4 Geek Tips To Up Your Windows 8 Experience

Modern Start Screen

The biggest grouse people have against windows 8 is it newStart Screen thats made up of large tiles.This interface works well with thetouch screen but many mouse users would rather get to the desktop straightaway.Of course ,you can still access the desktop by clicking on th tile.But ifyou want to skip this extra step altogether use SKIP METRO SUIT.

Run the app (no insatllation needed),and check the SKIPSTART SCREEN option,and you’re done.After this your pc will restart.

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Cut The Ribbon

The file explorer in Windows 8 uses the ribboninterface,first used in Microsoft Office 2007.This means that when you clickonfile ,for instance it opens a bar with various options,instead of a drop downmenu.If you want the older interface,use RIBBON DISABLER.After downloadingit,run the software and select DISABLE RIBBON EXPLORER .If you want the ribbon back ,you can use the same toolto enable it.

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Bring back the start button

You would now like the familiar start button back from whereyou can search for programs and files, launch programs, shutdown the computerand access folders like My Documents .Well, use ClassicShell .After you installthe program ,you can choose between three options : Windows Classic, WindowsXP, Windows 

vista/7.Select  the one youwant and you are good to go.

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Super Calculator

The calculator tool in windows 8 has some nifty features.Sadly its all hidden away .To access these power options, go to the VIEW menu tofind modes for scientific calculations, programming and statistics. But that’snot all. Your Windows 8 calculator also comes with a built in conversion function and it can also be used to calculate the difference between two dates in years, months, weeks and days.

By Rishabh