Tag Results For: Windows 8

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How To Take Ownership And Grant Permissions To Access Files & Folders In Windows 8

Like its predecessors, Windows 8 imposes strict access permissions on system-wide locations, folders and files. These access permissions restrict unauthorized users (including clients on network, and standard and guest users on local PC), and external sources (malicious scripts, viruses, malwares etc), from accessing core system folders and files. You may know that, when a malicious [...] (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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How To Transfer Files & Settings From Windows 7 To Windows 8 [Step-by-Step Guide]

Migrating applications, personalized system and application settings, and other important data from old PC to new PC isn’t only time consuming, but also a wearisome task, as one needs to make a list of all the installed applications, Windows components, User Profile folders, System settings including Personalization, Color Management, Fonts, Accessibility, Keyboard and Mouse settings [...] (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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Win Lock Brings Windows 8 Style Lock & Login Screen To Windows 7

Even with the launch of Windows 8 looming on the horizon, there are still a lot of apps coming out to make Windows 7 look like Windows 8. Among other features and designs, the user, as well as the developer community, has been giving special attention to the lock and login screen of Windows 8. [...] (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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Take Ownership Of Files And Folders In Windows 8 With TakeOwnershipEx

Taking ownership of a file in Windows involves a complicated procedure, which can be confusing for people who are not acquainted with user rights management and NTFS file permissions. There are numerous reasons why one may require taking ownership of a file including unlocking of system files, accessing files, which may have been restricted for [...] (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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Bypass Windows 8 Start Screen On Startup & Jump Directly To Desktop

Unlike previous versions of Windows where you are taken to desktop at system startup, Windows 8 welcomes you with Metro Start Screen, providing quick access to applications and system shortcuts, pinned programs, and so on. Apparently, Windows 8 doesn’t allow users to bring the classic Windows Startup behavior back. If you don’t want to click [...] (more…)

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Lion Icon Pack Transforms Windows 8 Icons to Mac OS X Lion Icons

Lion Icon Pack is a Windows 8 transformation pack to make your icons look like Lion icons. The Icon Pack is developed by Hamed, who previously released iOS, Mac OS X, Windows 8, Android and Windows Phone 7 Mango skin packs. Like all his other Skin and Icon packs, it provides a simple wizard that guides [...] (more…)

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Win7Se Brings Mac OS X Expose Feature To Windows 7 And Windows 8

The Mac OS X expose feature enables quickly performing tasks such as locating an open window, hiding all windows or showing the desktop by hovering the mouse to a corner of the desktop. Win7Se is a portable application that brings the Mac OS X expose feature to Windows 7 and Windows 8. It provides a [...] (more…)