Windows 8 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft, released on October 26, 2012.
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Bluetooth “Remove Failed” (Windows 8)
My Windows 8 machine does not recognize a device which is connected via BlueTooth across a USB port. Apps are reporting the presence of COM1 and COM2, no others. I disconnected and reconnected my USB ...
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Running Script on Shutdown using Windows 8
Good morning
Is there any way to execute a Batch- or PowerShell-Script on shutdown using Windows 8 without disabling FastBoot?
I know you can add a script using "gpedit.msc", but i found that ...
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Windows 8 start screen tile size issues with resolution 3840X1080
I have a Macbook Air 13" and bootcamp into Windows 8. In order to get 2 displays off the thunderbolt port, I connect my monitors using a Matrox Triplehead2Go DP edition. When I got new monitors the ...
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How to force copy/move dialog in Windows 8 to be always launched in the foreground?
When I copy or move files in Windows 8, the copy/move dialog is sometimes launched in the foreground and sometimes in the background of other open file explorer windows.
I have found out that:
The ...
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Why is Windows 8 Not Using the Correct Interface to Route Packets
Yesterday afternoon, I was suddenly unable to route packets to my company's vpn on my Windows 8 machine even though I am "successfully" connected. Can anyone explain to me how, with this routing ...
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Windows 8: File Dialog Missing File Names
In any application, if I do File > Open or Save As or pretty much anything that opens a file browser type dialog, the file names are missing. Any view (list, details, thumbnails, etc) and any sort ...
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Can I move Windows 8 C:\ESD folder?
I'm preparing to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 8, and I am tight for space on my C:\ drive, which is an SSD displaying its total size as 111 GB.
I want to maximise the free space, as I know that ...
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How to hide or remove email address from Windows 8 lockscreen?
I'm using Windows 8 and I have an Microsoft account (@outlook.com). I was wondering if there is a way to remove or hide my email address from the lockscreen.
Note: I don't want to use a local ...
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How can I mix and map sound channels in Windows?
The built-in windows mixer, which can be accessed through Volume Control, allows users to change the output volumes of individual applications. I would like something similar but with additional ...
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Windows 8 Store and Apps stuck on Loading screen
Windows 8 Store Stuck on Loading Screen with Icon displaced
Hi there!
Info: Windows 8 upgrade from Windows 7 in November. Dell XPS 15 2011 model.
I'm facing an issue with certain Windows 8 apps not ...
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Windows 8 keeps removing some start screen shortcuts I make
I've made some custom shortcuts to Google Chrome profiles and successfully pin them to my start screen but when my computer reboots or goes to sleep and wakes they have disappeared. If i repin them ...
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Windows 8 doesn't boot up after trying to boot Ubuntu from USB drive
Two nights ago I tried booting Ubuntu off a USB drive after I upgraded to Windows 8.
This sent my computer into some weird panic mode, and it took me three hours to get Windows to boot up properly. ...
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Visual Studio 2012 installation hangs in Windows 8
I've just done a fresh install of Windows 8 and I'm now trying to install VS2012 but the installation always hangs at seemingly random points. I've tried reinstalling countless times, cleaning the ...
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Windows 8 Pro 64 bit GPT Protective Partition after restart
Note: I thought I had one problem regarding this topic, but that has since evolved. Below is the pared down version.
After some problems, restarts, and a complete reinstall of Windows 8, my WD 3TB ...
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Easy way to recover Windows.old folder after Windows 8 PC Refresh?
I recently did a Windows 8 PC refresh, hoping it would solve an issue I'm having, which it didn't. Now I'm hoping there's an easy solution for undoing the refresh.
Is there an easy way to recover any ...
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Picture password Please on windows 8 professional
I get the following error:
"Enrolment failure. There was a failure during the enrolment process. Please try again later"
after I create a picture password and
"An error occurred capturing ...
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Windows 8 on network and self-assigned IPs
Whenever I turn off my computer, my friend's computer (who is on the same network) loses Internet access and grabs a self-assigned IP, and the router stops reporting any computers connected to the ...
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BIOS Setup inaccessible
Good day
I know this could be question for Lenovo support but I strongly believe that my issue originated from stupid "Security by obscurity" policy. So I am asking rather experienced FREE people ...
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Cannot activate .net 3.5 on Windows 8. Can't activate from control panel and never got an installation CD or iso with my computer to use DISM with
I've been trying for about a week now to activate .Net Framework 3.5 on my computer to no avail. I've been trying to activate it via 'Turn Windows Features On and Off' in the control panel as well as ...
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windows 8 & 7 on separate HDDs
I had windows 7 on my old hard drive then I bought a new one so I decided to install a win 8 on it .
now I have them on separate disk and if I want to use one I should select that Hdd on setup boot ...
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Windows 8 Lenovo Laptop pressing random keys at random intervrals
On random intervals, my (Windows 8) computer seems to recognize random keystrokes being put into the keyboard without my typing. It essentially starts typing random keys from the qweasd section and ...
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Prefer WiFi over Ethernet
I want to use my Ethernet power line adapter in order to use Wake on Lan for my desktop PC.
However, once it has booted into Windows, I want it to use my WiFi by default, as the powerline adapters ...
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Windows8 Metro Applications, change PackageUserInformation from Staged to Installed?
Curious problem I'm running into. We have a series of Samsung ATIV Smart PC 700T's that come pre-installed with Windows 8 core. Unfortunately we need these on the domain so we're upgrading them to ...
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Map network location only when connected to certain netowrk
I am using windows 8 (x64) and wehn I am at work I have access to a folder on the network that is at \foo\bar.
I have mapped this to a drive (J:) but whenever the PC connects to another network it ...
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Windows 8 keeps deleting files from RAID drive
I have an ASRock Z77 Extreme4 motherboard with Windows 8 (not Pro).
Brand-new computer, built from new parts.
I use a 600GB drive (10,000RPM) as boot drive (let's call it HD1) and 2 3TB drives in a ...
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Inconsistent problems with backlight, booting, and troublesome hanging with an HP DV5 laptop (2008). Thoughts?
Main Problem:
I've got an HP DV5-1125nr with a backlight that seems to work when it pleases. This started about a month ago. An image is still present on the screen and it works with an external ...
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Is the default Windows 8 UEFI/GPT Partition Scheme necessary?
I'm installing Windows 8 on a UEFI computer with a GPT drive array (RAID 0), and whenever I try to create a new partition the installer creates additional partions according to the default Windows 8 ...
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Is it possible to install Windows 8 on a non-ACPI computer?
I have a computer with a BIOS that doesn´t support ACPI. I tried to install Windows 8 but the setup said I cannot install Windows 8 without ACPI. After some research I found out that this is since ...
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Windows 8 Logon Screen Error
I was messing around, and my windows 8 logon screen is now black/blank. If I could get my computer to safe mode, I could fix it, but I can't access the windows 8 advanced boot options since I can't ...
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Surface Pro - Disable Wifi?
I recently purchased a Surface pro for one of our executive users (at their request.) I have successfully deployed our image to it, joined it to our domain, etc. When using the USB Ethernet adapter, ...
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How do I change my default status in Windows 8 Messaging to available? It keeps changing my staus to invisible
I just bought a new computer with Windows 8, and it is driving me relatively nuts. The messaging app would be convenient, were it not for the fact that it keeps automatically changing my status to ...
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Diagnosing Windows 8 boot issue
I've got an issue with a Windows 8 Professional install where, seemingly randomly, it will hang on boot (no new software installed before it happens and no updates installed).
The automatic repair ...
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Windows 8 screen turn off and doesn't turn on when in activity
I've just bought my laptop with windows 8 64-bits pre-installed.
The laptop is fast, and the operating system works (almost) perfectly.
What is happening is that if I stop using the laptop for a ...
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Converting my iTunes library to romaji
I have just added to my iTunes library a bunch of new Japanese songs. When I say a bunch, I mean it. A lot of them. And their titles are mostly in their original Japanese form, which is in kanji, ...
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How do I share a single iTunes library amongst multiple Window 8 accounts on the same PC?
I have a new windows 8 computer with two user accounts.
How do I share the iTunes library?
Thanks,
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How to run scheduled task in the background in Windows 8
Was successful in using hstart, works on Windows 7 but not on Windows 8.
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Windows 8 firewall blocks browser downloads
I have a curious issue with the windows 8 firewall. When using chrome and internet explorer for hotmail I can't download word or pdf attachments. I also tried to download adobe reader with with ...
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Cannot login after resuming from sleep
I am using Windows 8 64bit. My computer is Toshiba R830.
I have found that when I make the computer sleep and resume from sleep, I cannot login using the password. Having resumed from sleep, at the ...
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How to change Linux icon in dual boot?
I have just intalled Linux Mint as a second option for Windows 8. But the icon of Mint is not cool as Windows 8 in the dual boot screen. It looks like this:
How can I change the Linux icon in dual ...
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WRT54G router with tomato firmware doesn't connect to internet if Windows 8 PC is suspended
This problem began occurring within the past couple of days, and to my knowledge I made no changes to any hardware or to my network layout.
I have a Windows 8 PC connected to a gigabit switch (D-Link ...
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Modifying threshold for Windows Explorer's “minimal” view
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After:
Is there a registry/hack I can use to control this threshold that triggers it?
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How to change Windows 8 Storage Pool Resiliency type?
After creating a number of Storage Spaces in Windows 8 how can you later change the Storage Space resiliency type to something different? So far the only work around I have found is to create a new ...
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The User Profile Service service failed the sign-in
I had a working Windows 8 system (built from scratch - not an upgrade) and it all worked for about a month, then one day I get the following message (at sign-in time):-
The User Profile Service ...
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runas verb not working in windows 8?
I am using some applications need to do some thing as an admin, so I was using the verb "runas" in windows 7 and it is working well,
However, once we migrate to windows 8, the new processes were ...
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VPN default gateway reset
I'm connecting to my work network via VPN using L2TP/IPSec, and I recently switched to Windows 8 64 bit from 32 bit Win 7 32 bit, and this problem doesn't exist in Win 7. The problem is that every ...
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Installing Win8, fails due to missing or error in file adpu32.sys
I just bought a new HDD, Seagate Barracuda® 7200.12 1TB. I removed my previous master HDD, and replaced this with the new one. I turned on the pc, with the win8 cd inside my CD-ROM and booted up from ...
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How can I remove an input method completely in Windows 8?
I have upgraded to Windows 8 Pro from Windows 7 Home Premium. Recently, I noticed that there's 2 input language methods in my computer (English and Vietnamese):
But I don't want to use that ...
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Using the Intel WIDI or Intel wireless display on the Toshiba X875-q7390
We are using a Toshiba Qosmio x875-q7390. We are attempting to use the Intel wireless display option on it. According to Intel and the Toshiba website it needs to use the Intel HD Graphics card. The ...
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After Windows Update - Cannot Boot in Windows 8 Pro
I have a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro on a new PC and have done for some weeks. On Friday I hit the shutdown option Update and Restart. On the Saturday (yesterday) I turned on my machine to greeted ...
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Random reboots after clean install of Windows 8 - Event ID 56 (PCI 010101010101010100)
I formatted my HDDs and made a clean Windows 8 install a few days ago. Now the system suddenly loses power at seemingly random intervals. (Instant reboot, no BSOD, no freezing)
I'd suspect the PSU, ...
