Category: Windows 8

  • Restrict Programs From Accessing The Internet In Windows

    Windows Firewall is a handy tool to control the Internet traffic to and from Windows. Windows Firewall lets the user to allow or disallow programs from accessing the Internet. This dialog box usually comes when we open a program for the first time. Windows Firewall was introduced in Windows XP SP1 and it is still […]

  • Will Windows 8 Secure Boot Address x86 Device Market By Preventing Piracy?

    For quite some time, the market has been rife with the news that the latest version of Windows, Windows 8, is going to be launched sometime soon. While there is no official word on the matter, there have been many rumors that have spread. Most of them have been denied but some information has been […]

  • Key Features of Windows 8 That You Should Know

    Last month, Microsoft released a consumer preview of next generation Windows 8 OS. The company announced scores of features in the recent Build Conference held in Anaheim. In a nutshell, the features which are largely discussed and debated in various forms of media include Touch-screens support, Metro interface, enhanced performance and countless of features. Here, […]

  • Windows 8 Consumer Preview Direct Download Links

    Windows 8 Consumer Preview has just been released. It was presented in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The last time Windows 8 Developer Preview was released, it was downloaded at an exponential rate in the beginning and more than 500,000 copies of Windows 8 were downloaded in the first 24 hours of launch. […]

  • Students Leaning Towards Tablet Use: Teachers Falling Behind

    We have seen a tablet running a Windows 8 operating system at the latest BUILD conference in California. The operating system was supposed to be released in another year. What is clear is the install of the Windows 8 for the tablet works well. It is fast, and with a lower memory footprint we should […]

  • Download Windows 8 Developer Edition [Pre-Beta Release]

    Download Windows 8 Developer Edition now! Microsoft Windows 8 is now publicly available for download and testing. It is a pre-beta release meaning that it should not be installed in a production environment. Here are some of the features of Windows 8: Metro Style UI Windows 8 introduces a beautiful new user interface (UI) designed […]