Microsoft has officially launched Windows 8 on Thursday at an event in NYC. Windows 8 will be available to the public from 12:01 am Friday.
![[Tutorial] How To Remove ‘Shortcut’ Word and Arrows From Your Icons In Windows](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/uwt-start-sd8897f1gd32f1g32df1-150x74.jpg)
If you want to get rid of those arrows sticking over your desktop icons in Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8 but also avoid of create a word ‘shortcut’ next to each created shortcut I will show you very simple solution for that in this tutorial. Although this procedure can be done within Windows registry we will be skipping that procedure and will be using a small app called Ultimate Windows Tweaker.
![[Tutorial] How To Fix Freezed Windows 8](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sfc-scannow-asd79y32u1o32u1p3u-150x59.jpg)
I am using Windows 8 Consumer Preview for the past few months and it happened to me that Windows would freeze occasionally and some options and features were not functioning anymore. Although this version is still in beta and full version of Windows 8 is expected in few days, these freezes will most probably continue to happen. In this tutorial I will cover few techniques you can use in order to fix errors caused by Windows 8 freeze and how to return your Windows 8 to normal.
![[Tutorial] How To Setup And Use All Mouse Buttons In Windows](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/mouse-buttons-setup-ttj-logo-150x77.jpg){kind=logo}
Nowadays, most of the computer mouse’s have at least four buttons on them, including the wheel that can also be used as button. Why not assign the extra buttons to perform a particular action that will save your time while working on computer? No matter what type of mouse you have you can use the free X-Mouse Button Control that allows you to configure the actions to be assigned to different buttons on your mouse, and for each software you use. It is therefore possible to define a button to perform a specific task in a word processor and another task in your web browser. Follow this tutorial to find out how to make setups.
![[Tutorial] How To Refresh Windows 8](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/choose-refresh-pc-as8d7r1t5r4y5t4y6t4y-150x84.jpg)
Another very useful feature integrated within Windows 8 is called “Refresh your PC”. When using this you will keep all your personal data, settings, Metro style apps and reinstall entire Windows, which will increase an overall speed of your computer. Follow this tutorial to find out how to activate “Refresh your PC”.
Thanks to Android, other Linux distributions are becoming more and more popular among users, but also with each new version their features are coming closer to their competitions such as Windows and Mac OS X. One of most popular Linux distribution is certainly Ubuntu, and today we have a chance to use newer version (Ubuntu 12.10). If you are completely new to this environment and you never used Linux before and you want to give it a try and test it, I will show you how to install Ubuntu 12.10 on your computer.
Microsoft is gearing up for the big launch of Windows 8 in this week. To that end, the company has announced that it will pre-install Skype for Windows 8 on ‘the top 12 Windows OEMs’ machines.’ This version of Skype has been specifically developed for the unique interface of Windows 8.
![[Tutorial] How To Turn Switcher On Or Off In Windows 8](https://thetechjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/settings-asd8as7d98as7d98sa797sddd-150x148.jpg)
The Switcher in Windows 8 is used to help you to switch in between active apps, however some users find it annoying because it is constantly showing up when you move your mouse to the left side of your screen. In this tutorial, I will show you how you can switch it off in order to now show up any more.