Windows 8: How to shut down or restart your computer

As you probably know, Windows 8 brings with it a new Start Screen and does away with the old Start Menu. The old Start Menu contained the shutdown and restart functions, so those had to be moved elsewhere. Click Read more to see how to access the power functions.

Windows 8 Power Menu

As you probably know, Windows 8 brings with it a new Start Screen and does away with the old Start Menu. The old Start Menu contained the shutdown and restart functions, so those had to be moved elsewhere. Click Read more to see how to access the power functions.

How to play DVDs in Windows 8 for FREE

Microsoft has decided to remove native DVD playing in Windows 8. In order to play DVDs you now need third party program. Most of the DVD playing programs cost money, but luckily there are some free ones. One of my favorite media players is VLC media player. VLC can play DVDs and basically any video or music file you can find. This includes AVI files, MP4 files, MKV files, etc. Another option is to install Windows Media Center, a program that used to be included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista

How to Disable UAC in Vista

UAC is a new feature implemented in Windows Vista to increase security. While I would highly recommend having it enabled, some people believe it is annoying and want to disable it. Click Read more to find out how to disable it.

FREE Antivirus!

Nowadays you can not get by without antivirus software on your PC. Many people do not know there is a large amount of antivirus software to choose from, and many of them free! Click read more to find out more!

How to Change the Location of the Documents and other user Folders

Windows sets the location of the Documents, Music, Pictures, and other similar folders inside of the users directory by default. While this is fine in most cases, some times it is better to move the folder. An example would be if you installed a second hard drive in your computer and wish to put more files in those folders then your original drive could hold. If you simply moved the folder to the new location, Windows wouldn't know and would still try to access the old location when you click the Documents icon. Click Read more to see how to change the location of these folders to anywhere else on your PC.

Increase The Amount of Recent Programs Shown in the Start Menu

The Windows Start Menu displays the most recently used programs depending on how often a program is launched. The list by default is very small and may not contain very many of your programs. There is plenty of room on the screen to show more programs. Click read more to find out how to increase the amount of recently used programs shown!

How to hide users in Windows

Windows will automatically show all user accounts on the welcome screen with no easy option to disable this. You may want to have a hidden one that no one knows about, and using this tutorial, you will learn how to hide a user account from the welcome screen. Click Read More to see how!

Enable Hidden BootScreen in Windows Vista

The Vista boot screen is very plain and dull but Microsoft has a nicer boot screen hidden in Vista that is not enabled by default. I do not know why this was not put as the boot screen, as it looks much nicer. You can manually enable it very easily. Click Read more to see how!

How to change the power button in Vista to shut down your PC.

If you do not like to put your computer to sleep or would just rather have the power button in the Vista Start Menu shut down your computer you can follow this simple guide. Click Read more to see how!