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How to manually trigger the Windows 8.1 download from the Windows Store

Still having issues with the upgrade to Windows 8.1? Then you can try the following. Here is a simple, but effective trick which allows you to trigger the Windows 8.1 download from the Windows Store in Windows 8!

Winaero Giveaway: free StartIsBack licenses for our readers!

Update: The giveaway is now over. See who won the free license.

Let me introduce our first exciting giveaway! Today, our giveaway product is one of the leading commercial Start Menu implementations for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 - StartIsBack.

In this post, we will look at key benefits of the StartIsBack+ application, and 4 random lucky winners from everyone who participates, will receive a StartIsBack license for free. One StartIsBack license covers 2 PCs. The license is applicable to both StartIsBack for Windows 8 as well as StartIsBack+ for Windows 8.1.

Halloween 2013 theme for Windows 8

Customize the date, time and other hidden settings of the Lock Screen in Windows 8.1

Do you know that the Lock Screen in Windows 8.1 has some settings that you can tweak, but they have no UI options? Well, there is good news for you: Winaero's Lock Screen Customizer, the excellent freeware tool is finally available to all Windows 8.1 users! Using the tool, you can change the following options:

Lock Screen Customizer for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8

Lock Screen Customizer is a new software by Winaero. It allows you to tweak and extend
the options of the Lock Screen in Windows 8. It has nice UI with live preview of the changes you made:

Windows 8.1 users, a new version 1.0.0.1 for you is ready. Check it out below!

It allows you to change the following options of the Lock Screen:

How to move Libraries above This PC in Windows 8.1

If you compare ~~Windows~~ File Explorer in Windows 8 vs Windows 8.1, you will notice the following change: 'Computer' is renamed to 'This PC' and 'Libraries', which were above the Computer folder in Windows 8, are now below 'This PC'. Many users are not happy with this rearrangement, they consider it uncomfortable for daily usage of Libraries. Let's fix it in a moment!

Fix: Broken Google search results in Internet Explorer 11

Today, many users faced a problem with Google search when using Internet Explorer 11. The search results appear completely broken and aligned to the left in a narrow column. Luckily, we have figured out what is the cause of the issue and how to fix it!