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Disk Management: Installing Windows 8 on a 2nd Partition
Knowing how to manage your hard drive disks is important, because it allows you to install Windows 8 on a 2nd partition
Launching programs in Windows 8 (or how to navigate the Metro screen)
This tutorial will teach you how to properly navigate the Metro screen and launch apps – or follow the links for an more in-depth…
How to downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7?
Downgrades, upgrades, whatever you want to do, with a few tricks you can even “downgrade” from Windows 8 to 7, dual-booting both operating systems
Annoyances: How to disable the Windows 8 Store
We get annoyed by many things, but luckily a lot of features can be enabled or disabled. If you want to get rid of…
Prepare for emergencies: Create a recovery USB drive in Windows 8 to recover your OS
Windows has a bunch of hidden tools that are quite useful. Do you know recoverydrive.exe? It’s a great tool to create a recovery drive…
Schedule Windows 8 Disk Defragmentation Using dfrgui.exe
It’s easy enough to run a disk defragmentation, but you can also easily schedule this using dfrgui.exe in Win7 and 8
File Backups In The Cloud: How To Use SkyDrive to Backup Your Files
SkyDrive can be used for all sorts of things, for example to backup your files in the cloud
Full Customization: Add more options to the right-click (context) menu in Windows 8
The context menu is quite handy. I use it very often, because I added various new options to the right click menu. This also…
How Can I Send Files To Skydrive Using The “Send To” Menu?
We’re all lazy bums and the Send To menu makes sending files quite easy, so why not use it for SkyDrive, Dropbox or other…
Data Recovery Can Be Simple: Here’s How To Recover Lost Data on Windows 8
Computers and software can break, then it is good to know how to recover “lost” data. Some simple tools will often help you to…
What Versions of Java can I install on Windows 8?
If you are unsure about what Java version you should install, make sure to read through this guide
SmartDefrag: How can I quickly defrag Windows 8 and what 3rd-party software works?
Not all defrag software tools work properly on the latest Microsoft OS Windows 8 – but we tested one that works great! Check out…
Software to speed up Windows 8
Your new PC is too slow already? No problem, here are some great tools to speed up Windows 8:
Communication Apps: How to use the Windows 8 messaging app
If you are new to Win8 and want to use the messaging app, here’s a tutorial on that