Questions tagged [windows-8]
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Windows 8 install problems on a desktop PC [duplicate]
I'm trying to install Windows 8 on a brand new drive and have encountered a few problems.
My error message (as shown in the photo) is: "We couldn't install windows in the location you chose. Please ...
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Windows 8 install problems on HP Pavilion TouchSmart 23-f221ea All-in-One Desktop PC
I'm attempting a fresh Windows 8 install on completely brand new SATA hard drive, purchased yesterday and with the official Recovery Disks that were sent to me by HP. I think I may have inadvertently ...
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Color variations when playing video files through media players
I am a Software Engineer and using a HP ProBook 4540s laptop. I have installed windows 8.1 (64-bit) for myself and all the drivers are up-to-date.
When I play video files (I checked *.mp4 and *.wmv ...
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DVD not playing on Windows 8
When you insert a disc into the Samsung disc drive writer on my Lenovo U330 it doesn't play, but rather displays the contents as files.
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Reinstall Window 8 single language on a Dell preinstalled laptop
My Dell laptop came with Windows 8 Single Language 64bit, the below sticker having product key got erased.
Contacted dell and they told product will be embeded inside Motherboard, I just need to run ...
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Does Windows ever stop services when resuming from sleep?
I'm running on windows 8.
Occasionally, when I resume from sleep, my service gets a stop request through the SCM (call to SvcCtrlHandler with SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP). I wasn't able to trace the source ...
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How do I disable taskbar window previews in Windows 8.1 ONLY when the widow buttons are combined?
This answer:
How to disable Taskbar Thumbnail preview in Windows 8 ?
seems to let me know how to disable thumbnails when I hover my mouse over a window on the taskbar. I generally like this.
I don't ...
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flash-drive is not getting detected in windows 7 ,earlier versions than windows 7 and Ubuntu
I have 16GB Transcend pen drive. Recently I formatted that flash-drive at my Windows 8.0 computer. pen-drive is perfectly working with Windows 8.0 computers and Windows 8.1 computers .
But Once I ...
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Why does my hostname resolve to IP of virtual nic and not the physical one?
I've got Virtual Box installed in my Windows 8 computer, and as such I have a few virtual network adapters
My problem is that when I do ping sedtdev1510 or programatically resolve the IP , from the ...
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Resetting Sony VAIO to Windows 8
I have a Sony VAIO SVF15N17SNS or in other markets its known as SVF15N17CXB model that came with Windows 8 Single Language Pre -Installed.I upgraded it to Windows 8.1 Single language from Windows ...
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Recover data after deleted and formated
Well I've searched on this site something equal to my problem and I didn't find any help.
Let's say I had a keystore.jks file on my %User%/KeyStore/ (I was using Windows 8 by the way), then I updated ...
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Unkillable process
I have been unsuccessfully trying to kill a process; I have tried taskkill, Stop-Process in powershell, pskill, nircmd, task manager, processexplorer, and deleting the file various ways. The process ...
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Is there a way to make cygwin setup remember the -K option
I'm using cygwin 64-bit on Windows 8. I've also gotten some packages from the Cygwin Ports project.
The instructions on the Cygwin Ports site for running cygwin setup include:
cygstart -- /path/to/...
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Does Upgrading to Windows 10 affect my Virtual Box installation?
I am running an XP virtual machine in Virtual Box 4.3.12 on a 8.1 Windows 64 bit host.
If I upgrade to Windows10, will my virtual machine survive?
I know there are similar thread on similar ...
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Windows 8/10 Can't connect to Wi-Fi
I have problems with connecting to a Wi-Fi network. After installing windows 8 it doesn't work. Then installing windows 10 and it still doesn't work. I can see the Wi-Fi network, I press connect, I ...
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Windows 8.1 pro activation cannot complete
I built up a new custom PC and installed windows 8.1 pro from flash disk. Then I tried to activate by clicking "Buy product key" but it takes me to Microsoft website and says "Sorry, but you can’t ...
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Windows search shows wrong drive letter in results
When I search folder in Desktop under C:, the search results point me to the right path, but at E: instead.
My computer had its OS cloned to an SSD, and the old OS resides in E: now. Maybe something ...
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Can BitLocker be forced not to use the TPM when one is available?
I have a Dell D420 laptop. I want to encrypt my Windows 8.1 installation using BitLocker, however this computer appears to have a TPM installed and I do not want to use it. BitLocker keeps telling me ...
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Windows hybernate vs shutdown + boot up times: Why choose for hibernate? [duplicate]
After reading this post, a comparison between the different boot times and hibernate times of the different windows OS's of today, I wondered why would I want to hibernate my pc/laptop?
Considering ...
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Recieved BSOD after restart
When i start my laptop i get this error "DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION" i really donyt know what is the issue... can some one help....
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how to remove file d:\hiberfil.sys
I have 2 hard drives: C: and D:. D once was a system disk and contains huge file hiberfil.sys. I cannot delete it even as administrator. I tried powercfg -h off, but it removed c:hiberfil.sys and not ...
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How do I upgrade to Windows 10 if I have less than 8 GB free?
I have an ASUS X205TA with MS Windows 8.1. This has a 32 GB drive, but it also uses WIMBoot and has a recovery partition. I am unable to get more than 7.5 GB of free space.
Microsoft offer a ...
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How to disable the Windows Button on a tablet?
I need to set up a tablet that runs a WPF application in a sort of Kiosk Mode similar to that found with Metro GUI Apps.
The only problem that seems to be left is the Windows button on the front of ...
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How to host modern console application on legacy serial COM device in Windows
EDIT: Changed primary example from Zork Dungeon to the default OS shell.
I have a console application running on a modern machine. I also have an Apple //e with a Super Serial Card, which allows it ...
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Programmatically read "Turn off hard disk after" value in Windows
I'm looking for a way to programmatically read the current setting of the "Turn off hard disk after" value, located in the advanced power options in Windows 7 and later.
I'm aware of the
powercfg -...
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Access ODBC connection made on another PC?
I have made an ODBC connection on a Windows XP machine.
I have another Windows 8 machine on the same network. I want to access that ODBC connection on XP from the Windows 8 machine without having to ...
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Can I boot from a .wim file on a usb?
The wim file on the usb has a Windows 10 image. Currently I'm using a Windows 8 Dell Venue 10 tablet. I've tried googling for help but nothing has worked. The USB doesn't show up in the boot setup.
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Laptop sold with "Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit/Windows 8.1 Pro Downgrade", possible to upgrade to Windows 10?
For whatever reason this laptop sells with a Windows 7 Pro 64-Bit preinstalled which is actually a downgrade from Windows 8.1 Pro.
Now, will I still get the free Windows 10 upgrade with this ...
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Sharing folders between Windows XP and 8?
so i'm trying to share folders between my 2 machines, an old XP desktop and a newer 8 laptop. i can access the shared folders on my XP from my 8 just fine through the good old ip search (ie. \192.168....
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HP Envy 23 - Dim/Turn Off Backlight
In order to listen to music at night I want to turn down/off the background light on my HP Envy 23 without powering off, so the music can play.
How do I turn it off? My search/brightness implies ...
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Upgrading machine to SSD, and upgrading OS
I am upgrading my machine(selfbuilt) to run on an SSD(250gb).
I want to put my OS and common apps on it, I know I am not exactly reinvinting the wheel here in terms of complicated questions, but I ...
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Windows 7 doesn't have Speakers on Playback Options
After reinstalling Windows 7 I don't have sound and after installing an Audio Driver such as download Audio Driver from ASUS website and reinstall that after uninstalling current driver or Install/...
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How to send notification to user on windows 8.1?
I want to make breaks during PC work.
How to sent notification to user every 50 min on windows 8.1?
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BCDedit showing the requested system device cannot be found, unable to get into safemode
I have a lenovo t430 laptop which boots shows the windows boot screen but then goes black for the login screen I suspect windows update has caused an issue and Im sure it can be resolved in safe mode ...
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Windows 8. 1 update holds on 78%?
I have gone through different forums. But few stated that antivirus is preventing while upgrading it. But I just disabled the protection than tried again. But it stops on the same level. No ...
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reinstalling windows 10 and license key
My friend has a computer which he bought used. It came with a legitimate copy of windows 8. My friend got the free upgrade to windows 10 and installed it. Then the computer crashed, leaving the disk ...
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Is there a way to create invisible text?
I would like to create a text file (the format doesn't matter) whose text is invisible. I don't mean a hidden file. A normal file with invisible, copiable text. Or could it be displayed the way ...
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How to replace mistakenly typed characters without pressing backspace?
I have seen this in many videos, where the programmers replace a mistakenly typed character without typing the backspace button. Here is a sample video showing what I am actually meaning where the ...
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Windows 10 Install on low disk space tablet
I have a tablet PC that has come preinstalled with Windows 8.1. The tablet has a 16GB HDD but when formatted with NTFS it has 9.66 GB of usable space. It also has a SD card slot up to 32GB.
I have ...
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Laptop shuts down suddenly when running on battery
My Acer Aspire S7-392 runs well on mains, but on battery shuts down suddenly and without warning. And I mean no warning, it is like someone yanked the power from a desktop PC. Windows does not ...
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Move OEM Windows install to an SSD
I just bought a Samsung SSD for my girlfriend and moved the Windows 8.1.1 installation (installed with education key) over to the SSD with the Samsung Migration software. Then I physically swapped the ...
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How to stop remote desktop logoff after closing the connection
While I am using remote desktop connection(mstsc.exe), when I close the connection, I get logged off from the remote machine.
Is there a way to stop logging off after disconnection ?
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Where is my program located that I run from command prompt [duplicate]
I run command svn in command prompt and it works fine. Now I need to know where this executable located on my file system. How to know it?
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How to switch from RDP user login to local user login with Windows 8.1
I have a Windows 8.1 desktop PC where I log into using RDP. Now I want to use Moonlight (Android app) that also uses some of the remote protocols used by RDP. Besides that Moonlight also uses Nvidia ...
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How to add a Deny ACE for TrustedInstaller?
I'm having trouble deleting a file/folder. The operating system claims its in use even though its old and subject to deletion. The same problem occurs on occasion under both Windows 8 and Windows 10.
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Track after hour users on computer
If I wanted to track all users that log-in to a specific computer, regardless of admin rights or not, what would be the best, most efficient, least obvious method of doing so? And without snooping on ...
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Windows 8 pro installation meadia driver error
I have a factory original Envy dv6 with 8.1, actually 8.1 was installed later. It's home edition and I want to install a clean Win 8 Pro. I've created a boot image disk and the installation starts but ...
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How do I add permission to read on a drive
I have badly messed up my hard drive permissions.
I was trying to deny guest accounts from accessing one of my logical partitions. While disabling the read, write permissions I have disabled read ...
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Dell Inspirion fan speed control
My Dell Inspirion 15 notebook routinely slows down after some period of gaming and I suspect it is due to heating up. None of regular fan speed control software - e.g. SpeedFan, MSI Afterburner - ...
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Startup Password placed on Laptop by Hacker
I work in IT at a company and a member of staff has recently been hacked and the hacker has added the Startup Password authentication for Windows, I cannot guess the password and it is not the same as ...
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