Tag: Metro UI
Metro UI Style Speed Dial for Google Chrome
Metro UI which was first revealed with Windows Phone became so popular that the UI was carried over to other products including upcoming Windows 8. If you liked the metro UI, then you should probably be trying out Mysites extension for Google Chrome. The extension brings a beautiful metro UI style speed dial for Chrome. [...]
Metro Style Notepad- Tiny Notepad
Ever since the launch of Windows Phone the Metro UI has become popular and Microsoft has extended this UI to the latest desktop OS Windows 8 as well. If you are a fan of Metro UI, we have covered a few apps like MetroViewer which features this style. Tiny Notepad is yet another freeware app [...]
How to Prevent Users from Changing Start Screen Background in Windows 8
The most prominent feature on Windows 8 is the new Start Screen. The Metro UI start screen is totally different from the traditional start menu in Windows 7 and previous versions of Windows. We have discussed in detail the features of the new start screen. The start screen allows users to change the background image [...]
How to Limit Data Usage of Live Tiles on Windows 8 Start Screen
Windows 8 has one of the most important features in the form of Start screen. The start screen has a metro UI in the form of live tiles which update information regularly. For example, an Email or a social networking live tile will provide you with a preview of new email or status updates on [...]
Enable Split View on Windows 8 for Metro Apps
Windows 8 consumer preview was released last week with a host of new features and a new start screen. We had talked about the start screen and the new Windows explorer in Windows 8. Another nice feature on Windows 8 is that you can enable split view for metro apps. This means that you can simply [...]
Enable Classic Start Menu in Windows 8 without Disabling Metro Features
Windows 8 has many new features when compared to Windows 7 and the most notable ones are the start menu, Windows 8 Explorer and the new Task manager. The new start menu has a totally different look and it might take time to get used to it since the classic start menu has been in [...]
Download Free Windows Phone Icons
Ever since the release of Windows Phone 7, the metro UI has become very popular and so are the metro styled icons. Recently we had written about a set of free Windows phone 7 icons for Windows. Here is yet another beautiful set of Windows Phone 7 icons in white and black colors. The icons [...]
Download Metro Icon Pack for Windows
Ever since the release of Windows Phone 7, the Metro UI and the metro icons have become very popular. Now the same UI is being carried forward to Windows 8 as well. There are many apps like Mosaic, Easy Notepad, Metro Backup which sports this UI. The icons with the Metro style have also been [...]
How to Enable or Disable Metro Start Screen, Explorer and Task Manager in Windows 8
One of main features of Windows 8 is the metro UI along with new Windows Explorer and new Task Manager. But if you are not comfortable using the new UI, you can get back the good old start menu and Windows explorer of Windows 7. Win Eight Metro UI Switcher is a freeware app for [...]
Change Metro UI Colors in Windows 8
One of the most prominent features of Windows 8 is the new Metro UI and the start screen. We have already covered in depth the new feature of the Metro start screen and the UI. Although there is no direct option to change the default color in Metro UI, here is a freeware app which [...]
Nirmal is a technology blogger from India and also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Windows.
