Will Windows Remove the Charm Bar in Windows 9 (Threshold)?

Will Windows Remove the Charm Bar in Windows 9 (Threshold)?: A picture of the Charm Bar in Windows 8.1.
            The Charm Bar, which was introduced in Windows 8, may be removed entirely from the upcoming release of Windows 9 (Threshold), according to a new article titled “Windows 9 (Threshold): The Charms bar as you know it will no longer exist on the desktop,” by Zac Bowden at Winbeta.org. The
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Booting to the Desktop at Startup in Windows 8.1

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Booting to the Desktop in Windows 8.1             Starting in Windows 8.1, you now have the option of booting to the Desktop immediately after you sign-in to your computer. You can also display the Desktop instead of the Start screen after closing all apps on a screen. In order to do this, first open the
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Pinning Items to the Taskbar in Windows 8.1

Click here to view the complete tutorial             Pinning Items to the Taskbar in Windows 8.1 The Taskbar is the thin toolbar that appears at the bottom of the Desktop within Windows 8.1. In Windows 8.1, the “Start” button appears at the far left end of the Taskbar. After that
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Using the File Explorer in Windows 8.1

File Explorer in Windows 8.1 File Explorer has been available in Windows for many, many years. However, in Windows 8.1, its appearance and functionality have been enhanced. It is also called “File Explorer” in Windows 8.1 while in most previous releases it was referred to as “Windows Explorer.” It doesn’t really matter what you call
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The Start Button in Windows 8.1

The Windows Desktop In Windows 8.1, the Desktop is simply another app that you can access from the Start screen. You can open the Desktop in Windows 8.1 from the Start screen by clicking the “Desktop” app tile within the Start screen. Some other apps will also be opened within the Desktop app in Windows
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Touch Gestures in Windows 8.1

Touch Gestures in Windows 8.1 In Windows 8.1, many of the actions for which you previously would use a mouse can now be performed by using gestures on a touch screen for computing devices that support this behavior. In this post, we will examine the various gestures that are available in Windows 8.1 for touch
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Using the Start Screen in Windows 8.1

The Start Screen in Windows 8.1 The Start screen was a new addition to the operating system first introduced in Windows 8. The Start screen is available on desktops, laptops, and tablets that run Windows 8 or later. You can scroll across the tiles shown within the Start screen to view many of the programs
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