Partition Nightmare
Hello all, This is my first post on the forum, so please forgive me if this is in the wrong area. I bought a new Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 a few weeks ago for work/school. This was my first Windows 8...
View ArticleSolved Changed UEFI to CSM
I have bit off more than I can chew, and I hope someone can help me. I bought a Toshiba laptop that came with pre-installed Windows 8. I went into the "Bios" and switched from UEFI to CSM, Now my...
View ArticleSolved Windows Key but no CD
Hi everyone, I have multiple Windows 8 Pro English CD keys from a school contract with Microsoft's IT student program. The problem is, When I try to download the ISO I the "Secure Download Manager"...
View ArticleMovies App - Can you divide your own files into Movies/TV?
If you select the Videos app from the Metro screen, and then select "my videos", you can choose to view all, movies, tv or personal files. In my library I have divided my own files into TV and Movies...
View ArticleForce dialog/pop-up boxes always on top in desktop
I am using Windows 8 Pro 64-bit. In previous versions of windows, dialog boxes used to pop-up as required on top of other screens to indicate if there were problems or if action was needed (e.g. if you...
View ArticleSolved Downgrade from backup?
Can I use the system backup I created in win7 to downgrade from win8? I clean installed win 8 on my other laptop I didn't get the chance to get the win7 key because it came preinstalled. Or, is there...
View ArticlePrevent password locking when monitor turns off
Hi, I encountered some annoying situation in windows 8. When the monitor turns off on my laptop, it locks the computer and when i wake it i have to enter the password again, i wish to disable this...
View ArticleRight click slow response
when i try to right click to copy a file, it took around 10 second to load, feel bad, need help! Any way to solve this problem and make it faster? Ken
View Articleproblem printing email pdf file after download from gmail
When I download a pdf file from a an email in my Gmail account that is using chrome I get a screen shot in Win8 with all black and the pdf displayed.howeverI cannot find a way to print it out. The...
View ArticleNo wake up after hibernating and disconnection from mains
Hello, when I set my PC to hibernate, my understand is that it is being shut off. After hibernating, I sometimes completely switch off the power by pushing a button a socket or unplugging the cord to...
View ArticleSolved Adding Pictures to Metro Photo app
I have a system with an SSD and HDD and i store my pictures on my HDD. Using the properties of the picture library, i added the directory of my pictures stored on my HDD. However, when i open up the...
View ArticleNo wonder PC sales are dying - look at the latest specs
HI there No wonder PC sales are dying currently -- nothing to do with Windows 8 or the OS -- it's just the HARDWARE being put in these just seems to be going backwards. I've been looking at some...
View ArticleSolved 'Disk checking' endless loop
Hello. I'm new here (obviously), so thanks in advance for taking the time to read my post. Dell XPS 12 running Win8 x64. Had it for about six weeks, and I had two problems I with it: - every so often...
View ArticleError when start windows
When I start the pc fails to boot and it turned off, then turn it on again if , then not have any problem. C:/Windows/Minidump/051813-52650-01.dmp C/User/***/AppData/Local/Temp/wer-86237-0.sydata.xml
View ArticleMy machine won't shut down properly or enter sleep mode
Hi all, About a week ago I ran into this issue: My machine won't fully shut down and it won't enter sleep mode without crashing. When I boot back up it gives me an error report and said that it didn't...
View ArticleHow RAM/ SSD can speed up HDD write/ read speed?
Hi all; Good day, I would like to know how to boost the read/ write speed of my Hard Disk Drive. Someone told me about some innovation in Windows 8 such as Superfetch, Prefetch, Ready Boost, etc -...
View ArticleXP user..Windows 7 or 8?
Hi, I'm new to this forum and also new to having to decide about operating systems. I am a microcontroller software developer likely to run some legacy software under a VM (I have a thread going on...
View ArticleHow to do this on the desktop ?
Hi once again. I was browsing this great website and came across a random picture of someones desktop.... Does anyone know how to box and label icons on the desktop like in the below picture... Ive...
View ArticleDesktop disappeared after explorer.exe error
Good morning, Today when I turned on my laptop the screen was black, not showing a thing. With no options to solve this I rebooted the laptop by pressing the power button for a few seconds. When I...
View Articleuninstalling default apps
Once a default app is uninstalled, is it really uninstalled? Seeing how in the store you can call it back up by clicking the top of store and seeing what apps are yours.
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