Windows 8: How to Fix Incorrect Start Menu Icons

How to fix incorrect shortcut icons in the Windows 8 start menu.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Find the application or shortcut with the incorrect icon.
3. Right-click on the application.
4. Select Open file location.
5. This will open the Start menu folder.
6. Open another Explorer window.
7. Navigate to the main hard drive and locate the application, usually found in either Program Files or Program Files (x86).
8. Find the executable (.exe) file within the folder of the application.
9. Right-click and Create shortcut.
10. If asked to place the shortcut on the desktop, select Yes.
11. Go to the desktop, right-click on the shortcut, and select Cut.
12. Right-click and Paste the shortcut into the first window (the Start menu folder).
13. Rename the shortcut, if necessary, and delete the shortcut with the incorrect icon.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHhQV7tpVlk

Command Prompt: Random Colors with a Batch Script

How to have the command prompt text and background change colors with a batch script.

1. Open a blank Notepad document.
2. Copy and paste the code at the bottom of this post.
3. Go to File, then Save As...
4. Change Save as type to All Files.
5. Add .bat to the end of the file name.
6. Save the file to an easy-to-find location, such as the desktop.
7. Open Command Prompt.
8. Type cd C:\Users\Name\Desktop or use the file path given in the most recent line of Command Prompt.
9. Press enter.
10. Type the name of the .bat file and press enter.
11. The text and background will randomly change colors.
12. Use CTRL + C to end the script.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_UudtDZt4

@echo off
set NUM=0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
for %%x in (%NUM%) do (
    for %%y in (%NUM%) do (
        color %%x%%y
        timeout 1 >nul
    )
)

Command Prompt: How to Change Text Color

How to change the text and background color in the Windows 8 command prompt.

1. Open Command Prompt.
2. Right-click on the title of the window.
3. Click Properties.
4. Switch to the Colors tab.
5. Select either text or background (the top two options).
6. Choose a color from the provided colors or type in your own color using the RBG values.
7. Click OK at the bottom of the window.
8. The changes will be applied.
9. To reset the colors, type color into the command prompt.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu7_wh4pit8

DuckDuckGo: How to Turn Off Advertisements

How to turn off advertisements in the DuckDuckGo search engine.

1. Open DuckDuckGo.
2. Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner.
3. Click on Advanced Settings.
4. Scroll down to Advertisements and click the blue On button to show Off.
5. At the bottom of the page, click Save and Exit.
6. Advertisements will no longer appear on the DuckDuckGo search results page.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdfAGRqN0S0