File History is a new file backup and restore feature of Windows 8. It works just like the Windows Restore Point, allowing you to save the User Profile folders to any external storage device, so they can be easily restored at any time.
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File History is a new file backup and restore feature of Windows 8. It works just like the Windows Restore Point, allowing you to save the User Profile folders to any external storage device, so they can be easily restored at any time.
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The new Copy/Move dialog box includes a file copy/move progress graph which helps users visually check the copying/moving speed, along with a pause/resume button to instantly pause the copy/move operation and then resume it back.
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The Windows 8 Reset utility provides a one-stop solution to those who are planning to sell their Windows 8 PC without leaving any chances of recovering personal information and other important data from the PC.
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Refreshing your Windows 8 PC reinstalls Windows 8 and keeps your personal files, settings, and any apps that came with your PC and apps that you installed from the Windows Store.
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Despite being a complete rewrite of the Windows 7 Task Manager, Windows 8 Task Manager classifies the Windows tasks related information into separate groups, which help users easily navigate through user and system initiated processes.
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Windows 8 File Explorer clones the user interface of Microsofts Office 2010 applications, bringing all the necessary options and tools right in the ribbon, so that you don't have to find options from menus in the menu bar.
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So you downloaded Windows 8 and now want to try it out on VirtualBox, but are constantly getting errors? You are not alone. Installing Windows 8 on VirtualBox is tricky but not that hard once you get to know the basics. In this video, we will explain the step by step procedure for installing Windows 8 on VirtualBox.
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While the Control Panel is still there in desktop mode, there has been a new hub introduced in Windows 8 called PC settings, that lets you change several important settings for your PC.
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The Windows Advanced Boot Options menu, also known as the Windows Startup Menu, includes various system repair and troubleshooting modes which help users fix system startup problems, access the command line interpreter, and run Windows in safe mode, along with Windows boot debugging options to initiate step-by-step identification of Windows boot process issues.
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Whenever you install new apps, their tiles get added to the start screen. These tiles can be broadly categorized into two categories: Metro apps and non-Metro apps which are standard Windows programs.
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Although, the Windows 8 Desktop looks a lot similar to that of Windows 7, it does have some important and very useful new features included.
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To make a folder available to everyone in your HomeGroup, simply add the folder to one of your shared libraries. If you want to share your Documents library, for example, add the folder to your personal Documents folder or to the PC's Public Documents folder to allow everyone in your HomeGroup to read, modify, or delete items in the folder.
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The easiest way to share files on a home network is to create or join a HomeGroup. A HomeGroup is a group of computers that share pictures, music, videos, documents, and even printers.
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HomeGroup in Windows 7 will simplify the tasks associated with sharing music, pictures and documents with your home network and Windows 7 PCs. HomeGroup also allows you to share your USB connected printers.
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Have you noticed this new Windows 7 feature named Link online IDs in User Accounts in the Control Panel? It was designed to seamlessly integrate your online account, such as an email address, with your Windows user account to provide a smoother user experience.
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SkyDrive is an online storage system included in Windows Live, which gives you 25 GB of space that you can sync to your desktop. Here's how to connect it to your Windows 7 computer as a mapped drive.
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So Windows 8 Consumer Preview edition has been out for a while now, and your dying to try it out. But you don't want to blow away Windows 7. Never fear, in this video, we will show you how to install Windows 8 Consumer Preview along side Windows 7 in a Virtual Hard Disk dual boot environment.
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As with other app stores, Windows Store handles the managing, downloading, and installing of any app updates.
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview affords you 2 ways to install the OS on your PC. You can use the new web-based installer or the more traditional burn an ISO image onto a disc and then boot from your DVD drive.
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For power users who want quicker access to the more advanced options in Windows 8
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If you're having problems with your Windows 8 installation, you can try to refresh or reset it.
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Yes I know. For the last couple of Windows releases, your used to just clicking on the start button, and then selecting the Control Panel from the start menu.
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Microsoft has introduced the new app store in Windows 8 Consumer Preview to mirror the mobile version of the app store on Windows phones.
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Today we are going to talking about mouse & keyboard shortcuts for the new Windows 8 Consumer Preview edition.
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Now that you've installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on your computer, and you've played around with it for hours, you're probably now wondering how the heck doI shut down my computer.
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Today we are going to show you how to use the four corners on your new Windows 8 Consumer Preview desktop.
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OK. So your hard drive crashed and you've lost all of your photos. Or you've accidently deleted a file off your computer. Now you'd like to restore...
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So now that we've got you setup to backup your computer both locally and in the cloud, we are going to take a look at some basic settings to help manage your backups better.
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