When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. One of the fun features of Windows Phone 8.1 is the ability to add a background image to your ...

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 ...

Microsoft wants users to want to be more productive with its Windows 10 operating system upgrade. It’s also aiming for an operating system upgrade that finally frees users from all the hoops they had ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While the Windows Phone Start Screen has never really sucked wind, the features the Windows Phone ...

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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 ...

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?

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 ...

It’s no secret that Windows 8 is unpopular. The same goes for Windows 8.1, a free update for the OS that was released back in April. While you can choose to avoid the Metro UI when using Windows 8, ...

One noticeable difference in Windows 10 is the return of the Start Menu that was given a miss in earlier versions. The new Start menu displays a classic Windows 7 Start menu on the left side, ...