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Furthermore, inside of the Dead Rising 3 residency was full of Xbox One consoles loaded with different exclusive demos such as, Dead Rising 3, of course; Killer Instinct, Forza 5 and Ryze. Make-up artists were also present to convert volunteers into zombies and photographers to record the moment. Here are some images and Vines: Source Kotaku All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....

There is a limit of 5 games per customer. The promotional offers will run for limited time, so if you were planning on getting Call of Duty: Ghosts, now is a good time. For more information and details visit Newegg on eBay. SEE ALSO: Microsoft deal gets you ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ for $9.99 on Xbox One All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....

Chrome 12 is now capable of detect and warn you before downloading malicious files. According to the giant of search this new feature was designed in such way that malicious files can be detected without having to know the URL you visited or the files you downloaded. In this new version you will find that you have more control over the data that websites store on your computer, including Flash Player’s Local Shared Objects (LSOs), directly from Chrome 12 eliminating the need to go to the website’s settings to configure it....

It is pretty easy to notice if Instant Previews is enabled for you to use. Just look for a magnifying glass next to your search result, if not follow this link to try it out. To see Google Instant Previews in action, the user needs to hover with the mouse or click the magnifying glass for the snapshot to appear in the right hand side. Not for every search result, but accompanying the snapshot you will also be able to find a text call out, in orange, bringing up some text from the web page with your search term, that will help you to determine if that is what you are looking for....

Social Search was first introduced on Google.com back in 2009 and it was designed to give a more personalized search result to users using data from your family, friends and other people across the Web. For example, if you are using Google to search for information about a place that you would like to go and somebody from your social world has tweeted, blogged, or discussed about that place, it will show up in your Google search results, changing the search results rank to be more relevant to you....

The search giant has also redesigned its Chrome Web Store, which is going to make easier for users to find and install web apps, extensions and themes. Overview Let’s start by talking about what is new in Google’s web browser. Google Chrome 15 brings many bug fixes, as most software maker do every time they release a new version, and better security. Also the next time you open a new tab in Chrome, you’ll see the New Tab page, which will allow better navigation through all your installed web apps, most visited web pages, and any other section that you may have created, and you can customize anyway you like just by drag-&-drop, or if you want to remove an item just drag it to the bottom-right corner....

In this new release, Windows 10 is improving the Settings app with the ability to adjust SDR content brightness on HDR displays, adds a new way to control your activity history using Cortana, Easy of Access tweaks even more, and there a number of improvements in the touch keyboard and handwriting experience, and more. If you’re not planning to download Windows 10 build 17040, or you simply want to see what’s new and improved, watch this hands-on video highlighting all the new features for the newest test version of Windows 10....

The screenshots and videos revealed features that we already knew were coming like the new Start menu and windowed modern apps running like they belong in the desktop, which the company showed off early this year. And other features were just rumors, but now we know are coming, such as virtual desktops, the drop of the Charms bar, and more. However we’re also starting to see even more features in Windows 9 (Threshold) that suggest Microsoft is really focus on merging all experiences across platforms into “one Windows”....

On Windows 10, emergency restart can come in handy in a number of scenarios, including when the operating system or apps hang, or if you’re currently experiencing problems and may resolve the issue. In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to perform an emergency restart on Windows 10. How to do an emergency restart Once you completed the steps, your computer will restart immediately without saving any current work you’re doing....

The feature allows you to add stickers of different fun and joyful figures to the desktop as if they were part of the background image. It’s primarily designed for the education market to let students decorate their backgrounds with digital stickers for self-expression, but anyone can use the feature. Also, stickers are preserved as you change wallpapers, and you can arrange, resize, and customize them any way you want. The feature is available on version 22H2 and higher releases, so you will have to upgrade to the latest version of Windows 11 to use the feature from the Personalization settings....

Although the menu has a new fresh design, it’s not something everyone wants since many users are comfortable with the classic Start menu that appears from the left side of the screen and features Live Tiles. If you are among those users who prefer the classic menu, you can bring back the Start menu with tiles with a third-party application called “Start11.” The app has been designed by Stardock, and it aims to bring back some of the familiar elements that are no longer available on Windows 11....

Regardless of the reason, you can resize a partition on Windows 11 without reformating or losing your files using the Settings app, Disk Management, Command Prompt, and PowerShell. When using these tools, you can change the size of any partition, including the “C,” or the partition on any drive, including those from an external location. In this guide, you will learn the steps to shrink and extend the size of a partition on Windows 11....

Changing the background is a little more challenging, while you can easily change the registry to remove the default logon screen image, Microsoft doesn’t offer a direct registry key that you can modify to add your own custom image. However, the default background is part of the Windows.UI.Logon.pri file within the operating system, and changing the image in the PRI file allows you add your own custom image, that way you don’t have to look at as solid color or the default image every day....

These past weeks, I have been covering many things about Windows 8, such as how to install the Windows 8 in a virtual machine, how to dual-boot the new operating system with Windows 7, and others like how to bring back the Windows 7 classic Start menu with just one click; this week I came across with a small portable application called Windows 8 Start Tweaker. This is a simple but really useful application that allows you to change the background color of the logon and new Metro Start Screen background image with a couple of clicks....

Although you won’t find the official name anywhere, each release of Windows 10 receives a specific version number. In this case, the second major update for 2020 is known as version “20H2,” since the company is no longer using just numbers like “2004” for the May 2020 Update, and moving forward each version number will reflect the year and part of the year (haft one or half two) to indicate when the feature update will be general available....

To start click in the wrench menu icon and select Options. Next go to the Under the Hood tab and click the Clear browsing data… button. In the following box you will have the options to choose several items to delete like Empty the cache, Delete cookies and other site data, etc. Then go to the Clear data form from this period field to specify the period you want to delete Last hour, Last day, Last week, Last 4 weeks, or Everything....

Even though, this should not be a problem, many users may want to make a clean install of the operating system, instead of using the Windows Update process. Also, a lot of users are testing Windows 10 Technical Preview using virtual hard drives to create a dual-boot system, and, as it turns out, updating this configuration to a newer build isn’t supported. If you cannot wait for Microsoft to release the ISO files to test Windows 10 build 10041, there is the DIY option, which means that you can create your own bootable installation media....

Usually, you don’t have to worry about manually mapping an IP address to a domain name using the Hosts file located in the C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc path on Windows 11. However, it can come in handy in many scenarios. For instance, when you want to block certain websites. When you don’t have a local DNS server in the network, you must map an IP address to a computer name or prepare a website transfer to a new hosting provider....

Although the new experience matches the new design style of Windows 11, it’s not something for everyone. If you prefer the classic File Explorer ribbon menu, it is still possible to bring it back by modifying the Registry (via Tom’s Hardware). However, this only works in the early previews of Windows 11. It is not clear if, after the final product ships, the workaround will work. In this guide, you will learn the steps to bring back the classic ribbon for File Explorer on Windows 11....

When enabled, the dark theme will be available for the homepage (which also includes a white Google logo), and the color scheme is also present for search results. If the option is available for you, the appearance settings will consist of three options, including “dark theme,” “light theme,” and “device default,” which allows Google.com to switch the theme automatically depending on the system color that you are using on Windows 10, macOS, and other supported systems....