No UEFI tile and no option/function key for BIOS at startu
Hey guys, I'm new to this forum but I have been reading up on threads trying to find a solution to my problem. I am trying to boot from USB in order to start using Ubuntu but my problem is that when I...
View ArticleWindows Registry modification help needed.(i8042prt)
Hello, My friend had an issue with his PS/2 keyboard, the Num Lock light was on,keyboard was recognized in BIOS, but not recognized in Windows 8, so I was looking for a solution, and I found this:...
View ArticleSolved Task Manager - Missing Items in 'Options' Menu
Hello everyone, I've got a very minor problem regarding Task Manager in Windows 8. Under the 'Options' menu in the Menu Bar, I am missing an entry which allows you to Enable/Disable whether the Full...
View ArticleProblem booting windows 8 after trying to mount windows pa
I am running windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 on a Sony Vaio SVE14A27CXH. I had installed both, and had the dual-boot working, but after i tried to mount my windows partition in ubuntu using...
View ArticleSleep password protection won't turn off!
In Control Panel, Power Options, you can choose to not require a password in the sleep mode. Despite setting it this way, it keeps requiring a password. Bug?
View Articleis my system compromised (bios flash, UEFI unauthorized)
Just briefly I have reason to believe a malicious attack occur on my local system taking the last. I have noticed several log files attempting to and eventually changing critical properties system...
View Article"View background image" is disabled on all websites
I don't know what I did, but all the background images on all websites (including this one) are gone...if I right click on the web page, the selection "View Background image" is greyed out, disabled....
View ArticleSolved How can I make a list of my 500 mp3 divided in many folder
Hi, I have like 500 mp3 divided in many folders. What I want is a fast way to see them in one only list in alphabetical order, but I don't know how to do it without taking them out of the folders,...
View ArticleThe boot configuration data for your pc is missing/errors
Hello. Last night I set Acronis Disk Director to merge two partitions on my C drive. I had an unnallocated 100mb that used to be partitioned as system reserved, but I deleted that partition as it was...
View ArticleLaptop won't start up operating system.
On Sunday, I was using my laptop and this came up on my screen (http://i.imgur.com/IYjFfrn.jpg) After my laptop restarted, I used it for about 5 minutes before it froze. When i next used my laptop, It...
View ArticleBlank Start Screen
This did not qualify as a BSoD but I managed to lose all of my tiles from the Start Screen, and since my background was blue, well, it was like a time warp. Anyway, after installing Google Chrome and...
View ArticleCan I change hardware and improve Win8 Font Rendering?
Can I change hardware and improve font rendering in Windows 8? Text on Windows 8 looks pretty awful on my hardware. I'm using an Nvidia 550ti card and a Dell U2410 monitor. Text, in browsers and in the...
View ArticleCan't login after trying to reboot in Safemode
I tried to reboot into Safemode via msconfig>startup>minimal boot Not only did Windows not reboot in safemode, but now, after the Windows splash screen, I get stuck in a black screen with no...
View ArticleDrag And Dropping Files
I recently bough a ssd, and I'm having an annoying thing happen with my shortcut folders(to my other hard drive). I've made a video below because it was easier to show than to explain. Windows 8...
View ArticleAre computers outdating themselves in the long run?
hi guys, i get the feeling and this since a few years that computers are stuck in performance and development. CPU producers finally stopped making faster CPU's. Sure you get more threads and so, but i...
View ArticleTXT files: now you see them - now you don't
I have basic Windows 8. I have a game that's a variation of Windows Freecell. If I want to load a previous game, I'm presented with a File Explorer window containing TXT files of all saved games....
View ArticleTurned off PC when refreshing Windows 8
I reset windows 8 on my alienware m15x for a fresh restart but it was taking too long and got stuck a 30% so I held down the power button. Next thing It says No Operating system detected. Help?
View ArticleWindows 8 desktop is under the contact folder.
I have a netbook book with windows 8 single language, when I updated the os in the third time, I noticed that all the files I move in the desktop are directly save in the contacts folder. All Icons are...
View ArticleDisplayed time zone
I work and live in two different time zones. I'd like to display my home time zone, but my system time must be set to the network time and gets reset if I change it. I used to use the clock gadget in...
View ArticleSolved Changing interface language does not affect some apps
Hi, I've changed interface language of Windows 8 to English but parts of the system (including default Metro Apps, like Mail) are still in the language Windows was originally installed with. How can I...
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