Questions tagged [windows-8]
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Are VSS snapshots still created automatically in Windows 8 and later?
I've read conflicting information on this, so wanted to clarify the situation.
With Windows Vista/7, several third-party tools exist that can mount the contents of a Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) snapshot ...
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Force clear standby memory and cache [ Windows 8 ]
I love faster app loading , i really love it when i click an application and it is opened 3 seconds later , i do love it.
But for the love of god , i hate it when i run a heavy program in my potato ...
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How to make a device disappear from device manager on windows 8.1
I have a laptop which comes with onboard bluetooth chip. I recently added a wireless card to my laptop which has a bluetooth chip inside. So now I got 2 bluetooth devices in my device manager which ...
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Unclickable area in Windows 8 - Invisible 'always on-top' window?
In the last time I often struggle with an odd issue. As of a sudden, part of the screen (usually the left 1/7th) is not clickable. You can easily see the difference when doing a right click on the ...
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How do I type "%" in CMD using VBS
So I'm programing a "fix" for my friend's PC and I need to use VBS to open the CMD prompt and access his AppData folders. But when I send cd %appdata% to the command prompt with VBS, it only comes out ...
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Disconnect option in Windows Shutdown Dialog while in remote desktop session mysteriously disappeared
For years I have connected to my home machine (running Windows 8.1) and quickly disconnected from it by clicking anywhere on the desktop, pressing Alt+F4, up arrow and enter. In other words I was ...
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How set up second HDMI monitor with 10 bit color in windows 10?
I have 2 equals LG 27UD58 monitors which connected to Radeon RX 550:
The first connected via DisplayPort and have 10 bit color depts
The second connected via Hdmi and have only 8 bit color depts
For ...
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Can't delete folder : 'The path is too long' error [duplicate]
I'm trying to delete an entire folder in an external drive with the rd command, but i'm receiving the error below :
The path
E:\2017_11_10\WWW201~1\myproject\NODE_M~1\GRUNT-~4\NODE_M~1\imagemin\...
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Why do Windows computers slow down if they aren't regularly updated?
I have a family member who hasn't updated her Windows machine via Windows update in years. She barely uses the computer. It is a low end model but not a terrible one; it's a Samsung from 2013 that ...
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windows 8 can't see "Replace or Skip Files"
I have a Windows 8 machine, and I'm trying to copy a folder from c:\ drive to a network mapped folder.
On the taskbar, I see that there's a “Replace or Skip Files” confirmation popup.
BUT I can't ...
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CTRL keys not working in Linux and Windows
Two or three months ago both laptop Ctrl keys stopped working. It is not a use problem since one key has been used more than the other and both are not working.
At first, both keys started working ...
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Unable to Register Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8
After installing Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows 8 a dialog box with the following text appears:
"This product will expire in 30 day(s). Registration is required for continued use of Microsoft ...
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Is there a way to put a status text into the Windows taskbar notification area?
I'd like to show a short status text in the Windows notification area, so not an icon, but a text of a few characters the content of which changes regularly and comes from a text file.
Is there a ...
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Bluetooth Not working on Start or after Sleep/Hibernation
Bluetooth doesn't work and disappear from Device Manger On Normal Start(Quick Start) and after Sleep or Hibernation.
It Only works after Restarts.
Hardware is Not available or Unplugged is shown in ...
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Treat line in as audio input in Windows 8.1
I am trying to connect my guitar amp to my line-in jack, so that I can record to my computer. I have an Acer Aspire V5-573, running Windows 8.1. I have installed the Realtek Audio Drivers / Audio ...
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Boot Camp temporary serial Windows *
My Macbook Pro is late 2011. Have done all usual, edited Boot Camp plist. Still issues with Win7 so figured try Win8. Downloaded iso En only from MS. Install starts great and gets as far as Windows ...
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After try to reinstall windiws, and error ocurs
I want to downgrade windows from windows 8 32bit to windows 7 32bit. When I normally boot win 7 from USB, when it comes to choose drive on which I want to install the windows, after choosing the right ...
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Taking back control of Windows 8 Machine: Exhausted Options [duplicate]
I have a Dell Windows 8.1 with lost administrative accounts' passwords. I have exhausted the following options:
chntpw: I have tried both booting chntpw and a live CD boot to install and run chntpw. ...
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ASUS X555LJ RAM Upgrade (8 GB -> 12 GB)
I have an ASUS X555LJ laptop with 4 GB of RAM on board and 4 GB of RAM removable, both of them DDR3L SODIMM 1600. ASUS suggested me to replace the 4 GB removable one with a bank of 8 GB after I asked ...
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Win8 Computer 1 can see but can't access Computer 2 on home wifi network
I have two laptops on a home wifi network, call them c1 and c2. Both are Windows 8.1 Version 6.3 Build 9600.
Both can surf the web just fine.
Both can "see" the other in Windows Explorer - that is, ...
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Blank SIM ICC ID in Mobile Broadband Hardware information on Windows 8
I recently added a Sierra Wireless mobile broadband card to my Dell Latitude E6330. In order to activate service, I need both the IMEI and the SIM ICC ID. When I look at the information in PC settings ...
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Installing Windows 10 and save data. Should I remove system reserved/recovery partitions?
if I want to reinstall Windows, but save the data more than 80GB (photos, documents, etc.) on one of the partition (disk E:/), what do I need to format and delete? Can I format all disks except for ...
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Dim Specific Windows
Is there a way to dim specific, individual windows?
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I often find the ubiquitous white or almost-white backgrounds of many programs and pages I browse unpleasantly bright. Often they either ...
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Spectre/Meltdown Windows vs. Ubuntu
I use a Notebook with an AMD E2-1800 processor which did not get any microcode updates.
That means it is not quite protected against Spectre/Meltdown. In Ubuntu there is a very well explained wiki ...
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Ways to create more 'total space' on a C:/ Drive, or Trick it into thinking there is. re: external usb or hdd?
I need to expand the total storage number on the C partition there to as large as possible. What are the ways I can do so? As you can see there is unallocated space in that picture...that can be added ...
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Should I change my hard disk or not?
I am unable to find the cause of problem in my pc.
Whole problem is that no operating system is working properly on my pc.
It came with windows 7. It worked fine for almost 7-8 months but now each ...
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Why my computer restarted without notice? [40 minutes of silence without trail]
Why my computer restarted ?
Yesterday left my computer unattended for a couple of hours, as I come back, computer was restarted losing some of the things I didn't save (some temporal notes, some ...
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What happens on Windows 7/8/10 apx. 30 min after start? [closed]
I'v got a curious problem:
On a computer there is only one program running. It acqires camera pictures at a rate of about 20 fps (externally triggered) and saves them as an MJPEG video.
While this ...
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How to obtain a list of all the skype calls with another user?
I am trying to get a list of all the skype calls I made to another user.
My plan is to take a scrolling screenshot of the chat plane of the Skype window, and get a really tall/thin .jpg or similar ...
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Completely disable windows defender notifications windows 8 and 10
We have some screens showing information to visitors (for some products) in front of production lines, these computers are not even connected to the internet nor have user access at all, but the ...
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How to downgrade from Visual Fox Pro 9 to Visual Fox Pro 6 (VFP6)?
I need to downgrade from Visual FoxPro 9 to 6.
I have a working installation of VFP9 and according to this site: http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~VFP6RuntimeFiles I need 3 libraries(vfp6r.dll, ...
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Hamachi does not connect (icons remain green) after sleep
I have a Windows 8 laptop and need to use it to ssh into an Ubuntu 16.04 desktop in the office. I use Hamachi on both machines to connect via a vpn.
Everything has been working fine for several weeks,...
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C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe service cannot be started
I killed some tasks on my laptop because my fan was to loud and everything is working, except some parts. I am not anymore administrator of my PC, so I cannot install nothing. My TaskManager doesn't ...
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powershell delete folders without taking ownership?
I am trying to create a script that looks for all user profiles. Profiles that havent been accessed in 90 days or more get deleted. I also want to delete their folders from C:\Users to free up hdd ...
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BBC iPlayer downloader app DRM issue
Got a strange issue with the iPlayer app on one of my computers. For absolutely any download it gives a error:
DRM License Failed
I've tried:
Un-installing then re-installing
Running it as an ...
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Windows Startups taking around 5 minutes to activate
The Problem
After I boot my windows 8 machine I notice two problems. The first problem doesn't always occur but that's the fact that my desktop icons are blank. Sometimes almost none of them are but ...
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Memory of Win-8 remote PC is flooded over time - Memory usage is reset to "normal" by remote login
I have a PC running Windows 8 running continuously and performing PowerShell-scripted tasks.
The scripts are called by starting PowerShell and passing the scripts' names from a batch file which in ...
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Drivers Bind Minor version is greater than the minor version of the currently Loaded KMDF library?
Windows 8.1 computer crashes right after this message apears in the Event Viewer.
How can I debug this crash? What driver is not working?
UPDATE: completely reinstalled Windows 8.1 with a couple of ...
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How to make iPhone show up as a proper drive instead of "This PC"
I'm using WinMerge to compare files from a PC folder to a folder on my iPhone.
WinMerge requires the file path for each location, so grabbing my desktop folder location is no issue: C:\Users\Trevor\...
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error: Command cl.exe failed: No such file or directory
The above command shows up whenever I try to install the following -
pip install flask-mysqldb
pip install mysqlclient
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SMB not working Windows 8/10
I've been tearing my hair out trying to connect to an SMB share and I keep getting "Unexpected Network Error" and "Error 0x80004005". I've tried enabling SMBv1 in Windows Features, and I've tried ...
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Windows 7 and 8 designed app won't run on fresh Windows 10, but will on Windows 10 upgrade from 8
So, I have been trying to get a Windows 7 and 8 designed app to work in Windows 10, but it seemed like there was no way. Up until today, that was, when I upgraded a PC with Windows 8 to Windows 10: ...
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How to set a default working directories path?
When I install some software it creates and uses directories in {RootDisc}/{User}/{Name}. These types of software do not even ask to choose another location. I talk about ".android", ".m2", ".PyCharm",...
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Error when using the sqlite3 module in electron
An error occurs when trying to use the NPM package sqlite3 in Electron. What can I do to get electron-builder to run? Or what can I do to use sqlite3 in electron ?
My development environment is
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Unable to login after running a powershell/batch script to add new user
Our (quite small) environment has Windows (8.1 and 7) machines with user accounts that have admin privileges. To fix this, I decided to write a powershell script which would add a new admin account ...
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If I buy a used computer with Windows 8 can I do a fresh install of Windows 10 without having to buy a Windows 10 license?
If I buy a used computer with Windows 8 can I do a fresh install of Windows 10 for free?
This would be different from an upgrade in that the fresh install would remove whatever had been on there ...
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How to setup a website using XAMPP on Windows 8?
I wanted to setup a local website using XAMPP. I did as their website said. I added the following to my C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf file:
and the following to my C:\Windows\System32\...
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How to block specific URL rather than the entire domain on a computer without software?
I've been doing some googling and I can't seem to find an answer. How do you block a specific URL rather than the entire website without using a software.
For example, I want to block www.facebook....
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Windows 8 console why there are C: D: and X:
My laptop stops working BSOD with code 0xc0002e3
It seems It can be a SAM problem so I'm trying some repairements booting with system recovery options from HD and selecting the console.
But I can see ...
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Windows 8.1 "PC Settings" is giving a Runtime Library Error on opening
I wanted to open PC settings on my Windows 8.1, and suddenly an error message popped up: it's a Visual C++ Runtime error.
PC settings successfully opened, but it made an error sound. So I went back to ...
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