Learning Windows 8 Search: A New Look and Some New Tricks

Search is well integrated into Windows nowadays. So much so that if you’re using a keyboard, you can pretty much control your entire computer with a few key presses. In this lesson, we’re going to begin showing you how to do just that, putting you well on your way to becoming a search master!

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Learning Windows Search: Stop Hunting and Start Finding!

Having all your stuff on your computer is great, until you can’t find it. You’ve probably got a ton of photos, documents, music, and even videos lurking on your hard drive, so much so, you may not even know what you have. Wouldn’t it be great if you could just type a few words into a search box and have your stuff magically appear?

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How to Setup Windows 8 Defender to Automatically Scan on a Schedule

Windows 8.x finally bundled an antivirus utility that used to be called Microsoft Security Essentials and rebranded it as Windows Defender. The only problem is that you can’t easily setup automatic scheduled scans anymore.

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Windows 8.1: Using the WIN+X Menu for Essential Administration

When Windows 8 was released, users were left confused and wanting for ways to control their devices. Actual guides to how to access the Control Panel were written and, even today, if you’re an established Windows user, the jump to Windows 8 can feel a little disorienting at first.

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