I am Microsoftie 4 ever (18+ years) working in Windows Services and Content team in the UK, my blog is mainly focused on the Windows family of products and trying to provide help pointers and resources for customers on our products.
Sleepy Kittens theme
“These cuddly, cozy, and in all ways adorable kittens sure know how to relax. Make it a lazy day, at least visually, with this free Windows theme.”
Download Sleep Kittens theme for Windows
Playful Puppies theme
“Bring pure joy to your desktop with these images of busy, happy, hilarious puppies at play. We dare you not to smile, and you might even laugh out loud at their antics in this free Windows theme.”
Download the Playful puppies theme for Windows
Rob
PS don’t forget all Windows themes run on Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows 7
If you are having problems activating Windows 8 then try our guide Get help with activation errors that covers some of the most common problems and provides you with some solutions to fix:
Unable to activate Windows 8 Pro with Media Center. (Error code: 0xC004C4AA)
Genuine Validation detected tampered Windows binaries. (Error code 0xC004C4AE)
A networking problem has occurred while activating your copy of Windows. (Error code 0xC004FC03)
The activation server reported that the Multiple Activation Key has exceeded its limit. (Error code 0xC004C020)
DNS name does not exist. (Error code 0x8007232B)
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect. (Error code 0x8007007B)
A security error occurred. (Error code 0x80072F8F)
Unspecified error. (Error code 0x80004005)
Read more at : Get help with activation errors
This also applies to Windows RT
at iebrowserdemo.com and explore all the features such as flip ahead,pinning, Windows 8 StartScreen integration.
You can download Internet Explorer 10 now
A while back I posted about the Bing Wallpaper pack for Mac, well there are now 3 more Bing wallpaper packs for Mac users:
all for Apple Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
Latest updates for Surface Pro
“Cumulative firmware and drivers for the Surface Pro. This firmware and driver package contains drivers for all of the components in the Surface Pro device, as well as updates to the system firmware that have been released via Windows Update. These drivers and firmware are not compatible with Surface RT. “
Download Surface Pro firmware and driver pack – June 2013
“Some seem familiar; some are otherworldly. Visit the mysterious, strangely beautiful world of mushrooms and other fungi with images from photographer Edian Annink in this free Windows theme”
Download Mushrooms theme for Windows by Edian Annink
PS don’t forget all themes work In Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows 7
I am a regular user of the Bing News App across all my various Windows 8 / Windows RT devices
and we have a handy FAQ for this app, that covers:
Bing News App Frequently Asked Questions
We also have FAQ’s for other Bing apps:
Finance, Weather, Maps, Sports & Travel
Hong Kong Park theme
“Photographer Chris Chung’s view of award-winning Hong Kong Park highlights easy-to-miss details of plants, leaves and flowers. Bring these close-ups to your desktop in this free Windows theme”
Download the Hong Kong Park theme for Windows
PS don’t forget all Windows themes should work on Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows 7
“Jensen Harris from the Windows Team shows some highlights of what to expect in Windows 8.1 coming later this year as a free update for Windows 8 customers. http://bit.ly/10OM2Th”
Being a member of the Windows Team I have been using early versions of Windows 8.1 for a while and it is great to be able to share some of the new stuff via Jensens video.
“These lovely, colorful close-ups from photographer Chris Chung feature dew-covered and sun-dappled flowers to grace your desktop and lift your spirits. A free theme for Windows. “
Download Fantastic Flowers theme for Windows by Chris Chung