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Pro Tip: Simple Document Scanning Using wiaacmgr.exe

When searching for a document scanner utility for Windows 7/8, a lot a people mention the Windows Scan and Fax application. I don’t want to use that application – I only want to use the part of it that enables scanning. So, to do that, simply invoke the Windows Picture Acquisition Wizard: wiaacmgr.exe (located in: %systemroot%\System32\).

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Pro tip: Show “missing” Apps in Windows Store

I recently tried to install MetroTwit from the Windows Store but when typing “metrotwit” or “twitter” in the search field, I got about four results back – none of them being MetroTwit. This has started to annoy me, so I finally decided to figure out what was going on. My findings are detailed in this post. I’m […]

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