Tag Results For: Metro UI

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Get Windows 8 Metro Task Manager’s Compact View Mode In Windows 7

The Consumer Preview of Windows 8 has a lot of similarities to Windows 7, but there are also a lot of changes as well, especially in terms of features and GUI. Windows 8 is the first PC-based operating system featuring the Metro UI. After the Windows 8 Consumer Preview got released, most developers had been [...] (more…)

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Mysites: Get Windows 8 Metro Start Screen-Like New Tab Page On Chrome

MySites, a Chrome extension, adds a Windows 8 Metro-inspired new start page to your browser that is fully customizable, with the most visited websites, apps and bookmarks speed dials. This slick extension gives you a personalized, stylish and practical start page with large, colorful, attractive tiles, which you can click to instantly access your most [...] (more…)

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Tiny Notepad Is A Metro-Based Text Editor For Windows 7, Vista & XP

Notepad is the most basic text editor available for use in Windows. It is meant to provide users with the most basic options for editing text-only documents, such as cut, copy, paste, word wrap, change font etc. There are no options to include and edit images, include page margins etc. For those type of advanced [...] (more…)

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Bypass Windows 8 SmartScreen Filter To Run 3rd Party Desktop Apps

Among Windows 8’s new features has been the rather-hyped SmartScreen Filter. The filter itself is nothing new, as users of Internet Explorer have been familiar with the said protection measure implemented in Microsoft’s internet browser to provide precautions against phishing websites and malicious downloads. With Windows 8, Microsoft brought the same security concept to third-party [...] (more…)

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All You Need To Know About Windows 8 Store [Review]

With Windows 8 comes the Windows Store, your ultimate stop to finding Metro Apps. To make matters easier for users, Microsoft has provided this central hub for finding and installing Metro Apps on the new Windows 8 operating system. The concept of app stores is nothing new, as OS X already has one (and a [...] (more…)

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Windows 8 Charms Bar: System-Wide Access To Search, Sharing, Settings & Basic Actions

A lot of things have been revamped in Windows 8. A very massive and very noticeable difference in Windows 8 is the removal of the Start Orb from desktop. Even though the Developers Preview had the Start Orb in the lower left corner of the screen, Microsoft has completely removed it from the Consumer Preview. [...] (more…)

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Is Adapting To Windows 8 And Its Metro UI As Hard As It Seems?

The Windows 8 Consumer Preview release is just around the corner, and while you get ready to see what features Microsoft decided to scrap, which ones it decided to keep, and what’s new, you will either be reading a recap of its new features or what the general expectations are. This is neither of those two. [...] (more…)

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Get Windows 8 Start Screen & Lock Screen On Windows 7

Previously, we have covered a lot of tools that bring the Windows 8 Metro UI elements to Windows 7, such as Metro7 (adds Metro Start Screen to Windows 7), Metro Sidebar (lets you add Windows 8 style sidebar to desktop), and Newgen (brings Windows 8 Metro Tiles to Windows 7 desktop). Today, we have an [...] (more…)

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Metro Cheat: Get Classic Start Menu Without Losing Metro UI In Windows 8

Since the release of Windows 8 developer’s preview, there has been a debate among users regarding the utility of the Metro UI and its elements. For those users who did not like the Metro UI, tweaks such as the Windows 8 Start Menu Toggle were introduced shortly after the pre-beta release of Windows 8. However, [...] (more…)

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Windows 8 Start Screen Editor: Change Background Image & Color Of Windows 8 Metro UI

Windows 8 Start Screen Editor is a Windows 8 tweak that allows users to change the background image and color of the Windows 8 Metro UI. It provides simple options to change the Windows 8 Metro color (including color for the logon screen and other Metro elements), and/or to add an image for the Metro [...] (more…)

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Instant Beautiful Browsing: Windows 8 Metro Workspace In Windows 7

The Metro UI of Windows 8 has been under a lot of discussion since the release of Windows 8 Developer’s Preview. If you really like the Metro UI but don’t want to leave Windows 7 just for the UI change, you can now enjoy Windows 8 Metro interface in Windows 7. Instant Beautiful Browsing or [...] (more…)

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Metro7: Get Windows 8 Style Metro Start Screen In Windows 7

Since the release of the Windows 8 Developer’s Preview, there has been a lot of talk about the pros and cons of using the Metro UI. If you are one of those users who are thinking of sticking with Windows 7 or just cannot upgrade to Windows 8, you can still enjoy the Metro UI. Metro7 [...] (more…)

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How To Install Windows 8 On A Windows 7 Tablet [Guide]

If you have a tablet capable of running the Windows 7 operating system, then you might be interested in trying out a more tablet-oriented Windows OS, i.e., Windows 8. Although the currently available Windows 8 build is still in its pre-beta stage, however, you might find the new Metro UI to be more suitable for your [...] (more…)

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How To Change Colors Of Windows 8 Metro UI Elements

In a previous post, we showed you how to change the Windows 8 Metro background image using Windows 8 Start tweaker. This time, we have a more comprehensive Windows 8 tweak for the Metro interface, known as Metro UI Color Changer. This portable application provides the option to fully customize the colors of various elements [...] (more…)

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How To Enable Windows 8 Snap On Low Resolution Displays

The Snap feature in Windows 8 was first introduced and demoed at Microsoft’s Build Windows conference. It enables you to snap Metro applications with classic desktop interface. Unfortunately, Windows 8 comes with a limitation for using this Snap feature, i.e. it does not work on lower resolutions. It will only work on resolution of 1366×768 pixels [...] (more…)