Apps

How many apps are there in your Windows 10 Start Menu?

Posted by Techdows on Aug 5th, 2015

Know this fact or bug info: Start Menu in Windows 10 at the moment can’t display more than 512 apps, fix is under testing says Microsoft. There is a PowerShell command that lets you know the number of apps your start menu’s... More »

How to uninstall Marketplace Apps from Firefox Desktop?

Posted by Techdows on Apr 8th, 2015

With Firefox 35, Mozilla has introduced Marketplace beta, by accessing it from the tools menu or by visiting this link you can able to find and install apps on your Mac or Linux or Windows computer. Firefox Marketplace is similar to... More »

In Chrome Web Store, You no longer need to Sign in to install the Free Apps

Posted by Techdows on Sep 9th, 2014

You can now install the Free apps in Chrome Web Store without the need to sign into your Google Account. If you’re the only one user using your computer and Chrome browser and doesn’t sign into the browser to Sync stuff... More »

How to remove All Default Apps from Windows 8

Posted by Techdows on Feb 9th, 2013

Have you found modern apps, those comes bundled with Windows 8 aimed at touch screen devices no longer useful for your desktop PC?, You can remove all of these permanently by running few commands in PowerShell. Windows 8 comes with... More »

How to Clear history of Windows 8 Store Apps

Posted by Techdows on Nov 8th, 2012

Is it possible to clear Windows 8 store apps, aka metro apps history? Yes, but the option is buried deep in PC Settings, here is how to find and delete it. Windows 8 apps designed in such a way that they always be running in the background... More »

UndoClose Opens Last Closed Folders and Programs in Windows

Posted by Techdows on Jan 26th, 2012

Ctrl+Shift+T is the shortcut we use to open last closed tabs in modern browsers like Firefox and Google Chrome, though Windows 7 shows recently opened files and programs on the start menu it doesn’t offer hotkeys to open... More »

View All Installed Programs in Windows 8 In Alphabetical Order

Posted by Techdows on Sep 23rd, 2011

By default Windows 8 doesn’t have a Start Menu to display non-metro apps you’ve installed (though the Programs and Features in Control Panel displays programs installed by you) but WDP comes pre-installed with Metro style and other... More »

Batch Uninstall Several Programs in Windows With Portable IObit Uninstaller 2

Posted by Techdows on Sep 7th, 2011

IObit released freeware portable IObit Uninstaller 2 with new features which is now strong competitor to Revo Uninstaller. Useful features for users in this release are Batch Uninstall and “Forced Uninstall” (these features... More »

How to Capture Splash Screens of Applications using Snagit

Posted by Techdows on Nov 13th, 2010

We’ve covered how to disable splash screens of portable apps, for O&O MediaRecovery freebie post, I want to capture its splash screen but found difficult even with popular Snagit tool. Anyway if you want to capture splash screens... More »

Completely hide Most Visited & Recently Closed Sections on New Tab Page in Google Chrome

Posted by Techdows on Oct 7th, 2010

New Tab Page in Google Chrome shows most visited and recently closed sections, though New Tab page allows to hide thumbnails in Most Visited section still page titles do appear under Most Visited section,and Recently Closed section... More »

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