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The SkyDrive web service these days is an important part of the Windows 8.1 experience. It has deep integration with the OS and has become a part of the File Explorer and Modern apps.
Sometimes, usually right after installation, Windows 8.1 shows you the "synchronization in progress" overlay icon for one or several of your Skydrive folders.
When you look inside the folder, you will be surprised though that all the contents are already synced!
Along with classic Control Panel options, Windows 8.1 shipped with Modern Network settings. They allow you to change various parameters of your network connections. These new Network settings is where you can set your connection as metered, enable or disable sharing, reset data usage counters and copy networks details.
Let's see how to create a shortcut to open these useful settings directly with one click.
There are several settings related to High contrast in Windows 8.1. They are located in PC Settings -> Easy of Access -> High contrast.
Using these settings, it is possible
If you would like to have a shortcut which will allow you to open those settings directly, here are simple instructions.
Corners and edges is a set of settings in the PC Settings application, which allows you to change the behavior of the active corners in Windows 8. You will be able
to disable the top left corner
to disable the top right corner
to disable recent apps switching
to disable recent apps list
In Windows 8.1, it is possible to create a shortcut to these settings. Let's discover how it can be done.
With Windows 8.1, Microsoft has introduced a set of folders inside the This PC folder (Windows 8 had the Folders category hidden).
These folders are:
In other words, Microsoft just provided quick access to the main folders inside user profile. This is very convenient, because you have 1-click access to these folders when you open File Explorer using Win+E hotkey.
Besides, not every modern desktop app uses the newer Open File dialog with the navigation pane and Favorites. Many desktop apps still use the older Open dialog, which has Recent places and opens in the Computer/This PC location by default. Folders inside This PC are especially useful for that older dialog.
You may want to customize the folders shown in This PC, e.g. remove some built-in folders and add one or more custom folders. I would like to share an exclusive tutorial which will show how to add custom folders to This PC in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8, or remove any any of those folders.
If you like how the This PC Folder looks in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 with shortcuts to useful folders 1-click away, and would like to add the same folders to the Computer folder in Windows 7, here is great news - in this tutorial we will learn:
Let's see how you can perform all these customizations.
I have been asked how to change the boot logo in Windows 8.1 and Windows 8 thousands of times by the users of my apps and by Winaero blog visitors. This is the most popular feature request for my Boot UI Tuner. Today, I am going to share with you a tutorial which will allow you to change the boot logo of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 and replace it with some custom logo. Read the instructions below.
In this tutorial you will learn how to create a shortcut which opens the Sharing preferences page of PC Settings. It can save your time and allow you to open those settings directly.
Sharing preferences will allow you to choose apps which can be used to share various data with other users. If you need to have quick access to this page, follow these simple instructions.
Search preferences is very handy settings page of Modern Control Panel in Windows 8.1. Using those preferences, you are able:
Here is yet another useful tip to save your time and improve the usability of Windows 8.1. We will learn how to create a shortcut to open Search preferences in Windows 8.1 directly with one click.
