Windows 8 - Enable Run as Different User

This apply only to Windows 8 PRO et ENTERPRISE Edition Users

This can be enabled with Group Policy Editor

Windows + R ->  gpedit.msc

Search for: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar
and double click on Show "Run as different user" Command on Start

and choose Enable and click OK

To force the policy to be applied,
Windows + R ->  gpupdate /force


You have it now enabled on Start Menu

That's it !

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Windows 8 - How to Set or Change File Associations?

You may want open, let's say your .jpeg pictures with Windows Viever or Picasa by default ?

Then change your file Association.
To set File Associations in Windows 8:

 > Open Control Panel
 > Programs
 > Default Programs
 >  Click on Make your File Type always open in a specific program

Find and click on file extension your are interested in and click on Change program

Select the application you want to use by default to open your .jpeg

You're done !

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Windows8 - Fix - Google Chrome is slow to open my homepage

When you launch your Google Chrome browser, it takes long until your Homepage is displayed?
(This only apply to users who surf with Google Chrome without using a proxy)


Apply this easy fix, it may will help you


Open Internet Explorer

 - Go to Internet Options -  Select Connections Tab - click on Lan Settings

- Uncheck Automatically detect settings - click OK

- Close Internet Explorer

- Open Google Chrome

Nornally, it is not anymore trying to resolve proxy



And it opens faster; Done!

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Windows 8 - Fix - Folders take a long time to open

1. Right click your folder

2. Choose Properties

3. Go to customize Tab

4. Select document from the drop down

5. if needed, check apply this template to all subfolder option.

Issue solved. 

That's all ;-)

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Windows 2012 - How disable IE enhanced Security Configuration

In Server Manager - Local Server - 

Properties Pane -  IE Enhanced Security Configuration - OFF

Then you can choose if you want disable it for Administrators or/and Users - OK

Et Voilà, it's done !

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