![[Tutorial] How To Download Bing Maps For Offline Use In Windows Phone](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/549879878-150x186.jpg)
Not long ago, I showed you how to use Google Maps in offline mode, and today I will show you how to do that with Bing Maps in Windows Phone. Follow this tutorial to learn the process.
In recent years, Microsoft has tightened the noose around fake Windows copies. However, it seems that the company left some security loopholes unattended in Windows 8. Taking advantage of this, a number of pirates have been able to have their pirated Windows 8 copies activated by Microsoft for free!
![[Tutorial] How To Add Shutdown, Restart and Log Off Buttons To Windows 8 Start Screen](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/save-as-notepad-a65s4d8e8e8e8erw9e-150x121.jpg)
As Microsoft dropped the Start menu from Windows 8 Modern UI, many users found options such as Shut down, Restart or Log off hardly accessible. If you are one of them, here is a quite useful tutorial which will show you how to add Shut down, Restart or Log off buttons directly into your Start screen.
![[Tutorial] How To Convert Your Local Windows 8 Account Into Microsoft Online Account](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/settings-windows-8-a56s4d87rw987er-150x196.jpg)
Are you using Windows 8 through a local account, and want to switch to a Microsoft Online account? Then, follow this tutorial where I will show you how to switch from your local Windows 8 account to Microsoft Online account.
Microsoft has bundled DirectX 11.1 in Windows 8. It is claimed to be the next level of Direct 3D 11 and will be an exclusive to Windows 8. Microsoft developer Daniel Moth has explained the company’s strategy for DirectX 11.1 in its Developer Network Forum.
In the world of operating systems, Windows 8 is still a relatively new entry. Not so, though, for malware authors who have been quick to add ‘support’ for the new OS to their malwares. This is the case with a newly-discovered Trojan Backdoor.Makadocs which uses Google Docs to contact its control server.
![[Tutorial] How To Install Telnet Client In Windows 8](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/turn-windows-featires-on-off-windows-8a6s5d4s6d4f6t43sd4f-150x132.jpg)
Telnet client is one of the tools which was available in all Windows versions. Unfortunately, you won’t find a Telnet client in your Windows 8 PC. This does not mean, it is completely removed, but only turned off by default and in this tutorial I will show you how to turn it on.
![[Tutorial] How To Pin Your Favorite Web Sites To Windows 8 Start Screen](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ie-search-as56d465s7re89765s4f6s57f-150x74.jpg)
By default, Windows 8 Start screen comes with large number of pre-populated tiles, most of which you probably won’t use ever. Instead of wasting the space you could pin some of your favorite websites right inside your Start screen in order to quickly access those.