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WinMetro is specially designed to bring the newly introduced Windows 8 Metro UI to Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. It offers an easy solution for old version Windows users to try and enjoy the tile based Metro UI. By displaying useful information such as weather, calendar, news, stocks,...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 7.39 MB | Download (107): WinMetro Download |
The pre-release version of the Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 offers developers a great way to monetize apps written for this new paradigm.
Microsoft is focused on helping Windows 8 developers monetize their applications in a variety of ways, one of which is advertising. The purpose of...
Platforms: Windows, 7x64, 832-bit, 864-bit
License: Freeware | Download (58): Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows 8 Download |
Windows 8 Transformation Pack will convert your XP, Vista or Windows 7 based system to look like Windows 8 and some of its features emulated. You don't have to purchase Windows 8 or any 3rd-party applications to get Windows 8 UI experiences. This transformation pack will simply make it done for...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 58.4 MB | Download (64): Windows 8 Transformation Pack Download |
Windows 8 Key Finder is a free software that can find a Windows 8 Product key.
Wether your Windows 8 version is the Home version or the Ultimate, Windows 8 Key Finder will find the Windows 8 product key that you need or that you lost. Windows 8 Key Finder is totally free, does not require any...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 406.82 KB | Download (179): Windows 8 Key Finder Download |
4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls is a fun utility designed to attach a few virtual mouse balls to your mouse.
8 or more balls will be following the mouse cursor on your Windows desktop. A portable and fun utility.
Platforms: Windows, XP, Windows Vista, 2008, 7, 7x64
License: Freeware | Download (415): 4ur-Windows-8-Mouse-Balls Download |
Windows 8 provides lots of new features along with a newly designed interface. It looks very similar to Windows Vista but there are many GUI changes like redesigned taskbar, Explorer, new boot screen and login screen, etc. If you are still using Windows Vista but want to enjoy the new Windows 8...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 1024 KB | Download (53): Windows 8 Theme Download |
Windows 8 UX Pack will give you Windows 8 UI improvements such as theme and logon screen without touching system files at all so it won't have such risk to harm your system at all. In this package, you'll have Windows 8 inspired themes and applications to make your system resembles Windows 8 as...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 6.5 MB | Download (76): Windows 8 UX Pack Download |
The Windows 8 Codec Pack is an easy way to install all main stream codecs to play movie and music files downloaded from the internet or ripped from original discs. Installation is made simple with an easy install option and the most functional setting are automatically applied. Popular file types...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 21.12 MB | Download (80): Windows 8 Codec Pack Download |
Windows 8 provides a whole new interface known as "Metro." The interface replaces the start menu, providing convenient and easy access to your favorite sites, feeds and programs. Whether you want to prepare for the coming changes when you upgrade to Windows 8, or you simply want to try out...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 2.93 MB | Download (127): Metro7 Download |
In Windows 8 Microsoft provides its own Metro-style application called Windows Reader for viewing Adobe's popular document format. Windows Reader presents a very simple full-screen experience, like other Metro-styled apps. However, if you need more functionalities or need to collaboratively work...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 1.15 MB | Download (299): PDF Viewer for Windows 8 Download |
This freeware plug-in gives you PDF preview capabilities on the fly. Simply browse and click on any PDF document, and its content is shown in the Preview pane of Windows Explorer or in the Reading pane of Microsoft Outlook. The icon of a PDF document is generated on the fly according to the...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 3.71 MB | Download (102): PDF Previewer for Windows 8 Download |
By default Windows 8 does not have the ability to preview PDF files like images in Windows Explorer or other apps like Office 2010.
PDF Preview allows PC users to preview PDF file in Windows 8 without opening.
This freeware tool installs PDF Preview add-in for Windows Explorer, Microsoft...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 3.68 MB | Download (99): PDF Preview for Windows 8 Download |
Windows 8 Forums the biggest Windows 8 help and support forum, friendly help and many Windows 8 tutorials that will help you get the most out of Microsoft...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 2.62 MB | Download (44): Windows 8 Forum Download |
This is a set of two programs: Start Button for Windows 8 and the convenient Start Menu. How to add a Start Button to Windows 8? There are different answers to this question. But only Start Button 8 offers a convenient solution that is safe for your Windows. You will get a Start Button that can...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 4.32 MB | Download (114): Start Button 8 Download |
FSS Start Menu 8 is a free lightweight tool which provides the classic start menu for your Windows 8 system. It introduces an easy way to maintain your previous computer habits.
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 10.15 MB | Download (82): FSS Start Menu 8 Download |
During reinstalling Windows on your PC, you inevitably end up losing your installed third party software and perhaps their license keys too. Before you reinstall Windows, it is essential that you note down the license keys for all the installed software in Windows. If you want to find and save...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 7, Windows Server
License: Freeware | Size: 826.38 KB | Download (169): SterJo Key Finder Download |
EnhanceMy8 Free is an easy to use yet advanced enhancing, optimizing and tweaking tool for Windows 8.
- Do you have Windows 8 installed and want to make it faster?
- You are searching for a setting and can't find it?
- Are you an advanced user and want to tweak Vista's every bit to get...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 12.6 MB | Download (72): EnhanceMy8 Free Download |
Start Menu Reviver is an innovative application that adds a Start Menu to Windows 8 PCs and enhances the Start Menu on Windows 7 PCs. Start Menu Reviver is the only Start Menu utility to revive the Microsoft Windows Start menu, not just replace it. It restores the traditional launchpad...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 5.03 MB | Download (63): Start Menu Reviver Download |
ChrisPC Win Experience Index is the free tool that lets you rate your computer and check again the Windows Experience Index on your Windows 8.1 installation, giving you the possibility to view the CPU, RAM, HDD scores or re-run the Windows benchmark tests.
You wonder what gaming or graphical...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7
License: Freeware | Size: 1022.25 KB | Download (404): ChrisPC Win Experience Index Download |
The first thing you meet when beginning to explore Microsoft Windows 8, is the new immersive interface (called Metro UI). And there is a new screen that pops out every time you press the old good Start button, instead of the Start menu. This small free utility lets you to disable the Start screen...
Platforms: Windows
License: Freeware | Size: 707 KB | Download (423): Win Eight Metro UI Switcher Portable Download |