The time zone is a geographical zone throughout which the same standard time is used. For example, CET is the Central European Time zone for many countries in the central Europe (for example, France and Germany) where the time is always UTC+1:00. There are twenty four different time zones in the world. To keep your PC on the correct time it must be configured to have the correct time zone. Fortunately, changing the time zone in Windows 8 is very easy.
Read moreChange Time Servers in Windows 8
Windows 8 like many other operating systems keeps the time correct by synchronizing your local time with the online time servers like the ones served by US government. Windows 8, like its predecessors, uses the Microsoft time server by default. The Microsoft time server works very good but its not as fast as the pool of time servers supplied by the ntp.org site. If you want to change your Windows time servers to the faster and more reliable ones, then follow these steps.
Read moreRemove All Traces of USB Drives from PC using USBOblivion
Whenever you insert a USB disk drive into your Windows computer, it makes some entries in the Windows registry. These entries can later be used to view which USB disk drives have been used on your PC. This can be a privacy issue for some people, who do not want others to see which USB drives have been in use on their PC. You can use USBOblivion which is a free utility that can be used to erase all the traces of USB disks and CD ROMs from your PC.
Read moreSet Background Images for New Tabs in Mozilla Firefox
We all are familiar with the desktop backgrounds or wallpapers in Windows. But now people are spending more time using their web browser so why not set your favorite pictures as browser backgrounds. Now you can change the backgrounds for your Firefox web browser using the Browser Backgrounds add-on. This add-on lets you set background images for the newly opened tabs in Firefox. You can also set random backgrounds for each new tab.
Read moreShow Windows Version on Desktop in Windows 8
Windows 8 shows the Windows build and version in the lower-right corner of your desktop. But after you have activated Windows, this information is no longer displayed. If you want Windows to display this version information on your desktop even after the Windows is activated, then you can make some changes in the registry to do that.
Read moreCreate a Bootable DBAN USB Pen Drive
We have previously covered an article on how to wipe your hard disk using the Dariks Boot and Nuke (DBAN) CD. This requires burning the downloaded ISO disk image onto a blank CD and booting off this DBAN CD. But many people do not like to boot from the CD, because CDs are slower compared to USB drives. Now you can easily create a bootable DBAN USB thumb drive and boot from this USB drive to wipe your hard disk.
Read moreSet Internet Explorer 10 as Default Browser in Windows 8
If you install a third party web browser like Firefox or Opera but do not like them very much, then you can set Internet Explorer to be your default web browser again. By making it your default browser, you tell Windows to open all the internet links, HTML files and supported protocols using the Internet Explorer.
Read moreUninstall an Extension from Google Chrome
Google Chrome has a large collection of extensions, designed both by Google and third parties. You can install these extensions by visiting the Google Chrome webstore which also has many apps and themes in addition to extensions. After you are done testing an extension and decide that you do not like it, you can uninstall it very easily.
Read moreTurn off Family Safety for Users in Windows 8
The Family Safety feature in Windows 8 is very useful if you have young children in home. It can be used to block unsuitable websites, games, apps and more. You can also use it to limit the amount of time your kids spend on computer. But if you accidentally switch it on for a user then that user will not able to visit the websites he/she wants to. You can turn off the Family Safety filters for any user very easily.
Read moreSetup Family Safety for Users in Windows 8
Windows 8 has a feature called Family Safety using which you can restrict the standard users from certain activities like browsing a set of websites, using computer in specific hours, playing games etc. The Family Safety feature is specially designed to prevent the young children from accessing inappropriate websites and wasting time playing games on the computer. If you are an administrator of a Windows 8 computer, then you can setup Family Safety for any standard user on your PC.
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