How to Backup the Taskbar in Windows 8 and Windows 10

Having your taskbar backed up in Windows 8 or Windows 10 can help you out whenever you want to reinstall your Windows operating system or perhaps upgrade to a newer version of Windows. Having this backup of your taskbar will allow you to restore the apps you had in the previous version of Windows or in the previous copy just by doing a few easy steps.

So before you go and reinstall your operating system either if it is a Windows 8 or a Windows 10 operating system I would suggest you follow the tutorial posted a few rows below and make a backup copy of your taskbar to use it later when you will need it.

Note: When you place the backup of the taskbar to a new Windows operating system be sure to have all the apps you had in the previous version that were pinned to taskbar, if not you can go install them again for our Windows store.

Tutorial: backup taskbar in Windows 8 and Windows 10

1. Press and hold the button “Windows” and the button “R”.
2. A run window should appear where you will have to type in there “regedit” without quotes.
3. Hit “Enter” on the keyboard after you typed the word above.
4. A “Registry Editor” window should pop up on the screen.
5. On the left side in that window you will need to left click on “HKEY_CURRENT_USER” folder.
6. Now in the “HKEY_CURRENT_USER” folder you will need to left click on “Software”.
7. In the “Software” folder need to left click on “Microsoft”.
8. In the “Microsoft” folder left click on the “Windows” folder.
9. In the “Windows” folder you need to left click on “CurrentVersion” folder.
10. Now in the “CurrentVersion” folder left click on the “Explorer” folder.
11. In the “Explorer” folder left click on the “Taskbar” folder.
12. You will need to right click on the “Taskbar” folder you have on the left .
13. From the menu presented you will need to left click on the “Export” feature.
14. Now you will need to name the file.
    Note: you can choose any name you want.
15. Save the “.reg” file to an external USB stick or an external hard drive for backup because you will need it later.
16. Now after you saved the export of the taskbar to your desktop you will need to press and hold again the button “Windows” and the button “R”.
17. After the “Run” window pops up you need to type in there the next command without the quotes:
    “%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar”
18. After you typed the command above press the “Enter” button on the keyboard.
19. You will now have in front of you the folder taskbar with all the apps you had pinned to it.
20. Now comes the most important part of this tutorial, you will need to copy all of the shortcuts from the folder above to an external drive so that whenever you reinstall Windows you can restore this backup taskbar to the system.
21. In order to restore your backup taskbar in Windows after you reinstall it you will need to press and hold the button “Windows” and the button “R” to open the “Run” window.
22. In the “Run” window type the command posted below but without the quotes:
    “%AppData%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar”
23. In the folder that opened up you will need to copy the backup shortcuts you made a couple of steps above.
24. Now press and hold the button “Windows” and the button “R”.
25. Write “regedit” in the “Run” window.
26. Press “Enter” on the keyboard.
27. Now after the “Registry Editor” is opened leave it there and to the following steps.
28. Right click in the taskbar on an open space.
29. Select from there “Task Manager” by left clicking on it.
30. Now in the Task Manager window under the “Processes” tab you will need the close the “explorer.exe” by left clicking on it and then left click on the “End Process” button you have in the lower right side of the Task Manager window.
31. Select the “Registry Editor” window and left click on the “File” menu presented in the upper left side of the “Registry Editor” window.
32. Select from the “File” menu the option to “Import” by left clicking on it.
33. Now you will need to go and import the “.reg” file you made a couple of steps above from the USB stick or the external hard drive.
34. After you import it you can go again on the “Task Manager” window and left click on the “File” feature presented in the upper left side of the window.
35. Left click on the “Run new task” feature.
36. Write in the run box “explorer”.
37. Press the “Enter” button on the keyboard.
    Note: This will open your explorer.exe, the process you ended in the steps above.

So by doing all these steps you managed to make a backup copy of your taskbar and also install it in your new Windows operating system. Also for any other questions on this subject you can write us below in the comments section and we will help you as soon as possible.

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Fixed: Price Appears Incorrectly for Some Windows Store Apps

As part of its recent updates that got rolled out, Microsoft has issued a bunch of fixes that are affecting Windows 8 and upcoming Windows 10 users. We’re talking now about a fix related to incorrect display of prices on the Windows Store.

Sometimes, you might get some annoying problems related to the price of various apps on the Windows Store. Through the Windows Update utility, Microsoft’s dedicated team has taken care of some problems related to promotional items. So, to get rid of this problems yourself, make sure you have installed the latest update.

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Problems with incorrect Windows apps price fixed

Here’s how the issue has been described:

Some promotional items are priced at $0.00 but are labeled as 99% off in Windows Store in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, or Windows Server 2012 R2. These items should be labeled as 100% off.

In order to fix this issue, you will need to make sure that you have installed the update rollup 2984006. Just like pretty much all the updates of this kind, it will apply to Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 operating systems.

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Windows 8, 10 Power Plan Keeps Changing [Fix]

Have you recently upgraded your device to Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating system? Then it’s not a strange thing that your power plan keeps changing randomly or whenever you try to do a reboot of your Windows 8 or Windows 10 device. Unfortunately the Windows 8 or Windows 10 operating systems like the previous versions still have a few glitches in the system. But by reading the tutorial posted a few lines below it will show you exactly what you can do to fix your power plan.

Usually the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device will change your power plan if you don’t have the correct system settings, you can set your Windows 8 device to “high performance” feature for example and after a while or after a reboot of the device it will change automatically to “power saver”. This is just one of the glitches that may happen in your power plan settings feature.

How to Fix Windows 8 and Windows 10 if power plan keeps changing randomly:

First option:

1. Press and hold on the keyboard the “Window” button and the “W” button.
2. After you pressed the buttons above start typing “Troubleshooting”.
3. Left click or tap on the “Troubleshooting” icon that appeared after the search.
4. Left click or tap on the “System and Security” feature presented in the “Troubleshooting” window.
5. Left click or tap on the “Power” feature and you will have to follow the instructions on the screen to start the troubleshooter.
6. After the power troubleshooting is done reboot your Windows 8 or Windows 10 device and see if you still have this issue.

Second option:

Seeing that you may experience this issue due to the fact that your drivers for the graphics card may require upgrading of the Windows 8 or Windows 10 system , you will need to go on the manufacturers website and look for a compatible version of drivers for Windows 10 or Windows 9 systems.

Third option:

Some of the applications you installed in Windows 8 or Windows 10 might have conflicts with your system files this making your power plan feature to keep changing. For this we will need to do a clean boot of the system and we will see exactly if one of your applications is causing the system to react like this.

Left click on the link below to find out how to do a clean boot in Windows 8 or Windows 10 systems .
Click here to learn how to clean boot your Windows 8 and Windows 10

Now after you did the clean boot, try rebooting the device again and see if you still have troubles with your power plan. If one of your apps is causing this you will have to uninstall it.

Forth option:
You might not have administrative privileges on the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device thus every change that you make in the system will be reset after you reboot the device.

As a fix to this you will have to try to log in with your administrative account and set up the power plan settings, after that log in with your normal Windows 8 or Windows 10 username and see if you still are experiencing this issue.

Pretty much one of the four options presented above will solve your Windows 8 or Windows 10 power plan if it keeps changing randomly or after a reboot. Write us below in the comments section of the page if you have any questions regarding this article and tell us what we can do to help you further.

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How to Rename Multiple Files in Windows 8.1, Windows 10

Luckily for us Microsoft has given our users especially for the Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 systems the feature to rename multiple files. This of course comes very handy when you receive a bunch of photos in an archive from a friend and you want to rename all of them or also maybe reorganize your files on the Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 device.

For a detailed and very quick explanation on how to rename multiple files in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 you can read the lines posted below. But before we start I would suggest that you should first know exactly what are the files that you wish to rename and make sure to select only them to prevent any further confusion in the system.

Tutorial on how to rename multiple files in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

1. First you will need to go to the directory where you have your photos files or other folders.
2. Hold the “Ctrl” button on the keyboard pressed down and with you’re left click select the files or documents you want to rename.
3. Now while you are still holding the “Ctrl” key pressed right click on the first file you selected.
4. Now in the menu that pops up you will need to left click on the “Rename” feature presented there.
5. After left clicking on the “Rename” feature you will have to type in a name of your choosing and you can let go of the “Ctrl” button.
   Note: You can pick just for this tutorial the name “Example”.
6. After typing in the name you will have press the “Enter” button on the keyboard.
7. After pressing the “Enter” button you will see that all your files were renamed with the name “Example” but every file has a number beside it making it unique.

Now you can rename your multiple files in Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 just by doing a few clicks. Also you can write us below for any thoughts you may have on this article and we will be more than happy to provide you with the answers needed to help you further in the use of Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.

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Solve Problems with Printer Queue in Windows 8, Windows 10

Having problems with the printer queue in Windows 8 or Windows 10 can be very annoying especially if it is stuck and the documents you printed over time keep printing over and over again. For one thing you cannot even stop the printer except if you shut it down from the button but in some cases even if you reboot the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device and start the printer it will automatically start printing.

Also in Windows 8 or Windows 10 when you click to print something and by accident you clicked a couple of more times on the print button it might print the document several more times. Well you will be glad to find out that there is a very easy fix to the printer queue issues and you will only have to follow the methods posted below for a quick and easy fix.

Tutorial for fixing problems with printer queue in Windows 8 and Windows 10

Tutorial one:

1. Move the mouse to the lower left side of the screen.
2. After you have a menu in front of you left click on the “Run” feature.
3. In the “Run” window you will need to type “Control Printers”.
4. Left click on the “OK” button in the “Run” window.
5. Under the topic “Printers” you will need to right click on your default printer and left click  on the “See what’s printing” feature in the menu presented there.
6. Left click on the “Printer” icon in the upper right side of the window.
   Note: instead of the “Printer” icon you might have the “File” icon in which case you will need to left click on that.
7. Now in the menu presented left click on the “Cancel all documents” feature.
8. This should cancel all your documents you have stuck in the printer queue. Also if this doesn’t work you will have to reboot the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device and try again.

Tutorial two:

1. Move the mouse over to the lower left side of the screen and left click there.
2. Choose the feature “Command Prompt (Admin)” by left clicking on it.
3. Type in the command prompt “Net Stop Spooler” without the quotes.
4. Press the “Enter” button on the keyboard.
5. Type in the command prompt window the following command “del %systemroot%\System32\spool\printers\* /Q” without the quotes.
6. Press the “Enter” button on the keyboard.
7. Type in the command prompt window the following command “Net Start Spooler” without the quotes.
8. Press “Enter” on the keyboard.
9. Now everything should get back to normal. If it doesn’t then you will need to reboot once more the Windows 8 or Windows 10 device and try this tutorial again to see if it works.

Tutorial three:
Verify if your printer manufacturer has the drivers necessary to run in your Windows 8 or Windows 10 device.
Note: You can look on the manufacturer’s website for the latest update on your printer’s driver and install it from there.

Now that you have your printer queue working once again you can start using your device without having to worry about the printer going nuts. Please write us below for any questions you might have regarding the printer queue issues and we will help you as soon as possible.

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