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Windows 8 Build 8220 Screenshots
These were posted on the chinese forum PCBeta today, and show off Windows 8 Build 8220. 8220 is one of the candidates to become the upcoming Consumer Preview that will be released publically at the...
View ArticleWindows 8 Consumer Preview Released
Today is the big day a lot of people have been waiting for. The release of the Windows 8 Consumer preview. The build number of the preview is 8250, and according to Steven Sinofsky, contains over...
View ArticleWindows 8 Consumer Preview Tips and Tricks
When Microsoft released the Windows 8 Consumer Preview 3 days ago, I was one of the first to hit the download servers and install my copy of this shiny new OS. Upon using it for about a day I decided...
View ArticleTip: Make sure Bing Bar never installs itself
So here’s a cool tip for all of you out there. Anyone who uses certain pieces of software, especially the Shark007 codec pack, knows that the bing toolbar likes to install itself without consent at...
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Windows 8 Tip – How to Back Up Activation
With the imminent release of Windows 8 to technet and MSDN (August 15th for those of you who don’t know yet), one thing that people may want to know is how to backup the activation status on a...
View ArticleGuide: Optimize Windows 8 for the Desktop
One of the biggest complaints about Windows 8 is its usability on the desktop. This was even one of my gripes in the early days. As time went on however, I got more used to the way the new OS worked...
View ArticleChange Windows 8 Window Border Size
This is a neat little tip for people who do not like Windows 8’s gargantuan Window borders. In previous versions of Windows (Vista and 7), this was easily accomplished through the advanced appearance...
View ArticleGuide: Disable Auto Activation in Windows 8
As some of you may or may not know, Windows 8 brings many changes to the activation system that is used to protect the software from piracy. While effective, most of them just serve to be a royal pain...
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How To: Create WDS Discover Image for Windows 8
I usually do all of my windows installs on my network via a WDS (Windows Deployment Services) server, and thus use PXE boot. Recently, however, I have run into a rather unique case that led me to have...
View ArticleSinofsky is Gone, so here’s a Blast from the Past
I just saw the news about Steven Sinofsky leaving Microsoft, and couldn’t help but notice it cited him not being a team player. This reminded me of a blog post I made back on September 22, 2008....
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Windows 8.1 “Blue” Build 9369 Hyper-V UEFI
I’m finally getting around to posting this, but I discovered a rather nifty new feature in Hyper-V in Windows 8.1. Some of you might recall I put up some pictures on Twitter showcasing new...
View ArticleMy Windows 8.1 Preview Experiences
Over the past few days, I have been using the Windows 8.1 preview, and I decided to write about my experience with it thus far. It is no secret that I was not a huge fan of Windows 8, and the only...
View ArticleWindows 8/8.1 Lock Screen Monitor Sleep
Just a quick post to offer a tip for an issue that has quite literally been annoying the hell out of me lately. Starting with Windows 8, there is a timeout to put the monitor to sleep when the PC is...
View ArticleWindows Update in Audit mode on Windows 8.1
Perhaps the easiest way to create a pre staged image of Windows that includes all current updates plus any applications that you may want installed is to use audit mode and the sysprep tool to re-seal...
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How to get Aero Glass back in Windows 8.1
Aero Glass, one of the more obvious features of Windows Vista and Windows 7, those lovely transparent and blurred Window borders that really gave Windows an impressive look. Glass was even with us...
View ArticleMake an ISO for Windows 10 9860
So one of the revelations with today’s release of the Windows 10 Technical Preview update is that there will be no ISO’s offered for this build or any future build for the insider program. While I can...
View ArticleWindows 10 9860: Fix OneDrive Popup on Logon
So while I was setting up 9860 on a PC I noticed a interesting bug that isn’t necessarily a show stopper, but rather extremely annoying. After setting up a Windows account and linking it to a live ID,...
View ArticleBlocking Ads with Microsoft Edge (Project Spartan)
So to start this off with a bit of a preface, this post is one that before 10 minutes ago I didn’t really know I would be able to write as I want a solution that is effective but doesn’t compromise...
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Install Threshold 2 RSAT Tools on 14251
So recently Windows Insiders got their hands on build 14251. One thing I discovered with this build is that the RSAT (Remote Server Administration) tools no longer install on this build. Fortunately...
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