The Startup Settings boot menu allows you to change various settings that affect how Windows 8 starts up as well as providing a launching point into Windows 8 Safe Mode. To access the Startup ...

Microsoft removed the Windows 8 startup sound, but it’s been hiding in Windows 10 and 11 ever since. It’s now the Windows login sound, which is disabled by default.

Learn how to boot into Safe Mode on Windows 8 with our easy-to-follow guide. Safe Mode is a diagnostic startup mode that ...

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.

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.

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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.

Fast startup is a feature first implemented in Windows 8 as Fast Boot and carried over to Windows 10 that allows your PC to start up more quickly, hence its name. While this handy feature can ...

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 ...

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, ...