Tips And Trick Windows 8

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

How to Open "Metro Apps" from the Desktop in Windows 8

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EXAMPLE: Metro Apps

OPTION ONE

To Create a "Metro Apps" Shortcut in Windows 8

1. Right click on Desktop, and click on New and Shortcut.

2. Copy and paste the location below, and press Enter.

%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}

3. Type in Metro Apps for a name, and press Enter.

OPTION TWO

To Create a "Metro Apps" Folder Shortcut in Windows 8

1. Create a new folder on the desktop, then right-click on it and rename it to the name below.

Applications.{4234d49b-0245-4df3-b780-3893943456e1}

2. To create a shortcut just right-click your newly created Applications folder and rename to "Metro Apps' to save confusion.

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How to Add a New Search Provider in Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8

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Step 1. Open the Internet Explorer on the regular desktop. (Not the Immersive metro IE). Click on the Settings icon, and choose manage add-ons.

Step 2. Click on "Search Providers", and then on "Find more search providers...''

Step 3. This will open up a new IE window with the add-on gallery. If for instance, you don't find one on the front page list such as Google, just enter "Google" into the search field and hit Enter.

Step 4. Click on the search provider tile (in this example I'm using Google). Click on "Add to Internet Explorer".

Step 5. When the "Add search provider" pop-up comes up, click on Add. You can also check "Make this my default search provider" at this point also.

Step 6. At this point, you may need to close and restart the browser before it uses your new search provider. You can check it is there by opening up Manage add-ons again.

Now you can enter a search term into the address bar and hit Enter, and it will use your new default search provider.

For Immersive (Metro) Internet Explorer:

The immersive Internet Explorer will also use your new default search provider, but you may need to close it out through Task Manager first, and re-open, before it will use the new search provider.

That's it.

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How Run a "Automatic Repair" to Fix Windows 8 Startup Problems

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1. Boot to the System Recovery Options screen, and click on Advanced options and Automatic Repair. (see screenshot below)

2. Select a Windows OS to run startup repair on. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: You will only see this option if your booted from your Windows 8 installation media.

3. If prompted, select an administrator account. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Standard user accounts and domain accounts on the computer will not be listed.

A) Type in the password for the selected administrator account, and click on Continue. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you need to change the keyboard layout (language), then do so before entering your password so it will be the same language that the password was set in and match.

4. Startup repair will now start searching for problems, and attempt to automatically repair them. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Automatic Repair might prompt you to make choices as it tries to fix the problem, and if necessary, it might restart your computer as it makes repairs.

5. If startup repair could not find problems or repair your computer, then either click on Restart to continue to start Windows 8, or click on Advanced options to go back to step 1.
NOTE:Sometimes it may take to run Automatic repair 3 times to fix the startup issue.

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