Windows PowerShell gives you the option to implement extra modules which can be used from within your scripts after invoking them with the appropriate command. For demonstrative purposes I will use the WASP module (Windows Automation Snapin for PowerShell) here.
Hidden menu in Windows 8
Operating systems are full of hidden features which are left to us users to explore, which is best done by right-clicking everything you see (or not see, in this case). Windows 8 provides us with a rather hidden menu which
Windows 8 shortcuts
When you use Windows 8 on a desktop computer you better learn the most important keyboard shortcuts first, since you will have extreme long mouse-ways to cover (I will certainly not use my TV as computer screen anymore with Windows
“No space left on device” error on empty drives
It may occur that when you try to copy files from your hard disk to an external device such as an external HDD or a USB key, you get an error stating that there was no free space left on
Add language packs on Windows 8
Before Windows 8, language packs other than the one your Windows shipped with were reserved for users of the more expensive versions. This however will change in future as one can read on the msdn blog and see on the
Restore quick launch bar in Windows 7/8
The quick launch bar might have been the way most Windows XP users accessed all their data, be it folders they often needed or programs - everything could be put in there. This bar however was abandoned in further Windows
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
Pin folders to taskbar on Windows 7/8
By default, if you try pinning folders to the taskbar on Windows 7 or the current version of Windows 8 the folder will be put into the context menu of the taskbar's explorer icon. To prevent this and stick a
Restore the Start button in Windows 8
Update, 06/04/2012: Start8 as well as ViStart are still working on Windows 8 Release Preview, build 8400. Probably one of the most annoying things Windows 8 has brought is the removal of the Start button in the bottom left corner
Add Right-Click Menu to Open Any Folder on Windows
The context menu you gain by right-clicking the desktop is a powerful tool to open any kind of data and program. If you have a folder that you need to access regularly it might be a clever idea to simply