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Fix: How do I enable an auto download of newly installed Metro Apps? #answer #it #solution

Fix: How do I enable an auto download of newly installed Metro Apps? #answer #it #solution

How do I enable an auto download of newly installed Metro Apps?

I have multiple devices running Windows 8, and would like to sync up the apps that I install on one between the others. Is there a way to enable auto download and installation of apps purchased within Metro Store?

Answer [by corwin01]: How do I enable an auto download of newly installed Metro Apps?

Looking at these pages from…

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Fixed: How to change Windows 8 Start Background Image and Color Scheme? #dev #solution #answer

Fixed: How to change Windows 8 Start Background Image and Color Scheme? #dev #solution #answer

How to change Windows 8 Start Background Image and Color Scheme?

I want to change the style of the Windows 8 Start Screen:

Under Charmsbar > Settings > More PC Settings > Personalize > Start Screen you can choose out of 20 predefined background images and between 25 predefined color schemes:

How can you specify your own custom Windows 8 Start Background Image and Color Scheme? There were…

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Resolved: How to remove apps from my list in the Windows 8 store? #computers #programming #dev

Resolved: How to remove apps from my list in the Windows 8 store? #computers #programming #dev

How to remove apps from my list in the Windows 8 store?

I installed Windows 8 on my laptop to play around with it. I downloaded quite a lot of apps, even ones that I don’t like. The ones I didn’t like I uninstalled.

Now, I installed Windows 8 on my desktop. When I went to the store and go to “Your Apps” so that I can redownload some of the apps that I like, it shows a ton of the apps I consider…

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Fix: Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100% #computers #dev #it

Fix: Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100% #computers #dev #it

Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100%

Since upgrading to Windows 8.1 this weekend, the Search feature became pretty useless. When I start typing, it sends my CPU usage to 100% (Task Manager shows Windows Explorer as the main offender), and results are pretty slow. The funny thing is, I have a i7 with 8 logical cores, and this is one of the rare times a single program…

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Fix: Where exactly are stored the apps shortcuts in the Windows 8 Start Screen? #it #answer #development

Fix: Where exactly are stored the apps shortcuts in the Windows 8 Start Screen? #it #answer #development

Where exactly are stored the apps shortcuts in the Windows 8 Start Screen?

I’m trying to mess around with starting up modern UI applications from the desktop and various other weirdness. While I’ve been digging, I can’t seem to work out where exactly the shortcuts to windows modern UI apps are stored.

With my classic desktop applications they are in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start…

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Fix: Install a Windows 8 Modern UI app without the Windows Store #solution #development #computers

Fix: Install a Windows 8 Modern UI app without the Windows Store #solution #development #computers

Install a Windows 8 Modern UI app without the Windows Store

How do I go about installing a Modern UI/Metro app without using the native Windows Store app on Windows 8?

I don’t know if it’s even possible or if it is, how the app even gets installed from the Windows Store in such cases.

Answer [by pratnala]: Install a Windows 8 Modern UI app without the Windows Store

It is possible in an…

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Solution: Can I select which folders the Photos live tile chooses from? #it #solution #programming

Solution: Can I select which folders the Photos live tile chooses from? #it #solution #programming

Can I select which folders the Photos live tile chooses from?

The built-in Photos app in Windows 8 has a live tile on the start screen that shows photos from your pictures library. It’s a cool little visual, even if it’s not particularly useful.

The problem is that a lot of image files on my computer are not really photosper se I have a lot of screenshots, PNGs of technical drawings, graph…

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Answer: How to create a desktop shortcut to a Windows 8 Modern UI app? #it #fix #computers

Answer: How to create a desktop shortcut to a Windows 8 Modern UI app? #it #fix #computers

How to create a desktop shortcut to a Windows 8 Modern UI app?

I am using Windows 8 at the moment and I was wondering if there is a way to make a shortcut to a Modern UI (formerly known as Metro UI) application on my desktop.

Answer [by 에이바]: How to create a desktop shortcut to a Windows 8 Modern UI app?

Right click on your Desktop and select new->shortcut.

When the dialog window opens enter %wi…

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