How to print from Google Nexus tablet

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5">www.digitalsankalp.org</div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26779830&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Third-party printing apps in the Google Play store offer a few ways to print from an Android tablet.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">Third-party printing apps in the Google Play store offer a few ways to print from an Android tablet, but Google has its own solution as well: Google Cloud Print. It connects a home printer to the web, where webconnected devices like Android tablets and smartphones can see and use it. <br> Although the technology works a bit more smoothly with printer models classified as "Cloud Ready," you can also use an older printer — as long as that printer is connected to your computer. You need a free Google account and the company's Chrome browser installed on the computer that is connected to the printer. You also need Google's Cloud Print app from the Play store on your tablet or smartphone to manage print jobs and printer options. <br> A bit of setup is involved before you can start printing, including registering the printer with the Google Cloud Print service using the Chrome browser. You can find instructions, answers to common questions, a list of Cloud Ready printer models and troubleshooting guides at support. <a href="http://google.com/cloudprint">google.com/cloudprint</a>. <br> If you have updated your device to Android 4.4 (KitKat), a built-in printing function is included; the Talk Android site has a how-to video</div></div>

How to print from Google Nexus tablet

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How to print from Google Nexus tablet

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26779830&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Third-party printing apps in the Google Play store offer a few ways to print from an Android tablet.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="font-size:0.91em;line-height:20px;font-family:georgia;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"> <div class="storycontent" style="font-size:16px;line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px">Third-party printing apps in the Google Play store offer a few ways to print from an Android tablet, but Google has its own solution as well: Google Cloud Print. It connects a home printer to the web, where webconnected devices like Android tablets and smartphones can see and use it. <br> Although the technology works a bit more smoothly with printer models classified as "Cloud Ready," you can also use an older printer — as long as that printer is connected to your computer. You need a free Google account and the company's Chrome browser installed on the computer that is connected to the printer. You also need Google's Cloud Print app from the Play store on your tablet or smartphone to manage print jobs and printer options. <br> A bit of setup is involved before you can start printing, including registering the printer with the Google Cloud Print service using the Chrome browser. You can find instructions, answers to common questions, a list of Cloud Ready printer models and troubleshooting guides at support. <a href="http://google.com/cloudprint">google.com/cloudprint</a>. <br> If you have updated your device to Android 4.4 (KitKat), a built-in printing function is included; the Talk Android site has a how-to video</div></div>

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How to move content between iPads

<div class="timetxt" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><font color="#6f6f6f" face="arial"><span style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></span></font></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26416906&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Apple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:15px">A</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">pple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes. To use the iCloud method, you need to be running at least iOS 5, have an iCloud account and be connected to a wireless network with the iPad plugged into its charger. You can turn on iCloud by tapping the Settings icon from the iPad's Home screen, and then select iCloud. The option for turning on iCloud Backup is in the Storage & Backup area; you get 5 gigabytes of storage free and can buy more from Apple if needed. <br> Once you have backed up the older iPad's settings and content to iCloud, turn on the new iPad Air and go through the setup screens, where you will get an option to restore the data from a previous iCloud backup. Once you log in with your iCloud (Apple ID) name and password, you can download the backup to the iPad Air. <br> With the iTunes method, start with backing up the old iPad's contents to the computer. Connect the two devices with the iPad's USB cable (or sync with iTunes over a Wi-Fi connection). When the iPad icon appears in iTunes, click the Summary tab and then click the Back Up Now button. When the backup is finished, connect the iPad Air to the computer with the USB cable and choose the option in the iTunes window to restore the iPad from the previous backup. <br> Transferring your prepaid cellular data account depends on your carrier. Some let you move it yourself when you go to Cellular Data in Settings and log into your account with your previous user name and password.</span></div> </div>

How to move content between iPads

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How to move content between iPads

<div class="timetxt" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><font color="#6f6f6f" face="arial"><span style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></span></font></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26416906&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Apple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:15px">A</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">pple offers two ways to move your content from one iPad to another: iCloud or iTunes. To use the iCloud method, you need to be running at least iOS 5, have an iCloud account and be connected to a wireless network with the iPad plugged into its charger. You can turn on iCloud by tapping the Settings icon from the iPad's Home screen, and then select iCloud. The option for turning on iCloud Backup is in the Storage & Backup area; you get 5 gigabytes of storage free and can buy more from Apple if needed. <br> Once you have backed up the older iPad's settings and content to iCloud, turn on the new iPad Air and go through the setup screens, where you will get an option to restore the data from a previous iCloud backup. Once you log in with your iCloud (Apple ID) name and password, you can download the backup to the iPad Air. <br> With the iTunes method, start with backing up the old iPad's contents to the computer. Connect the two devices with the iPad's USB cable (or sync with iTunes over a Wi-Fi connection). When the iPad icon appears in iTunes, click the Summary tab and then click the Back Up Now button. When the backup is finished, connect the iPad Air to the computer with the USB cable and choose the option in the iTunes window to restore the iPad from the previous backup. <br> Transferring your prepaid cellular data account depends on your carrier. Some let you move it yourself when you go to Cellular Data in Settings and log into your account with your previous user name and password.</span></div> </div>

How to move content between iPads

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How to encrypt your Wi-Fi

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26151906&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips that help you to secure your Wi-Fi in the nest way possible.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px">W</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">hen setting up wireless encryption on your router, you'll come across a variety of confusing terms — WPA2, WPA, WEP, WPA-Personal, and WPA-Enterprise. Understanding what these terms mean and how they're different will help you protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers, Wi-Fi leeches, and criminals.<br> <br>We'll also look at which Wi-Fi encryption standard is the truly secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi. This is a tough question without a one-size-fits-all answer.<br><br><strong>WEP</strong><br><br>WEP is the oldest, least secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi — short of leaving it unencrypted! Its name stands for "Wired Equivalent Privacy," which is humorous now that so many flaws have been discovered in it. It's very easy to crack a WEP password and gain access to a WEP-secured network. WEP will only stop the most casual of Wi-Fi users from connecting to your network. Anyone who really wants access to your network can easily gain access if you're using WEP.<br> <br>There's no reason to use WEP. If you have an ancient router that only supports WEP, you should upgrade it right now. If you have an older device that only supports WEP, you should upgrade it, too. Every recent device should support stronger WPA encryption.<br> <br><strong>WPA vs. WPA2</strong><br><br>WPA is the newer Wi-Fi security standard. WPA stands for "Wi-Fi Protected Access." There are two versions of WPA — WPA and WPA2. WPA was implemented first as a temporary solution for devices that originally only supported WEP. These devices could be upgraded to WPA encryption for additional security, allowing them to escape WEP and its many flaws. The original WPA was always a stop-gap solution and just isn't as secure as WPA2.<br> <br>WPA2 is the final version of Wi-Fi Protected Access. It's the most secure option available and the one you should be using. If you have a router or another device that only supports WEP and WPA, it's probably very old and you should upgrade. New devices that are properly set up for security should be using WPA2 out of the box. Note that there are two versions of WPA2 you can choose from, which we'll cover below.<br> <br>The Wi-Fi Protected Setup — or WPS — method of connecting to WPA-secured wireless networks is fairly insecure, however. You shouldn't be using WPS along with WPA2.<br><br><strong>WPA2-Personal or WPA2-PSK</strong><br> <br>The PSK in WPA2-PSK stands for Pre-Shared Key. This is also known as Personal mode. It's intended for homes and small office networks, as it's a much easier option to set up than the alternative, which we'll look at below.Your wireless router encrypts network traffic with a key. With WPA-Personal, this key is calculated from the Wi-Fi passphrase you set up on your router. Before a device can connect to the network and understand the encryption, you must enter your passphrase on it.<br> <br>The primary real-world weaknesses with WPA2-Personal encryption are weak passphrases. Just as many people use weak passwords like "password" and "letmein" for their online accounts, many people will likely use weak passphrases to secure their wireless networks. A strong passphrase should be used to properly secure the network or WPA2 won't protect you much.WPA2 is still fairly secure, but it's not perfect. Some potential vulnerabilities have been found, but they're nowhere near as easy to exploit as they are with WEP. Your main concern should be enabling WPA2-Personal on your home network and setting a strong passphrase.<br> <br><strong>WPA2-Enterprise or WPA2-802.1X</strong><br><br>WPA2-Enterprise is also referred to as WPA2-802.1X mode because of the standard it implements. The Enterprise in the name is no joke — this is a solution that's intended for enterprise networks as it requires more hardware and is more difficult to set up and maintain.<br> <br>To use WPA2-Enterprise, you'll need a RADIUS authentication server. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. To authenticate with such a server, a variety of EAP — Extensible Authentication Protocols — can be used. After connecting to the Wi-Fi network, each client would have to log in with a username and password. Traffic to each client would be encrypted with a unique encryption key which isn't derived from a pre-shared key. This is more secure than simply deriving a key from the same pre-shared key on each device. This also allows network administrators to monitor who's connecting to the network and revoke access to specific users at any time without affecting other users.<br> <br>Large businesses should implement WPA2-Enterprise for additional security, but there's no reason home users and small businesses should set up WPA2-Enterprise. It's much more complicated to set up and manage a RADIUS authentication server than it is to simply set a wireless passphrase on your router.wpa2-enterprise-radius<br> <br><strong>So which is truly secure?</strong><br><br>The most secure way to set up a Wi-Fi network is with WPA2-Enterprise, so if you run a Wi-Fi network for a large business, you should be setting up a RADIUS authentication server.<br> <br>Of course, you probably only have a small Wi-Fi network to manage. For regular people and small businesses, WPA2-Personal is the ideal encryption option to use. WPA2-Personal along with a strong passphrase will provide you with very good security.<br> <br>WEP is very easy to crack and should not be used for any purpose.<br><br>But is WPA2 really good enough? Well, security isn't about absolutes. Saying WPA2-Enterprise is more secure than WPA2-Personal is like saying a bank vault door is more secure than the door on your house or apartment. It's true, but that doesn't mean you should replace your front door with a bank vault door — it's more expensive and difficult to manage, just like a RADIUS authentication server. For another thing, the bank needs protection from bank robbers, just as Wi-Fi networks at large corporations need more protection from corporate espionage and criminals targeting high-end targets.<br> <br>In the real world, WPA2-Personal with a strong passphrase is plenty secure.</span></div></div>

How to encrypt your Wi-Fi

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How to encrypt your Wi-Fi

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26151906&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips that help you to secure your Wi-Fi in the nest way possible.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px">W</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">hen setting up wireless encryption on your router, you'll come across a variety of confusing terms — WPA2, WPA, WEP, WPA-Personal, and WPA-Enterprise. Understanding what these terms mean and how they're different will help you protect your Wi-Fi network from eavesdroppers, Wi-Fi leeches, and criminals.<br> <br>We'll also look at which Wi-Fi encryption standard is the truly secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi. This is a tough question without a one-size-fits-all answer.<br><br><strong>WEP</strong><br><br>WEP is the oldest, least secure way to encrypt your Wi-Fi — short of leaving it unencrypted! Its name stands for "Wired Equivalent Privacy," which is humorous now that so many flaws have been discovered in it. It's very easy to crack a WEP password and gain access to a WEP-secured network. WEP will only stop the most casual of Wi-Fi users from connecting to your network. Anyone who really wants access to your network can easily gain access if you're using WEP.<br> <br>There's no reason to use WEP. If you have an ancient router that only supports WEP, you should upgrade it right now. If you have an older device that only supports WEP, you should upgrade it, too. Every recent device should support stronger WPA encryption.<br> <br><strong>WPA vs. WPA2</strong><br><br>WPA is the newer Wi-Fi security standard. WPA stands for "Wi-Fi Protected Access." There are two versions of WPA — WPA and WPA2. WPA was implemented first as a temporary solution for devices that originally only supported WEP. These devices could be upgraded to WPA encryption for additional security, allowing them to escape WEP and its many flaws. The original WPA was always a stop-gap solution and just isn't as secure as WPA2.<br> <br>WPA2 is the final version of Wi-Fi Protected Access. It's the most secure option available and the one you should be using. If you have a router or another device that only supports WEP and WPA, it's probably very old and you should upgrade. New devices that are properly set up for security should be using WPA2 out of the box. Note that there are two versions of WPA2 you can choose from, which we'll cover below.<br> <br>The Wi-Fi Protected Setup — or WPS — method of connecting to WPA-secured wireless networks is fairly insecure, however. You shouldn't be using WPS along with WPA2.<br><br><strong>WPA2-Personal or WPA2-PSK</strong><br> <br>The PSK in WPA2-PSK stands for Pre-Shared Key. This is also known as Personal mode. It's intended for homes and small office networks, as it's a much easier option to set up than the alternative, which we'll look at below.Your wireless router encrypts network traffic with a key. With WPA-Personal, this key is calculated from the Wi-Fi passphrase you set up on your router. Before a device can connect to the network and understand the encryption, you must enter your passphrase on it.<br> <br>The primary real-world weaknesses with WPA2-Personal encryption are weak passphrases. Just as many people use weak passwords like "password" and "letmein" for their online accounts, many people will likely use weak passphrases to secure their wireless networks. A strong passphrase should be used to properly secure the network or WPA2 won't protect you much.WPA2 is still fairly secure, but it's not perfect. Some potential vulnerabilities have been found, but they're nowhere near as easy to exploit as they are with WEP. Your main concern should be enabling WPA2-Personal on your home network and setting a strong passphrase.<br> <br><strong>WPA2-Enterprise or WPA2-802.1X</strong><br><br>WPA2-Enterprise is also referred to as WPA2-802.1X mode because of the standard it implements. The Enterprise in the name is no joke — this is a solution that's intended for enterprise networks as it requires more hardware and is more difficult to set up and maintain.<br> <br>To use WPA2-Enterprise, you'll need a RADIUS authentication server. RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. To authenticate with such a server, a variety of EAP — Extensible Authentication Protocols — can be used. After connecting to the Wi-Fi network, each client would have to log in with a username and password. Traffic to each client would be encrypted with a unique encryption key which isn't derived from a pre-shared key. This is more secure than simply deriving a key from the same pre-shared key on each device. This also allows network administrators to monitor who's connecting to the network and revoke access to specific users at any time without affecting other users.<br> <br>Large businesses should implement WPA2-Enterprise for additional security, but there's no reason home users and small businesses should set up WPA2-Enterprise. It's much more complicated to set up and manage a RADIUS authentication server than it is to simply set a wireless passphrase on your router.wpa2-enterprise-radius<br> <br><strong>So which is truly secure?</strong><br><br>The most secure way to set up a Wi-Fi network is with WPA2-Enterprise, so if you run a Wi-Fi network for a large business, you should be setting up a RADIUS authentication server.<br> <br>Of course, you probably only have a small Wi-Fi network to manage. For regular people and small businesses, WPA2-Personal is the ideal encryption option to use. WPA2-Personal along with a strong passphrase will provide you with very good security.<br> <br>WEP is very easy to crack and should not be used for any purpose.<br><br>But is WPA2 really good enough? Well, security isn't about absolutes. Saying WPA2-Enterprise is more secure than WPA2-Personal is like saying a bank vault door is more secure than the door on your house or apartment. It's true, but that doesn't mean you should replace your front door with a bank vault door — it's more expensive and difficult to manage, just like a RADIUS authentication server. For another thing, the bank needs protection from bank robbers, just as Wi-Fi networks at large corporations need more protection from corporate espionage and criminals targeting high-end targets.<br> <br>In the real world, WPA2-Personal with a strong passphrase is plenty secure.</span></div></div>

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How to increase storage on Windows 8.1 with SD cards

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26098533&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips to save storage space through SD cards on your Windows 8.1 devices.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px">W</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">indows 8.1 devices are all full PCs — yes, even the tablets — and often support SD cards. This allows you to easily expand your PC's storage. Just insert an SD card and you can treat it as a "permanent" part of your device. The SD card will likely be slower than your device's built-in storage, but it's a great way to store music, videos, pictures, and other files.<br> <br>The original release of Windows 8 didn't have very good support for SD cards. You couldn't easily access them from Windows 8-style apps without going through some obscure tricks on the desktop. This has changed with the Windows 8.1 upgrade, which offers much improved support for SD and micro-SD cards.<br> <br><strong>Insert an SD card</strong><br><br>To get started, pick up an SD card or micro-SD card. Be sure to get one that your device supports, as some devices may only support smaller micro-SD cards and not the larger SD cards.<br> <br>After you insert the SD card, it will appear as another drive with its own drive letter. You can use it normally from desktop applications and the File Explorer window. If you're using Windows 8-style apps, you'll need to do some more tweaking.<br> <br><strong>Set default save locations</strong><br><br>The new PC settings app allows you to easily set a removable drive as your default save location for pictures, music, and videos. This is the easiest way to set up an SD card as the main location for your media files, but it's limited. For example, you can't set it as your default documents folder here.<br> <br>To do this, press Windows Key + I and click Change PC settings. Select PC & Devices, select Devices, and then scroll down until you see the Default save locations section. Click the Setup button and select the removable drive you want to use as your default save location.<br> <br>This creates Music, Pictures, and Videos folders on your SD card. Windows then adds these folders to your Music, Pictures, and Videos libraries and sets them as the default save location. Your default save locations are used both from Windows 8-style apps and when saving a file to a library from a desktop application.<br> <br>Note that this won't move any existing music, pictures, or videos to your SD card. You'll have to do that manually, if you want to — check the next section for more information.<br><br><strong>Manage libraries from the desktop</strong><br> <br>Windows 8-style apps use libraries. For example, a music app gets its music from the Music library, while a photo-editing application accesses its images from the Pictures library. To manage where Windows stores such files used by Windows 8-style apps, you'll have to manage your libraries. Read our overview of the Windows libraries feature for more information about how they work.<br> <br>Confusingly, Microsoft has hidden the libraries by default in Windows 8.1, even though they're required by Windows 8-style apps and now work properly with SD cards. To access libraries, open the File Explorer on the desktop, click the View tab on the ribbon, select Navigation pane, and select Show libraries.<br> <br>Select a library and you'll see the folders inside it. If you made an SD Card your default save location earlier, you'll see a folder on the SD card and a folder on your computer. You can move folders between the computer and the SD card from here using cut and paste.<br> <br>To modify your libraries — for example, perhaps you want to use the SD card as your default save location for documents — right-click a library and select Properties. You'll be able to add and remove folders from the library, in addition to choosing which folder is your default save location.<br> <br>Unlike on Windows 8 and previous versions of Windows, you can easily add folders from a removable drive to your libraries without using third-party programs for managing your libraries.<br><br><strong>Save downloads to an SD card</strong><br> <br>Your Downloads folder can also be moved to your SD card. To do this, simply right-click the Downloads folder in the File Explorer window and select Properties. Click the Location tab and specify a location on the SD card for the Downloads folder.<br> <br>Whenever a program downloads something to your downloads folder, it will be stored in the Downloads folder on your SD card instead.<br><br><strong>Move SkyDrive to an SD card</strong><br><br>In the final version of Windows 8.1, your SkyDrive folder can also be stored on an SD card. SkyDrive uses "smart files" to save space, but it can still use quite a bit of space if you choose to download files for offline use. Move the SkyDrive folder to an SD card and you can free up space on your system drive.<br> <br>This is as simple as moving your downloads folder. Just right-click the SkyDrive folder in the File Explorer window, select Properties, select the Location tab, and choose a new location for it.<br><br>This entire process demonstrates the evolution of Windows from a desktop operating system to one designed with mobile devices in mind. Windows 8 had poor support for SD cards, requiring tricks to add them to libraries. Windows 8.1 offers improved support for SD cards with an option in the PC settings app, but many other settings still require drilling down to the desktop — even if you're using a small, 8-inch Windows tablet.</span></div> </div>

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How to increase storage on Windows 8.1 with SD cards

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=26098533&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>Here are some handy tips to save storage space through SD cards on your Windows 8.1 devices.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px">W</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">indows 8.1 devices are all full PCs — yes, even the tablets — and often support SD cards. This allows you to easily expand your PC's storage. Just insert an SD card and you can treat it as a "permanent" part of your device. The SD card will likely be slower than your device's built-in storage, but it's a great way to store music, videos, pictures, and other files.<br> <br>The original release of Windows 8 didn't have very good support for SD cards. You couldn't easily access them from Windows 8-style apps without going through some obscure tricks on the desktop. This has changed with the Windows 8.1 upgrade, which offers much improved support for SD and micro-SD cards.<br> <br><strong>Insert an SD card</strong><br><br>To get started, pick up an SD card or micro-SD card. Be sure to get one that your device supports, as some devices may only support smaller micro-SD cards and not the larger SD cards.<br> <br>After you insert the SD card, it will appear as another drive with its own drive letter. You can use it normally from desktop applications and the File Explorer window. If you're using Windows 8-style apps, you'll need to do some more tweaking.<br> <br><strong>Set default save locations</strong><br><br>The new PC settings app allows you to easily set a removable drive as your default save location for pictures, music, and videos. This is the easiest way to set up an SD card as the main location for your media files, but it's limited. For example, you can't set it as your default documents folder here.<br> <br>To do this, press Windows Key + I and click Change PC settings. Select PC & Devices, select Devices, and then scroll down until you see the Default save locations section. Click the Setup button and select the removable drive you want to use as your default save location.<br> <br>This creates Music, Pictures, and Videos folders on your SD card. Windows then adds these folders to your Music, Pictures, and Videos libraries and sets them as the default save location. Your default save locations are used both from Windows 8-style apps and when saving a file to a library from a desktop application.<br> <br>Note that this won't move any existing music, pictures, or videos to your SD card. You'll have to do that manually, if you want to — check the next section for more information.<br><br><strong>Manage libraries from the desktop</strong><br> <br>Windows 8-style apps use libraries. For example, a music app gets its music from the Music library, while a photo-editing application accesses its images from the Pictures library. To manage where Windows stores such files used by Windows 8-style apps, you'll have to manage your libraries. Read our overview of the Windows libraries feature for more information about how they work.<br> <br>Confusingly, Microsoft has hidden the libraries by default in Windows 8.1, even though they're required by Windows 8-style apps and now work properly with SD cards. To access libraries, open the File Explorer on the desktop, click the View tab on the ribbon, select Navigation pane, and select Show libraries.<br> <br>Select a library and you'll see the folders inside it. If you made an SD Card your default save location earlier, you'll see a folder on the SD card and a folder on your computer. You can move folders between the computer and the SD card from here using cut and paste.<br> <br>To modify your libraries — for example, perhaps you want to use the SD card as your default save location for documents — right-click a library and select Properties. You'll be able to add and remove folders from the library, in addition to choosing which folder is your default save location.<br> <br>Unlike on Windows 8 and previous versions of Windows, you can easily add folders from a removable drive to your libraries without using third-party programs for managing your libraries.<br><br><strong>Save downloads to an SD card</strong><br> <br>Your Downloads folder can also be moved to your SD card. To do this, simply right-click the Downloads folder in the File Explorer window and select Properties. Click the Location tab and specify a location on the SD card for the Downloads folder.<br> <br>Whenever a program downloads something to your downloads folder, it will be stored in the Downloads folder on your SD card instead.<br><br><strong>Move SkyDrive to an SD card</strong><br><br>In the final version of Windows 8.1, your SkyDrive folder can also be stored on an SD card. SkyDrive uses "smart files" to save space, but it can still use quite a bit of space if you choose to download files for offline use. Move the SkyDrive folder to an SD card and you can free up space on your system drive.<br> <br>This is as simple as moving your downloads folder. Just right-click the SkyDrive folder in the File Explorer window, select Properties, select the Location tab, and choose a new location for it.<br><br>This entire process demonstrates the evolution of Windows from a desktop operating system to one designed with mobile devices in mind. Windows 8 had poor support for SD cards, requiring tricks to add them to libraries. Windows 8.1 offers improved support for SD cards with an option in the PC settings app, but many other settings still require drilling down to the desktop — even if you're using a small, 8-inch Windows tablet.</span></div> </div>

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How to fix 7 Windows 8.1 upgrade issues

<div class="timetxt" style="font-size:0.75em;line-height:12px;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 10px"><img border="0" src="http://images.photogallery.indiatimes.com/images/spacer.gif" width="5"></div> <div class="photo" style="padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;font-size:0.75em;font-family:arial;color:rgb(111,111,111);line-height:14px"><img border="0" src="http://m.timesofindia.com/thumb.cms?msid=25824165&width=283&resizemode=4" style="width: 286px; height: 209px; display: block; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: left;"><div class="clear" style="clear:both;height:3px"> </div>While upgrading to Windows 8.1, you may face seven major problems. Here are some tips to tackle them efficiently.</div><div class="storycontent_outer" style="line-height:20px;margin:0px;padding:1px 5px"><div class="storycontent" style="line-height:normal;margin:0px;padding:5px"> <font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14px">M</span></font><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:16px">icrosoft recently released Windows 8.1, an upgrade to Windows 8 which arrived with mixed reviews. Most people see Windows 8.1 as a type of Service Pack. The updates introduced by Windows 8.1, however, are much more pervasive and consequently seem to be causing more trouble than Service Packs in previous Windows versions.<br> <br>Windows 8.1 can cause several issues during the process of upgrading and even more afterwards. If you're faced with one of them, read on to see if there's a potential fix. Alternatively, if you're considering an upgrade, make sure to prep your computer for Windows 8.1 beforehand.<br> <br><strong>Hardware support </strong><br><br>An issue that is often experienced is reduced hardware support. For one reason or another, Windows 8.1 changes something deep in the system that can affect drivers, resulting in unrecognized or malfunctioning hardware. In this case, the backlight of the laptop was no longer controllable — it was ridiculously too dim, and the brightness buttons on my keyboard wouldn't change the setting.<br> <br>Ultimately, to fix issues like this, make sure that all of your drivers are up to date via various channels. The best places to look are at the manufacturer's website or Windows Update, as sometimes it can deliver driver updates. A personal issue here was resolved when Samsung released a "brightness fix patch" via their SW Updater software package. Make sure to check your respective sources as well.<br> <br><strong>Bad drivers</strong><br><br>On a related note, Windows may refuse to upgrade to 8.1 if it doesn't like certain drivers. For example, a select number of people have a specific driver which Windows asks you to remove in order to upgrade. Of course, you'll need to do so in order to continue. Alternatively, you may be able to just update your drivers to a possibly Windows 8.1-friendly version, so that you don't have to remove it completely.<br> <br><strong>SkyDrive files gone "Online Only"</strong><br><br>If you're an avid SkyDrive user, you may come across an issue where SkyDrive claims that all of the files that were once downloaded to your computer are now "online only". This is incorrect, and the files are actually still on your computer as they previously were. All you need to do to resolve this "blemish" is to open Windows Explorer, right click on SkyDrive in the left-hand pane of common folders, and click on "Make available offline". This should make sure that all your SkyDrive files will be synchronized, or just mark them as synchronized if they're already present.<br> <br><strong>Upgrading from Windows 8.1 preview</strong><br><br>If you were a user of the Windows 8.1 Preview, you will probably face issues upgrading to the real release. Microsoft already announced the problem ahead of time, stating that you'd most likely be able to upgrade to the final code, but you would have to reinstall all of your desktop and Windows Store apps. If that's the case, you might as well go ahead and do a complete reinstall when upgrading to the final code, as clean installs are much less buggy than upgrades.<br> <br><strong>Error screens</strong><br><br>If you received a "Couldn't update to Windows 8.1″ error with a code of 0xC1900101 - 0x40017 or something similar, you can attempt to get around the problem by unplugging all of your peripherals — except the necessary ones like your mouse and keyboard, obviously — and make sure that your graphics card driver is up-to-date before performing the upgrade. The bug still remains at large, but these tips can give you a better chance at beating it. The good thing about this error, at least, is that the installer rolls your system back to Windows 8, so you're not stuck with a bricked system.<br> <br>If you receive an error stating "Sorry, it looks like this PC can't run Windows 8.1. This might be because the Users or Program Files folder is being redirected to another partition.", and this is actually the case, then you'll need to move your User or Program Files folder back to the primary system hard drive/partition. Since this error wouldn't show up without you having changed the location of those folders, just follow the same instructions to move them back.<br> <br><strong>Secure boot watermark </strong><br><br>If, after successfully upgrading to Windows 8.1, you see a watermark in the corner of your desktop saying "Secure Boot isn't configured correctly", then you'll need to head into your computer's BIOS and mess with the Secure Boot settings to enable or configure it. Afterwards, Windows should stop complaining.<br> <br><strong>Conclusion</strong><br><br>Windows 8.1 introduces many new and improved features, including the option to boot to the desktop, deep SkyDrive integration, and an updated UI, which now supports dynamic Snap for multiple apps or sharing the desktop wallpaper with the Start screen. Most of the changes, however, are behind-the-scenes, which may be why so many people are having issues. Generally, it is recommended that you stick with Windows 8, unless you read about a Windows 8.1 feature that you absolutely need. In that case you should prepare to upgrade to Windows 8.1 with the option to roll back.</span></div> </div>

How to fix 7 Windows 8.1 upgrade issues

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