Modern UI, officially named "Windows Store" apps, is how we refer to the new design language and style used in Windows 8 (and Windows Phones); which through guidelines lays more emphasis typography and less on graphics, resulting in a more simplistic UI.
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Cannot switch between regular and incognito mode in Metro Google Chrome on Windows 8
I have a problem with Google Chrome in Metro mode on Windows 8. The button on the top right corner to switch between the incognito session and the existing session is not working. How do I fix this?
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Why do all Windows 8 Metro browsers require they have Default Browser status? [duplicate]
In order to use IE 10, FF Nightly, or Chrome in Metro mode (As a Windows 8 fullscreen, pinnable app), I have to set it as the default, immediately forcing all other browsers to only run on the ...
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Play Windows 8 Xbox music to TV?
Well, I love the Xbox Music app for Windows 8, however I cannot find a way to stream it from the app to my TV. I know that by right clicking media files on the desktop I can hit Play To>TV, but I ...
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How to send a file (like a PDF) to the OneNote RT App?
I know there exists "send to OneNote" and "print to OneNote", but those target the desktop flavor of Microsoft OneNote.
I'm using a Surface Pro and would like to use these options in conjunction to ...
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Windows 8 top left corner switch between desktop tasks [duplicate]
Is it possible to change the top left corner in Windows 8 to switch between all tasks (including desktop tasks)? Currently, it only switches between desktop and metro apps. Also, the task switcher ...
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Windows 8 built-in maps app doesn't load anything
It doesn't load any map tiles:
I'm using Windows 8 Pro x64.
How to fix?
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Metro snapping on unsupported resolution not working
My monitor is 1280x1024 (5x4), and as such, Windows 8 doesn't support snapping of Modern (Metro) apps to the sides of the screen. Knowing this, I looked up how to with Google, and everything I found ...
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x64 Windows 8 Pro Metro IE 10
In an x64 architecture of Windows 8, is it possible to run the Metro IE 10 application in 32 bit mode? I know it is possible in the desktop version of IE, but I am wondering if it is possible in the ...
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Refresh Windows 8 without metro UI?
I would like to refresh windows 8, because no Modern UI app will run. I have degraded start menu and search behavior. The first misbehavior I noticed was the "out of box experience" ran on system ...
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Forcing Windows Update to Update Metro Apps through Command-Line
I got a couple of Surface RTs and I need a batch file to force Windows RT to update all Store apps; that is, instead of using the Store app's GUI to install updates one by one, I need some kind of ...
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Windows 8 Metro Apps Are Slower Then Classic Apps
I'm using Windows 8 Enterprise on a quad core machine with 8GB of RAM. The performance is excellent and applications are launched amazingly fast. Even heavy ones, like Microsoft Visual Studio. That is ...
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Windows8 Metro Applications, change PackageUserInformation from Staged to Installed?
Curious problem I'm running into. We have a series of Samsung ATIV Smart PC 700T's that come pre-installed with Windows 8 core. Unfortunately we need these on the domain so we're upgrading them to ...
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Are there alternative keyboards for Windows 8 Modern-UI?
On Android there are alternative keyboards available. For Windows 8 I couldn't find any such.
Specifically I'd like to have a keyboard that limits itself to the lower right edge of the screen in ...
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How to log out from skype app windows phone 8 [closed]
I have a mobile with windows 8 and I have downloaded the skype app. But I can't find the sign out button and switch to another account.
So how do I do that?
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Clearing app install history in Windows 8 [duplicate]
Store is showing complete app history for Microsoft Account including currently uninstalled apps. How can the latter be deleted from list?
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Windows 8 Metro Apps won't load
How do I get my Windows 8 Metro apps to load? The tiles update, but when I click on them, they spin around and show the solid splash screen, then disappear. Only the Store app opens. I've tried:
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Is it possible to use Metro apps in “desktop mode”?
Some of the metro apps are pretty interesting and could spare the user to install third-party apps, like the PDF reader app, the messenger app, ... The major issue with these apps is that it seems ...
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How can I properly change default installation directory of Windows 8 Tile Apps?
I've gone into regeddit and attempted to change the default location from C://program files/WindowsApps to the same directory on my E: drive.
First my apps wouldn't open, then I noticed that nothing ...
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Start Internet Explorer 10 in Metro UI with Script
I want to create a custom tile which starts Google Mail.
I have this script to open Google Mail in IE10:
'File Launcher for Modern Tile Maker
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
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Can I have 2 PDF documents open in Windows 8?
I tried to open 2 different PDFs by clicking on the files in Windows explorer but only last one can be seen. I need to cross read them. I am surprised this is not simple operation. Am I missing ...
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How do you enable HD video in the Skype ModernUI app for Windows 8?
Having used Skype in Windows 7 for the last year we recently upgraded to Windows 8 and it's great. But, we can't get HD video working in the Skype ModernUI app. Where is the setting?
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How to fix broken AppData permissions in Windows 8
Not knowing that this is a bad mistake — or maybe a massive bug in Windows 8 — I shared my complete user folder using Home Group on Windows 8 Pro x64. This changed the permissions for ...
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Where do I configure to access Local Resources on the Metro Remote Desktop client?
With my good old RD client I was able to access my local computer drives so I could easily copy file from the remote computer to my local computer.
I am now using the new Win8 (Modern UI) Remote ...
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How to delete, edit and quote chat messages in Skype Metro?
I can't find a context menu for individual chat messages in Skype's MUI. Are they no longer available?
To be precise, I want to be able to delete, edit and quote individual chat messages like it is ...
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Windows 8 Store (Metro/ModernUI) apps not connecting to internet (in very specific cases)
I've recently upgraded to Windows 8 Pro, and so far I have no real regrets. However I'm having issues with various "Modern UI" apps, and it has gotten to the point where it's widespread enough that I ...
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Calendar, SkyDrive, Photos, Messaging crash on launch
These 4 apps - Calendar, SkyDrive, Photos and Messaging crash on launching them almost always. I saw the Applications log and it redirected me to the TWinUI/Operational Log. In that log, it says ...
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How to unmount (safely remove) USB disk/pendrive from Windows 8 after opening file in Metro Application
I have problem with unmounting (safely removal) of disk/pendrive from Windows 8 after opening some files from Metro application:
Attach disk
Open file (say photo) from Metro Application
Move to ...
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Windows 8 Metro apps no longer animating
I have a strange problem with windows 8
Usually when you open up a metro app, there will be a swivel animation of the tile expanding to the size of the screen, this animation no longer exists.
Also ...
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Disable TCP and UDP listening ports in Skype for Modern UI
How can I disable TCP listening ports, UDP listening ports in the new Metro Skype?
I already successfully disabled the Listen Port 80 and disabled UPnP, and the way I disabled it was through the ...
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Why can't I start Windows 8's immersive control panel from the Desktop? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to create a shortcut to PC Settings?
In Windows 8, I've found the file for the "new" AKA Metro AKA Modern control panel, the one you get to by Charms > Settings ...
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WIndows 8 Start/Metro scaling for big TVs [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows 8 Pixel density large screen
Is there any way to increase the Metro UI / Start elements size ?
I mean in the same way you can change the dpi scaling for the ...
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How do I change a ModernUI games permissions to update Xbox Account Information?
When you first use an Xbox enabled game from the Store, it first asks for permission to modify your Xbox Account Information, stating that you can change this from the account settings.
Which account ...
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When connecting to VPN, Stock tile app loses Internet connection [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I make the Windows VPN route selective traffic (by destination network)?
How To Use Local Internet Connection To Access Internet While Still Connected with VPN
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Can't see Windows 8 default apps
As seen in the image below, I could not even access Settings because everything could not be seen. For some other apps like Weather, I could somehow see it but some of the text looks really blurred.
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How to start developing Metro style apps? [closed]
I dont have any app or software developing experience. I know only C++ (quite good now). I just want to make Metro-style apps. I have tried many tutorials. They are very difficult to understand. I ...
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Windows 8 Pixel density large screen
I have Windows 8 Media Center Edition running on an HTPC and would like to make the Metro icons 'larger' on my 62" 1080i TV. I've found a blog article that discusses how Windows determines pixel ...
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Windows 8 store not opening, other apps working fine [duplicate]
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Cannot connect to Windows Store
I have a 64 bit Windows 8 Pro installation. The Windows app store opened fine for the first few days. Unfortunately, I was behind a proxy ...
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Error 0x80200013 when downloading apps from Windows Store
I'm using windows 8, a lot of times when I try to download an app from the store I get error 0x80200013. I tried searching the web but only found articles about this error related to Windows Update, ...
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Make Internet Explorer launch Modern UI version instead of Desktop version [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get back the Metro version of Internet Explorer on Windows 8?
When I first started using my laptop on windows 8. I notice I had two ways to use the internet. ...
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Why does the error “(app name) can't open while File Explorer is running with administrator privileges” occur?
I'm getting this message when I try to start a Modern UI app after explorer was restarted with admin privileges (by a setup program).
I know how to fix it (just restart explorer without admin ...
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file association in Windows 8
Associating a file to a program should be easy in Windows. However, i find it rather difficult when I'm working on Windows 8. associating a file to a desktop application that I install on my computer ...
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Modern UI file picker not displaying
I have a problem with modern UI apps. After investigating a bit, I narrowed it down to the file picker not appearing. This results in a number of problems, as:
unable to open file in Music app
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Windows 8 - “Metro” apps say “No internet connection.”
I'm connected to Wifi on my laptop. I can access internet from the Desktop fine, but none of the metro (or whatever they're called now) apps can access the internet. For example, IE when opened on the ...
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How to programatically allow a Windows 8 app to run background tasks?
When you run a Windows 8 modern UI (previously called Metro) app that has background tasks, you must explicitly choose if it is allowed to run background tasks.
Is there a way to automate this?
I ...
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Windows 8 scroll lag
Don't have an issue with the desktop experience, but when it comes to the apps, scrolling in some of them is impossible to use correctly. Very laggy and jumpy, which is surprising because my computer ...
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Repair all “broken” metro apps?
Sometimes, well quite often it happens to me that a lot of Metro-Apps need to be repaired(ie. cannot be opened), is there a way to repair them all at once?
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Switch between IE from desktop view to Modern UI view
How can I switch from desktop view to the Modern UI view in IE 10?
I know you can switch from IE 10 Modern view to desktop view, but vice-versa…?
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How can I specify custom folders for file-browsing in Metro Apps?
Whenever you use an Metro app and you want to import some files there is a little file browser. Like this:
A lot of folders possible; however there is a folder that is very important: The personal ...
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How can I send a file using Skype for Modern UI?
I tried to send some files to my friend using Skype for Modern UI. But there are no buttons for doing it! You can make a call, add more friends to a conversation, but you still can't send a file! I ...
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some windows 8 metro (modern UI) apps don't open, but live tiles DO work
Some of my default windows 8 metro (modern UI) apps don't work properly, the apps are the Weather and the News apps.
when I open them, I only get the loading screen, that is, the big colorful screen ...
