Windows 8 Occasionally Loads Up Blank.
Hey guys, upgraded to Windows 8 from XP a couple of months ago. Everything's fine except on occasion it loads up blank, like it's just been newly installed. It takes longer to boot when this happens (a...
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i have recently got a new laptop windows 8 , when i purchased it the shop asked me if i wanted them to set it up for me , so i let them do it of course with a charge why is this ive never had to do it...
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Hey! My start menu looks like this: Attachment 21881 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f2/21881-windows-8-start-menu-desktop-shortcut-gone-black-lit84kf.png) It happened after my computer...
View Articlei need help please :(
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View ArticleBoot loop of Doom (with a twist)
a few days ago I changed the EUFI settings on my pre-loaded windows 8 64-bit laptop. I made the secure boot disabled and made it CSM. Now it wont boot into any OS., no matter what I do. It just turns...
View ArticleWill windows 8 operate on former windows 7 machine?
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View ArticleWindows boot into black screen sometimes
Hi, I'm having WIndows 8 Pro N, I encountered some issue here that Windows will boot into black screen quite sometime. The moment when I tried to perform a restart or switch on my laptop, I could see...
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Hey, Ive recently found out that im not admin of my own computer, i cant even access some of my very own files and cant change important settings such as windows automatic update and download some...
View ArticleAutomatic Repair loop, laptop won't boot!
Hello! (Mom's computer is Windows 7 whilst mine the acer has Windows 8) Yet again I have problems with my Laptop (Acer 5755G) Anyways here's what I did, I replaced the 2 gb ram stick with a 4 gb, for a...
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hi everyone how can I add and delete programmes to the open with window in windows 8 regards calmat
View ArticleHow to put an URL on Metro?
Greetings. I want to have an URL directly on Metro START-screen, but I can't figure out how to do it. :o I can make a shortcut on the desktop as an URL, but how to do the same on Metro? TIA
View ArticleVideos lag, Please help.
Hello. :) (I dont know if this is the right section to post this in, but feel free to move it if its in wrong, and sorry for my english) For like 5 days ago a video i was watching in fullscreen got rly...
View ArticleCan't move Desktop app when taskbar on top
Hi all, I just upgraded to Windows 8. On 7 I had the taskbar on the top (yes I use linux...) and a dock on the bottom, so I did this on Win8. However now the hand cursor doesn't appear when I move my...
View ArticleSolved Files Missing After Reinstall
Earlier today there was an update for windows 8. I clicked to restart/update my computer. After the restart, my start menu popped up and immediately crashed. Afterwards, I was unable to start my...
View ArticleKeyboard configuration
Hi all, Ok I'll preface this by saying I am actually a mac guy (shock horror) but my mum has just bought an Acer Aspire V5, and so I am setting it up for her. I've jumped through most of the hoops I've...
View ArticleWindows 8 Freezing
I recently installed windows 8 because 7 was giving me soo many problems. But it turns out that windows 8 is not being much better. I partitioned part of my harddrive so I can still move files over and...
View ArticlePhotos appearing in Photo app live tiles that were deleted
The metro photo app (that comes with W8) is showing photos on the live tiles that were deleted over a week ago. I've turns lives tiles on and off. I've unpinned from the start screen and then...
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