If you have installed Windows 10 Technical Preview, you will find that the modern (Metro) version of Internet Explorer is not there. For some reason, the touch friendly IE is missing in the public build. If you used to run modern IE or plan to test Windows 10 with a touch screen device, you might be interested in reviving it. Here is how to do it.
Download Modern IE Launcher for Windows 10
Modern IE Launcher for Windows 10.
Modern IE Launcher allows you to launch the modern version of Internet Explorer in Windows 10 which is disabled in Technical Preview of Windows 10 by default.
Unzip and run the ModernIE.exe file to launch the touch friendly IE.
How to install Windows 10 from a bootable USB stick
The days of burning operating system ISO images to a disc are long gone, today most PCs can boot from USB so it's just easier to update and more convenient to install Windows from a USB flash drive. Another good reason to install in this way is the installation speed, which is significantly faster than optical drive setup. Many modern devices do not come with an optical drive. Let's see how to transfer Windows 10 setup to a bootable USB stick. If you are running Windows 8 at this moment, then no third party software is required, but in Windows 7 you need some tool like 7-Zip archiver to extract the Windows 10 ISO file contents.
Here are Windows 10 Technical Preview direct download links
Microsoft has released the technical preview of the upcoming Windows 10 OS for pre-release testing, evaluation and feedback. It is not necessary to enumerate all its features here, as all of us are reading news and know about Start menu, virtual desktops and so on. If you have a Windows 7-compatible PC, you can install Windows 10 there, it should run smoothly. Although Tech Preview is designed for PC experts who are comfortable downloading unfinished software, you might be interested in testing it right now. Here are Windows 10 Technical Preview direct download links for ISO images.
Cursor Commander: install and manage cursors with one click
Cursors do not change very often in Windows. There was a major update to the default cursors with the release of Windows Vista. It featured new mouse pointers in Aero style. Users who love customizing their OS might be bored to see the same set of cursors in all recent versions of Windows. Even Windows 8 which was a drastic UI change only had slight modifications to Vista's cursors. To change cursors, you need to download them, extract the files and apply them manually with the Mouse Control Panel. I decided to simplify cursor customization and released a freeware app, Cursor Commander. Let's take a closer look at what it can do for you.
How to pin Games to the taskbar or the Start screen in Windows 8.1
With Windows Vista, Microsoft introduced the Games folder which was a special location to manage your installed games. This folder also offers game updates, statistics, rating information, RSS feeds, and more. It acts like a central repository for all recognized games you have on your PC. However, in Windows 8.1, although this folder still works, it is hidden from the end user. In this article, we will see how to bring it back and pin the Games icon to the taskbar or the Start screen.
How to mute audio for a tab in Google Chrome
Google continually improves their Chrome browser. Here is good news for all Google Chrome users regarding audio. The latest release from the Canary branch of Chrome features a new useful option - the ability to mute the audio of a specific tab. At this moment, this option is experimental and can be turned on with the flags editor. Let's see how to turn on and try this feature.
How to pin Applications to the taskbar or the Start screen in Windows 8.1
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 come with a secret hidden folder which contains all installed apps including Modern apps along with classic desktop app shortcuts. It provides a fast way to open Modern apps from the Desktop environment, however, it has no shortcut to launch it, only a special shell command. Let's see how to create a shortcut to that folder to open it directly and pin it to the Start screen or to the taskbar.
Daily Bing #46 theme for Windows 8
