Here's how you can find out which startup applications are affecting the amount of time it takes for Windows 8 to launch; and how to disable the annoying ones so you can make Windows 8 launch faster.

Windows 8's Start Screen gets a bad rap, but with the right tweaks and a couple downloads, it can actually be pretty useful. Here's how to make the St.

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The Windows 8 boot options menu is easily accessible throughout the operating system, even after the system has booted. It also can be accessed during a system restart by holding down the SHIFT key.

To change the Windows 8 Start screen background you should go to the 8 Start screen and type start screen. When the search results appear, click on the Settings category as shown below.

Here's how to dual boot Windows 8 with your current Windows 7 installation so you can run them both side by side. If you've ever dual booted a machine before, this shouldn't seem too foreign.

Two separate utilities add a Windows 7-style Start menu to Windows 8. Since both allow you to boot directly into the desktop, either one can protect you from even looking at “Metro” unless you ...

For years Microsoft has talked about making Windows PCs boot up faster, trying to get as close as possible to the instant-on startup of many consumer electronics devices. A new approach in Windows ...

Windows 8 necessities: Fast startup, tablet support and 'Aero 2.0' Two features you need and one you want dominated last week's poll. But as Windows 8 is built on previous operating systems, ...

Why the Start menu was stopped By now most everyone knows that Windows 8 was built for a hybrid user base.It’s designed to serve the legacy desktop and notebook market, as well as the emerging ...

TTGSteve asked the Windows forum to recommend a good Start Menu program for Windows 8. Like a lot of people, I have a very low opinion of Windows 8’s user interface. And one of the things I like ...