How to Turn Off Permissions in Windows 8
Toning down the nagging permission screens in Windows 8 leaves your PC more vulnerable to the dark forces of computing. But if you find yourself grinding your teeth more than working, Administrator account [more…]
Five Quick Tips for Networking with Windows 8
Windows 7 and 8 enable you to quickly set up a home network, or “Homegroup.” Through the use of Wi-Fi and passwords, you can network with your teenager locked in her room upstairs and your spouse in the [more…]
What’s an ISP, and Why Do You Need One?
Everybody needs three things to connect with the Internet: a computer running Windows 8 or another operating system, web browser software, and an Internet service provider [more…]
Connect Wirelessly to the Internet with Windows 8
Windows 8 constantly searches for a working Internet connection. If it finds one that you’ve used previously, you’re set: Windows passes the news along to Internet Explorer, and you’re ready to visit the [more…]
Set Up Windows 8 to Connect to a Network
First, a word to the wired crowd: If you’ve chosen to connect a computer to your router with a cable, plug one end of the cable into your computer’s network port. Plug the cable’s other end into one of [more…]
Set Up or Connect with a Windows 8 Homegroup
Microsoft’s solution to networking is called a Homegroup. A simpler way of networking, a Windows 8 Homegroup lets every Windows PC in the house share the files nearly everybody wants to share: music, photos [more…]
Can Other People Mess Up Shared Files in Windows 8?
When you share libraries on Homegroups in Windows 8, you want the benefits of sharing: You want your friends and family to marvel over your photos of Costa Rican tree frogs, for example. But you don’t [more…]
How to Access What Others Have Shared in Windows 8
On your your Windows 8 PC and network, you can see the shared libraries of other people by clicking the Start screen’s Desktop tile. When on the desktop, click the File Explorer icon from the taskbar. [more…]
How to Share a Printer through a Windows 8 Homegroup
If you’ve turned on the Homegroups, Windows 8 makes sharing a printer extraordinarily easy. After you plug a USB printer into one of your Windows 8 PCs, you’re set: Windows automatically recognizes the [more…]
