Questions tagged [windows-8]
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Windows 8 Remember ribbon settings
Windows 8 explorer has ribbon interface and I'm frequently using it. The features I use most, located in View tab and Home tab. I never used Share tab.
But if I'm setting something in View tab, ...
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Windows 8: 100% disk active time, no actual data transferred [duplicate]
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Extremely high disk activity without any real usage
Occasionally, like several times an hour, my hard drive will appear to lock up: Task Manager will show 100% active time ...
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Extremely high disk activity without any real usage
In a nutshell, the problem looks like this picture:
In short, gigantic latency, very slow read speed (I assume that is caused by the same thing). After a very very painful few minutes, everything ...
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Trying to remap middle-mouse to Windows key
I'd like to map the Windows key to my middle mouse button on my Logitech mouse, to swap in and out of the metro interface. You can assign keys to any of the mouse buttons in the Logitech software but ...
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How change Windows Font Explorer test phrase
How I can change font test phrase in Windows 8.1. I need to see if font have another characters set.
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Missing "Use a device" option to boot a live distro from usb on a Windows 8 (UEFI) notebook
I have a new notebook with Windows 8.
I need to boot a Linux live distro from USB disk. However, when I access the boot menu which I expect to be like the following:
in Windows 8, the entry "use a ...
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Windows 8 EFS: How to tell windows to use "this" certificate for EFS encryption?
On Windows 8, I turned on EFS and encrypted some files/folders. During this process, it created a self signed certificate and used that one for encryption. However, I have a specific certificate that ...
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android memory card not showing in windows 8
there is a small problem I have Windows 8.1 64 bit laptop when I connect my android phone recently the memory card does not show in my computer explorer window. Earlier it was showing. So upon ...
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How do I skip the Personalize page (color & computername) during unattended Windows 8 setup?
I'm currently setting up an unattended Windows 8 setup, but I'm stumbling upon and unable to skip the Personalize page.
The interesting part should be in the OOBE section, which is already populated ...
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Windows 8 Hyper-V network not working on host
I have carefully followed the instructions in the first answer, but I still can't get the network adapter to be shared with the host operating system. My symptoms appear to be identical to this ...
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Is there a way to swap screen with a hotkey?
Is it possible to swap screen between monitors? 1 -> 2 and 2 -> 1 , with hotkey? I’m looking to swap the entire screen.
I found a lot of software like Winsplit, DualMon(SwapScreen) and SwapMon , ...
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Restore points disappear after dual booting
The restore points, at the new windows OS, disappeared after dual booting to the older Windows OS on the other disk driver.
I reached (while working in the old operation system) to the MountedDevices ...
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Build error with Windows 8 and Code::Blocks + MinGW
A few days ago, I upgraded to Windows 8, and since that day, I have had a problem with Code::Blocks + MinGW. I've checked my path and ensured that it is set properly. Here is a screenshot of every run:...
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Are there symbols for newer Windows key icons?
Microsoft's Windows icon has changed multiple times throughout the past decade. In doing so, the Windows key's icon has changed as well, from Windows XP to the most modern iteration, Windows 8.
Now ...
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Why does the windows 8 task manager seem to freeze?
Several times I've seen the task manager appear frozen in Windows 8. It doesn't update, and generally shows double-digit CPU usage. Closing it and reopening it doesn't usually help, but rebooting ...
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Sharp MX-4101N MFP for 64-bit
I am having absolutely no luck getting the Sharp MX-4101N network printer drivers to work on 64-bit operating systems (Windows 7 and Windows 8). I had already installed some Windows 7 32-bit ...
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Windows Starter Edition, Home and Home Premium do not include gpedit, how do I install it?
I want to make some changes to Windows that require using the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).
Unfortunately the Group Policy Editor is not included with the Starter Edition, Home and Home Premium ...
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Windows hotspot without publishing SSID
I want to create a WiFi hotspot with my Windows machine. I have created it using command:
netsh wlan set hostednetwork mode=allow ssid=myspot key=H)TP1ss
But it is publishing its SSID to all the ...
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Task Scheduler to hit num lock when I plug in keyboard
I would like to use Task Scheduler (I'm using Windows 8.1) to automatically turn on num lock when I plug a keyboard into my laptop.
For some reason my laptop will default to num lock being off every ...
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Can I reverse my Logitech keyboard's touchpad scroll direction?
Is it possible to reverse the vertical scroll of the touchpad on my Logitech Wireless Touch Keyboard (K400r) in the Logitech Setpoint program?
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How to set up a password to protect bitlocker key with tpm?
My computer is a dell xps12 (2013) laptop running on windows 8.1 pro, uefi and secure boot enabled.
I successfully enabled tpm and encrypted system partition with bitlocker. I was a bit surprised it ...
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Why is folder efstmpwp located in C drive even when I am ciphering D drive in Window 8?
I am trying to wipe all the deleted data out of my laptop using cipher command on Window 8. When I use cipher /w:C, the folder efstmpwp is created in C drive, which supports the cipher process. But ...
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how to move offscreen (sub window/menu) back to screen
Everyone explains very well and simple how to move an offscreen menu back to visible field of the monitor, but nobody tells how to move a submenu.
By submenu I mean something like when you open ...
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Linux Mint livecd does not recognize Windows 8 partition
My system has two SSDs. I re-installed Windows 8 onto the disk0. I want to install Linux mint on the other SSD.
Secure-boot is disabled, fastboot is disabled, csm is enabled
I run Linux Mint 16 x64 ...
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ASUS EB1036 no video output after changing UEFI from "Windows 8" to "Windows 7"
I just bought an ASUS EB1036 desktop PC, which came with Windows 8.1 pre-installed.
Before downgrading to Windows 7, I changed an option in the UEFI BIOS from "Windows 8" to "Windows 7&...
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How do I grant myself permission to make symbolic links on Windows 8.1?
I am trying to figure out how to grant myself permission to make symbolic links as a non-administrator on Windows 8.1 (NOT Windows 8.1 Pro) which lacks gpedit.msc. How do I do this?
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Google Chrome: How to select text with touchscreen?
Is it possible to select (and copy after that of course) any text on web page using fingers and touchscreen?
I found only one opportunity - double tap selects single word under tap point. But I need ...
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Windows: how to install driver from recovery command prompt?
I'm trying to enable Intel SRT on my laptop. To do this, I need to change SATA controller mode from AHCI to RAID. The problem is that windows has no drivers for RAID and I can't install it while ...
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Windows8 drops network connection shortly after boot (but works if I wait)
I have a test lab which runs tests against Windows8 machine, more specifically a Pytest project which generates TCP traffic from my Ubuntu machine to Windows8 machine, and from the Windows8 machine ...
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What is the approximate installation size of a "clean" Windows 10 Upgrade, post install and cleanup?
I'm interested in the installation size of Windows 10 when it has been installed on an existing, clean, Windows 7 or Windows 8 installation. By "clean" I mean only a standard non-OEM OS and critical ...
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Cannot boot after failed Fedora Dual Boot installation with existing Windows 8
I have a laptop that came with Windows 8 installed on one HDD with two partitions:
C: (where Windows 8 is installed)
D: (where my personal data is)
The OS was installed with a BIOS boot (MBR).
I ...
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No option for keeping installed programs when upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8
(Related : How can I upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8 and keep my files and applications? )
I'm trying to upgrade my Windows 7 Pro (msdnaa) to Windows 8 Pro (msdnaa).
The Windows 8 is the final ...
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Troubleshoot High CPU usage by the "System" process
I have noticed that from some time my system is freezing and its probably caused by the high CPU usage which is caused by the system process.
All applications I'm running is the Skype, TeamSpeak and ...
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How do I have no default web browser, so the system asks what browser to use when I click on a link?
I use Internet Explorer for some things and Chrome for others. I'd like to have a choice when I click on a link of which browser to open the link in. Is this possible in Windows? I am currently ...
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Windows explorer fails to auto-refresh after file operations
I'm having some issues with my Windows Explorer in Windows 8. It fails to auto-refresh upon any file actions. If I create a file or folder, or delete one, I have to navigate away and come back to see ...
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"Cannot connect to the virtual machine." for new Hyper-V Virtual Machine
I've added Hyper-V to my Windows 8 Pro install. The CPU is an Intel i7-3770, so I believe it supports virtualization (which I've also enabled in the bios).
When I create a new Virtual machine I am ...
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Annoying game popup
I have a windows 8 PC and my son recently got a free game off the appstore. I don't know how to uninstall it and it keeps sending popups telling me to play the game. How do I end this?
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Installing/Uninstalling Windows 8 UI Apps in Windows 8 for all users
I'm using Windows 8 Pro 64 bit quite a while now. My account is the only Administrator account on the PC. There are 2 other standard (and local) accounts.
I've noticed that if I install an app from ...
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Windows 8 install app for multiple user accounts
I purchased Adera episode 2 intending to play through it with my son. We each have our own user account on the same PC. When my son logged in, he was prompted to purchase the app which I had already ...
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Laptop monitor brightness changes depending on image displayed
I have a windows 8 laptop. My desktop background is very dark (almost black) and when i have no windows open, my brightness dims. When i open an application that is primarily white (google chrome's ...
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How can I control the audio volume of a Modern-UI application?
I've been spoiled by my ability to control the volume (or mute) any individual program running on my computer. I just tried a Modern-UI game from the store and it was shockingly loud, so I did what I ...
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I accidentally clicked never allow java to run a game from steam and now it wont ask again
I downloaded a game from steam and it came up with a java pop-up and I wasn't thinking and clicked never allow. Now it won't start the game and I cant figure out how to get it to pop up the java thing ...
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My MSI Windows 8.1 laptop's wifi can't see my SSID anymore (?!?)
I have an old MSI laptop that I used rely on for everything, but haven't needed it for a couple of years now. It's still running Windows 8.1. Everything worked fine those few times I needed to boot ...
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How Do I Set the Win8 Remote Desktop to Map Local Drives?
In the past, Remote Desktop clients had an option to share local resources with the remote host. This made it trivial to transfer files by mapping the drives. In the new Windows App Store Remote ...
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I disabled Windows Update, but it wants to update nevertheless. How do I permanently cancel it?
I have disabled Windows Update on my laptop(HP Pavilion 15-e072nr) since forever, but when I wanted to shut down my laptop today, I saw that Windows had planned to update at shutdown anyway. Ie. the ...
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Windows 8 Touch and Dual Monitors
Moving to Windows 8 in the near future and I love the whole touch screen aspect of it. I plan to use it at my office with dual monitors.
Question is: If I have two monitors, can only one of them be ...
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Windows 8- sleep mode is drive ON?
Does HDD in Sleep mode under Windows 8 still spins - as it's saves your RAM into HDD?
I'm concerned about hdd when carrying laptop around in a bag when it's in sleep mode.
Or it is Hibernate which ...
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What happens to Modern-UI apps when they aren't in the foreground?
If I start a Modern-UI app and then switch to a different app or a normal program running on the desktop, what happens to the first app? I've heard something about the first app being suspended, but ...
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What exactly is the consequence of changing the "system locale" in Windows 8?
I read http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/change-the-system-locale (windows 8 linked me to this help page)
and I still can't completely understand what that means. In which way is the ...
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How can I run legacy versions of IE (IE7/IE8) on Windows 8?
I'm doing web development on a Windows 8 system. I'm running the latest IE, but I need to test the app with older versions of IE as well (especially IE7 and IE8).
Is it possible to run these legacy ...
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