Remember that this is a different app, it’s not your traditional VoIP and video conferencing application. This is a totally separate app for Windows 8. How Skype WiFi works? Once you install Skype WiFi from the Windows Store, you’ll need to sign-in with your regular Skype account username and password. Then when you find yourself on a place far away from home, open the Windows 8 app, click or tap Connect and you’ll be able to browse the internet, go to Facebook, Twitter, upload and download files, and basically everything you can do with your internet at home....

The issue is that most users were already familiar with an interface, which everyone mastered throughout the years and Windows 8 changes all that, causing (many) people to have to learn new skills. I am sure that if you’ve used the new operating system for sometime now, you are pretty much comfortable to the new Modern UI, but if you still cannot figure out or the new Start screen just isn’t your taste, today you can try StartW8....

If you’re looking forward for the Surface Book 2, you’ll have to wait a lot longer, because this is just about slightly improving what’s on the market today. The new Surface Book with Performance Base sports the same sixth-generation Intel Core i7 processor; same set of ports (no USB Type-C); and the same 13.5-inch PixelSense display with 3000 x 2000 pixels of resolution. The only upgrade that Microsoft is making is adding the new Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M that includes 2GB of GDDR5 memory, bringing up to twice the graphics from the previous model....

If you’re still new to these devices or you want to know if you’re missing something, you might want to download the official Surface User Guide. Microsoft made available for download the user guide for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book. They are PDF file formats user manuals with basic information and useful tips on how to get started with your new Surface. In the guide, you will be able to find things like: how to set up your Surface, detach the display of your new Book, use Windows Hello, customize the Surface Pen, and a lot more....

Although the software maker has yet to make the official announcement, a new report from Neowin reports that Microsoft revealed the December 1 release date during a session at Ignite 2017. Though, Microsoft is expected to officially unveil its Surface Pro with LTE connectivity during the company’s Future Decoded event in London happening from October 31 to November 1 in London. During the Ignite session, it was also revealed that the LTE modem inside the Surface Pro is a Snapdragon X16 modem that supposed to work in any country and on any carrier that has certified LTE connectivity....

The twist here is that there isn’t a configurable option within the operating system’s UI to add a 4th row of tiles to your Surface RT. However there is a registry tweak that it seems to be working for most users and allows you to change a specific regedit value to add one more rows to the Start screen giving you more room for apps and links. This tweak comes from user (tamarasu) over at the XDA Developers forums and the instructions to do this are as follows:...

Also Microsoft started rolling out the new Office Web Apps update, which will bring new features like “Tell Me”, a new functionality that will help users get the work done even faster, and the company is also refreshing OWA user-interface to make it more easy to use. Finally, if you’re a proud Xbox One owner, you’ll be happy to know that there is a new website called “XboxIE.com” that brings a collection of over 30 popular games to the console over the web browser....

Here is what you might have missed and some of the most popular: Leave a comment and say what you think on one of the posts of this week, or let us know what other topics would you like to read about. There are two methods to disable or turn off AutoPlay in Windows 7. Choose a method and follow the steps Continue Reading… Most popular posts All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....

Here is what you might have missed: Desktop fun: Best Easter wallpapers and awesome Windows 7 Theme Portable Workspace: Ready to run Windows 8 from a USB device? Attract more Feedburner email subscribers to your WordPress site using Modal Dialog plugin Microsoft unveiled the first Internet Explorer 10 Platform Preview Be a tech hero and use BootMed to fix many Windows problems How to configure BitLocker in Windows 7 to protect with encryption your files and folders [Bonus]...

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In how to Windows you learned a couple of cool stuff, such as how to disable or enable HomeGroup feature in Windows 7, and most of us have experienced printer’s problems in our life time in front of a computer and with so many models on the market is really complicated to create a single guide that will fix every printer problem, but nonetheless I posted a small ‘how to’ article that can help to solve a print queuing problem....

For all the fans out there, Google has moved Chrome 16 to the beta channel and the web browser now adds the ability to create users profiles. This is a great new feature that makes more flexible for users to share the computer with other people, and also adds a better sync integration through all the devices where you use Google Chrome — Download Google Chrome 16 beta and try “Users” the best feature yet!...

Here is what you might have missed and some of the most popular: Most popular posts This is great! But by default this option is disabled. Well, in this brief article we are going to learn how to enable PDF support in Google Chrome 6. Continue Reading… All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes....

As part of the 20H1 development, Microsoft also released Windows 10 build 18860 in the Skip Ahead ring with minor improvements. In addition, Windows 10 version 1803 and older version received cumulative updates to address a slew of issues with the OS. Microsoft announced that is working to bring its anti-malware software, Microsoft Defender ATP, to Apple macOS devices. In preparation for the next major update of Windows 10, this week, a revised version of the ultimate guide to the April 2019 Update has been published in the site....

In case you missed it, you can also download the pick of the week theme: Antlers and Horns to refresh your desktop. Also, many online retailers still have great discounts if you didn’t have the time to shop for new electronics during the Black Friday day weekend. For example, the Logitech C922x webcam is now going for $49.99 (was $99.99). The Harman Kardon voice activated speaker with Cortana is currently $49....

Furthermore, the software giant released the update KB4589212 as a standalone update with a microcode patch to address the Platypus attack vulnerability on Intel processors. And Windows 10 build 20262 became available in the Dev Channel with a long list of bug fixes and improvements. Microsoft also announced its Pluton security chip, which is expected to come built into future processors from AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm. The new architecture promises to improve the security of devices running Windows 10, and it will replace the current Trusted Platform Module (TPM)....

The May 2019 Update is just another update, but unlike those patches that release every month, this release includes a set of new features and improvements. Windows 10 May 2019 Update release date Windows 10 May 2019 Update version number Windows 10 May 2019 Update installation Windows 10 May 2019 Update reasons to upgrade Windows 10 May 2019 Update block automatic install Windows 10 May 2019 Update release date The new feature update is rolling starting May 21, 2019, and it’ll be offered as a free upgrade for devices already running Windows 10....

Storage Spaces is a feature that allows you to group multiple drives into pools, which you can then use to create storage spaces with different types of RAID-like technologies, such as mirror and parity, to help protect your data from drive failures, and expand storage over time. Once the company acknowledged the problem, it also offered steps to mitigate and recover files on affected devices, and now, it appears that a permanent fix is on the way....

While Windows 10 build 10130 brings a number of tweaks and overall it’s more stable and polished build, the software giant warns that there are still a few known issue you have to be aware of before installing. Below, you’ll find a list with all the known issues in this particular build: Mail app may crash due to a memory error, and may not sync mail when in the background....