Ways to Protect Window 8

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Apr 282013
 

Would you mind that someone log into your Windows 8 and check your information? To protect Windows 8 on PC, you need some secure ways to prevent others from accessing your Windows system without permission. Here I’d like to introduce 4 solutions for you to better protect your personal information on Windows 8.

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Solution 1: Use traditional user account and password

Just like in the previous Windows systems, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, etc. you can create a user account to protect Windows 8.

1: Go to the Windows 8 Start Screen, and click “Settings”, “Change PC settings”.

2: Click “Users”, “Add a user”, and “Sign in without a Microsoft account”.

3: Click “Local account”, type a new name, password, the password hint, click “Next”, and click “Finish”.

Solution 2: Use a Microsoft account

Microsoft account is a new way for users to protect Windows 8. It contains your email address and the password.

  1. Go to the Windows 8 Start Screen, and click “Settings”, and “Change PC settings”.
  2. Click “Users” and “Add a user”.
  3. Enter your email which you frequently use, click “Next” and “Finish”.

 

Solution 3: Create picture password

The picture password is also a new way Microsoft offers to Windows 8 users to better protect the new system. It is said that this new way is much more secure because it is harder for others to guess what the password is.

  1. Go to “Control Panel”, “User Accounts and Family Safety”, “User accounts”, “Make changes to my account in the Settings App”,
  2. Click “Users”, “create a picture password”．
  3. Confirm with your local account or Windows 8 Account password and click “OK”.
  4. Choose a picture, draw three gestures and confirm it to set up picture password.

 

Solution 4: Create PIN Logon

PIN Logon is another new way to protect Windows 8. It consists of 4 digits as your password.

  1. Go to Setting panel and display the PC Settings page.
  2. Click “Users”, “Create a PIN”, and type your current password
  3. Enter your PIN and confirm it.

With the above 4 ways to protect Windows 8 on your PC, you can put your heart at rest. However, you yourself may forget password and can’t log into Windows 8. You can use Windows Password Recovery Tool to help you reset lost password and regain assess to your PC.

23 Popular Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows 8 and Windows RT

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Apr 202013
 

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that you can use to perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. With the release of Windows 8 and Windows RT, users can use many new keyboard shortcuts to navigate these two operating systems. If you are using a tablet, of course it is very easy for you to handle all things by just tapping on the screen. But if you don’t have a touch screen, it is faster and easier to work with your PC by using the correct keyboard shortcuts.

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Here are the 23 popular and useful keyboard shortcuts for Windows 8 and Windows RT

  1. Windows logo key + start typing: Search your PC.
  2. Ctrl + plus (+) or Ctrl + minus (-)/Ctrl + scroll wheel: Zoom in or out of a large number of items, like apps pinned to the Start screen.
  3. Windows key + C: Open the Charms menu
  4. Windows key + E: Open File Explorer to the “My Computer” which shows all your drives.
  5. Windows key + F: Open universal search menu and set it to search files.
  6. Windows key + H: Open Share menu for the current app.
  7. Windows key + I: Display the Settings menu for the current app. For example, if you’re in Internet Explorer 10, this key shows Internet options. If you’re on the Start menu, it shows general OS settings.
  8. Windows key + J: Switch the main app and snapped app.
  9. Windows key + K: Open the Devices charm.
  10. Windows key + O: Lock the screen orientation (portrait or landscape).
  11. Windows Key + M: Open desktop mode and minimizes all windows.
  12. Windows key + Q: Bring up the apps search menu that allows you to search your list of installed programs.
  13. Windows key + W: Open universal search menu and sets it to search settings.
  14. Windows key + Z: Bring up app menu, which shows contextual options for the active app.
  15. Windows key + spacebar: Switch input language and keyboard layout.
  16. Windows key + Ctrl + spacebar: Change to a previously selected input.
  17. Windows key + Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps).
  18. Windows key + Ctrl + Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) and snap them as they are cycled.
  19. Windows key + Shift + Tab: Cycle through open apps (except desktop apps) in reverse order.
  20. Windows key + Pg Up: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the left (Apps in the desktop won’t change monitors)
  21. Windows key + Pg Dn: Move the Start screen and apps to the monitor on the right (apps in the desktop won’t change monitors).
  22. Windows key + Shift + period (.): Snap an app to the left.
  23. Windows key + period (.): Snap an app to the right.

 

Never mind your unfamiliarity with those keyboard shortcuts. Practice makes perfect and I’m sure you will easily and quickly to handle them all to work for your need. To be added, if you forget your Windows password, try Windows Password Recovery Tool to help you reset password and get access to your PC.

7 Steps to Improve Windows Security

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Nov 202012
 

We use computer constantly in our work and daily life, as a result it becomes quite important to keep computing safe from current and future threats. These 7 quick and easy tips I am about to explain will help protect your hardware, software, and data in your computer running Windows.

1. Updates Windows Automatically. If your PC has been off for a few days, don’t wait for Windows automatically updates for you. You should better first visit Windows Update site when you surf the Internet. Also, there may be a lag between when a patch is available and when Windows Update pushes it to you. Microsoft releases Windows patches on the second Tuesday of each month, so to be safe check for updates manually every couple of weeks. And don’t forget to set your antivirus and anti-spyware tools to update automatically (or check weekly for updates yourself).

2. Don’t Allow “Hide File Extensions for Known File Types”: Some viruses pretend as harmless file types by adding a bogus extension near the end of their name, as in “funnycartoon.jpg.exe,” in hopes your system is set to hide such extensions you see ‘.jpg’ but not ‘.exe’. To make these troublemakers easier to spot, open Windows Explorer or any folder window and click Tools >> Folder Options >> View. Make sure that “Hide file extensions for known file types” option is unchecked.

3. Enable and Configure a Firewall: A firewall is a device that controls the flow of information between your computer and the internet, similar to a router. Most modern operating systems include a software firewall. In addition to the operating system’s firewall, the majority of home routers have a firewall built in. Refer to your user’s guide for instructions on how to enable your firewall. Once your firewall is enabled, consult the user’s guide to learn how to configure the security settings and set a strong password to protect it against unwanted changes.

4. Install and Use Antivirus and Antispyware Software: Installing an antivirus and antispyware software program and keeping it up to date is a critical step in protecting your computer. Many types of antivirus and antispyware software can detect the possible presence of malware by looking for patterns in the files or memory of your computer. This software uses virus signatures provided by software vendors to look for malware. New malware is discovered daily, and vendors frequently make new signatures available, so 3antivirus software will be most effective if the signatures are up to date. Many antivirus and antispyware programs offer automatic updating. Enable that feature so your software always has the most current signatures. If automatic updates aren’t offered, be sure to install the software from a reputable source, like the vendor’s website or a CD from the vendor.

5. Remove Unnecessary Software: Unnecessary software increases the opportunities for attack. Intruders can attack your computer by exploiting software vulnerabilities (that is, flaws or weaknesses), so the less software you have installed, the fewer avenues for potential attack. Check the software installed on your computer. If you don’t know what a software program does and don’t use it, research it to determine whether it’s necessary. Remove any software you feel isn’t necessary after confirming the software is safe to be removed. Back up important files and data before removing unnecessary software in case you accidentally remove software essential to the operating system. If possible, locate the installation media for the software in case that someday you need to reinstall it.

6. Modify Unnecessary Default Features: Like removing unnecessary software and disabling nonessential services, modifying unnecessary default features eliminates opportunities for attack. Review the features that came enabled by default on your computer and disable or customize those you don’t need or plan on using. As with nonessential services, be sure to research these features before disabling or modifying them. The AutoRun feature in Microsoft Windows systems was a default feature at the time of the Conficker malware and was one of the three ways computers became infected. When the AutoRun feature is enabled on Windows computers, Windows detects when removable media, such as CDs and USB storage devices, are inserted into the computer and automatically executes the media’s contents.

7. Scan attachments for viruses: Run each of the e-mail attachments you receive through your antivirus software before you open them. Rather than double-clicking the attachment to open it instantly, save the file to a drive on your PC, open Windows Explorer, right-click the file, and choose the option to scan it for viruses. (Better yet, set your antivirus software to scan incoming and outgoing e-mail automatically.)

 

Microsoft Details Differences of IE 10 on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

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Nov 082012
 

Recently Microsoft announced that Windows Phone 8 would come with the new Internet Explorer 10 browser too. And today, Nov. 8, Microsoft has detailed the differences between its Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10) for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 ahead of the release of the mobile operating system (OS) in the US.

Microsoft’s principal program manager lead Charles Morris said in a post on its developer blog that though both versions share many similar features, the IE 10 web browser is not identical on both mobile and PC systems.

IE 10 deals with effects such as 3D transforms, shadows for both text and boxes in websites and support for more fonts. The hardware accelerated rendering function also allows transitions and animations to run independently of the main browser thread for better performance.

“By popular demand we now have full support for Web Open Font Format (WOFF) on Windows Phone. Better yet, our friends from Typekit, who provide a super popular library to add cool fonts to any website, announced official support for Windows Phone 8,” Morris said.

However, IE 10 on Windows Phone 8 does not support inline video nor does it support new manipulation views for touch panning and zooming (except for -ms-touch-action). IE 10 on Windows Phone 8 also doesn’t support multi-track HTML5 audio, ActiveX, VBScript, drag-and-drop APIs, or file access APIs. Features such as link previews, pinned site icons and notifications, as well as support for connecting sites to apps is also not supported.

Making IE 10 to web and app developers as part of Windows Phone 8, Morris said, “Now that the software development kit (SDK) is available, it is a great time for you to use the included emulator to test your sites directly on Windows Phone 8.”

Will these differences make IE 10 on Windows Phone 8 less effective and convenient?

 

5 New Features in Windows Phone 8

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Oct 292012
 

The latest launch event to rock the technological launch season comes from Microsoft with the official unveiling of Windows Phone 8 in San Francisco. Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore and Steve Ballmer revealed the Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system just a few hours ago. Let’s get a quick look at what is new in this new smart phone.

Multi-core Processing

Windows Phone 8 offers support for processors with up to 64 cores, though this may not come that soon – Microsoft says there may be some quad-core Windows Phones out this year, but it mostly expects dual-core. It should be enough to see the join: for all the criticism lobbed Microsoft’s way over its mobile offerings, Windows Phone has always been light on hardware. So Windows Phone 8 should be zippy, with the right processors.

The primary benefit of multi-core processing for users is that background multi-tasking should become a cinch, and general speed when using your phone for multiple tasks should increase. Windows Phone developers face the challenge of living up to this promise, however.

MicroSD Storage Expansion

Windows Phone 8 supports MicroSD cards, meaning that it will be relatively inexpensive and straightforward to boost the storage in your phone. As a result, you are no longer limited to the amount of onboard storage with which your handset’s manufacturer deigned to bless you.

Fresh Start Screen

One of the big complains about existing Windows Phones is the lack of customization with regard to the home screens, though they are good in looking. Windows Phone 8 rectifies this, to an extent. The Start Screen still features the familiar Moder UI live tiles, but there is the option to change the tiles’ size, move them around and change the color scheme. Actually, you can now choose from up to 20 color schemes, which is very nice.

Kids Corner

Another intriguing new feature of Windows Phone 8 is called ‘Kids Corner’, which creates a separate place on your phone where children can access only the things you want them to. So they could, for instance play games and watch videos, but nothing else.

If you want to access Kids Corner, you should first head over to Settings, Turn on Kids Corner. There’s an off switch for those who don’t need this feature and checkboxes to choose what the kids can access. The Kids Corner home screen then displays only the apps that you have chosen, in the familiar live tile format. It sounds so simple and useful you wonder why no other smart phone platform has yet provided such a feature.

Easy Integration with SkyDrive

Microsoft has done a great job integrating all kinds of different services, like SkyDrive and various social networks, into Windows 8.  As to Windows Phone 8 key to this is Microsoft’s SkyDrive cloud computing function. Using Windows Phone 8 and SkyDrive allows you to move files and apps from PC to tablet to phone to Xbox, according to Microsoft, and will “not only feel the same way, but work together in some powerful ways”. SkyDrive is built right into the PC and the phone, and is available on the Xbox as well.

It is undoubtedly that the biggest thing in Windows Phone 8′s favor is the billion or so people who use Windows on PC, laptop or tablet. And Microsoft is determined to make a great deal out of this. Speaking about the combination of Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Belfiore said that using a Windows Phone 8 handset offered: “All of your content: office documents, photos, and music wherever you are.”

If you create a new document with your phone, it can be accessed on your laptop, PC or tablet as well. SkyDrive also supports voice notes. You start with 7GB of free space, and you can pay to add more so you don’t have to worry about running out of space.

Easy Backup with Windows 8’s File History

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Oct 082012
 

Backing up files is made easier with Windows 8’s brand-new feature File History, which automatically backs up files in the background and lets you restore them from a simple, time-based interface.

Few users know that both Windows Vista and Windows 7 has a very useful “Previous versions” feature, which can be used to automatically backup files or folders on a scheduled interval and it is also possible to restore the backed up files to an earlier version using Windows built in backup wizard. These earlier versions, often known as “Shadow copies”, were especially useful in restoring deleted files, files that have been modified recently or have been moved to a different location.

Features about Windows 8′s File History

Similar to Apple’s Time Machine, File History allows users to schedule regular backups to any hard drive directory on their computer. However, it doesn’t back up your whole system. Instead, it only backs up the files in your Libraries—essentially, your personal documents, files, and media. You can add any folders you want to a library, of course, but it won’t back up your entire computer the way Windows 7 File Recovery does. Also, instead of running large backups every week or month, it takes a snapshot of your files every hour, so you can restore your files in a much more careful way.

How to Set Up File History

It is very easy to set up Windows 8′s File History. You should go to Control Panel > File History. If you have an external drive plugged in, just click “Turn On”. Alternatively, you can plug in an external drive and Windows will ask you if you want to use it for backup. If you want to back up to a network location, such as a NAS, click “Change Drive” in the left sidebar first. Pick your network location, then return to the main window of File History and click “Turn On”.

You can also decide for it how often to backs up: click “Advanced Settings” in the left sidebar. You can change how long it takes a snapshot of your files and how long it keeps files.

However you may have no access to these backups if you lost Windows password, as a result it becomes equally important for you to keep your Windows 8 login password safe. In the event that you lost Windows 8 password, you‘d better have a Windows password recovery tool get your password back.

How Windows 8 Improves Security

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Sep 252012
 

Every new version of Windows would focus on improved security, which is considered necessary to withstand the constant barrage of attacks aimed at the popular platform. So is Windows 8. Now let’s have a look what security changes Microsoft has made in Windows 8.

Hardware-based Security

Windows 8 will no doubt take good advantage of hardware-based authentication capabilities of the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), as Steven Sprague, the CEO of Wave Systems, noted. TPM stores sensitive configuration data and credentials, making it possible to implement single sign-on and access to VPN. Device-based security could be used to log in users to the network, Sprague said. No passwords required.

Windows 8 machines can optionally ship with self-encrypting drives, which provides businesses and security-minded end-users with hardware-based encryption that can never be turned off. SEDs are ready-to-go out of the box, protecting data right from the start. Hardware-based encryption has less impact on performance as well. These are just some of the obvious security changes Microsoft has made in Windows 8. More security changes, which are designed to protect mass users from been attacked, are waiting to be explored. 

 

 

Windows Defender

Windows 8 is released with built-in antivirus, a much more robust application than Microsoft Security Essentials, the free anti-malware                                software that users could download and install by themselves in earlier versions of the OS. Windows Defender (Microsoft repurposed the name for the anti-malware product) is enabled by default, which means users have some form of security protection as soon as they turn on their machine. The front of Windows Defender running on Windows 8 looks very similar to Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 7.If user wants to install a different security product, they can feel free to uninstall Windows Defender. In fact, Windows Defender must be disabled if you want to install a third-party security suite.

AppContainer

AppContainer is an invisible security change in Windows 8, a more secure application sandbox environment where Windows 8 apps will reside. Designed to prevent apps from disrupting the operating system, AppContainer decides which actions are available to which apps. Similarly Internet Explorer plug-ins run in their own sandboxes under Windows 8. Apps will also be available through the new Windows 8 app store, which means Microsoft will be able to check beforehand for malicious applications.

Picture Password

Speaking of the amazing changes, it is obvious that we cannot leave out Picture   Password. This allows users to select a photo from your image library and then define three gestures on the photo using combination of circles, straight lines, and taps. This kind of encryption is quite different from the original text password, and it is best used on tablets or computer with touch screen.

Secure Boot

Microsoft designed Secure Boot to protect the computer from low-level exploits such as rootkits and bootloaders. Secure Boot is a security process shared between the operating system and Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI, replacing the BIOS), requires all the applications running during the booting process to be pre-signed with valid digital certificates. This way, the system knows all the files being loaded before Windows 8 fires up have not been tampered with.

When a bootloader has infected your computer and it tries to load during the boot-up sequence, Secure Boot will undo all the changes and thwart the attack, making it much harder for attackers to try to compromise your PC’s start-up sequence.

Easy Steps to Reset Windows 8 Password

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Mar 212012
 

When you open to a new operating system, at first you should consider is to add a strong password to protect your computer against unauthorized users. To limit other people use your computer. More than ever, passwords are a part of our lives, the key to our digital identity. On average, each of us has 25 online accounts, and that is beyond the internal systems you also need to authenticate to in your business. You should have unique, complex passwords for each system, but who can remember all of that? Windows 8 will include features that make it easier to manage your digital identity so your business’s data stays safe. To reset the password for Windows 8, many of us will try to make use of the option suspicion that may be available to recall the password. But what if this option index failed?

Here we will discuss the way in which you can reset Windows 8 password dropped security password in 5 easy steps. Incidentally, the method is as effective whenever you dropped the security password Windows 7/Vista/XP.

Step 1: Try to remember the forgot Windows 8 password
Make sure the Caps Lock is away from that you simply type in a security password right. If the Caps Lock key point is off, make sure to remember the lost password Windows 8 by recalling the early morning you created the security password will guide you through the process, or by asking yourself the following questions:
1. What was the last name of your first boss?
2. What is the first name of your favorite uncle?
3. Where did you spend your childhood summers?
4. What is the name of your favorite sports team?
5. Who is your all-time favorite movie character?
6. What was you favorite food as a child?

Step 2: See if one more administrator consideration available
Computer users are used to building various user reports on their computer. If you can still connect to your computer as an administrator after having forgotten passwords of certain user accounts, it’s just a small piece of cake to reset the lost password Windows 8.It’s popular that an administrator consideration enables you to make modifications that will affect other users, including password reset one more user account.

Step 3: Remove your old password without any data lose or damage
As all of us understand that we are able to create a password reset CD Windows 8, when we 1st positioned a password while using Windows 8 Operation System, Which could quite possibly be the straightforward and effective formulation to fix Windows 8 password recovery disorder. However, most is of Time, generally we forgot to create a password reset CD till they obtained problem of Windows logon password.

Step 4: Change your old password by the tool quickly
1. Download and install Windows Password Recovery Tool on any available computer.
2. Create a password reset disk using CD/DVD or USB Flash drive
3. Set BIOS to boot from the reset disk
4. Restart Windows, reset Windows 8 password

Step 5: Create a new admin password
In a word, using the Windows 8 Professional and effective private data recuperation tools, you will probably be powerful sufficient to reset  Windows 8 password private data in your very own while forgot or lost private data Windows 8 with out shedding information or information file Any harm provided that you comply using the action to action personal guides of it. After restarting, the Administrator passwords have been hacked and create a new admin password with you, after you can login the Administrator with this new password.

Can we reset Windows 8 Password?

 Windows 8  No Responses »
Dec 272011
 

Cracking Windows 8 Password could noise harmful and banned. Legally cracking or perhaps unlocking your personal Windows 8 password is certainly a respectable practice! It can be the easiest way should the day time arrives that you forgot Windows 8 password. But how may you reset Windows 8 password?

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