Sergey Tkachenko, Author at Winaero

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TrayIt!

Note: The official website of the app is not online any longer. There is no way to download the app from the official website or find the author's contact information. You can download TrayIt! from Winaero. We are using it ourselves and store it here for our personal needs. The app is distributed 'as-is', all rights belong to its author, Igor Nys.

TrayIt! is a small free utility that allows you to minimize any program to the Windows tray rather than the Windows taskbar. TrayIt can send any window or application to the notification area, even when the app doesn't support such a feature.

[Fix] Desktop Tile is missing on the Start screen in Windows 8.1

By default, Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 come with a special tile on the Start screen called 'Desktop'. It shows your current wallpaper and allows you to switch to the classic Desktop mode to work with desktop apps. But sometimes something goes wrong and Desktop tile disappears from the Start screen. Here's how you can restore it.

Download Desktop Tile for Windows 8.1

Desktop Tile for Windows 8.1.

Desktop Tile for Windows 8.1
Allows you to restore the missing Desktop tile on the Start screen.
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Get a customizable brightness control for your Android home screen

Like many people, I have several Android devices for daily use, including a smartphone and two tablets. All of them have Android's auto-brightness feature, which allows changing the display brightness automatically when the light around you changes its intensity. However, I am not a big fan of this feature. Instead, I prefer setting the brightness level manually. For that purpose, I use a free open source widget for the home screen.

Nature HD#37 theme for Windows 8

Fix Firefox 27 crashes using these simple instructions

Firefox 27 was recently released and many users faced multiple crashes in the browser. It's annoying to not know what is crashing Firefox, so I decided to write this short post to help you to troubleshot the issue and fix it easily.

How to disable the shutdown button on the Start Screen

With Windows 8.1 Update 1, Microsoft plans to bring a prominent Shutdown button to the Start screen. It is a useful addition because you no longer have to swipe from the right, then use the Settings Charm, and then click Power to shut down. However, should you want to hide this button to avoid clutter, there is a simple registry tweak which can be used to hide the Shutdown button from the Start screen.

Note: in Windows 8.1 Update 1 RTM (Spring Update/Feature Pack) MS did a change for value name and location. I've updated this article with the actual information.

How to disable or enable the Microsoft Confidential watermark in Windows 8.1 Update 1

Today, while playing with the leaked Windows 8.1 Update 1, I discovered a new registry tweak, which allows hiding the 'Microsoft Confidential' message from the Desktop. That huge watermark which Microsoft started to use since Windows 8 development can be hidden. Windows 8.1 Update 1 can also force the watermark to be shown even if the OS is activated.

How to change the Charms bar hover timeout delay

The recently leaked Windows 8.1 Update 1 build features some hidden tweakable settings. Amongst these are settings to control the Charms bar hover timeout which in my opinion, is a killer improvement. You can finally prevent the Charms bar from accidentally displaying when the mouse pointer goes to the screen corners. Let's see how it can be done.

How to enable Enterprise Mode in Internet Explorer 11

In the latest release of Internet Explorer 11, as the recent leaks show, there is a compatibility feature called Enterprise Mode. Using Enterprise Mode, corporate users will be able to extend the compatibility view feature with their own customized settings. Let's see how we can activate it in the recently leaked Windows 8.1 Update 1 build.