The presentation or the looks of the text on-screen or in print can be described and beautified by different types of fonts. Fonts are a collection of alphanumeric characters and symbols. They describ…
(more...)Add New Fonts in Microsoft Windows 8
Tags: Windows 8
Scan and Fix Hard Disk Drive Errors in Microsoft Windows 8
Hard disk drives are the most important storage devices that store and retrieve data as per users’ needs. Unlike other storage mediums, such as CDs/DVDs, etc., the HDDs consist of ‘Platters’. The plat…
(more...)Add a New Group to Microsoft Windows 8
As the name suggests a User Group is a pool of user accounts sharing the same security rights. They are sometimes also referred to as Security Groups. It is inconvenient to assign a same set of privil…
(more...)Promote Standard User Account to an Administrator in Microsoft Windows 8
When users log on to Microsoft Windows using their credentials, they are assigned with access tokens that specify the level of privileges they would get while accessing the objects and resources that …
(more...)Reset User Account Passwords in Microsoft Windows 8
Security of any object or a user account in a computer can be considered complete only when it contains a set of credentials that are comprised of two entities, namely Username and Password. In almost…
(more...)Remove Windows Media Player from Microsoft Windows 8
Windows Media Player has been in existence since the release of the very first Graphical User Interface operating system by Microsoft. Every time a new version of Microsoft Windows is released, Window…
(more...)Rename a User Account in Microsoft Windows 8
In Microsoft Windows-based operating systems, multiple user accounts are created by the administrators so that a single computer can be shared by many users. When a user account is created in the Wind…
(more...)Enable Built-In Administrator Account in Microsoft Windows 8
Something about Built-In Administrator Account With the release of NTFS oriented Microsoft-based operating systems, the concept of administrator and standard user accounts was also introduced. An Admi…
(more...)Enable Remote Desktop in Microsoft Windows 8
Remote Desktop is a feature that was introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows 2000 but was not much recognized and used by the administrators in most corporate environments. The reason behind …
(more...)Changing Password in Microsoft Windows 8
Passwords are the most important aspects of Windows-based or non-Windows-based operating systems. In production environments, where security is a major concern, network administrators always protect t…
(more...)Enable Quota Management in Microsoft Windows 8
Quota Management feature is integrated in almost all Microsoft-based operating systems that support NTFS file system. With the help of this feature, administrators can restrict users from consuming di…
(more...)How to Get the Most of Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft has been very active over the past few years and has released new operating systems in a short period of time. Most of us haven’t been able to utilize all the features of Vista by now and we…
(more...)Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview – Disable User Account Control (UAC)
User Account Control is a feature that adds an additional layer of security to the operating systems. User Account Control was first introduced with the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and is now c…
(more...)Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview – Placing Icons on Desktop
Desktop icons are the small symbols that are displayed on the desktop screens of the computers, and are placed there either automatically or manually. Desktop icons are graphical symbols that represen…
(more...)Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview – Managing Network Security
Network discovery is a process through which a computer becomes discoverable on the network and can be viewed by other computers that are connected to it via any network medium. In pre-Windows Vista o…
(more...)Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview – Create a New User Account
In any operating system, including Microsoft Windows 8 Release Preview, user accounts play important role when it comes to security of data and as well as the entire operating system. A user account w…
(more...)Windows 8 – Ready To Serve
Microsoft released the final public test build of their Windows 8 operating system, the Windows 8 Release Preview on 31st May 2012. Here is what you can expect now – a select group of partners and tes…
(more...)Why Microsoft Needs to Replace Windows 7?
Microsoft’s Windows may not be the most powerful and accurate OS on the computer market but there are some big names who are providing more security and reliability than the Microsoft offering. Howeve…
(more...)Who Comes First in the Tablet Market?
Have you ever had the pleasure of playing around with an Android based device? It’s amazing, as you browse through its options, keeping an open mind, it dawns on you that it’s only a matter of the tim…
(more...)How-To: Shut Down Windows 8 Consumer Preview
With all the craze over the new iPad, many might have forgotten about Windows 8, but we haven’t. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out, and so far, it has seen millions of downloads in just a few days…
(more...)About Windows 8 Consumer Preview Features, Is It Worth Downloading?
The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is here, already it has surpassed 1 million downloads and so far, many PC users came out to defend Microsoft brave efforts, while others are taking turns to slam the OS …
(more...)Mozilla Working On Firefox Browser Application For Windows 8 Metro
It is apparent to everyone who follows the browser wars that Firefox is falling behind rapidly, but that is not stopping Mozilla from trying to regain marketshare and bring some well needed competitio…
(more...)Apple Testing 8 Inch iPad Says WSJ
We’ve been hearing quite a lot recently about an iPad smaller than the original. Apple is yet to confirm anything regards to this, but with the ongoing success of the Amazon Kindle Fire, which has a 7…
(more...)Windows 8 On ARM Is Not Compatible With Old Applications
For those who were planning on buying a Windows 8 tablet with an ARM processor inside, you will be disappointed to find out that ARM powered Windows 8 tablets will not be able to run old applications….
(more...)Windows 8: What to Expect and When to Expect It
Once upon a time, Microsoft felt it unnecessary to design and release an entirely new operating system more often than at best every five years. Even when faced with the most hated Widows operating sy…
(more...)