After moving the user profile to a different folder, certain security updates via Windows 8 Automatic Updates can fail. As mentioned in one user comment, basically, moving a user folder could pose a problem on future updates/upgrade as referenced from this article. A good example of a failed Windows Update many users encounter is Security Update for Windows 8 for x64-based Systems … [Read more...]
Waterfox: Firefox on Steroid
Update: As of 15 December 2015, Firefox 64-bit for Windows is also available and it can be downloaded here. If you like Firefox on Windows system but have been waiting for the 64-bit version, check this one browser out, Waterfox, the fastest 64-bit variant of Firefox. As stated on its website, waterfoxproject.org, the browser is based on Mozilla Firefox source code, but compiled in Intel's C++ … [Read more...]
How to Move Sticky Notes to Windows 8
Sticky Notes is one of my favorite Windows 7 features that I use for my daily reminder. It's good that Microsoft still put Sticky Notes in Windows 8 although they are only accessible from the Desktop mode. So this post is just to show how to migrate your Sticky Notes to a new system (regardless it's Windows 7 or 8). The way to do this is very simple, you can either copy your sticky notes … [Read more...]
How to Add Quick Launch to the Taskbar in Windows 8
This task is actually for Windows 7. However, while there's no guarantee to work in future Windows, it's still good for Windows 8. Right-click on the Taskbar, select Toolbars, then New toolbar... Type in: Click Select Folder button, and you're done. … [Read more...]
Move the Users Directory to a Different Drive in Windows 8
This is a method that's commonly used in a hybrid SSD-HDD solution, but it can be used in any settings for those who don't want to store their Users directory in their main C: drive. And I like this solution better as it's more straightforward than the registry hacks. This post just shows quick steps on what to do without giving too much the why as it's already best explained elsewhere that can … [Read more...]