How to Make Miracast work on Surface Pro
Microsoft broke Miracast for Surface Pro (original) users on Windows 8.1. They have not officially commented on this or provided any […]
Category: Windows 8.1
Specify the 50 images that Photos App 8.1 selects from for Live Tile
You read that correctly. Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 Photos App by design won’t let you select what images are used on the Photos […]
Photos App in Windows 8.1 Does not Support PlayTo
If you are trying to use the DLNA Play (Play To) functions in the Windows 8.1 Photos App (display an image, then […]
Fix for Facebook Forcing Surface IE to Mobile Site
Complaints have surface that folks attempting to go to www.facebook.com are being force re-directed to m.facebook.com (the Facebook mobile site). The […]
Windows 8.1 RTM Photos App Supports Indexable Network Locations
Microsoft’s Windows 8.1 RTM Photo App displays photos stored on networked computers as long as the location is indexable after using […]
Technet Windows Forum Reader App Released
After creating a Modern UI App for the Windows and Surface Communities, I decided that it would help me keep up with […]
Show and Restore Broken Libraries in Windows 8.1
If you have upgraded to Windows 8.1, you may discover that the Photos – Music – Video’s Apps (one or more of […]
How to Use Non Certified Play To Devices in Windows 8.1
If you read my blog posts this Spring on enabling legacy DMR’s in Windows 8.0, you know that you had to create […]
Windows and Surface Community Reader App Available Now
I have created a Modern UI App for Windows 8/8.1 Preview that serves as a quick way to see hot topics […]
Fixing broken or uninstallable apps in Windows 8.1 Preview
On both my test x86 desktop and my Surface RT, I’ve experienced some app issues after upgrading to the Windows 8.1 Preview. […]