8, one of them is the new stylized lock screen that features a random background…
Personalize: Change user account name in Windows 8 (Microsoft account)
One of the few things you may want to personalize is your Microsoft account name that identifies you across Microsoft services
Restore the classic Start menu in Windows 8 via “classicshell” (Tool)
Don’t like the new Start menu? Restore the classic menu using a tool called classicshell
Auto-Brightness: Turn adaptive brightness on or off in Windows 8 via CP
A lot of laptops can make use of adaptive brightness – here’s how you would it enable it
App Store: Enable Auto-Update Of Windows 8 Apps
Most apps that you buy will be updated from time to time, then it is useful to enable the option “automatically download updates”
Old PC Problems: Check Event Log / View archived messages in Action Center
Sometimes you may want to know what problems occurred in the past that you reported, then you could check the archived messages using the…
System Reset (To Factory Default) Without Losing Your Data (New Windows 8 Feature!)
Messed up your system? You can try to reset it to factory default without losing any data!
Faulty Disks: How to run CHKDSK to check drive for errors in Windows 8
You have problems with your hard drive? Make sure to run Chkdsk to check the driver for possible problems and segments errors
Virtualbox: 6 Steps To Enable Incoming VPN Connections in Windows 7
VPN’s can be handy. Here is a short guide that explains how to enable incoming VPN connections. This works in 7 and 8
Bootup: Change Windows 8 Boot Timeout Before Default OS Runs Automatically
Boot timeout too short or too long? You can easily change it
Delete An OS From The Blue Windows 8 Boot Menu / Manager
If you want to remove an old OS from the boot manager you can do that, e.g. if you no longer want it to…
Customize Windows 8: Change the border width of a window via PaddedBorderWidth
One of the first things you may want to do after installing Windows 8 is to customize it. Changing the border width of a…
Netplwiz: Automatically log into a Windows 7 or 8 user account
Bored of entering your password? You can automatically log into a user account using netplwiz