Category: Windows 8 news and tips

Windows 8 – Mouse and keyboard: What’s new in Windows

Here is a recent post from the Microsoft Windows Site for Windows 8: Most of what you know about using a mouse and keyboard with Windows has stayed the same, especially in the desktop. Here are a few ways to use the new Windows 8 and Windows RT features with a mouse and with keyboard shortcuts—and how …

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2013

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2012 This advance notification provides a number as the bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary that replaces this advance notification will have the proper Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the bulletin identifier.The following …

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Windows 8 Security Features – Part 4 of 4

This post is part 4 of 4 about the new security features in Windows 8. This 4 part post is based on the “Protect your PC” section of the getting to know Windows 8 Site on Microsoft’s website: Lock up your data using BitLocker Drive Encryption You can encrypt—or “scramble”—data on your PC using BitLockerDrive …

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