Tag Archives: screen

Windows 8 start screen backgrounds are colorful

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesI like my operating system to be as minimalistic as possible. This may make me a minority in times where everything needs to be glamorous and colorful, but that’s how I grew up and the release of Windows 8 ...

Windows 8 Themes – Default Wallpapers, and the Start Screen

Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & ThemesRecently, the Windows 8 background patterns became available to view. Rumor has it that Microsoft might be set to include no less than 20 StartScreen patterns in Windows 8 in the release to manufacturing build. As one blog posted in Win8China, shows what the ...

Screen, Window 8 X12 Eg27782-00

Screen, Window 8 X12 Eg27782-00 List Price: $ 3.52 Price: ...

Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen: Group, Arrange & Name Tiles

Posted on Windows 8 News, Rumors & TipsJust as with previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has given the user the ability to customize the look and arrangement of the different items on the desktop. With the new release of Windows 8 CP, the user interface paradigm has shifted quite a ...

Customize the Windows 8 Start Screen: Background Theme Color

In the previous post on customizing the Windows 8 Start screen, I covered how to group, arrange and name live tiles on the Windows 8 Start screen. In this post, I’ll vcover how to change the colour and accents used on the background on the Windows 8 Start screen. From ...

Designing the Start screen

Thank you for the comments and feedback on the previous post. We definitely get the message that there's a lot of feedback and passion around the design. We're going to continue talking about the design and answering your questions and comments through these blog posts. We designed Start to be ...

Reflecting on your comments on the Start screen

We've been having a lot of discussion regarding the two recent posts on the Windows 8 Start experience. Those of you who have used the Developer Preview are contributing to our understanding of your individual usage patterns and what is easier or more difficult than in Windows 7. As a ...

Designing search for the Start screen

Given the ton of interest in the design of the new Start screen we wanted to dive deeper into the topic of search. There's a clear focus on efficiency and overall professional productivity in the comments. For professional scenarios, every keystroke matters. One new aspect of the Windows 8 platform ...