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Adding a user to your Windows 8 computer enables you to log in your computer with the user when you forget the password to your administer account. Furthermore, it is greatly helpful when many people share a computer. As for how to add a user on Windows 8, this article will introduce the steps one by one in the following part.

Suppose you think that it is needless to have many user accounts in your computer, you can delete some unnecessary users in the computer. However, do you know how to delete them? For your better reference, this article will take deleting Windows 8 user account as example and show you how to make it according to the clear steps in the following.

Sometimes, you may want to manage another account in your computer after you have accessed the computer with an administrator account. What can you do to achieve the goal? In this article, you can learn how to manage another account on Windows 8.

If you want to switch to another user after logging in your computer with a user account, what can you do? This article will introduce 2 ways to switch user on Windows 8 for your reference.

As soon as you get a Windows 8 computer, you may want to know how to make it unique through modifying related settings, including changing account picture, account name and so forth. In consequence, this article will mainly illustrate how to change account picture with 4 steps.

A great number of Windows 8 users reflect that they were informed the administrator privilege should be acquired before carrying on when they deleted some applications or made changes to the computer settings, and they have no idea about how to deal with it. On this occasion, the built-in Administrator account, which has the highest administrative permission and is disabled by default for the sake of system security, must be enabled in the computer so that the administrator privilege is endowed.

A majority of parents strongly appeal to a healthy Internet environment for their children, and also try their best to offer a friendly Internet condition and control their children's online as well as offline activities. And the most obvious manifestation in computer settings is to set up family safety for the children's accounts.

Simply speaking, PIN (Personal Identification Number) of Windows 8/8.1 computer is a 4-digit code created for safety protection. Like administrator password and picture password, it is widely applied to lock the computer so that no other people can access the computer without it. Moreover, if you lose or forget the administrator password, you can bypass it by means of the PIN. Now that PIN is very useful in computer security protection, you should know how to create it on your computer.

As you may know, there is a built-in administrator account whose default name is Administrator in Windows 8 computer. If you want to endow it with a unique name, two commonly-used methods are illustrated below for your reference.

After enabling the Guest account in your computer, you can rename it by use of the following three ways.

"Help! I logged in my Windows 8 PC via the built-in administrator account, but I couldn't open most of the metro apps. Could anybody tell me what I can do to solve the problem?"

When you modified the value of account lockout threshold in your computer to limit logon attempts, the suggested value of account lockout duration is 30 minutes. Have you ever thought about what you can do when you think the duration is longer or shorter than the time you want? As a matter of fact, you are able to change it.

"Whenever I delete some system folders in my Windows 8 laptop, the system informs me that I need permission to perform this action. I don't know what permission is required. Is there anyone who can help me solve the problem?"

Suppose you get administrator privileges in your computer, you are able to open and delete some system folders which you do not have permission to access and remove by default. Nonetheless, have you ever thought that other people who can log in your computer are capable of doing the same things?

How do you change user password in your Windows 8 computer? Probably, you change it in PC settings, in Control Panel or in the Windows Security dialog box opened by Ctrl+Alt+Del hotkeys. Moreover, have you ever thought of how to prevent others knowing the user password of your PC from changing it? FYI, if you use either of the previous two methods to change the code, you can prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings, while suppose you apply the third way, you can learn how to remove Change a password from the Ctrl+Alt+Del options in this text.

During the process of using a computer, you, sometimes, need to leave it alone for a non-fixed period of time. It is at this time that other people are likely to use your computer out of vicious purposes such as copying important data, stealing payment password, etc. So, how can you prevent such unlucky things from happening? Suppose you have already set a user password on your PC, you do not need to shut down your computer every time you have to leave it, because you can lock your computer, and the computer will lock its screen and require a password from whoever wants to access it.

How do you protect your computer? Apart from setting administrator password, applying antivirus software and creating hard drive password, what else do you use to keep your PC safe? For your information, one more common method is applied to guarantee the computer safety, which is turning on the built-in Windows Firewall.

It is well-known that computer has played an extremely significant role in saving data, searching materials and many other aspects. Nevertheless, from another perspective, it seems that our privacy will be easily disclosed by the data and searching history if our computers are used, hacked, or stolen by other people. For the sake of protecting our privacy, clearing search history on computer is highly recommended.

When you browse documents and other information in Computer (or My Computer) and glance over websites in browsers, the browsing record will be saved in the address bar which is located at the top and can be used to show and input file path and URL.

Do you frequently browse files and websites on your computer? If you do, how do you avoid others to know what information you have scanned? You must have thought of deleting the browsing history, but you may not know how to realize it.

There are two ways you can use to delete cookies in your Windows 8/8.1 PC. Keep on reading and you'll find what they are.

Some computer users may not know what Cookies are. Of course, Cookies here don't refer to the biscuits we eat. Simply speaking, Computer Cookies are small text documents in the client-side hard drive which are placed by web server. Moreover, they can record your user ID, password, preferences, browsed web pages, stay time, the location of your last visit and other information.

The tiles on the Windows 8 Metro Interface are not only useful in assisting customers to quickly access some apps, but also in showing the real-time dynamic news. Yet, judged from another perspective, they also reveal personal information to some degree. In consequence, the method to clear personal info from tiles arouses great attention among users.

"Hi, there. Can you tell me how to hide apps I use most often at the top of the app list? I don't want others to figure out the most frequently-used programs in my Windows 8 PC. Hope to get your reply soon."

"Hey, there. The first time I opened the Maps app in my Windows 8 tablet, I allowed it to show my location info. Yet, now I find that it displays my location every time I turn it on. Could you tell me what I can do to disallow it to show my location?"

To effectively stop other people from changing proxy settings in your Windows 8 PC, you can learn the elaborate procedures to disable changing proxy settings in the following content.

Sometimes, we usually need to repair some computer issues, we are engaged to find some ways to solve the embarrassing issues such as the blue screen and flickering. Fortunately, Window 8 and its upper version of Windows have offered a built-in feature called boot options menu, and you can choose the different types of repairing ways and the corresponding tools.

After installing Windows 8/8.1 on the computer, many users may not know how to make basic operations including restart, sleep, shut down and sign out, because the start menu of Windows 8 is very different from that of Windows 7 or Windows XP.

Are you fed up by inputting an account and its password to log in your Windows 8 or 8.1 computer? If you do think the process is troublesome, you can set up auto login on your PC. That is, you are able to sign in your computer without password.

Many users think that the Metro Interface (or Start screen) of Windows 8 is lovely and orderly, while others may hold the thought that it is not helpful and would like to go straight to the traditional desktop on their computers. Which side are you on? If you are for the latter, you are capable of making Windows 8 boot to desktop through creating a new task in Task Scheduler.

As you know, if you have created a user/administrator password on your computer, you need to input the password when waking up the computer from sleep. From the good perspective, the password required on wakeup is profitable to guarantee the safety of computer data, because only the person knows it can enter the computer. Whereas, from the deficient point of view, it is a little annoying to type password every time you want to enter your locked computer.

It is really annoying and upsetting if the computer cannot be turned off because some programs are still busy or at work when you need to close it. Additionally, sometimes you download films on your computer late at night and don't want to wait to shut down the computer until the downloading process is finished.

How do you shut down your Windows 8 PC? Do you shut it down by use of the Power button in the Charms Menu? If so, you must know that you are also able to restart the computer with the assistance of Power button. Nevertheless, have you ever thought that the functions of the Power button can be changed? In fact, everything is possible.

When you constantly press F8 to enter the safe mode on Windows 8 computer, you may find that the key does not work. But the good news is that you are able to set it as the safe mode key and apply it to enter the black-and-white Advanced Boot Options window with Safe Mode in it. And this article will show you how to set F8 as the safe mode key of Windows 8 step by step.

When abnormal conditions occur in your computer, you can log on in safe mode for repair and trouble shooting. Additionally, in safe mode, you can remove computer viruses which cannot be deleted under normal circumstances.

"Hi, there. How can I enter Safe Mode on Windows 8 computer if I failed to log in the computer? BTW, pressing F8 or Shift+F8 are not workable for my PC. So, if you have another practical method, please let me know soon. Thanks."

Many customers may hold the point of view that the Windows 8 Start screen is, in some way, boring and inanimate. If you agree with them, you can learn about how to change it. BTW, so far, you are unable to change it to any picture or background you like without a third-party app.

A large number of computer users are apt to make their desktop background changeable and vivified. What about you? If you are also on their side, you may deeply feel about the light mood when the desktop background is modified to another enjoyable picture. However, this kind of feeling can only be experienced after you successfully changed the desktop background on your computer.

As it is known, the default desktop theme of Windows 8 computer is a picture of daisy flower, and many people are fond of it because of its simplicity and freshness.

If you put up with the default lock screen of your Windows 8 PC, or you would like to change the lock screen picture to another one, only two steps can aid you in achieving your goal. And this text will illustrate them with distinct pictures.

It is known that the computer system will automatically lock screen when the screen stays static for a long time. Moreover, if you have set user or administrator password to your computer, locking screen can protect your PC by requiring password entry when you or anyone else accesses the computer again. However, you might also disable lock screen because of your personal reasons. If so, do you know how to enable lock screen by yourself? Right in this text, you will find out the way.

As you know, when you power on the Windows 8/8.1 computer or leave the computer screen for a long period of time, the interface of lock screen turns up, as shown in the following screenshot. Meanwhile, there is time information on it. If you don't want it to show up, you can disable lock screen in your computer.

Screen saver, as its name implies, is used to protect the display screen of computer. Therefore, many newbies are intensely concerned about how to set screen saver in their computers. To meet this specific need, this article summarizes three ways to set or change screen saver in Windows 8/8.1 computer.

"How many ways can be used to magnify the text on Windows 8 computer? So far, the method I know is to open the built-in Magnifier, but it is a little inconvenient because I have to open the tool all the time and I need to reopen it whenever I log in my PC.

The character repeat rate determines how fast the same character will continually appear when you hold down a key on keyboard, and you can decelerate or accelerate it according to specific circumstance, following the three steps illustrated in the article.

Some users find that it is difficult for them to seek out the cursor, in the document or other places in their Windows 8 computers, and are searching for a solution to make it easier for them to see. As a consequence, this article will introduce how to make it obvious by increasing its thickness.

Some users complain that the cursor blinks too fast (or slow) in their computers, while other people would like to know how to speed up (or slow down) the cursor blink rate. To meet the two opposite needs, the method to change cursor blink rate must be mastered.

The tiles on Windows 8 Start screen, like the shortcuts leading to some targets, facilitate users to find and open the apps represented by them. However, out of some personal reasons, you may want to make some modifications to them, such as changing size, changing row number, etc.

At the mention of the default mouse pointer of Windows 8/8.1 computer, some users may complain that it is small and a little unrecognizable, and the mouse pointer they want is large and colorful. So you will probably ask whether it is likely to change mouse pointer, including its color and size.

The original picture of the Photos tile on the Start screen seems to be dull and unattractive for some users. Thus, this article will show you how to change Photos tile picture on Windows 8 computer in detail.

To make the Photos app background more vivid and unique, you can change it according to the following guidance.

For some fonts that don't work with your input language settings, Windows system will hide them in the Fonts folder, as shown in the picture below. To show the hidden fonts at one time, you can change font settings by referring to the steps illustrated in the following content.

By default, the fonts in Windows computer are shown by large icons, as exhibited in the following picture. As you may know that the Control Panel items can be viewed by category, large icons or small icons, so you might wonder whether the fonts view can be changed. In fact, you are able to view the fonts by list, tiles, extra large icons, large icons, medium icons, etc.

Some people prefer to view Control Panel items by category, while others like to view them by large or small icons. No matter which side are you on, in this article, you can learn how to change Control Panel view in Windows 8.

Do you know that the Computer icon in Windows computer can be changed by yourself? It is not too late for you to learn about the fact now, and you can study how to change Computer icon in Windows 8 computer from this article.

Admittedly, if something is invariable, you will gradually lose your passion for it, while if it is ever-changing, you will be deeply attracted by its variety and expect for its greater changes. And the former negative feeling may also be associated with the changeless window border color and appearance in the computer. However, even though they cannot automatically change themselves, you can experience the latter positive feeling by modifying them depending on yourself.

Are you eager for learning numerous kinds of languages? If you really are, you must be aware of the importance of putting them in to use in the ordinary life and in the work. Further speaking, you can speak them as oral practice, and use them to communicate with your friends, colleagues or customers in the computer. Therefore, adding the languages you would like to study on your PC is extremely beneficial for your language learning and application. Moreover, you are capable of removing them from your computer whenever you want to.

If you would like to change language on Windows 8 computer, you can do it by changing input methods. For more information, you can continue reading this text and learn the way by yourself.

Do you have any method to quickly restart and shut down your Windows 8/8.1 computer? Apart from using the hotkey of Alt+F4 to call out the Shut Down Windows and realize these two basic operations at a fast rate, you can also add the two functions to the folder context menu. In other words, with this method, you can right-click any folder and select restart or shut down in the context menu to make the operation come alive.

Folder Options is extremely useful when you would like to hide or display some files, folders and drives in your computer. However, do you know how to find it on Windows 8/8.1 computer? If you have no idea about where it is, this article can help you by illustrating two ways as below.

There are several ways to open Folder Options, which is the basic knowledge known by most computer users. However, plenty of users have no idea how to prevent other people from accessing Folder Options in their computers. As a result, the method to prevent users from opening Folder Options in Windows 8 is illustrated by the steps below.

Suppose you have plenty of important folders in your computer and you want to have their reading, modification and other permissions in your control, you can set folder permissions on your computer. As for how to realize it, this text will take Windows 8 or 8.1 computers as a particular example and introduce the step-by-step solution to you.

Most of time, many computer users set folder permissions on the computer to protect the significant content in the folders. Yet few of them know how to change the folder permissions when it is necessary. Thus, this article will illustrate the how-to tutorial of changing folder permissions on Windows 8/8.1 computer.

Do you often create a new folder through the right-click menu ? This method, admittedly, is simple and efficient, but not the only way to make a folder. Namely, there are other ways to achieve the same target, and using Command Prompt is among the choices. Moreover, Command Prompt can also be applied to open and delete a folder.

Supposing that you hide the important files and folders in your computer by means of downloaded softwares, you can think about hiding them by using the built-in Command Prompt. Moreover, after they are hided through cmd, they can be displayed again. And this text will show you how to hide or unhide files and folders with cmd immediately.

If you want to share a folder with other users in a computer, you can make it a shared folder. And for your reference, this text introduces two ways to create a shared folder in Windows 8 computer.

Some people think that it is necessary to show the extensions for various file types (i.e. txt, doc, docx, ppt, exe…). What do you think about this opinion? If you agree to it, do you know how to unhide file extensions in Windows computer?

With the appearance of more and more computer viruses and hacking behaviors, the phenomena of data loss and data damage are no longer uncommon. How can you get your computer data back after they're lost or damaged? You'd better make preparations in advance.

On Windows 8 or 8.1 computers, some system files are hidden by default, including program data files and other documents, which is aimed at preventing them from being removed unconsciously and accidentally. Nonetheless, sometimes they are needed when making changes to the computers such as adding start menu to the taskbar.

How do you compress and extract files and folders in your computer? Do you complete them by use of the compression tool and decompression software which are downloaded and installed by yourself? In fact, in Windows computer, there are built-in compression and decompression functions which, in many cases, can be applied to achieve the same aim.

What phenomenon can you discover from the following screen shot? Undoubtedly, it is easy for you to find that each folder (i.e. Desktop, Computer and Local Disk) is opened in its own window. However, generally speaking, each folder is opened in the same window by default, so you may wonder how to make this phenomenon happen now.

Some people want to open each folder in its own window on their computers, while others prefer to open folders in the same window. Which side are you on? If you belong to the latter and are unaware of how to make folders open in the same window, this text will tell you an available method in detail.

For users who want to easily find some files and folders in their computers, they are likely to build or place the files and folders on the desktop. However, one thing should be paid special attention to is that as these materials pile up, the computer speed, especially the on-off speed, will be greatly affected since they are stored in the Desktop folder of the system disk (i.e. C disk).

By default, when you use the mouse pointer to point at any folder or desktop item in your computer, the description to it will pop up. Nonetheless, sometimes, you may find that in another computer, the description disappears without warning. Taking Windows 8 computer for example, this article will explain how these two opposite situations happen.

The article shows you how to add the Windows folder to taskbar on Windows 8 computer in detail.

Do you know that you are able to decide which users can take ownership of files in the computer system? If you have no idea about it, you can find the detailed steps to assign users to take ownership of files in Windows 8 computer from this article.

"There is only one partition in my Windows 8 computer. In order to better classify my materials, I would like to create new partitions in it. Can anyone tell me how to create a partition on my computer? Thanks in advance." A community member put forward such a question. To solve the problem, this article will illustrate the method to create a partition on Windows 8 computer.

As you know, if there are too many dispensable documents, cache data and other junk files in the hard drives, the computer performance will be badly influenced. So it is important to clean hard drives regularly and even frequently. At this moment, you may be mostly concerned about how to clean them easily but effectively.

If you cannot find storage volumes in the Device Manager, it doesn't mean that they are inexistent because they are hidden by default in the computer. For your better understanding, this guide will tell you how to show hidden devices in Windows 8 computer.

Some people have no idea how to check information of devices in their Windows computer, so this text introduces 2 methods to check device info in Windows 8 computer.

It is undeniable that everyone wants to protect their important data or private information on the computer. And among all the available ways to guard the safety of computer data, encrypting hard drive is a method worth selecting.

It is necessary to format hard disk partitions for the purpose of erasing all data, eliminating computer virus and so forth. If you have no idea how to do that, this article summarizes three methods in detail.

"Hi, there. Except for using the built-in BitLocker Drive Encryption to encrypt hard drives, is there any other effective method to protect the hard drives? I am afraid that I'll forget the password someday, so please tell me a way needless of creating passcode."

"Hey, there. I have trouble in accessing all hard drives on a Windows 8 computer. As shown in the following picture, when I double-click a drive, the Restrictions dialog pops up, explaining that this operation has been cancelled due to restrictions in effect on this computer. Can you tell me how to solve the problem?"

What is the first idea that come to your mind when you want to stop other people from getting into the hard drives in your PC? You may think that the easiest and most straightforward method is to hide the drive icons so that no one else can find them. If you really think so, you can learn how to hide drives in My Computer (or Computer) on Windows 8 by means of the steps introduced in the article.

"Hi, guys. I can't find the disk C in Computer and File Explorer on a Windows 8 laptop. Is it disappeared? If not, how can I find it?" After analysis, a possible conclusion is that someone else who can access the computer may hide the disk C for some reasons. And if it is the case, this article will illustrate 3 ways to show the hidden drives for your better reference.

"Hi, everyone. I would like to know whether you can tell me how to hide drive letters (e.g. C:) in the computer. BTW, the operating system in my PC is Windows 8. Thanks in advance." The answer to the question above is absolutely yes. And the corresponding methods to hide and show drive letters in Windows 8 computer are illustrated as follows.

"After using my Windows 8 computer for a long time, I find that there is a drop in its performance. Can anyone tell me how to solve the problem?" Do you have a similar puzzle? Actually, this kind of problem is probably related with disk rubbish. To settle it, you need to clear the disk rubbish at fixed periods. However, how can you regularly clear hard disk? For your better reference, this article will show you how to make it through hard drive optimization.

In Windows 8 or 8.1 computer, you are unable to install unsigned drivers because the system enables driver signature enforcement by default. More specifically speaking, when you install an unsigned driver on the computer, you will meet the following problem.

As we know, the price of computer hardwares is getting lower and lower. In order to use the more advanced configurations, an increasing number of people apply 4GB or 8GB RAM in their computers. Moreover, most people change their operating system to Windows 8.1 (64 bit), because 32 bit system cannot support memory which is more than 4GB. However, taking system security into consideration, the 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 limits the installation of uncertified drivers. Whereas, most small programs which use driver files do not have digital signature authentication, including phone drivers.

You can disable drivers in the Device Manager on your computer. For more info, please refer to the following detailed procedures.

It may be known that Disk Management is useful in creating new partitions, deleting the existing partitions, formatting hard disks and so on. If you want to know how to access Disk Management in Windows 8, you can find two methods in the following part of this article.

This article will respectively introduce how to add and remove a device on Windows 8 computer in the following content.

In many cases, you need to know your computer memory before you make changes to you PC. For example, before you set virtual memory, you should know the computer memory so as to set the virtual memory size as 1.5 to 2 times of its size. Or, sometimes, you only want to learn about your computer memory.

When you find your computer works so slowly that some programs cannot work normally and game process stops frequently, you need to check the CPU usage in your computer to see whether they occupy too much CPU utilization or not, and then troubleshoot the problem in time. This is also true when you want to upgrade the computer configuration. So the question now may be how to check CPU usage on the computer.

Do you think it is necessary to keep the virtual memory automatically managed by the computer system or manually set by yourself on your PC? If you think it is needless to keep it because the physical memory (RAM) of your PC is enough for you to use, you can clear it on the computer. For your review, this text will introduce how to clear virtual memory in Windows 8 computer with legible pictures.

If you use the virtual memory in your computer for opening large programs, playing games or other purposes, you need to regularly clear the virtual memory page file on your PC. Otherwise, the computer speed will be badly affected. As for how to do it, this article will take clearing virtual memory page file on Windows 8/8.1 computer for example, and illustrate two ways and their operation processes as below.

"Your system is low on virtual memory." Have you ever seen this message on your PC? If yes, it indicates that you need to do something to solve the problem of low virtual memory. In order to help you settle it, this article will introduce several methods for your reference.

If you run large programs or open many programs simultaneously in your computer, you may find that the virtual memory in your computer is insufficient. Moreover, when you play games on your PC, you may encounter the same problem. Anyway, how can you solve this problem? In fact, it can be settled by increasing the virtual memory.

Virtual Memory can be created to make up for the lack of computer physical memory. Meanwhile, it is applicable in analyzing the sources of errors when the computer system stops because of serious errors. Therefore, more and more people tend to manually set virtual memory in their computers instead of letting it automatically set by the computer system.

When do we need Windows 8 boot disk? It may be at some time when we are locked out of Windows 8 because of password forgot, when we want to reinstall Windows 8 but no installation disk available.

How do you switch apps on your Windows 8/8.1 PC? If you have no answer to this question, this article will tell you two frequently-used methods.

"Hi, there. I can't switch programs using the methods introduced in 2 Ways to Switch Apps on Windows 8/8.1. Can you kindly explain what the reason is? Hope to get your reply soon."

"My computer speed is getting slower and slower, and I find that many programs run automatically when my computer starts up. What should I do? Help!" To solve the problem above, having a better control to the startup programs in the computer is one of the most effective methods. Further speaking, you can disable some startup items in your computer so that they will not run during the startup process.

As you know, it is easy to uninstall an app from Start by right-clicking the app and choosing Uninstall in pop-up options. However, such convenience, sometimes, is a two-edged weapon because you may carelessly uninstall certain useful app from Start screen, or others who are allowed to access your Windows 8 PC might uninstall apps from Start interface.

Many people may have no idea about how to search programs on Windows 8 computer. As a result, this article will introduce three methods to search programs on Windows 8.

Do you think that it is time-wasting to find apps on Windows 8/8.1 computer? If you want to save the time of searching programs, you are suggested to pin them to the start menu. And this article will tell you how to pin a program to the Windows 8/8.1 start menu and illustrate the steps with photos.

To save time or enhance work efficiency, many Windows 8 users choose to create shortcuts for the frequently-used apps on their computer desktop, while other people prefer to add some common programs to the Start Menu or the taskbar.

If you lock your computer, or the computer automatically locks itself after you leave for a period of time, the time and date are shown on the lock screen by default. Sometimes you may wonder whether you can customize the lock screen apps or not, such as adding or removing apps on the lock screen.

The original taskbar color in Windows 8/8.1 computer is blue and very similar to the default desktop theme color, so many users dislike it and are intended to change it to another favorable color. And the problem is they don't know how to alter it on their PCs. In consequence, the steps to change taskbar color will be clearly introduced in this post.

Generally speaking, the taskbar is located at the bottom of desktop, as the following screen shot shows. So, you may ask whether it is possible to place the taskbar on the top, left or right of the computer screen. The answer is absolutely yes. Meanwhile, this text will illustrate how to make it on Windows 8/8.1 computer in the rest part.

"The taskbar location on my Windows 8 PC was changed when I unintentionally dragged the taskbar to another direction with the mouse arrow, but I don't want it to be easily moved to any other places on the screen. What can I do now?"

At times, some users manually hide the taskbar from the desktop for the sake of screen beauty, while others hide it because of the needlessness of displaying it. No matter for which kind of reason, the prerequisite to achieve the goal is to learn the method to hide taskbar.

Are there many apps, documents, and other materials on the desktop of your Windows 8/8.1 computer? If so, you must be dazzled whenever looking at them. Therefore, you can classify them and delete the useless timely, or you can add Desktop icon to the taskbar so that an orderly list of those on the desktop can be found.

Toolbars on the taskbar of Windows 8/8.1 computer generally refer to Address, Links, Desktop and Touch Keyboard, which undeniably bring users great convenience. However, for some users who are unfamiliar with Windows 8/8.1 system, they may be care about how they can turn them on or off.

"Hi, guys. I would like to make the taskbar icons smaller, but have no idea how to do that. BTW, I use Windows 8. Anyone who provides me with practical advice will be deeply appreciated."

"The File Explorer icon disappears from the taskbar on my Windows 8 computer. What can I do to get it back? Can anyone tell me the method asap? Many thanks in advance."

"I cannot pin a program to the taskbar on Windows 8 computer. What's the reason? As you can see from the screen shot attached, when I right-click an app on the Apps screen, there is no Pin to taskbar option. Can anyone explain this abnormal phenomenon for me?"

Generally speaking, in the Taskbar, Jump Lists and Toolbars of Taskbar Properties, you are able to change taskbar location, resize taskbar icon, etc. Certainly, other people who can access your computer can change the taskbar settings as you do. Therefore, at times, it is necessary to lock all taskbar settings. And this article will illustrate how to make it in Windows 8 computer.

How do you resize the taskbar icons on your PC? By default, you can choose "Use small taskbar buttons" in the Taskbar Properties dialog box to realize the target. Suppose you have the intention to prevent others from resizing them in your PC, you can keep on reading and learn how to prevent users from resizing the taskbar on Windows 8.

"I often forget which week day it is when I am at work, so I wonder whether it is possible to show the week day on the taskbar of my computer. Your kindly reply will be deeply appreciated."

How do you open Charms Menu, My Computer and other applications on your Windows 8 PC? Do you still open them step by step? If so, it is suggested that you should learn Windows 8 shortcuts and composite keys and use them to realize the basic operations.

"Hi, there. I use the Registry Editor very often and I'm fed up with opening it again and again by the run command (i.e. regedit), so I'd like to know how to create a shortcut for it. Waiting for your positive reply."

In Group Policy Editor, you can set different kinds of software, computer and user policies, such as setting up off time, adjusting network speed limit, blocking access to the Command Prompt, changing user and group name, etc.

If you want to save the time to find and open the Math Input Panel (also known as MIP) in your Windows 8 PC, you can create a shortcut for it on the desktop and then access it directly through the shortcut.

To open all apps on your Windows 8/8.1 computer, you can press Windows logo key+Q, or right-click any blank area on the Start screen and select All apps button. For your convenience, a more efficient way to open all apps is illustrated in this text, which is creating a shortcut for all apps on desktop.

After creating a shortcut for all apps on your Windows computer, you can change the shortcut icon to make it more distinctive. Go on reading and learn how to change the all apps shortcut icon using the method illustrated by the four steps below.

The Run app is greatly useful in opening other programs, folders, documents or Internet resource on Windows 8 computer, so most people choose to pin it to the taskbar on the desktop when it is frequently needed.

With the assistance of Command Prompt, you can make a lot of operations such as opening apps and folders, hide or unhide files and folders, etc. There is no wonder why it is one of the most commonly-used apps in Windows computer. Now that this program is used frequently, creating a shortcut for it can be a good option for most users.

The Disk Cleanup tool, as its name implies, can be used to clear unnecessary files on the hard disks so as to free up disk space. However, it takes some time to find the tool in the computer, which could be one of the reasons why many users seldom use it to clean up the disks in their computers.

Many people hope to finish most things with the least amount of time, which is also true when it comes to opening programs in their computers. And it seems that no other methods are faster than opening an app via its shortcut.

Supposing that you think the common methods to open Calculator are not efficient enough, you can follow the steps below to create a Calculator shortcut on the desktop in your PC so that you are able to open the app via its shortcut.

If you want to create a shortcut for WordPad on the desktop in your Windows 8/8.1 PC, there are three different methods for your option.

Have you added Notepad shortcut to Windows 10, 11, 8 or Windows 7 desktop? It will be much convenient if it's on the desktop. Here are 2 simple skills to show you how to add Notepad shortcut to your Windows 10 desktop quickly.

To make a shortcut for Character Map on Windows 8/8.1 desktop, there are three different methods illustrated in the text for your option.

This text mainly shows you how to make a shortcut for Paint program on Windows 8 computer.

It is extremely simple to create a Windows Journal shortcut on the desktop in Windows 8/8.1 computer. Just continue reading this text and you'll see how easy it is.

By default, there is a Touch Keyboard icon on the taskbar in Windows 8 computer. Suppose you are afraid that it may be removed by others, you can follow the steps illustrated in this article to create a Touch Keyboard shortcut on your computer desktop.

If you are interested in how to create a shortcut for On-Screen Keyboard on the computer desktop, you can refer to the following detailed steps.

For yourself or your elderly parents who have to wear presbyopia glasses (i.e. reading glasses) to read news or other information on the computer, you can create a Magnifier shortcut on the desktop by means of the following three different methods.

If the Narrator app is one of the frequently-used programs in your Windows computer, you can think about making a Narrator shortcut on the desktop. Meanwhile, this article will introduces the three methods to make a shortcut for Narrator on Windows 8 computer for your reference.

Nowadays, all kinds of screen capture tools, including the built-in and the third-party, are widely used in our life, such as Snipping Tool, Photoshop, SnagIt, etc. If the system-provided Snipping Tool is your favorite and it is used frequently, you can create a shortcut for it on your computer desktop. And in this article, three ways to create Snipping Tool shortcut on Windows 8 computer are particularly illustrated for your better reference.

Creating a shortcut for Steps Recorder on your computer desktop can greatly save your time and energy to find the app. Now, lean how to create such a shortcut in Windows 8/8.1 computer by means of the following three simple methods.

How many methods can you find to create a shortcut for Sound Recorder on the desktop in Windows 8 computer? In this article, four ways are clearly summarized and illustrated for your information.

In PC settings of Windows 8 computer, you are capable of making changes to computer settings such as changing user password, removing user password, creating a picture password, adding a user, adding a device, updating windows system, etc.

This artile will share three methods to access Control Panel on Windows 8 computer.

Calculating, in this fast-paced society, has become an essential part in life and work. For instance, it is applied in all fields such as business, administration, education, entertainment, and even in the record of personal income and expenditure. Therefore, people become more dependent on physical calculator as well as virtual calculator (i.e. calculator in phone and computer). As far as the calculator in Windows 8/8.1 computer is concerned, some people have no idea where it is, which brings them great inconvenience occasionally.

In System Properties, you can make your computer join in a domain or workgroup, manage all hardware devices, set virtual memory, allow remote connections to your computer and so forth. So, it is important for you to know how to open System Properties.

In the Local Group Policy Editor, you can clear history of tile notifications, set account lockout threshold to limit login attempts, etc. If, at this moment, you are wondering how to open Local Group Policy Editor, this article will summarize and illustrate 4 methods to open it on Windows 8 computer for your better reference.

The Registry Editor is an important data base in the Microsoft Windows computer, which stores the setting information of system and applications. With its help, you are able to speed up touch screen response, add Restart and Shut down to the folder context menu, etc.

If you are afraid that other people may use the Registry Editor to make changes to your computer without your permission, such as changing the row number of the Start screen tiles, this article will tell you how to prevent access to the Registry Editor in Windows 8/10/11.

If you backup the Registry in your computer, you will be able to restore it when you make some irreversible errors to it through the Registry Editor. Hence, this article mainly shows you how to backup Registry in Windows 8 computer.

If you want to view any task progress or discover questionable processes in your computer, you can use Task Manager to realize them. And this article will illustrate 5 methods to start Task Manager on Windows 8 laptop or desktop.

In the Ease of Access Center, you can make the computer easier for you to use, such as starting On-Screen Keyboard, setting up High Contrast, etc. Suppose you are not sure how to turn on Ease of Access Center in Windows computer, this article will respectively show you how to turn it on and off in Windows 8.

If you feel that it is hard for you to clearly see the applications and other contents displayed on your Windows 8 computer, you can turn on the Magnifier to settle the problem. To learn more about how to turn on and turn off Magnifier on Windows 8/8.1 desktop or tablet, you can go on reading this article.

Narrator is a people-oriented service provided by Microsoft Operating systems including Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows XP. It transforms the word into voice on the computer, which can greatly assist users with poor sight to read the contents displayed on the screen and use their computers with convenience. Consequently, it is of significance to know how to turn on and turn off Narrator on computer.

What will you do if you feel tired to manually input data, start programs, write email and do other things in your Windows 8/8.1 computer? Maybe, you will take a break and start doing the job left. Why don't you turn on Windows Speech Recognition to help you realize all these operations? The Windows Speech Recognition enables you to do everything that can be done with your keyboard and mouse by your voice.

In the following screen shot, you can see that the input method icon on the taskbar disappears. Meanwhile, you cannot switch input method by pressing Windows key+Space. Then, what can you do under such a circumstance? You can find the solution in this article which illustrates how to settle the problem by turning on Input Indicator in Windows 8/8.1 computers.

If there is something wrong with your computer system, the date and time in the computer may be changed to those which are incorrect. Besides, sometimes you may find that the time on your computer is slower or faster than the standard time. Under such circumstances, you have to change date, time or both of them in your PC.

Some apps in Windows 8 computer provide users with local information, such as news and weather, for a particular location. Thus, you can change the home location (i.e. region) accordingly in your PC. And this article will tell you how to change location/region by 5 steps.

If you find that the time zone in your computer is inconsistent with your local time zone, or you have to travel all over the world for business, you can change the time zone by yourself. And this article will introduce two methods to change it in Windows 8 computer for your better reference.

Supposing that you go to another country in a different time zone for vacation or for work, what would you do to make sure you can contact others in that country and in your own country at the right time, not at mealtimes or at rest time? In the article, you are strongly recommended to add an additional clock to your PC.

On one hand, Windows updates, with patches to fix loopholes or component updates, are strongly recommended to be installed for protecting computer safety and enhancing its performance. On the other hand, if all Windows updates are installed automatically by the system, it will give rise to customers' disgust because the updating process badly affects the operating speed, and they will be required to restart their computers so as to bring the updates into effect.

Through the live tiles on the Start screen, you are able to view the latest news, weather condition, financial situation and other information without opening the related apps. Nevertheless, when you are not in mood, the live tiles may dazzle you and even drive you crazy. On this occasion, you can choose to turn off the live tiles and you are capable of turning them on when they are in need again.

For those who just start using Windows 8, they may not know how to close the apps opened from the Metro Interface (hereafter called Metro apps). So this article will introduce two frequently-used methods to close Metro apps in detail.

Virus, spyware and other malware definitions are files that Windows Defender uses to identify malicious or potentially unwanted software in your PC. In other words, Windows Defender depends on the definitions to detect malware and notify you of potential risks. Thus, it is dangerous when the definitions are out of date.

Have you ever thought that you can change the font and font size in Command Prompt window as you do in the Microsoft Office Word or Excel document? As a matter of fact, you can not only change font and font size on cmd, but also change its layout including screen buffer size, window size and window position.

In the Command Prompt on the computer, you can input some commands to check system info, close disable driver signature enforcement and so on. Moreover, sometimes, you have to input the text which has been typed in the Command Prompt one more time.

If you once used Command Prompt to make some operations on your computer, you would know that the original text and background color in it is a black-and-white combination. By the way, do you like the color matching? If your answer is negative, the good news for you is that you are able to change text and background color on cmd.

Maybe you have already known how to quickly copy and paste in Command Prompt with the help of right-click menu (also referred to context menu). Nonetheless, what you don't know is that there is another way which is more efficient than the method you have mastered. That is, you can speedily paste the selected text by clicking right mouse button only. And this way can come into effect after you open the Quick Edit Mode in Command Prompt.

Are you satisfied when you know only one method to enable Command Prompt on your computer? If you are unsatisfied and want to learn more ways, you can refer to this article which illustrates four ways to enable Command Prompt on Windows 8 computer.

Command Prompt is so powerful that you can use it to run Computer Management, hide or unhide files and folders, etc. Thus, it is reasonable for you to find a method to keep other people from accessing it in your PC.

As you know, a lot of settings can be modified in the Control Panel, such as changing user password, changing BitLocker password, changing date and time, etc. Moreover, the user password, account picture and other settings can be changed in PC settings.

"Hi, there. I don't want all Control Panel items to show on my Windows 8 computer for safety reason, so I'd like to know whether you have any idea about how to show only specified items in the Control Panel. Looking forward to receiving your reply soon."

"Hi. I would like to know how to hide some Control Panel items in my Windows 8 computer, because I don't want other friends to change some settings in the Control Panel on my PC. If you know how to do that, please let me know soon.

In the Display setting of Control Panel, you can make text larger, adjust screen resolution, etc. Similarly, any one, including your friends and family members, is able to make changes to the Display setting when logging in your computer. Suppose you want to prevent the access to Display in Control Panel, you can achieve your target by learning how to disable the Display Control Panel in Windows 8 computer.

The Control Panel is frequently accessed when you would like to change settings in it, such as adding a language, changing date and time, etc. Therefore, if it is added to the desktop, you can open it immediately, instead of accessing it through Run dialog, Quick Access Menu and any other media.

Although there is Start Menu on Windows 8/8.1 computer, many users are not accustomed to it and want to add Start Menu to the taskbar of desktop. As a result, this article will introduce how to add Start Menu to Windows 8 computer as detailed as possible.

In Windows 8/8.1 computer, there is no start button on the bottom left corner of the desktop. Therefore, if you want to display start menu, on one hand, you can choose to manually add Start Menu to the desktop taskbar.

As you know, when you want to reorder the items on the Start Menu, you can drag and drop them to the places preferable. And if you would like to remove them, you can realize your aim with the help of the context menu. In the meantime, you may wonder how to prevent other people from reordering and removing Start Menu items on your PC.

With the assistance of the context menu on the Start Menu, you can change tile size, unpin tiles from Start Menu and so forth. Likewise, other people can perform the same operations in your PC. To avoid any inconvenience, you can remove context menu from Start Menu according to the steps illustrated below.

Run command enables computer users to efficiently open Control Panel, System Configuration, Local Group Policy Editor, and other apps or settings in the Windows 8/8.1 computer. Meanwhile, it can also be applied for setting auto shutdown time. Therefore, it is frequently used, and most users open Run dialogue box to use it by means of the Windows+R hotkeys.

"Apart from adding shutdown to context menu, I'd like to know whether you have another way to turn off Windows 8 computer immediately. Namely, is it likely to pin it to Start Menu? I'm looking forward for your positive answer."

Although the design of start screen tiles is a highlight in Windows 8 computer, some users are unsatisfied with the layout of the tiles and would like to rearrange it by changing the row number of tiles. And there is a way to change the idea into reality.

The screen resolution determines the display quality of computer screen. Therefore, when you want to download pictures from the Internet, or change the row number of the start screen tiles, you are highly recommended to check the screen resolution of your PC first, and then select the pictures with proper size or appropriate number of rows.

If you cannot see clearly the pictures, articles and other things on your computer, or you feel uncomfortable to the screen display effect, you can try to change the screen resolution of your PC to work out this kind of problems.

Do you know that you can split the screen of Windows 8/8.1 computer? The function of split screen is helpful when you run two apps at the same time. For example, you can open a game and a chat tool to play game while chatting with your friends.

When you set screen saver, you are suggested to specify how much time to elapse before the screen saver is launched on your PC. For example, you can make the screen saver show up after you left the computer for 2 minutes.

"Hi, everyone. I want to know how to prevent others from changing screen saver in Windows 8 computer. Please do not tell me to directly ask them not to change it. Your better ideas will be deeply appreciated."

In many cases, users access the System in the Control Panel through the Properties option in the Computer context menu, and then go to change computer name, set virtual memory and so forth. If you want to stop other people from getting into the System settings by this method, you can remove Properties from Computer context menu.

To prevent other people from opening Computer Management through the Manage item on the Computer context menu in your PC, you can remove it from the menu according to the steps illustrated in the article.

"Hi, there. Is it possible to remove context menu in Windows 8 computer? That is, the context menu won't show up when anyone else right-clicks any icon on the desktop or in the File Explorer. If you have any good idea, please share it with me. Thanks."

Through the context menu of the taskbar, you are able to turn on or turn off toolbars (such as Address, Links, Desktop and Touch Keyboard), enter Taskbar Properties to change taskbar location and so forth. From another point of view, if other people are permitted to access your PC, they can complete the same settings with the help of the taskbar right-click menu, which may trouble you to some degree.

"Apart from adding restart and shutdown to the folder context menu, do you know how to add them directly to the context menu? That is, I want them to show up when I right-click any blank area on the desktop of my Windows 8 computer. And I also want other options including lock, log off, switch users, sleep and hibernate to display in the right-click menu. Is it possible? Looking forward for your positive reply."

"The context menu always appears on the left side of the mouse arrow on my Windows 8 computer, which makes me feel uncomfortable because I am right-handed. Is it possible to change its location to the right side?" One friend put forward such a question.

Can Touch Keyboard only be used on the Windows 8/8.1 computer with touch screen? The answer is a big NO, because it can be used in Windows 8 tablet, laptop and desktop. And it is safer to apply the Touch Keyboard to input bank account, bank card code, game account and other private information.

Like Touch Keyboard, there is On-Screen Keyboard hidden in windows 8/8.1 computer. Furthermore, comparing the following two photos, you can find that the keys and functions of the later are more than those of the former. Meanwhile, the On-Screen Keyboard is more similar to the physical keyboard.

Have you ever heard of Windows 8 Thumb Keyboard? As one kind of Touch Keyboard, it is a virtual tool provided for better user experience especially of tablet. If you are inquisitive about its concrete location in the Windows 8 computer, this article will logically show you how to find and open it.

For users who own Windows 8 tablets, sometimes, it is more convenient and efficient for them to directly write messages or other information with their hands or handwriting pen on the Handwriting Keyboard. Yet, many new users may have no idea where the keyboard is.

If you cannot type anything into your PC through the keyboard, the first thing you want to do may be checking the keyboard working status. In other words, you may wonder whether the keyboard works normally or not. Suppose you have no idea how to check keyboard status in your computer, for your reference, this article will particularly introduce two methods to check it in Windows 8 computer.

Generally speaking, a lot of users permanently delete the files in their computers by use of Shift+Delete hotkeys. Or, they move them to the Recycle Bin first and then delete them from the Recycle Bin. In addition, from this article, you can learn how to realize the same goal using Delete key only.

In general, when you want to open pdf documents on your computer, you need to download a pdf reader such as adobe reader in advance. However, the good news in this article is that you are able to use the built-in Reader app on Windows 8/8.1 to open pdf files.

To print materials from computer seems to become an indispensable part of a family as well as a company. So the technique of printing must be acquired in the modern life. BTW, have you learned this skill? If you haven't, you'd better work harder to make it yours.

In Windows 8/8.1 computer, there is a built-in app called Reader which can help you open XPS or PDF files. Nevertheless, only knowing this information is not enough, because you can learn more about the program.

"I use the system-provided Reader to view PDF files in my Windows 8 computer. After reading, I want to close it and delete the files, but I don't know how to close it now. Could anyone kindly tell me what to do?" Somebody asked this question.

Most computer users credit the Windows Notification function with its prompt and timely update notification and other information notice, while some consumers still complain that the notification dialog box disappears quickly before they can note it or finish reading the info in it. If you also think that the display time of the notification box is too short, you are capable of adjusting it on your own.

In Windows 8/8.1 computer, the key sound is turned on by default. Hence, when you use the physical keyboard or touch keyboard to input information, you can hear the key sound all the time. And you may occasionally want to turn it off due to some reasons. As a consequence, this text will introduce how to turn on and turn off key sound on Windows 8/8.1 computer for your reference.

If you find that there is no sound on your computer although the sound driver has been successfully installed in the computer, maybe you can go to change the sound scheme in the control panel to work out the problem.

Do you know that there is build-in sound recording function in Windows 8 computer? For your information, this function is achieved by means of Sound Recorder. As you know, Sound Recorder makes life more colorful and attractive. For instance, you can use it to record beautiful opening songs, background music, interludes and ending songs of films and TV dramas. You can also apply it to record songs singing by yourself, and practice oral English or other languages.

Everyone's sensitivity to the volume of sound is dissimilar, not to mention the sound in computer. Moreover, in different periods of time, the computer sound volume can be adjusted according to the actual demand. Therefore, how can you raise and lower volume on your computer to meet your need?

Computer sound can inform you when your computer starts up, remind you when there is notification and so on. Nevertheless, sometimes you feel annoyed to hear the sounds and would like to turn them off, whereas you may want to turn them on when you listen to music, watch a movie, play games and so forth.

Although some people may be frightened by the sudden appearance of the Windows Startup sound, many users want the sound to play so that they will know their computers have started up successfully.

By default, the notification sounds are on in the computer. In case you may want to turn them off because of personal reasons, it is indispensable for you to learn about how to do that.

Usually speaking, users can change the sound in the Sounds tab on Windows computer, as exhibited in the following screen shot. In the meantime, some inquisitive users would like to know how to stop other people from changing it without giving oral warning.

Some users might regret changing the My Computer icon when they realize that the default one is more recognizable for them. Under such circumstance, they need to figure out how to restore the icon.

In order not to let other people easily access My Computer in their PC, many users will remove the My Computer icon from the desktop. If you are wondering how many methods can be applied to remove it, this text, taking Windows 8 for example, summarizes 3 ways and illustrate them one by one for your better understanding.

You might be at a loss when you see a lot of tiles (or apps) on the Start screen of Windows 8 computer. How can you make the apps more orderly and classified? It is suggested for you to group and name them. So the question now is how to name a group of tiles on Windows 8/8.1 computer.

With a homegroup, you can share your files and printers with other computers on your home network. Moreover, the homegroup is protected by an automatically-generated password, so you are able to decide who can join your homegroup though their computers by giving them the code.

Before you leave the homegroup created on your PC, you should note that all homegroup connections on the computer will be disconnected, which means that your files or devices won't be shared with the homegroup. Supposing that you've known this result well, you can learn from this text about how to leave homegroup on Windows 8 computer.

Before you leave the homegroup created on your PC, you should note that all homegroup connections on the computer will be disconnected, which means that your files or devices won't be shared with the homegroup. Supposing that you've known this result well, you can learn from this text about how to leave homegroup on Windows 8 computer.

Some users not only want to keep the default computer theme or the theme previously set unchangeable, but also would like to prevent other users from changing it. If you have the same idea, you can learn how to prevent changing theme in this article.

"Recently, whenever I go to change the desktop background in the home computer (with Windows 8), the system informs me that this feature has been disabled. What's going on? Can you explain this phenomenon as detailed as possible?"

As you may know, by default, you are able to show or hide desktop icons, and change desktop icons in the Desktop Icon Settings dialog on Windows computer. From the opposite perspective, you can prevent changing desktop icons when necessary.

Some users like the default window border color and appearance on their computers, but they are worried that other people will arbitrarily change them without their agreement. Hence, their main concern is about how to prevent changing color and appearance.

It is a pleasant experience to change the Start screen to a background you prefer, but it sometimes makes you feel bad when other people frequently and optionally change it in your PC. In fact, there is no need to be mad at them, because you can prevent them from changing the Start menu background.

Different users sharing the same computer like various lock screens, and everyone wants to change it to an image he or she loves most. However, sometimes, it is unacceptable that the lock screen is changed frequently. And that is why the method to prevent changing lock screen will be illustrated in this article.

By default, you can change the mouse pointer in the Pointers tab on your Windows 8 computer, as shown in the picture below. Moreover, if you dislike other people to modify it without your permission, you are able to prevent changing it by enabling related setting in the Local Group Policy Editor.

It may be known to you that cookies are files stored on your computer by websites to save preferences or improve website performance. Moreover, the cookies, together with other data, will be removed at the same time when you delete the browsing history in your PC. Supposing that you want to delete all other history except the cookies, do you know how to realize your goal?

A font is a collection of letters, symbols, numbers that share the same style, sizing and spacing, and there are many fonts in Windows computer by default.

Other people or family member may delete their browsing history in your computer so as not to let you know what they browsed on the Internet. If you are inquisitive about the record they browsed or want to better supervise their browsing history, you can prevent deleting browsing history using the method illustrated in this article.

When you want to run an application on the desktop as different user in a Windows 8 computer, you can press Shift key and right-click the app at the same time, and then choose "Run as different user" on the context menu, as shown in the screen shot below. However, you may ask what you can do if the app is on the Start screen, because there is no such an option by use of the method mentioned

When Windows 8 is installed successfully in a computer, only the icon of Recycle Bin is shown on the desktop, while some other common icons, including Computer and Network, are not displayed on it. For convenience, a huge number of users may choose to create shortcuts for the common apps on their computer desktop, because they do not know how to show them by another way.

When you play games or make other operations on your computer, you may turn on Narrator by accident. Actually, you are able to disable it if you are not in need of this function.

After you disabled Narrator on your computer to avoid the inconvenience resulted from turning it on accidently, you can enable it when it is needed. Moreover, in this article, you will learn how to enable Windows 8/8.1 Narrator.

When mentioning computer data protection, you may first think about setting an administrator password to your computer. Other than this idea, have you ever thought of encrypting the hard drives in your computer? The built-in BitLocker Drive Encryption function can help you in this case.

BitLocker is a helpful computer tool which can be used to encrypt hard drives and prevent others from accessing, falsifying or stealing hard disk data. Consequently, many people enable it to protect the data in their hard drives. In the meantime, some people will choose to turn it off when they have other ways to protect their hard drives.

When removing any document or app in your Windows 8/8.1 PC, you will find that it is directly moved to the Recycle Bin or permanently deleted by Shift+Delete hotkeys, and no delete confirmation dialog box appears before the deletion. If you want to avoid wrongly removing any other file or program, you can display delete confirmation dialog by making some changes to the associated settings in Local Group Policy Editor.

"The Caps Lock in Windows computer is always turned off by the Caps Lock key on the keyboard. But I wonder whether it is possible to turn it off with another key. Is there anybody know the answer?"

If you don't want to view the previous notifications of each tile on the Start screen, and would like all tiles display their default content only whenever you log in your PC, you are able to clear the history through modifying the setting of tile notifications in Local Group Policy Editor.

Only with two simple steps, you can let apps use your name and account picture in your Windows 8/8.1 PC. For detailed info, please keep on reading.

Some Windows 8 users may think that the touch screen response is a little slow for them and would like to find a way to increase the response rate. If you also have the same experience, you can continue reading and learn how to speed up touch screen response through changing some values in Registry Editor.

Are there multiple user accounts (i.e. administrator, guest, and other added users) which are allowed to log in locally on your PC? If so, it would be a threat in the aspect of data protection since many accounts can be used to access the computer.

If you have set a password as a screen lock to your phone, you will know that, like pattern or PIN, there is a limitation to the times of password entry. More specifically speaking, if the code is entered wrongly for 5 continuous times, you will be requested to wait for 30 seconds to reenter it.

Undoubtedly, many users had never thought that the Network icon and other desktop icons could be changed until they heard of the issue from other people. How about you? If you want to learn the detailed method to change the Network icon, you can refer to the way to change Network icon in Windows 8 in this text.

When restoring the Network icon, many users, according to their inertial thinking, will change it to the original one. However, what can you do if the default icon is forgotten? Just keep on reading the article and you'll find the answer.

Three methods to remove the Network icon from the desktop of Windows 8/8.1 computer are minutely illustrated in the article.

Do you like the Recycle Bin icon in your computer? Or have you ever thought that you are able to change it independently? In this article, you can learn the steps to change Recycle Bin icon in Windows 8 computer.

After changing the Recycle Bin icon in your PC, you can restore the icon to the default one at any time. Now, see how to restore Recycle Bin icon in Windows 8 computer with the following steps.

Have you ever encountered a situation where you have to remove some films, videos or other folders from a hard drive? If yes, what did you do if they were too large to be moved to the Recycle Bin? Perhaps, you deleted them permanently although you were unwilling to do that.

What can you do in Recycle Bin Properties? From the following picture, you will find that you are able to customize the Recycle Bin size, display or hide delete confirmation dialog and so on. Suppose you disallow other people to access the Recycle Bin Properties and make any changes to the settings, it is recommended for you to remove Properties from the Recycle Bin context menu.

To remove the Recycle Bin icon from desktop in Windows 8 computer, you can make it by means of two different methods. And this text will respectively illustrate them with detailed steps.

"How do I make my desktop icons bigger? The desktop icons on my Windows 8 laptop are too small for me, so please do me a favor by telling me how to enlarge them. Thanks a lot."

Many users may not know what Ribbon interface exactly refers to in the computer. In fact, Ribbon interface is a friendly user interface provided by the system where graphical toolbars hided in the taps of the Menu Bar are shown. Therefore, it is extremely helpful for those who have no idea about the existence of some available toolbars and features.

In Wikipedia, the definition of IP address is as follows. "An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g. computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication."

The problem of computer health is attracting the great attention of people all around the world, because computer is playing an increasingly significant role in everyone's life. Consequently, it is essential to know how to check computer performance so as to monitor its health status.

Do you want to know your computer performance without the help of third-party tools? If you have such an idea, you will find how to rate computer with the built-in assessment tool in this article.

If you are not accustomed to opening the items on your Windows 8/8.1 PC by double-taping them with the mouse or your finger at a fast speed, you can go to adjust the double click speed.

Do you usually double click or right click an item in your Windows 8 computer to open it? In fact, there is another method to turn it on, which, as the article title implies, is opening it by single click.

As it is known, in Windows computer, some system apps can be turned on by composite keys. For instance, Computer can be opened by Windows+E, and Run can be turned on by Windows+R. Moreover, do you know what Windows+Volume Up can do? FYI, it can be used to turn on Narrator, Magnifier, On-Screen Keyboard or nothing on Windows 8 computer.

Do you know how to capture screen on Windows 8 or 8.1 computer? Probably, you often make it by applying screen capture tools, using the capture function in QQ and so on.

The Snipping Tool is a built-in screen capture application which assists you to select a portion of the screen you want to capture and save it as a file in your PC.

Although many users know there is an app called Snipping Tool in Windows 8 computer, some of them may have no idea how to use it to capture screens, not to mention editing and saving the snipped.

What will you do if you have no idea about how to input certain special character in your Windows 8 computer? In this article, you are suggested to find and copy it from the system-provided Character Map.

When some special characters are needed, many Windows 8 users are inclined to search for them on the Internet and copy them from webpages. However, one deficiency of this method is that it doesn't work when there is no Internet access.

If you have difficulty in pressing two or more keyboard shortcuts (e.g. Shift, Ctrl, Alt, Windows Logo Key…) at the same time, it is recommended for you to turn on Sticky Keys in your PC. Then you are able to press one key at a time to achieve the same goal.

At the mention of Sticky Keys, many users are wondering how to make related settings to it. So this article will particularly illustrate the steps to set up Sticky Keys in Windows 8 computer.

"The keyboard driver works normally, but it takes a few seconds for the keys I typed to show up on the computer. What's the problem? Can anybody tell me the exact reason?" In this case, the reason is probably related to the setting of Filter Keys. That is, the Filter Keys may be turned on by chance, which slows down brief or repeated keystrokes.

Do you want to make your PC ignore brief or repeated keystrokes which may be caused by the trembling of fingers? Or would you like to adjust the keyboard repeat rates in your computer? Taking either of these two ideas in to consideration, you should learn about how to set up Filter Keys.

With the help of the Math Input Panel in Windows computer, you are able to write mathematical symbols and formulas. If you are wondering how to open it in Windows 8 computer, this article summarizes 3 common methods for your reference.

Knowing the existence of Math Input Panel (or MIP) is not a big deal if you have no idea how to write math formula on it, correct wrongly-recognized characters and insert the formula to a word document.

The Indexing Options provides index for search function, which enhances the search speed. If you would like to know where it is, this article introduces 2 ways to find it in Windows 8 computer for your better reference.

"Where is Remote Desktop Connection?" This is a question frequently asked when the inexperienced users need to set up remote desktop connection in their computers.

What do you do when you are required to explain some basic or advanced computer settings? Do you practice and illustrate them step by step with your oral expression? If so, there is another alternative method for your option. That is, use the built-in Steps Recorder to record the operations and it will orderly illustrate the steps by text as well as pictures in a file.

Many users have heard that the Steps Recorder in Windows computer can record operation steps and illustrate them with clear pictures, but they don't know how it works. In consequence, this article will provide handy tips on how to use Steps Recorder in Windows 8 computer.

Do you find that your memory is getting poorer as the amount of trifles and big deals is increasing rapidly? If it is the case, what do you do to make your life and work more orderly? Perhaps you tend to write important things down, such as must-do tasks, day plan, week plan, month plan, etc. In addition to creating sticky notes to write messages on them, you are also recommended to record them using the Windows Journal in your PC.

In Windows computer, apart from editing text in text document powered by Notepad, you can also edit content in another built-in app called WordPad which is more powerful and multi-functional than the former.

Drawing or painting can ease your tense, release your pressure, change your imagination into visible objects and so on. And it is easy to be realized, because what you need is a pen and a sheet of paper.

"Hi, there. I've heard that the computer name can be changed, but I don't know how to make it. If you know the concrete method, please illustrate it as detailed as possible. Thanks a lot."

"Hi, there. Could you tell me how to show the full path of finding some file or folder in Windows 8 computer? I have a memory like a sieve, so whenever my friend shows me how to find a system file in my computer, I have to ask him again and again. Please give me a hand!"

Although there are several ways to lock the computer, some users prefer to open the Windows Security dialog with Ctrl+Alt+Del, and choose Lock in the options to have their computers locked, as shown in the screen shot below. Suppose you disallow other people to lock your computer in this way, you can remove lock from the Ctrl+Alt+Del options.

Using Task Manager, you can view all programs running on your computer, start and stop programs, change the priority of the process in which programs run, etc. And there are many methods to open it for your options, including choosing Task Manager in the screen opened by Ctrl+Alt+Del hotkeys.

In Windows 8 computer, when you use Ctrl+Alt+Del to open the Windows Security dialog box, you will find that there is no Log off in the options. Instead, the Sign out option is added, as shown in the picture below. As a matter of fact, they are different names of the same operation. Therefore, if you want to remove Sign out from the Ctrl+Alt+Del options, you can enable the "Remove Logoff" setting in the Local Group Policy Editor.

Nowadays, everyone is getting busier as the life pressure grows up, so we often hear other people saying, "Oh, my god. I forgot something." Thus, in order to avoid forgetting something important, a lot of people purchase small sticky tabs, write significant messages on them and paste them to obvious places to remind themselves. However, no matter it is a sticky tab or a piece of paper, it may be lost or forgotten.

A restore point can help you undo the system changes without affecting any of the documents, pictures and other data in your computer. For example, you can revert your computer to a previous restore point if some recently installed programs or drivers make it work slowly or abnormally.

Many users would like to know how to restore their computers without making any damage to their documents, pictures and other personal data, which can be realized with the help of the restore point automatically or manually created.

Suppose you would like to delete the old and useless restore points so as to provide enough space for those to be created, you can make reference to the following detailed steps.

In the past, when taking about Windows 8 computer, the majority of us mainly care about the difference between it and other Windows computers, the usefulness and efficiency of the built-in and newly-added apps, the methods to change the frequently-used settings, etc. Nevertheless, nowadays, as the amount of events concerning computer data loss is increasing crazily, it seems that we all focus more on our computer data safety.

Have you discovered that a small button shaped like an eye will show up when you type a password to access your Windows 8 PC? For your information, it is called password reveal button which enables you to confirm your code after entering it in the password entry box on the login screen.

For those who are addicted to playing games in full-screen mode on their Windows 8 computers, the Charms Bar opened accidentally will spoil their enthusiasm for the games. Therefore, this article particularly introduces how to disable Charms Bar in detail.

If you want to prevent Sound Recorder from being opened in your Windows 8/8.1 PC, you can follow the three steps below to make your thought come true.

By default, the length of password can be a number between 0 and 14, which is why you are able to create a zero-character password for the user account in your PC. In addition, do you know that, as a matter of fact, you can decide the minimum password length?

Perhaps, it is the first time you hear about minimum password age, and you may wonder what it is and how you can set it in your PC. FYI, minimum password age refers to the period of time (i.e. a value between 1 and 998 days) that a password must be used before the user can change it. Furthermore, it is set as 0 by default, which indicates the password can be changed immediately.

Many people never change the passwords created for the user accounts in their computers at a fixed or flexible period, which, in a way, brings hidden threatening to the computer data safety. When it comes to the reasons, some of them may complain that they are too busy to remember to change the codes.

Generally speaking, in Windows computer, you can set or change a user password to be one containing 0 to 14 characters which can be the combination of numbers, symbols, English uppercase letters and lowercase letters, depending on your own requirements.

To enhance safety, many people will change passwords for the user accounts in their computers regularly or irregularly. Due to the increase of revision times, some of them might unintentionally reuse the old passwords, which undoubtedly reduces security.

Have you ever thought that you can reorder the apps on Search bar in your Windows 8/8.1 PC? More simply speaking, you can decide which app is the first one to be shown on the Search panel.

From the Search bar, you can directly open the apps listed on it, as shown in the following picture. However, you may find that some of the apps are rarely used, which might make you feel that it is unnecessary for them to show up on the Search panel.

You don't have to know where the Remote Desktop Connection is in Windows 8/8.1 computer, because you can create a shortcut for it on the desktop. And this article introduces four methods to create a Remote Desktop Connection shortcut in detail.

"Hi, guys. There are several web browsers in my Windows 8 PC, including Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, but I want to make IE my default browser. Could you kindly tell me how to do that?"

Suppose you have activated your Windows system with a trial activation key or the installed operating system has not been activated at all, the system will expire after the trial period. Therefore, it is essential for you to know the exact activation status of the system.

If you not only want to check whether Windows 8 is activated, but also would like to check the activation info including version name, activation ID, license status and so forth, this article will mainly tell you how to use different run commands to check activation information in Windows 8 computer.

As a computer user, you probably want to know which version of Windows 8.1 is most suitable for you since there are four versions for your option, including Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows 8.1 Enterprise.

As you know, you can run several operating systems at the same time in the VMware Workstation. But the precondition is that different operating systems have already been installed in it.

"Hey, there. Recently, I found that the Sound Recorder was not running on a Windows 8 computer. Up till now, I still cannot figure out the problem, so I need your help to solve it. Look forward for your reply."

"Hi. Can you tell me what I can do when the built-in Snipping Tool is not working? As you can see from the following picture, an Error dialog informs that it cannot be opened. If you have any solution, please let me know soon."

What can you do if the computer system prompts that the Windows Journal cannot be opened? After reading this article, you will know how to let the Windows Journal work again in two methods.