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How to Change the Password for Your Local User Account in Windows 8.1

How to Change the Password for Your Local User Account in Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 06.10.2014
Most Windows 8.1 users are using a Microsoft account to access the operating system, but there are some users who use a local account, available only on their computer or device. If the password for your local user account has been compromised, you can easily...
How to Use Windows Update from Windows 8.1's PC Settings

How to Use Windows Update from Windows 8.1's PC Settings

  • tutorial
  • Mihai-Emilian Blaga
  • 26.08.2014
In Windows 8.1 there are two Windows Update tools: one available from the Desktop (which hasn't changed since Windows 7) and one in PC Settings, that's optimized for users with touch devices. When using the PC Settings version, you can view information about available updates,...
How to Set Your Xbox One to Automatically Sign-In With Your Account

How to Set Your Xbox One to Automatically Sign-In With Your Account

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 30.07.2014
In the Xbox One update that was made available in June 2014, a small and useful feature was added alongside others: the possibility to set the console to automatically sign-in with one account upon startup. Considering that most Xbox One users have only one account...
How to Upgrade a Local Account to a Microsoft Account in Windows 8.1

How to Upgrade a Local Account to a Microsoft Account in Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Vlad Falon
  • 23.07.2014
As even the newest users to Windows 8.1 will quickly discover, Microsoft's newest operating system offers a choice of account types that you can use to log in. A local account works like a typical user account from any older version of Windows, while a...
Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Add, Create & Switch User Accounts

Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Add, Create & Switch User Accounts

  • tutorial
  • Vlad Falon
  • 15.07.2014
When you install or use Windows 8.1 for the first time, the first procedure the operating system will walk you through is the one of creating your primary user account. In most cases, this will be the main account that you will use. There are,...
How to Set a Proxy Server on Windows 8.1 Tablet or Hybrid Device

How to Set a Proxy Server on Windows 8.1 Tablet or Hybrid Device

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.01.2014
One of the small but good improvements in Windows 8.1 is that it provides a touch-friendly way to set a proxy server. This proxy is then used by Internet Explorer and modern apps from the Windows Store that need to access the web. In Windows...
How to Use Windows Defender in Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

How to Use Windows Defender in Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Robert Kingsley
  • 16.12.2013
Guess what Windows 8 & Windows 8.1 users: when you're using Microsoft's newest operating system you don't need to install virus protection... Oh god, we sound like those Mac elitists, don't we? Well, we aren't saying this due to an over-confidence in virus coders lack...
How to Use the Action Center in Windows 8 & 8.1 to Keep Your PC Secure

How to Use the Action Center in Windows 8 & 8.1 to Keep Your PC Secure

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.11.2013
The Action Center was first introduced in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and, since then, it has been constantly updated. In Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 it offers many of the old and familiar options but also some exciting new ones, aiming to further increase...
Introducing Windows 8.1: Configure the Action Center & its Messages

Introducing Windows 8.1: Configure the Action Center & its Messages

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.11.2013
The Action Center in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 has an important role in keeping safe your computer or device and having it run well. This feature has received many improvements and it is now more powerful than ever before. In this article, I will...
How to Add, Change or Remove VPN Connections in Windows 8.1

How to Add, Change or Remove VPN Connections in Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 06.11.2013
Windows 8.1 provides a more complex PC Settings panel that, for some tasks and settings, it is better and more complete than the traditional Control Panel. One of the surprising things you can do with it is that you can create VPN connections, configure them...
How to Delete VPN or PPPOE Connections in Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

How to Delete VPN or PPPOE Connections in Windows 8 & Windows 8.1

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 01.11.2013
You may have created a network connection in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 that you no longer use. Or you may have a VPN or PPPOE connection that has changed its configuration and it is no longer working with the initial parameters. In such scenarios...
Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Improve Your Privacy When Using Apps

Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Improve Your Privacy When Using Apps

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 14.10.2013
Windows 8.1 brings many welcome changes, some of which have not been communicated very well by Microsoft. One of the lesser known changes is that Windows 8.1 has very good privacy controls for working with Windows Store apps. As you will see in this tutorial,...
Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Synchronize & Back Up Your Settings

Introducing Windows 8.1: How to Synchronize & Back Up Your Settings

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 03.10.2013
A great feature, first introduced in Windows 8 and further improved in Windows 8.1, is the ability to synchronize your important Windows settings through the SkyDrive service. What's new in Windows 8.1 is that it can also back up your settings automatically, so that you...