Microsoft’s Windows 8.1, isn’t well known for how easy it makes restoring PCs and tablets to factory settings or getting the latest apps and games from a safe place. Mostly, it’s known for the Start ...

If you don’t enjoy Windows 8’s Start and lock screens, Decor8 can help make them more your own (but it won’t make them go away). Windows 8 comes with an entirely new interface called Modern (formerly ...

Windows look and feel have evolved. While it was all beautiful in Windows XP and Windows 7, Windows 10 offered more functionalities but not so much for the looks. Windows 11, on the contrary, mixes ...

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To open the Windows 11 Personalization Settings, right-click on the Start Menu > Settings > Personalization. You can make a lot of changes to your PC such as changing the background image, setting up ...

Previously on How to Tech, we showed you how to skip the Start screen tiles in Windows 8.1 so you can start your computer right on the desktop. But what if you prefer playing with those Start tiles?