Developer / Consumer / Release Preview of Windows 8, for non-preview questions use [windows-8] instead as this tag will gradually fade out according to the preview time bombs.
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Setting a SOCKS Proxy for Metro Apps in Windows 8 Release Preview
I'm using Proxifier application to set a SOCKS proxy in my Windows 7. I have set several rules for it. For instance I have set a few domains to use a SOCKS proxy, some connections are direct, etc.
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Windows 7 always checking disk at every boot after installing Windows 8
After I installed Windows 8 on my laptop, when I want to boot into Windows 7 it always checks its hard drive, but it can get into Windows 7. How do I fix it?
I have a Asus laptop A43E with this ...
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How can I start any application with Guest permissions by default?
Here are my two questions:
How can I start any application with Guest permissions by default?
How can I set certain applications not to launch with Guest permissions?
For the first bullet, any ...
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Do metro apps in windows 8 lose their internet connection when I switch to the desktop or any other app?
I am using Windows 8 Release preview.
One thing that seems irritating to me is that when I browse using metro IE after entering URL I switch to desktop for using other apps, so that the page loads ...
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Cannot dual boot Windows 7 after installing Windows 8
I realise this sounds like an extract from "thedailywtf" but hopefully someone can point me the right way here. I would like to know if I have any way of getting back at my Windows 7 install.
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How to reduce Windows 8 system size?
Windows 8 consumer preview version is released. Anybody try out to reduce Windows 8 size? I have verified the method for Windows 7 is cannot workable on Windows 8.
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How to install windows 8 OS and Winpe4.0 (multiple OS) in one machine
I want to install multiple OSes on my dell laptops. I have tried installing Windows 8 Consumer Preview and WinPE 4.0, but I cannot active WinPE 4.0 and login to it. I have verified only install Winpe ...
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Will I be abled to access 2nd HDD from dual-boot
I'm planning to have a dual-boot on my computer.
I have 2 physical hard drives, one 500GB and one 2TB.
What I want to do, is have a dual-boot setup (2 partitions, both 50 GB) for Windows 8 and Windows ...
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Error 0x800F0906 while installing .Net 3.5 on Windows 8
Windows 8 comes with the .Net 4.5 framework as standard but, as part of being able to develop and deploy our applications, I need to also install the .Net 3.5 framework, so I can build applications ...
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Windows 8 RP doesn't start: 0xc0000428
My DVD Drive is broken, so I needed another option to install Windows 8.
What i've tried is to create a VMWare machine assigned to a phisical drive and installed Windows 8 RP. Within VMWare this ...
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How skip Windows 8 Consumer Preview Start Screen On Startup and jump directly to desktop [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable the start screen on Windows 8 Release Preview?
Unlike previous versions of Windows where you are taken to desktop at system startup, Windows 8 welcomes ...
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Clipboard bug in Wordpad in Windows 7 (accidentally pasting large file into application) [closed]
In Win7, I use Wordpad, and I really like it. For my needs it's lean and fast, yet has the formatting functionalities I'm after when working on my TXT/RTF files on a daily basis. I don't intend to ...
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Windows 8 and Microsoft Security Essentials [closed]
So, I'm about to try Windows 8 Release Preview (I've been using Developer Preview and Consumer Preview), I've heard that Microsoft Security Essentials is built-in. However, should I try to install it ...
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Wireless isn't offline but Windows 8 Metro apps say it is when connected to VPN
In the Release Preview of Windows 8, when I connect to the internet via wireless and then connect to a VPN or another connection, Metro apps (like Messaging or Sports) complain that the wireless is ...
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Windows 8 login with Live ID without local account
We have just got Windows 8 Release Preview installed in our offices. We wanted to open it up for viewing to the public and I'd like to know if there is a way to let people log in with their Windows ...
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Issue with Ivan Heckman's allSnap
For the longest time I have used Ivan Heckman's allSnap program to better manage Windows on my pc by making them easily snap together, instead of overlapping.
However on Windows 8 I cannot seem to ...
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Take ownership in windows 7/8 does not work
I have taken ownership of my external HDD and now I should be able to access every folder but I can't. There are numerous folders for which I don't have the ownership of. I tried taking ownership of ...
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Why Chrome doesn't appear in Windows Release Preview's Default Programs? [closed]
I had worked with windows CP(Consumer Preview) and I could see Chrome in default programs list but now in Windows RP(Release Preview) I can't see chrome in default programs list.
I want to set it as ...
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Mac OS X Lion donesn't start after Windows 8 installing
I'm having some troubles booting from Mac OS X Lion after installing Windows 8 Release Preview on bootcamp partition.
I've made these steps.
Install Windows 8 Consumer Preview using bootcamp
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Windows 8 Installation Issue
I recently installed Windows 8 consumer preview using Oracle Virtual Box. I have done the necessary configurations and this error got displayed as I start-up.
Your PC needs to restart.
Please hold ...
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Getting rid of Metro interface [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable the start screen on Windows 8 Release Preview?
The company I work for primarily runs Windows XP machine. These machines are getting old and need to be ...
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BitLocker issue. Recovery Key is required on each startup after installing secondary OS
I'm using a laptop with TPM module with BitLocker-encrypted internal HDD, running Windows 7.
Recently I've installed a Windows 8 on the external, eSATA drive.
Windows 8 detected the Windows 7 and ...
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Will Windows 8 increase the memory cap of 2 GB?
I have a old Dell Latitude D430 laptop that I just upgraded to Windows 8. The RAM that I have installed is 2 GB (this is the max RAM that this laptop can handle). I am wondering if by installing ...
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Metro apps crash on startup, driver or permissions issue?
After installing Win8 x64 RC, Metro apps worked correctly, but desktop OpenGL apps were slow and unresponsive. I installed the latest Win8 nVidia drivers, and the OpenGL apps started working ...
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Install Windows 8 on other partition from Windows 7
Is it possible to install Windows 8 on an other partition from Windows 7 (so I mean not from the boot menu but from within Windows itself)?
Thanks!
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Windows 8 metro apps Make Everything On Your Screen Bigger [closed]
is there any event handler or any class to handle this resolution "Make Everything On Your Screen Bigger"????
in my app my app bar's child are disturb when m ON this option. i want to handle these ...
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An Explorer replacement for Windows with dark theme support
I'm trying to move to Windows 8. My problem is that I'm using a custom Visual Style that turns my OS to dark and it's not possible in Windows 8 for now. For that reason, I'm looking for a Explorer ...
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Can i get my product key for windows 7 with Windows 8 consumer preview installed
I recently installed Windows 8 consumer preview to see what it looks like but now i want to install Windows 7 again.
I have a dvd to install windows 7 but there is no sticker on the bottom of my ...
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Are there any SSD support improvements in Windows 8? [closed]
I'm wondering if there are any improvements with regard to SSD access in Windows 8 (compared to Windows 7).
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Windows 8 Start Screen very slow after Guest Additions
I installed Windows 8 Release Preview on a VirtualBox VM, and it worked correctly. Then I installed the Guest Additions to get the correct resolutions.
Now, the Start screen is very slow, takes a ...
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windows 8 on external drive: how to make a volume bootable?
I want to install Windows 8 Release preview on an external drive.
When I selected a partition from my external HD, it displayed
Windows cannot be installed to this disk. Setup does not support ...
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A Dark Theme for Windows 8
Is there any way for me to use Windows 8 in a dark environment? For a long time I had headaches that I couldn't fid their cause. Now, I'm using a dark visual style for my Windows 7 and since then, I ...
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Triple boot with windows 8, windows 7 and ubuntu
I tried to install windows 8 to an new hdd, but after installation i cant boot it with grub.I configured grub with sudo update-grub, it added the Windows 8 to the menu (which is instaled to sdb) but ...
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how do I change the resolution on my windows 8 laptop?
I had the windows 8 consumer preview from when it came out until the new windows 8 Release preview came out a few days ago. I recently updated my computer and I noticed that my resolution went back ...
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How to disable the start screen on Windows 8 Release Preview?
The old advice to set the REG_DWORD value named RPEnabled (some sources claim it's RPEnable) under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer to 0 doesn't work anymore since ...
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How to log out of Metro Messaging app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stop Windows 8 from automatically signing into MSN?
At some point my Metro Messaging app in Windows 8 got logged into my MSN account. Now it occasionally ...
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How to make a dial up connection disconnect automatically after downloading + uploading 90 MB data in Windows?
I am using a modem (ZTE USB Modem FFF1) to connect to internet and I want it to disconnect automatically after completing 90 MB (Downloaded data + Uploaded Data). Can anyone suggest how can I do this. ...
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Windows 8 Release Preview expiration date [closed]
What is an expiration date for the license of Windows 8 Release Preview ?
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This is later beta than old Customer Technical Preview
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso
There is no ...
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Access Windows 7 files from Windows 8? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Access Windows 7 User files from Windows 8?
I just installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview on a second partition on my main disk.
Now, When I try to navigate to ...
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VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED when trying to create a Windows 8 image in VirtualBox
I'm trying to create a VirtualBox image of Windows 8 Consumer Preview. I did exactly what was said in this tutorial, but at the step "Now navigate to the Windows 8 developer build ISO file that you ...
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Windows 8 Consumer Preview - Full Core CPU Utilization by system process [closed]
I have a Lenovo X220 laptop on which I've installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Sometimes though it'll get stuck using 100% of a CPU core though in the SYSTEM process, and there's nothing I can do to ...
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How to enable Windows 8 File History for all files?
Windows 2008 and Windows 7 had Previous Versions feature which consisted in keeping the previous versions of files and allowed the user to restore them or copy the previous versions to a different ...
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Installing Windows 8 on SSD
I'm trying to install Windows 8 (CP) on a 2nd SSD that I have (the 1st SSD has Windows 7). I boot into the installation from a usb stick, select the SSD, and launch the installation. When the computer ...
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Is the Acer Aspire Z5771 Windows 8 compatible? [closed]
I'm looking at the Acer Aspire Z5771 as a possible desktop system to develop Windows 8 Metro applications on. Since it has a multi-touch screen, how compatible is it with Windows 8?
What things ...
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Win 8 Metro apps crashing fix [closed]
Here: Windows 8 Metro App's "Can't Open" it was said to restore registry values. How do you go about doing that?
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How to disable auto display lock in Windows 8 Consumer Preview?
I have looked all over for this one, and have only found answers for Windows 7 or people don't understand the problem. I have already disabled the screen saver and locking in power options How to ...
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Windows 8 64bit on Virtualbox installation freezes, throws error [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Which virtual machine software is preferable for running Windows 8 Developer Preview?
I am having troubles with installing Windows 8 on Virtualbox - I installed it once, ...
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Can't Windows 8 Consumer Preview be installed in some other drive than C?
I have downloaded Windows 8 Consumer Preview ISO file and burnt it into a DVD. First thing the DVD doesn't boot and also when I try to run the setup from the DVD it asks me to clean up space in my C ...
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Activate windows on a network with authentication
I have installed a windows 8 consumer preview on my PC.
But there is a network with authentication required. When I try to activate windows, it doesn't ask me for credentials, and it shows an ...
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What the difference between Windows 8 and Windows 7? [closed]
I want to know what is the difference between Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Both in terms of the system or the other things.
Does Windows 8 have any advantages?
I hope for your answer :)
