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Mozilla disables On-Screen Keyboard Support for Windows 8 & 8.1 in Firefox 44
Mozilla has decided to pull On-screen Keyboard support for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 from upcoming Firefox 44 (currently in beta) because of a bug that was causing OSK to pop up when a Bluetooth keyboard is connected to Windows... More of this article »
CCleaner Now Uninstalls Windows Store Apps in Windows 8 & 10
Don’t forget the fact the CCleaner also has uninstall tool, which is an alternative to Windows Add/Remove Programs applet, this has now got better in CCleaner v5.11 with addition of support for uninstall of Windows Store Apps... More of this article »
Downgrade to Windows 7/8 from Windows 10 using EaseUs System GoBack Free
This tool makes it easier to get back to or restore previous Windows 7/8 after Windows 10 upgrade. After the upgrade to Windows 10, the OS itself offers the option in ‘Recovery’ of ‘Settings’ to ‘Go back... More of this article »
IObit Uninstaller 4 beta Update adds Windows 8 Style Skin
Second beta for IObit Uninstaller 4 has been released and available for testing. According to the changelog, this beta 2 version has improved Powerful Scan function and Win8 apps uninstall, if you uninstall any Windows 8 App using... More of this article »
IObit Uninstaller 4 lets you remove Windows 8 Apps
First beta for IObit uninstaller 4 has been released and available to download for testing. When you run this version in Windows 8, you can see, apart from ‘Programs’ and ‘Toolbars & Plugins’ tabs, you can... More of this article »64-bit Chrome for Windows is Now Available on Beta Channel
Almost two months back, Google has made available 64-bit version of Chrome on Canary and developer channels, today, it is available for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users on Beta channel, you can download it from here. You can install Chrome... More of this article »64-bit Chrome for Window 7 and Windows 8 is now available on Canary and Dev channels
Google has released 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows (Windows 7 and Windows 8) users and is now available for testing on Canary and Developer channels. This version takes full advantage of newer capabilities, and offers more speed,... More of this article »
Metro Firefox in Windows 8 gets Private Browsing support, but disabled by default
Sometime back, Mozilla has made available preview of Firefox for Windows 8 in Aurora channel, the latest development for that is they’ve started implementing Private browsing and added basic support for it to Nightly version,... More of this article »
WinPatrol 2014 Preview with Windows 8 Look is now available for testing
WinPatrol 2014 Preview version 30 has been released by its developer, Bill Pytlovany and is available to download for testing. The Preview comes with Windows 8 look and has many new enhancements. Tooltip functionality and Scheduled... More of this article »
Chrome Beta in Windows 8 Mode Looks different with App Launcher and Shelf at the Bottom
A while back, we’ve covered about Chrome 32 Beta update which lets your track down noisy tabs with the help of indicators and we also mentioned in that post Chrome on Windows 8 mode looks completely different to the current stable... More of this article »Firefox in Windows 8 to Use Same Profile for Both Desktop and Modern Environments
Till now Firefox in Windows 8-Mozilla calling as "Metro Firefox" – used a separate profile from Desktop Firefox. Things to change and news is both to share same single profile but with some exceptions, Mozilla has detailed... More of this article »Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 [Offline Installer]
With the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has also released .NET Framework 4.5.1 and Visual Studio 2013. As Windows 8 comes with .NET Framework 4.5 installed, similarly Windows 8.1 also comes included with .NET Framework 4.5.1... More of this article »
Preview of Firefox for Windows 8 is Available in Aurora Channel
At last, touch-friendly Firefox version is available in Aurora channel for testing on Windows 8. Mozilla has designed Firefox Aurora preview specially for Windows 8 tablets and wants you to test and share them feedback before... More of this article »
Windows 8 App Remover Easily Removes All Installed Modern UI Apps
Free app is available to remove Windows 8 modern UI apps. Till now, its possible to remove modern UI/metro apps that came installed with Windows 8 by using PowerShell commands, that is no longer required now. A free and portable... More of this article »
Remove the Start button In Windows 10
Its now possible to get rid of start button from Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 with a free app. Have you found no use with Start button in Windows 10? And want to remove it, Microsoft doesn’t allows us to do that, don’t worry! You... More of this article »
You Can Now Access All Your Yahoo Mail Accounts from Yahoo Mail Mobile Apps
Now in addition to Yahoo Android app, you can now able to view and access all Yahoo Mail accounts from Yahoo Mail for iOS and Yahoo Mail for Windows 8 apps. Have you created multiple Yahoo Mail accounts for different reasons like to... More of this article »Revo Uninstaller 1.9.5 Adds Windows 8 Support
Though Revo Uninstaller has worked on Windows 8 from Developer Preview version till the current final one, official wording has to come from VS Revo group, and it has arrived now. Revo Uninstaller 1.9.5 Freeware version has been released... More of this article »
How to Run Winamp in Safe Mode on Windows?
Winamp by Nullsoft, once upon a time popularly known as Audio Player now available as multi-format media player for Windows and Android platforms. Winamp’s latest version 5.64 has been released for Windows with addition of “Safe... More of this article »![Image for Windows 8 Showing Black Screen Due to Avast [Fix]](https://techdows.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Avast-Behavior-Shield-Settings_thumb.png)
Windows 8 Showing Black Screen Due to Avast [Fix]
Are you encountering Black screen with Avast on Windows 8 machine?, here is the manual fix until Avast finds the solution. In the past, we’ve covered fix to BSOD issue with Avast on Windows 8, now recently some users reported they’re... More of this article »Skype for Windows 8 Update adds HD Video Support
Microsoft has updated Skype App for Windows 8 by adding support for HD Video. And they’ve improved the Video messaging feature, which now in preview. You can download the latest version of this Skype app from Windows store. Aga... More of this article »
Chrome 29 Now Available On Dev Channel Except For Windows 8
Google Chrome 29 now available on dev channel for all Windows (except Windows 8), Chrome Frame and Linux. Jason Kersey from Chrome team says in Chrome Releases blog” This build has a large number of bug fixes and other new items”. ... More of this article »
Want Windows 8‘s Win+X Menu on Windows 7? Snap Plus Brings It Easily
Do you love Quick Link Menu introduced in Windows 8 and want it on Windows 7 a freeware program adds it easily. To open this hidden menu in Win8 you need to hover mouse pointer to bottom of left corner of screen or you can launch... More of this article »
How to Uninstall and Reinstall Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8
We’ve already covered how to Uninstall IE10 in Windows 7 that gets back IE8/9 and in Windows 8, if you don’t like Internet Explorer 10 for the reasons like offering two versions: desktop and metro or modern UI or lack of Flash... More of this article »![Image for Download Official Windows 8 End User Training Brochure [PDF]](https://techdows.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Windows-8-End-User-Training-Brochure-PDF_thumb.png)
Download Official Windows 8 End User Training Brochure [PDF]
If you, your family members, or relatives still not able to understand and work on Windows 8, Microsoft has released End User Training Brochure for Windows 8 PDF file containing 36 Pages which lets you “learn how to get around, navigate... More of this article »
Backup and Restore Wireless Network Profiles in Windows 7/8 with Network Profiles Utility
If you plan to reinstall Windows or want to move current Wireless network connection settings and static IP/DNS settings to another PC or deploy these settings on multiple PCs you need to backup wireless network profile which is tedious... More of this article »
Easily Install Windows 8 Panoramic Themes on Windows 7 with Deskthemepack Installer
You can’t install Windows 8 themes on Windows 7 because they’ve .deskthemepack extension, but the Deskthemepack Installer free app lets you install them easily and even lets you associate *.deskthemepack files in Windows 7, so... More of this article »
Avira Free Antivirus Finally gets Windows 8 Certification
At last Avira free antivirus has got Windows 8 certification by Microsoft, so from onwards you don’t encounter any compatibility warning pop ups during its setup. That means Avira free antivirus 2013 product supposed to work without... More of this article »
Avast 8 Second Beta adds Ad Blocker and Windows 8 Support
Second public beta of Avast 8 has been released and available for download. This beta has added Ad Blocker feature and brings much awaited Windows 8 support. This beta also brought bug fixes and improvements to features offered in... More of this article »
How to remove All Default Apps from Windows 8
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 of this article »
KeyScrambler Personal 3.0 gets Chrome, IE10 and Windows 8 Support
3.0 major version of KeyScrambler has been released by QFX Software for all three editions it offers, Personal edition gets much wanted Google Chrome support, in fact free version offers keystrokes encryption support for all browsers.... More of this article »
Windows 8: Quickly Open Elevated Command Prompt with Win+X, A Shortcut
Do you know we can use keyboard shortcut to open elevated Command prompt in Windows 8? don’t know? check this out. Lets accept this!, opening command prompt in Windows 7 is as easy typing cmd on search box on Start Menu and pressing... More of this article »
Fix Flash Issues in Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8
If you’re not able to play rich media content through Flash Player that has been embedded or integrated into Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8, follow these steps. How to Fix issues with embedded Flash Player in Windows 8 FYI, Microsoft... More of this article »
Customize Windows 8 Boot Experience with Boot UI Tuner
If you want to skip Windows 8 boot process quicker by disabling blue Windows logo, modern boot UI, spinning icon and messages shown during the boot you can achieve that by using free tool released by WinAero. If Windows 8 is set is... More of this article »
Don’t want Eye icon in Password Field in Internet Explorer on Windows 8? Here is how to remove it
A new feature in Windows 8, which you may have not noticed till now and indeed can turn into a security concern, talking about password reveal button or the eye icon that appears at the end of password field on account login pages... More of this article »
Preview Versions of Windows 8 Set to Expire on January 15, 2013
Are you using any one of Preview editions released by Microsoft for Windows 8?- Developer Preview, Consumer Preview or Released Preview- if your answer is yes! then you should know that they all are set to expire on first month of... More of this article »
This African Wildlife Theme for Windows looking beautiful, Do you Install it?
Microsoft wants you to bring African Savanna animals on to your Windows desktop with African Wildlife theme, you can download and install this theme on Windows 7, Windows 8 and RT from Windows Personalization gallery. Here is... More of this article »
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.70 Beta Brings Windows 8 Support
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.70 Beta version has been released and available for testing. This Beta version adds slew of new features and enhancements, worth to note is addition of Windows 8 support as MBAM now shows Start Screen notifications.... More of this article »Avira Latest Update Improves 2013 Products Compatibility with Windows 8
Avira still saying they’re continuing to improve their 2013 products compatibility with Windows 8, yesterday released update build 2890 by Avira has improved Windows 8 compatibility much more. If you don’t know Avira has released... More of this article »
WinPatrol 2013 Released with Windows 8 Support
WinPatrol, the program which alerts you when new programs automatically added to startup programs list has released for 2013 with version 26.0 with minor changes and with Windows 8 support. WinPatrol 2013 is available for users in... More of this article »
Bought A Windows 8 PC ? Time to Use PC Decrapifier to remove the Crapware from It
Use PC Decrapifier to remove all trial versions of programs shipped with new Windows 8 PCs in an unattended fashion. If you’ve bought a brand new Windows 8 PC from any one of PC manufacturing companies like Acer, Samsung, Lenovo,... More of this article »
Check Your Hard Drive Health Status in Windows 8 with CrystalDiskInfo
Want to check your hard drive health in Windows 8? Free tool CrystalDiskInfo now got you covered. There is no built-in utility in Windows 8 to tell the health status of hard drive, that’s why we’ve to rely on freeware third-party... More of this article »
StartW8: Probably the best Start Menu Replacement for Windows 8 After Classic Shell
StartW8 ports Windows 7 Style start menu with search and power options included to Windows 8, this might be Start menu for Windows 8 you’re looking for?. There are lot of free and paid versions of Start Menu replacements available... More of this article »![Image for Apps in Windows 8 not working after upgrade from Windows 7 [Fix]](https://techdows.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Windows-8-apps-troubleshooter_thumb.png)
Apps in Windows 8 not working after upgrade from Windows 7 [Fix]
If you’ve upgraded to Windows 8 from Windows 7 and found most of Windows 8 apps not working in your Computer, then Microsoft asking you to follow the below solutions. Make Windows 8 Apps to run after upgrade from Windows 7 with... More of this article »
Prevent Installing Programs from Auto Pinning to the Windows 8 Start Screen
If you want your Start Screen to look clean and tidy then before installing any program lock the pinning to Start Screen feature so that no unwanted tiles will be added. Using “Pin to Start” item on context menu in Windows 8 you... More of this article »
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 11.0 Released
Check Point has released version 11 for ZoneAlarm Free Firewall, now available for download from ZoneAlarm site. This version adds support for Windows 8 and Firefox 16 browser. ZA Firewall works with other antiviruses. In fact ZA offering... More of this article »
How to Find Windows 10 Install Date?
Are you curious to know when you’ve last installed Windows 10? A simple command reveals exact date and time of the same. Windows stores its installation date and software installed info in the registry, which systeminfo tool... More of this article »
Belarc Advisor, Now Available for Windows 8
Belarc Advisor 8.3 adds Windows 8 support and offers skip this step for local network scanning. Belrac released version 8.3 for advisor that brings support for Windows 8 and other new features to the table. This free system information... More of this article »