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  • CollageIt Pro collages

    Mother’s Day Giveaway : CollageIt Pro

    It has been a while since the last giveaway but here is one now. In collaboration with PearlMountain Software, we are pleased to announce a Mother’s Day giveaway of CollageIt Pro.  5 PC based licenses of CollageItPro each worth $29.90 will be given for FREE. Features of CollageIt Pro : Quickly create beautiful collage from [...]

  • List of administrative tools for Windows 8

    How To Display Administrative Tools On Windows 8 Start Screen

    It can be useful to display the list of administrative tools right on the Windows 8 start screen. This is not enabled by default but to display them : 1. Go to Windows 8 start screen and invoke Settings charm by pressing Windows key + I. (A list of Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts can be [...]

  • 10 Free, Must-have Windows 8 Games

    10 Free Must-Have Windows 8 Games

    Here are 10 free, must-have Windows 8 games that everyone will enjoy: 1. Jetpack Joyride 2. Pinball FX2 3. Hearts Deluxe   4. Radiant   5. Judge Dredd vs. Zombies   6. Radiant Defense   7. Microsoft Mahjong   8. Cut The Rope   9. Spider Solitaire HD   10. Bubble Star   If you [...]

  • How To Get Back Native Windows 8 Start Menu Without Third-Party Software

    How To Get Back Native Windows 8 Start Menu Without Third-Party Software

    Here’s how to get back native Windows 8 Start Menu without third-party software: 1. In Windows Explorer, click on ‘View>Options>Change folder and search options’. 2. Select ‘View>Advanced Settings:>Show hidden files, folders, and drives’. Click ‘Apply’ and then ‘OK’. 3. Now right click the task-bar on the classic desktop and select ‘Toolbars>New toolbar…’. 4. Navigate to ‘C:\ProgramData>Microsoft>Windows’ and [...]

  • How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows 8

    How To Disable Startup Programs In Windows 8

    Here’s how to disable startup programs in Windows 8: 1. Press ‘Windows’ + ‘R’ key, type in ‘taskmgr’ in the ‘Run’ dialog box and hit enter. 2. In the ‘Task Manager’, click on ‘Startup’ tab. This tab will list all the startup programs for your PC. Click on the program startup which you want to [...]

  • How To Lower Priority Of A Resource Consuming Service In Windows 8

    How To Lower Priority Of A Resource Consuming Service In Windows 8

    Here’s how to lower priority of a resource consuming service in Windows 8: 1. Press ‘Windows’ + ‘R’ and type in ‘services.msc’. In the window that opens, scroll to the name of the service for which you want to lower the priority and double click the service name. Make a note of the executable name [...]