Project Spartan, Microsoft’s new Web browser for Windows 10, is finally in the hands of Windows Insiders. Microsoft is betting a lot on its next-gen browser, but how does it stack up to IE and competing browsers when it comes to performance? Read on to check out our benchmark showdown of Spartan, IE, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
How to Change a Drive Letter in Windows 8
Windows relies on drive letters to distinguish between the various physical and logical storage volumes on your PC. Here’s how to change those drive letters to suit your needs, along with some warnings about the potential problems that can happen when doing so.
Leaked Build of Spartan Web Browser Reveals Impressive Cortana Integration
A newly leaked build of Windows 10 includes the next generation Spartan Web Browser, revealing how the browser will take advantage of Cortana to provide a rich and seamless browsing experience.
How to Search with Google in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word 2013 includes a handy feature that lets the user perform a Web search for a selected word or phrase, but the default platform for this search is Microsoft’s own Bing. While Bing has some unique features that make it useful for certain types of searches, most users would likely prefer to use Google. Here’s how to make the switch
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How to Enable the New Clock and Calendar Design in the Windows 10 Technical Preview
Not all features of Windows 10 are yet available in the Technical Preview builds, but some unfinished areas are simply hidden. With the understanding that these hidden features are not yet complete, here’s how to enable the new Desktop taskbar clock and calendar window in the latest Technical Preview of Windows 10.
How to Configure Windows 10 File Explorer to Open with This PC View
File Explorer in Windows 10 now opens by default in the ‘Quick Access’ view, which displays a user’s recently accessed files and data and isn’t very useful for Windows power users. Here’s how to configure File Explorer to open in the much more useful ‘This PC’ view instead.
How to Enable the Spartan Edge Rendering Engine in Windows 10
When Windows 10 debuts later this year, it will include a new Web browser called Spartan. Spartan represents Microsoft’s efforts to create a streamlined browser from scratch, with a new rendering engine that’s built for the modern Web. While the Spartan app and interface are still absent from the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build, here’s how you can get a taste of the new Spartan Edge rendering engine right from within Internet Explorer 11.
Where to Find the Windows Wallpaper Location on Your PC
Each new version of Windows, including each new Windows 10 preview build, introduces beautiful new wallpaper images. Here’s where you can find these high resolution images on your PC, so you can use them as your wallpaper on other devices or older versions of Windows.
How to Shrink or Hide the Windows 10 Taskbar Search Box
The latest Windows 10 Technical Preview introduces a new taskbar search box that allows users to access both standard Windows and Web searches as well as the new Cortana interface, but it’s relatively wide and takes up a lot of space. Thankfully, you can minimize the amount of space that the Windows 10 taskbar search utilizes, while still maintaining full access to all of its features.
Two Ways to Manage and Disable the Charms Bar in Windows 8
On Windows 8 touch devices, the Charms Bar is generally very useful, but those who use Windows 8 primarily on a desktop with a mouse and keyboard may find it distracting, and may be frustrated by inadvertently triggering the bar when the mouse is moved to the right corners of the screen. To avoid these issues, here are two ways to manage and disable the Charms Bar in Windows 8.1.