So the question remains, how do you create or change your password? Well, first of all you need to hover your mouse over the right upper corner of your window and open the Settings.

Once there, select the Users tab > Create a password.

Once created, the option will be replaced with Change your password.

To delete the password, just change it, BUT, leave the field of New Password empty.

First, we need to go where all the Shortcuts from Start are. This is:

C:\Users\YOUR_USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

In there, right click on a black space > New > Shortcut.

Now, we’re going to make a shortcut for explorer.exe, but with a little flag to change the target.

C:\Windows\explorer.exe explorer.exe /root,,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

Just click next until you’re done with it. It should look like this.

Now we’re going to change the icon. Right click on the shortcut > Properties > Change Icon.

You are going to look for C:\Windows\System32\Shell32.dll.

Hit Ok, when you’re done, go to Start and click it.

Source | Winmatrix

Open the task manager, just hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc or right click on the task bar > Task Manager. Once it’s open, go to the Startup Tab.

Once there, you’ll see all the programs that start with your computer.

To modify which start and which not, just right click them and select Disable/Enable.

The best part about this is that you can see which programs cause a higher impact during the startup, and disable/enable depending on your needs.

My WCP Watermark Editor is a nice tool that many missed using when Win7 was doing it’s beta testing. This program can do one of two things: it can either completely remove the watermark, or for those who like a custom PC, you can change what the watermark to say whatever thing you want it to say.

The program is very easy to use and it works pretty fast. Just remember to launch it with administrator privileges and to close all programs because when the program is finished working, it will restart your PC, so save all your data before using it. This software won’t affect your PC in any way.

Link | My WCP Watermark Editor

The thing that not many will realize is that this new TaskMan is called TM.exe, and that’s the giveaway. The old Task Manager never left Win8, it just doesn’t have a shortcut to easily get it. But is still possible to use it without any problem.

To open it you can do to things. You can open the Run Prompt (Windows key + R) and type “taskmgr.exe”, without the quotes.

Or you can go to “C:\Windows\System32\” and search for “taskmgr.exe” and create a desktop shortcut.

You can clearly see both Task Managers on that folder.

To do this you need to open the Group Policy Editor, AKA “gpedit.msc”.

Then, go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Store.

In there, double click on Turn off the Store application and set it to Enabled.

Click Ok, close the Editor and restart your PC. From now on the Store will be unavailable. Do this only if you don’t anyone to download apps to the PC, even you.

Source | Nirmaltv

Darik’s Boot and Nuke is a simple ISO image that when booted, it will delete all your data permanently. Let me put it this way:

DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect.

This is one of the most dangerous and useful tools that you’ll ever find. Just download it, burn it, boot it, and say goodbye to all the data stored on that computer. Also, the data is safely wiped, meaning that will be unrecoverable. The point of doing this is that DBAN was created to wipe HD that people sells or give away, and this is a good way of keeping your privacy… private.

If you download it, be careful, as the warning says “Burn this file to a blank disc and boot the computer with it. Do not unzip this file.”

Link | DBAN

The most easiest way is opening the command prompt and typing

shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00

/r = restart the computer

/f = close all open programs

/o = restart with recovery options

/t = timeout period before restarting

Now, in case you don’t remember this options, there is another way to do it. Hover your mouse in the upper right corner and open Windows settings. Then click on More PC Settings.

In there go to the General Tab, and scroll down.

Via | EightForums

Thumbnail Zoom Plus is a Firefox extension that does what the name says, enhance and zoom in picture. The extension works simply by hovering the mouse over the image and waiting 1 second until the image appears. Why the wait? Well, I think that zooming every image you hover immediately would be annoying.

You can customize the extension with several different options, such as change the time that the image will take to load, default zoom, you can even filter the extension per site, meaning that it will work in some sites and it won’t in others.

Link | Thumbnail Zoom Plus

Via | GHacks

For this feature to work we must make sure that the .iso format is associated with Windows explorer. Unlike XP and 7, Win8 doesn’t allow any software to associate with any file that is associated with an already installed app (like VLC won’t associate with .mp3 files because of the Music app). But still, there are cases that WinRaR or Nero will associate with it.

To fix it, right click on the file > Open with > Choose default program…

In there, select Windows Explorer.

Now, when everything is set and done, click on the ISO file and go to the ribbon. You’ll see “Disc Image Tools”, click on Actions then on Mount.

It will instantly open and appear on your list of drives.

To eject it just select Disk Tools, and click Eject, and you’re done.