Questions tagged [windows-8]
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Disable CTRL + ALT + [LETTER] to produce accented variations [duplicate]
After an unknown config change, CTRL + ALT + [LETTER] has started producing common accented versions of [LETTER]. I'm not a big fan of this arrangement, seeing as I've memorized all my favourite ALT + ...
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Extracting Windows 8 Start Screen Patterns
Is there any way to extract the Windows 8 Start Screen patterns, in order to use them as standalone wallpapers on other systems?
For example see this screenshot:
I am interested in the dark blue ...
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Why doesn't environment variable get updated in cmd without restart?
CMD commands:
setx SOMEVARIABLE "newpath" /M
setx SOMEVARIABLE "%SOMEVARIABLE%;newpath2" /M
Expected output on ECHO %SOMEVARIABLE%:
newpath;newpath2
Actual output:
%SOMEVARIABLE%
Actual value ...
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How to use bluetooth keyboard with both Android and WIndows 8?
I purchased this Logitech bluetooth keyboard which, according to the specifications on the page, can switch between both Android and Windows 8 devices. I haven't figured out how to do this. Is a ...
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grub-efi refuses to chainload Windows 8.1
I have installed LMDE (with grub in MBR) after I installed Windows 8.1. I then installed the grub-efi package and added the custom Windows options:
#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
menuentry "Windows" {
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Restore bootloader after Ubuntu has been installed
I've installed Ubuntu. Windows doesn't boot anymore and doesn't appear in the GRUB menu. I've tried to install the Windows bootloader via recovery console from a Windows DVD as it's said here.
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Check if desktop app on Windows 8 is x86 or x64
I don't see a *32 next to file names in the Details tab of task manager like Win7 showed it. I know I am using 64-bit Windows 8. What's the easiest way to check? Thank you.
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How to get Win8 installed onto a laptop without DVD or USB?
I have the following situation on a laptop that I need to get Win8 (32-bit) onto:
The Ingredients
A laptop that:
Can't boot from USB
Doesn't have a working DVD drive apparently
Apparently does ...
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Upgrading windows 8 to 8.1 RTM using the iso image
If i do so, will my program files (non-metro apps) be kept intact? The windows 8.1 setup is just way too minimalistic, providing almost no options. I dont have a broadband connection, so its not ...
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When right clicking or displaying menu on Windows 8, menu is shown on bottom-left side
I have recently bought Windows 8 PC. There is a strange issue that I am facing.
Whenever I right click the context menu is displayed on the bottom-left side.
Even the menu in programs like ...
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Display doesn't turns off when playing an audio file in Windows 8
When playing an audio file in Windows 8 (in windows media player or vlc) with normal power plan, my display doesn't turns off automatically which is set to be off in 5 minutes when idle even if there ...
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PC Settings is disabled
I've installed Windows 8 and I cannot change anything in PC Settings. Everything is grayed out/disabled. How can I enable this?
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Is it required to have WiFi connection to finish a resetting process?
I bought a PC, an Aspire V5 to be precise. I am trying to reset my PC as new in my office. I noticed that almost all programs use WiFi connection. I need to go home. And I want to carry my PC with me....
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Which folder\entity in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps corresponds to a given Modern UI app URI?
Problem fully described (with screenshots and links, which are limited for new SU accounts) here http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_store/broken-modern-app-shortcuts-...
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How can I sign out other sessions via remote desktop? [duplicate]
When I sign in via remote desktop sometimes the guest user is active and I need to wait for their permission to disconnect them before I can log in via remote desktop. However I do not want any user ...
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Removing a user account in Windows 8 Pro
I just installed Windows 8 Pro on my PC, and I accidentally made two user accounts, one local and one connected online. I want to remove the local one, but I don't know how to do it. I searched the "...
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Windows 8 To Go drive BSOD'd in the middle of writing something to disk. Computer won't recognize drive
Here's the setup:
Dell Precision M4700 laptop
Windows 8 To Go installed on a week-old Patriot Tab 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive
Laptop natively runs Windows 7 Professional
From Windows 7, flash drive was ...
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I have two Windows OSs, but no option for dual boot (OSs on SSD and HDD)
I bought new MBO and CPU, and before that I had Windows 8 installed on one of my HDDs. When I set everything up, I managed to boot into my Windows 8.
I also bought an SSD drive, and I installed ...
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Is there any reason to upgrade to windows 8.1 if I avoid using metro? [closed]
I run windows 8 on a multimonitor setup.
I use classic shell, and avoid using metro if at all possible.
I do not use the "hot corners" and am not interested in desktop backgrounds except for solid ...
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Delete Hidden Partitions After Removing Windows from a Mac
I am dual-booting my mid-2012 MacBook Pro into windows 8. Recently, however, I had to delete the windows partition because windows wasn't working. Now I am trying to put windows back on, but when I ...
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Windows 8.1 wants to format a USB stick with an unusual but valid GPT partitioning scheme, why?
I have a USB stick formatted with GPT partitions. Some of the partitions are ext2, some are ext4, some are custom and funky. However, there is also a standard EFI partition, and a standard vfat ...
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CPU sometimes hangs at 50% maximum on Windows 8
Recently I installed Windows 8 on my HP ProBook 6450b and it appears I've got problems when using more than one program at once. Sometimes, when I run multiple programs at once, CPU hangs at 49% and ...
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AMD Catalyst - auto brightness issue
I have a LG 22ea63v monitor and i recently bought (i was using my cpu's graphics card) a gigabyte 7790 graphics card. My OS is windows 8.
I've installed the latest version of amd catalyst.
The ...
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Windows 8 strange files appearing on hard drive
I recently installed a copy of Windows 8 on my machine and about a week ago, I noticed strange files on my hard drive
This file is currently located within my C:\ volume:
{6EAD1E43-D7C1-41E9-89F0-...
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How to setup Microsoft Remote Desktop?
I'm trying to establish a connection between this app and my Win 8.1 Pro PC, but every guide I've found so far skip steps such as what to put under PC name or under Gateway. Also, should the User name ...
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Desktop files now have a shortcut overlay after upgrading to Win 8.1
I've just finished upgrading from Windows 8 to 8.1, and all of the files saved on my desktop (as well as any new files saved to my desktop) have a shortcut overlay. Is there any way to undo this? It'...
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How to get a start button in Windows 8? [duplicate]
I briefly helped out a friend, who has an HP laptop (not new). I saw she had a start button for her Windows 8 floating in the corner of her desktop. Is this something HP provided? I didn't get a ...
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Why does my desktop look much worse after upgrading to windows 8.1?
I upgraded to 8.1 from 8 the other day, and while I can't prove it it seems like the desktop graphics (AMD Radeon) look much worse. It's a weird effect kind of like pixellation but not quite - almost ...
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Change base language of Windows 8 Installer
I have access to Dreamspark and Windows 8. When I picked the version I picked English which is fine, but it is US English however I realised I should have picked UK English instead. You are only ...
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Windows 8 on Sony Vaio Fit - I have lost the @ key
I have somehow done something on the language settings and now the ' / @ key isn't working at all.
I have set he language as English UK and keyboard set in Windows 8.
If I change to e.g. US English, I ...
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Looking for a comprehensive/"expert" guide to BCD parameters [closed]
I'm having issues with BCD on Windows 8. I can't find any guides at typical "enthusiast" level covering what each option or argument in a BCD /ENUM dump might mean, and the principles governing how ...
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How to run a virtual machine on windows 8?
I want to play Empire Earth 2 with friends, however it doesn't work on Windows 8. I would thus like to know the best way and how to run a virtual machine on my computer with either windows 7 or 8?
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External Hard Disk is Not Shown in MyComputers [closed]
I have a Sony Laptop with Win 8.
On connecting my external HP Hard Disk of 1 TB I am unable to access it.
It is showing in Printers and Hardware.
but not shown in My-computers.
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Win 8 Freezes Randomly, Usually When Some Sort of Menu Is Open
I've run into a really hard to troubleshoot issue: randomly (haven't found a reliable way to reproduce the issue, but happens frequently) on windows 8 pro x64, the computer freezes resulting in having ...
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Windows 8 & Java Development
I'm considering to upgrade my PC to Windows 8, but I have one concern though.
I haven't yet found any "confirmation", that the JDK and Eclipse will work on Windows 8.
Have anyone tried to develop/...
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Windows 8 - Possible to create a system image?
In Windows 7 you could create a system image that you restore later on in the Backup and Restore options:
However Backup and Restore options have changed in Windows 8. They look like this now:
Is it ...
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Graphics Tablet as input device for Windows 8
Having used Windows 8 (and 8.1) on a touch screen I know how much better it is than with a mouse.
I've seen people with graphics tables on 7 use them to scroll their browser etc... so I was wondering ...
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Disable Use the Welcome Screen in Windows 8
In Windows 8, I want users to type his/her name and password instead of clicking on a user name and typing password. It is similar to disabling "Use the Welcome Screen" in Windows XP. Is it possible ?
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My new computer is blocking access to my webserver when in use
I have been running a web server for a while. It is hosted using lamp on a computer that I have running Ubuntu and has worked fine until recently.
I got a computer that runs Windows 8 to use as my ...
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Update to Windows 8.1 without using Windows Store [duplicate]
I am currently using Windows 8 on my desktop PC.
I want to upgrade to Windows 8.1.
I heard that Microsoft provides this update through Microsoft Store for free.
But in My home I don't have a faster ...
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Windows 8 Command Line Runas sending a password with a bat file
I want to use a .bat file to run a program at the windows 8 command line as 'aaron-desk/administrator'. This account has no password.
I've tried the runas command, but this give me an error message ...
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Windows 8 keeps same network info on each connection
Recently got a new laptop, and it has Windows 8.1. I have a custom setup on my home network, with static IPs for each device connecting to the nework, and I use Google for my DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4)....
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Reset Windows Live account for Windows 8
I have used the German release preview of Windows 8 and after installing the RTM available via MSDN my apps which were synced got automatically installed. However I have the English version of Win 8 ...
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Why can't I install Java?
I've been searching high and low for someone who can help me.
I've been trying for a month. A month. to install Java on my new PC to no avail. No tech support forum can seem to help me.
It all ...
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Error sysprepping Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day trial
I am using the Windows 8 Enterprise 90-day trial to evaluate the latest version of Windows for a private school. The way I work is that I use sysprep to prepare an generalized image, then I clone it ...
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Windows 8 displays linux ext4 partitions as RAW
I installed Linux Mint in 2 partitions: / and /home
Windows 8 is under UEFI boot mode.
How to hide those linux partitions in Explorer?
When I click on them:
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Sound broken on Chrome
So my sound for Google Chrome browser isn't working. I have Windows 8, and when I try to watch any youtube video, no sound plays, though the video does. I launched Internet Explorer, and watched a ...
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Blank Blue Screen During Windows 8.1 Install?
I'm trying to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 on a home-built PC. Specs are here: http://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/t823x/build_complete_hush_1450_silent_gamingphotography/
The video card ...
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How to clear the 'igdkmd32.sys' blue screen error on win 8.1
I've recently upgraded my computer to Win 8.1. There is now a blue screen problem whenever the system 'wakes up' from sleep mode. It happens every time, accompanying with the message about 'igdkmd32....
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What can I do with a Bluetooth connection between Windows Phone and Surface Pro?
I have both an HTC Windows Phone 8x and a Surface Pro, each of course with Windows 8. Both of them I log in using my same Microsoft Live account. I can manage to get my phone connected to the surface ...
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