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Solved Keyboard not working

Hello, I have cleaned my new laptop yesturday - bought it before 1 month and now the "0" on the right side of the keyboard is not working at all. If I click 0 I get a menu like if I clicked the right...

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Looping between desktop and start

Hi everyone. I'm new to windows 8. It's running on a Compaq laptop and it's being running ok for a few days. Once I login into windows it jumps to the start screen with apps then goes to the desktop...

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win 8 mess; task manager, antivir, admin problems

Hello there. I am using win 8 but today something shitty happened. Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. you may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item. this was the...

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Custom Security Level to stop Pop ups

My Windows 8 computer has unwanted pop up advertisement tabs and Azure boxes in all Browsers every time I change websites. When I set Security to High in Internet Options the pop ups go away but on...

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How to combine [Apps] & [Settings] search results?

The long version would have been: “How to combine [Apps] & [Settings] into one search result, via using just the Win key from the desktop?” I'm seeing these are the shortcut keys from the desktop:...

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Solved Why can't we exit Metro/Tattoo with just the [Win] Key?

I'm fine starting up in the Metro View. Panels and purple are friggin' great. Oh yeah. I love Windows 8. But what is disproportionately annoying is that you HAVE to click on the [Desktop] panel with...

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How to change desktop taskbar time to date+time?

(At least the Recycle Bin can be removed without a registry edit hack. These have always been my top 2 peeves of Windows.) How please. From the desktop view I simply want to look down and to the right...

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Changing Partition and System Image

I just bought a new Gateway that came with Windows 8, and the partition is GUID (GPT)—so I am unable to use TrueCrypt for full-disk encryption. I wanted to change the partition, but the computer didn't...

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Can't wake netbook with wireless keyboard/mouse

hey all, i have a wireless keyboard and mouse (combo) plugged into my netbook (acer aspire one 522) and can't get the netbook to wake from sleep mode with either of them when the lid is closed (i...

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Problem on cursor during writing

Hi, I have installed Window 8 and then Microsoft Office Home & Business 2013 in my laptop (Samsung). When I do the typing (whatever writing on email, Word, Excel or Powerpoint), the cursor move up...

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Colours extremely pale

I just bought a HP Compaq CQ58 laptop and it came with windows 8 preinstalled. I Tried to get it with windows 7 but this is no longer an option offered by the shops. I installed Classic Shell and now...

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Solved How to toally bypass password login

I want to totally bypass all password logins. I deactivated the password requirement after sleep but this does not solve the bootup problem. Whenever I boot into win 8 it requires a password to login....

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Disable totally Cleartype and Sogoe

Hi everyone! This is my big problem (and not only mine): I really HATE Cleartype and Segoe. It makes fonts really blurred. So since I was using Windows 7 I used these methods Windows Aero (Tahoma Font)...

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How do I save to folders without permissions messages?

I'm on a new laptop running Windows 8 Pro, and I'm running into permission issues. I just created an icon (using Axialis Icon workshop), and tried to save it to a folder which I myself created. But I...

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No internet after uninstalling Avast 8

Hello, I cannot connect to internet after uninstalling my Avast 8 (Exact version 8.0.1487). I even tried uninstalling it from their uninstallation tool in Windows 8 Safe Mode, still had the same...

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Really hard to explain need help!!

I have had my windows 8 laptop for bout 2-3 months and ever since I brought it I have had troubles with my games and apps staying open. When I am playing games, not sure why but every now and then when...

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Windows 8 goes slow after refresh

Hi everybody! Well, i have a new laptop (intel core i5 @ 2,6GHz, 4GB RAM) running windows 8 but because i had some issues such as: store couldn't work right, task manager needed more than 2 minutes to...

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Random PC lag throughout the day

*Hardware:* P8Z68V PROGEN3 Motherboard Intel 3700T Processor 32gb Corsair RAM Corsair 160gb SSD hard drive Seagate 3tb SATA Western Digital 2tb External *Software:* Windows 8

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[ZenKey] Suggestions, tricks, thoughts, for the minimalist

I just posted this. Thought it could use it's own thread to isolate and collect suggestions or ideas for ways of running Windows 8x in such a mode. ----- ….I need to fully explore this new zero...

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How can I keep folder settings after I close window

How can I keep folder settings after I close window or switch to a new folder. Such as "Size All Columns to Fit"?

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