Since Windows 8 applications do not have any obvious means of minimizing or closing them, most people might just leave them opened and continue working with lots of apps opened in the background. You can check if and how many
Select default programs to open files with in window mode in Windows 8
Windows 8 has set some file types to open in full screen Metro applications which can be really annoying, especially if you just wanted to have a quick look at a photo or something. To stop this, you can determine
Change the number of maximal tile rows on the Metro start screen (Windows 8)
By default Windows 8's new start screen allows that many tile rows that fit onto your screen on a certain resolution - however, you can change that value by using the Windows registry. To get to the registry, point your
Play Minesweeper and Solitaire on Windows 8
Along with all the other applications, games on Windows have been turned into Metro apps that can be downloaded from the App Store. The simple consequences are that 1. you need to play them full-screen and 2. you need to
Transparent window borders in Windows 8
With Aero gone, the options to customize the appearance of your Windows desktop have highly decreased. Though while you don't have the option to add transparency to window borders, you can still achieve them with a simple trick (you won't
Make Metro apps open links in IE’s desktop version in Windows 8
By default, if you open web content from the Metro UI, it will be opened with the Metro version of Internet Explorer. If you don't like that behavior you can easily change it in the Internet options. Open the charms
How to create a picture password on Windows 8
Apart from the traditional text string password, Windows 8 offers a new form of securing your user account which is by including touch and/or gestures into the procedure. Spoken directly, you are now able to select a picture where you
Create New Metro Tiles On Windows 8
Since you now won't get around to use the Metro Start-screen on the recently released Windows 8 Consumer preview, it might be good to know how to add some functionality to it. To add the usual Windows tools or Apps