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Windows 8 Tips & Tricks: Upgrading to Windows 8 Pro. Windows 8 Tips & Tricks: Getting Started with Windows 8. The first thing after you upgrade your computing device to the new Windows 8 operating system is, your provided the option to customize the background color of your Metro (Start menu). This is a cool thing for those who enjoy creating tutorials like myself, and also for anyone looking for a much more appealing customized appearance of their brand new Win 8 operating system. There are some things to take into account before getting started. You will need to have a Windows Live account, Hotmail, or Windows messenger. The video up above is the intro to Windows 8 tutorials, which is a series started onto the FPCVirtualCEO Youtube channel, for showcasing technical tips and guides to learning things online, and computer related pertinent info.

This blog has just begun, and will be loaded with Windows 8 secrets to help users online who need it most. Stay tuned! Official Youtube references: Youtube Copyright School: Windows 8 Tips & Tricks: Tips on Making the upgrade to Windows 8. Even though many people have felt that Microsoft may have made a mistake by getting rid of the start menu , and splitting the new Windows 8 into an cross between the new Metro start menu, and the Desktop areas, there is hope and promise that Win 8 is much more then meets the eye. The Metro serves its attractive purpose as Microsoft has set out to draw in the crowds of current Windows users with its fancy intuitive apps known as tiles.

Who knows if it can even potentially attract Mac users who had once upon a time may have left the Windows universe sort to speak. So its wise to give this new amazing operating system a try, its price range is super affordable, and as long as your current PC can make the upgrade (Win 8 compatibility issues), you'll have no problem learning the ropes to Win 8 and with the help of this blog and many other useful web location you may choose to locate. learn more... Essential requirements to upgrade: Things to take into account prior to upgrading:

Windows Compatibility Center: Find Updates, Drivers, & Downloads for Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows 7. Windows 8 Tips & Tricks: Windows 8 upgrade compatibility. If your wise before upgrading to Windows 8 you will definitely need to look, and check to see if all of your peripheral devices are upgraded. There are a few ways to do so, the number one way would be to go to the Microsoft website or Windows Compatibility Center. There you will find a laundry list of items that were tested by Microsoft and also some by Win 8 customer preview testers. Many of them shown have a very high rating for user feedback in dealing with compatibility and votes in favor of its good workings, and then there's low ratings as well. (Try downloading the Windows 8 Pro first, it will perform a compatibility assistant test, and let you know of a listing of software compatibility issues) Popular Products listed as Compatible: Cyberlink PowerDVD version 10LightScribe system software version 1.18HP KQ246AA Deluxe Webcam Microsoft LifeChat LX-3000 HeadsetHP Photosmart D110a All-in-One Printer model - CN731A.

Windows 8 Tips & Tricks: Windows 8 Apps - Introduction. Windows 8 has definitely made its presence known on the web, and on the ground today, with Microsoft's new release of Windows 8 Pro. If you chose to take the plunge and make the download upgrade, well you might be thinking to yourself will this really make any difference for me.

Luckily for Microsoft they have definitely done their homework as to the very fact that the online world has evolved completely, and mostly due to a thing known as cloud computing, social networking, and that of mobile technologies. With all that being stated, they have came up with the best solution to have it all in one place, and gave it a title in their new operating system "Tiles", which are actual Apps or known as computing applications (Computer programs that run as software, and cloudware or online as a web application) Apps are something that began with mobile smart phones, and since the release of the first iPhone, and Google Android smart phone.