Best Windows 8 Tutorials
FEATURED: Fixing Windows 8 Installation Problems: Recap May 18-19
Alright, so I dabbled a little with Windows 8 and tried to mess up the installation on purpose to show you some common installation problems, here’s a quick recap that will help you to get started
In Windows 8 you no longer have to completely reinstall Windows, you can easily reset your PC to factory default, which is quite handy.
Don’t like the new Windows 8 Start menu? Too simple? It’s easy enough to restore the old Windows 7 Start menu! Here’s how. Download the registry tweak after the break or get further instructions.
As an enthusiastic Windows 8 user the first thing you need to know is where the command prompt is in Windows 8.
In Windows 7 you still had to create a shortcut to quickly toggle between hidden/shown files, but in Windows 8 it’s much easier.
When you install Windows 8 you can customize the Windows 8 express settings. The settings will decide whether Microsoft can enable the SpyNet, give you personalized content or send back information to Microsoft to improve Windows 8. If you care about privacy, you may want to customize the settings, but it’s really not a big deal to enable them.
If you are installing Windows 8 on Virtual Box you should know more about the Windows 8 hardware and disk space requirements.
If you don’t want to install Windows 8 as a real machine, you can simply install Windows 8 on Virtual Box as a virtual machine using the Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO files. Here’s how.
In Windows 8 you can easily restore your PC to default factory settings or revert to a known good configuration using the “Reset Your PC” and “Refresh Your PC” features. It’s like the Windows 7 system restore feature – only much better.
In Windows 8 you will be able to disable startup apps right from the task manager.
In this category you will find all tutorials dedicated to Windows 8 users, if you want to know how to do things in Windows 8 you’ll find it here.