Questions tagged [windows-8]
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Is there an easy way to automatically remove (or move) unused desktop icons (shorcuts) in Windows 7/8?
I often find people I'm helping have a bazillion unused shortcuts (icons) on their Windows Desktop. There isn't a good simple software program (that works on Windows Vista, 7, 8) that will do this ...
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I just bought a new Windows 8 desktop computer and there are some problems with keyboard layout
Some of the keys were swapped around when I first bought it. Is there any way to swap this back? I've googled it a million times and lots of other people have asked this question with no answers.
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Windows Search Limits Queries to 255 Chars. Any Way to Override This?
I run Windows 8 and have run into an issue... As you know, Windows features a "fuzzy" search, which is great for finding multiple files... However, I often have to search for multiple files using a ...
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Why is Linux not connecting to WLAN
I have a tri-boot laptop, and two of the operating systems I have are Ubuntu 12.10 and Windows 8. On Windows 8, I can access the WLAN, however whenever I restart the computer it defaults to having ...
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Accelerated OpenGL is not working
I was trying to play Minecraft, but when I logged in it came up with this error:
Bad video card drivers!
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Minecraft was unable to start because it failed ...
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"sync" content via filename
Okay, well I've uploaded 5 gigs of images to Dropbox, and those are directly off the camera.
In another country, my friend with rubbish internet (whom retrieved a CD containing the images) copied ...
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Move Windows 8 System partition to new harddrive
Currently I have an Intel raid of two drives with the bootable system partition on a mirrored partition.
I want to move this to a new SSD drive outside of the array, and as I only recently rebuilt it ...
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Windows Sleep Mode - Hardware not booting up
I have a problem with my computers. It's mainly on my ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1215n Laptop, but other people I know have said that this happens to them too.
Sometimes when I wake up my laptop, it turns ...
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Windows 8 & Ubuntu 12.10 Dual Boot: Windows 8 as default OS
I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) on my laptop with Windows 8 already installed. The installation went successfully and I get to use ubuntu alongside Windows 8. Since I am new quite ...
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SSD and Lenovo X60s laptop dont get along under Windows and Linux
I put an SSD in my Lenovo X60s laptop and the two do not seem to get along. I tried to install Windows 7 and 8 several times and I got several different errors, most often:
windows setup could not ...
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On Windows 8 how an I adjust the touchscreen scrolling momentum
I have two Windows 8 devices -- A Surface RT and a Toshiba all-in-one. On the Surface if I do a fast swipe from right-to-left the screen scrolls quickly and continues to scroll after I've lifted my ...
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Office 2013 crashes on printing
I have installed Office 2013(64 Bit) onto my Windows 8 Professional 64 Bit machine. HOwever when i try to print to any of the printers configured on the network, all Office applications crash!
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Cannot get Gmail calendar to sync in Windows 8 Calendar App
My gmail syncs beautifully to the mail app. My calendar does not. I uninstalled the suite of applications (cal, mail, people) and reinstalled, but still nothing. Whenever I try to sync with my ...
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Windows 8, pinning Downloads to the taskbar, with correct icon, etc
I'd like my Downloads folder pinned to the taskbar in Windows 8. Evidently this is not something they want you to do, so I had to look for a workaround. Currently I have something pinned with the name ...
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Windows 8 defrag schedule ambiguous
Windows 8 introduced a new dialog, called "Optimize Drivers", in which they have put a "Scheduled optimization" part.
We can now choose a schedule for the optimization, but it is unclear to me what ...
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Internet Explorer tile does not open application
Girlfriends dad called me with not being able to open Internet Explorer so I did the following debugging via Remote Desktop.
Clicking on the tile sends to desktop and Internet Explorer is not opened (...
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Windows 8 process System takes 100% disk usage and extremly slows pc
I have Windows 8 and recently I have problem with process System. Sometimes this process takes disk usage to 100% for a several minutes and working speed is betwenn 0,1MB/s and 0,4MB/s. I can't work ...
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How to set default boot operating system
My laptop can currently boot off Windows 7 and Windows 8, with Windows 8 set as my default operating system.
I installed Ubuntu 12.10 off a USB Drive onto a partition on my hard drive, but when I ...
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Where does windows 8 store its app(from store) data of "11 days left" or "new update found" ?
For some reason I have an app that thinks it has new updates, which it does not currently and refuses to do its job. I have to completely uninstall it.
Where does windows 8 use as storage for apps/...
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AllwaySync does not AutoStart in Win8
I want to get my AllwaySync program to launch automatically after log on to Windows 8. I tried to check the AutoStart box in the preferences of the program as well as I tried to move a shortcut of the ...
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cannot access external hard drive from a previous computer
using a new computer with windows 8 how can I access an external drive that was used as a backup for my previous computer that died. that computer had windows vista
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Mount exFAT on Windows
I have a Lenovo Carbon X1 with a 128SSD. I'm dual booting Win7 (need it for a couple of apps that don't run on Win 8) and Win8, so once the OS and apps are on the drive there's not much room for data.
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Using PPT VPV on Windows 8
I'm using windows 8 and some services aren't available in my country, so I have to use a virtual private network. When I try to connect with PPTP VPN, after connection there is a yellow mark on my ...
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How to name the connection to Wi-Fi?
On one of my computers, I've got the name as supposed to. But on the other, despite the fact that it's recognized as ChamsterNet, when I connect to it, it get's the name ChamsterNet 2. All's working ...
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How can I add Eudora to Windows 8 "Default Application" list
This question was asked and answered for Windows 7, but that solution apparently does not work with Windows 8.
Here is the link to the Windows 7 solution Adding Eudora to Windows 7 "Default ...
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Windows 8 Internet Explorer 10 does not display Hebrew correctly
When I switch my keyboard from ENG to HEBrew IE 10 does not display the keys I enter correctly.
For example, when I write 'hands' in IE 10 it is displayed as '׃' while it should be 'ידיימ'
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How to prevent Windows 8 turning off bluetooth power?
I have a Samsung 700 tablet onto which I've just installed Windows 8. My bluetooth device enters an error state shortly after installing its drivers. I've had this issue before and on a previous ...
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Booting from Windows 8 USB, grub unknown filesystem
So, I've been trying to install Windows 8 along with Ubuntu, so I've got the ISO but whenever I try to boot the Windows installation though the USB I get the "unknown filesystem", which doesn't let me ...
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Lower quality printing on Windows 8
I have a computer with two partitions, a Windows 7 partition, and a Windows 8 partition.
I have a printer (a Star TSP700II) connected to the computer, and am using the same drivers for both (Star ...
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Is it possible to use the same folder for Dropbox and SkyDrive?
Is it possible to set the same folders to SkyDrive and dropbox? I would like to sync them both at the same time. How to perform this action?
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WakeOnLan on Mac with Windows
I have a Mac Pro (tower) with Windows 8 installed on it. I'm having troubles with enabling wakeOnLan through wifi. Although it seems the adapter supports it
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UEFI bootloader
Issue is that EFI systems only allow you to boot using FAT32. I have to deploy multiple images of Windows 8. My WIM image is larger than 4GB and unable to transfer to a FAT32 partition. I've been ...
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What are the "N" versions of Windows 8?
Microsoft just released the final Windows 8 versions for MSDN members, before its consumer release in october.
Anyway, I am a MSDN member. Today I went to see my downloads page and I found a list of ...
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How to keep few documents open in Windows 8? [duplicate]
I noted that Windows 8 tends to suspend applications without notification.
For example - I have a Word doc opened in desktop and then open a pdf doc in the apps and then switch to the word - the pdf ...
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How do I change a ModernUI games permissions to update Xbox Account Information?
When you first use an Xbox enabled game from the Store, it first asks for permission to modify your Xbox Account Information, stating that you can change this from the account settings.
Which account ...
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Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 8
I have four to five computers with an OEM pack with same licence key. All these computers have activated Windows installed on them.
Do I need only one licence key for upgrading all these computers to ...
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Launch programs from pinned taskbar custom icons
I've just followed a tutorial on how to customize icons in Windows 8 (see link below). However, when I open the program, it shows the default icon in the taskbar and not the changed icon. How do I get ...
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How do I add gmail account to Windows 8 mail app, when it won't let me
I've tried to add my gmail account to the Windows 8 mail app, but I keep getting a message saying the information I entered may not be correct. I have gone to gmail.com and am 100% sure that I am ...
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How to delete contacts from the Windows 8 People app?
I never really bothered to keep my Hotmail contact information up to date, so now that I connected it to Windows 8, suddenly I see all this outdated contact information or people I've long stopped ...
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Why are my Administrative Tools not showing after my upgrade from Windows 7?
I'm trying to show my Administrative Tools in the Start menu of my newly upgraded Windows 8 Pro computer. It was initially on Windows 7 Pro.
I have gone into Settings » Tiles » Show Administrative ...
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Is it possible to register Windows 8 enterprise evaluation
officially* MS doesnt support registering W8 Enterprise evaluation, but I wonder is there might hack to do it.
By this I mean legally purchasing Win8 Pro DVD and using that key to register installed ...
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How to use Calendar, Messaging, Photos and other such icons in new Windows 8 menu?
How to use Calendar, Messaging, Photos and other such icons in new Windows 8 menu? They are all cause empty colored screens for me, some ones with waiting icon. But waiting appears endless.
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Shut down is not working in Windows 8
I am using Windows 8. I love the new update of Microsoft very much. But I am becoming frustrated when I shut down my laptop. First when I press shut down nothing happens, then i did some research and ...
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What is "Secure Boot" in Windows?
This morning I was trying to upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 8 and ran into a problem:
Your firmware doesn't support Secure Boot.
What is Secure Boot, and what can I do in this situation if my ...
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How to move your Windows User Profile to another drive in Windows 8
I like to have my user folder on a different drive (D:) than my OS is (C:). Reading the following post I decided to give it a try.
All went quite well, untill I found out that my Windows 8 Apps won't ...
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WiFi connection dropping randomly
My WiFi connection randomly drops with the following message in event log:
The browser has forced an election on network
\Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{F7CCEBC3-DDA9-4502-AF3D-1F016D5D6B07} because a
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Using a game controller for Windows 8 apps
I have a Xbox360 wired game controller pluged in a Windows 8 computer. It is working correctly with games. However, I would like to use it with Windows 8 apps in general.
As Windows 8 navigation ...
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Cannot terminate process, "already terminated"
On Windows 8, I regularly get processes into a state where I can't terminate them. Skypekit.exe seems to be the process that's most likely to trigger that issue, but other processes can do that, too.
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Windows 8 Messaging tile is missing
Earlier i used to chat via windows 8 messaging metro tile. Now suddenly its gone. I haven't uninstalled it. The calendar is there, the mail is there but i don't see the messaging tile.
I dont want ...
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How can I configure my Gmail and Hotmail accounts with the Windows 8 Mail app?
As I am new to Windows 8 & the Metro app configuration, I would like someone to guide me on how can I configure my existing GMail & Hotmail account to the Windows 8 Metro app.
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