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Recently Windows Live Essentials had a new update. I was curious to know whether there are any changes inWindows Live Mail 2012 controls. Luckily, I didnt find much changes. Earlier I wrote about,setting up Outlook.com email with Windows Live Mail 2012. Setting up Yahoo Mail and Gmail accounts is more tedious when compared to Outlook.com. But the method is straight forward. In this article, we are going to see the following things....

The general cause forWindows Update Error 80072f8fis the date and time controls being in error. This could be due to a faulty CMOS battery or a bad RAM or buggy hardware. Before that you shouldreplace your failing CMOS battery. The Windows Update problem and the solution to thecode 80072ee2error is already seen. Today we shall see the troubleshooting steps and solution to a different kind oferror code 80072f8f. This takes place if we do Windows 8....

Did you check my evaluation ofWindows 8 vs Windows 7features in my earlier article ? Alas, the improvement doesnt stop there ? Have you noticed any difference inWindows 8 Hibernateaspects? So this will put your laptop or desktop to power-off condition. When you power-it-on again, all these programs will be in the exact state when you powered off. The only minute changes will be that yourInternet or Networkconnection will not work....

Battery life is point of comparison inWindows 8.1 vs Windows 7battle, when you dont have nearby power supply. A year later,October 17th 2013 Windows 8.1was released as part of the NT family of OS. People who bought Win 8 were given free upgrade to this version. Three years earlier onOctober 22, 2009, general availability of Windows 7 took place. Many customers of Microsoft released their tablets based on Windows 8....

Earlier in IE 7 it was only 2 files simultaneously! There are tricks, registry tweaks and Fix It script by Microsoft to raiseInternet Explorer download limitto 10. Before that you’re free to read aboutpassword management tools for Internet Explorer. The limit was basically made, keeping in mind of the past-age download speeds. The broadband speeds have tremendously increased and 2Mbps speed is the norm with many ISP providers in India....

But the tricks and tips that mouse can do are $s worth. Out of the 10 tips, the zooming feature using mouse is my top-most $tip. you’re able to also use these mouse tricks in your Excel 2007 or 2010. I just used a workaround by taking a print-out of that column and manually entering into other cells. But thats ridiculous with all the technology Excel provides. But today, I found a superb tip which reduced my manual work by almost zero....

Users could easily add, remove, and arrange gadgets on their desktop to suit their preferences. In the later years, third-party websites started releasing new gadgets. But with the advent of Windows 8.1 and 10, apps have replaced gadgets. Just like Apple Store and Google Playstore, there is Microsoft store to download apps. It is important the source and download links of these gadgets is important. It can have a potential impact on your system performance and security....

VPN connection establishes security between the end user and the server. You are completely anonymized while browsing, banking transactions, playing games etc. It protects your online identity.Torrentsare one place where you download lot of music, videos and movies. So manyVPNslike ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Hotspot Shield, PrivateVPN etc exist in the market. Based on cost and protection, you’re gonna wanna decide which product to use. In the most simple case, Windows 10 allows you to connect to a VPN server using in-built features....

Do you remember the small system cleaning utility called CCleaner ! Curious aboutInternet Browsers in Windows 8? This will display the differentextensions, helper add-ons, Toolbarsetc that startup when Internet Explorer starts. Sadly, at present, this feature is available for IE only. I hope CCleaner developers will provide the same option for other browsers like Firefox and Chrome. it’s possible for you to download the latestFREEversion of Piriforms CCleaner fromFileHippo.com. But there are also 2 other different versions Business and data pipe Edition....

Unlike Windows 7 and Vista, Windows 8 will come in a fewer versions. There will be no Started, Ultimate, Home Premium or Home Basic Editions. Windows 8 will come in 4 flavours. Windows Media Center functionality will be available only for Windows 8 Pro, as a free add-on. Price Comparison of different Windows 8 Versions? Youll need to redeem the offer at WindowsUpgradeOffer.com. Dont forget to bring your 25-digit Windows 7 product key!...

Except at the start of the tool the logo shows 2012. I observed a strange situation today. I tried to open an email by clicking theInboxin WLM 2012.This opened up the Windows Live Mail utility. Before we go ahead, let me clarify a few things. Recently Microsoft has revamped its email system and will soon convert Hotmail accounts to @outlook.com. So I recently converted my Microsoft Account to use @outlook.com account....

You liked Windows 7 so much, that you are facing trouble with the Metro UI of Windows 8. In Windows 7, there was an easy option to customizewindows color and appearanceusing the advanced appearance controls. If you are not well versed with that feature in Windows 7, heres a quick look around. How to change Color, Size and Font for Window Item in 7 ? Right-select your Windows 7 desktop (mine is Windows 7 Ultimate) and from the context-menu selectPersonalize....

Probably you might have heard about Windows Live Id which is now passionately called Microsoft account. Outlook.com,the new cloud e-mail service from Microsoft, uses this account details to login. In the earlier days, the Microsoft account used to be any email address and a password. Generally, the email address used to be Hotmail account. you could check the Windows Live Id page to create an account. So what is Outlook.com actually ?...