Blue's Clues: IE 11 Desktop to get IE 11 Metro swipe navigation
Just a few days ago, an early build of Windows 8 "Blue" leaked to the Internet. In the past, Paul and I would collaboratively write up a feature and feed both of our blog machines. For "Blue", we will...
View ArticleBlue's Clues: Sync more with Windows "Blue"
As Paul posted, Microsoft is adding the Start Screen to the list of features synchronized between your Windows PCs.But that's not the only addition.Rummaging around in the registry reveals a heap of...
View ArticleBlue's Clues: How to enable WebGL in Internet Explorer 11
Last week, web developer Francois Remy published an initial analysis of Internet Explorer 11 -- the next version of IE that surfaced via a leaked copy of Windows "Blue". In his analysis, he noted that...
View ArticleBlue's Clues: Internet Explorer 11 getting SPDY support
WebGL isn't the only big ticket item coming to Internet Explorer 11. No, digging deeper into IE 11, I found references to that newfangled SPDY protocol -- a protocol designed primary by Google to...
View ArticleBlue’s Clues: Blue is Windows 8.1
Paul and I originally intended to write post this morning revealing that the official name of Windows 8 “Blue” will be Windows 8.1. But we got scooped. So now we can at least confirm this information...
View ArticleBlue's Clues: Enabling the new Search Pane
Taking a break from Internet Explorer 11, Paul Thurrott and I decided to take a look at some improvements coming to Search in the next version of Windows 8.1, codenamed "Blue".The new Search Pane in...
View ArticleBlue's Clues: Enabling Kiosk Mode
Over the weekend, a newer build (9374) of Windows 8.1 -- Microsoft's incremental update to Windows 8 -- leaked. One of the new features that surfaced in this build is something called "Kiosk...
View ArticleWindows 8.1, PowerShell 4.0, and new cmdlets
When new builds of Windows leak, most people focus on easily accessible features such as the user interface or file system. While those are certainly important areas, I feel changes to the...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 features Miracast wireless display tech, and it works well
For me, there was very little more frustrating than trying to get moving pictures from my PC to the TV. What should have been easy always turned into a nightmare of mismatching codec support (PlayTo),...
View ArticleArmchair analysis of AX88772 driver pull
Last week, my Windows 8 Secrets co-author, Paul Thurrott, pinged me about the lack of USB Ethernet device support on Windows RT. (He wrote about it too.) He noted the increasingly noisy rumblings of...
View ArticleFASTPUBLISH: 6tag leaks your account data, stores your private videos
Windows Phone developer Rudy Huyn released his unofficial Instagram clone app called 6tag today. And while I would love to take this moment to clear up misconceptions about how the app works and Huyn's...
View ArticleOutlook.com supports simpler "+" email aliases too
Outlook.com's email aliases are handy extensions of your core email account and can be used for outbound account consolidation or inbound mail categorization. Sounds complicated and hard to set up, but...
View ArticleSurface Pro gets new wireless drivers for Windows 8.1
A keen-eyed buddy of mine, George Roberts, tweeted this morning about new Marvel 88W8797 drivers on Windows Update today. The newer drivers (14.69.24040.136) feature full Windows 8.1 (post-preview)...
View ArticlePSA: Wireless display (Miracast) support is broken on the Surface Pro [now...
With the release of the Windows 8.1 GA rollup (KB2883200), Microsoft seems to have inadvertently broken wireless display (Miracast) support on the Surface Pro.Affected users will have trouble...
View ArticleDisable Skype integration in Outlook.com and SkyDrive
A little over nine months ago, Microsoft rolled out Skype for Outlook.com. This new integration allows users to instant message, make phone calls and even send and receive video -- right from the web...
View ArticleComing soon in Windows 8.1 Update 1: Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode
So, a build of Windows 8.1 Update 1 leaked onto the Internet last night. Buried in this build are early bits of what's being called Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode, a feature designed to "improve the...
View ArticleA closer look at Windows PowerShell OneGet - Part 1
On Thursday, Distinguished Engineer Jeffrey Snover announced the availability of the Windows Management Framework 5.0 Preview. In tow was Windows PowerShell OneGet, touted as the new way to discover...
View ArticleWhat's with the Rs, Bs, WRs, CCs, DCAs, and PTs in the Windows Store XML?
Like Raymond Chen, I spelunk around Windows during my lunch breaks. Today, I came across raw Windows Store XML -- the XML sent down to the Windows Store app on your Windows machine. I noticed...
View ArticleA closer look at Windows PowerShell OneGet - Part 2
In part one, we introduced the OneGet architecture and touched on providers, the components responsible for doing all the heavy lifting. Before we can dive into providers, however, we need to talk...
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