Windows 8.1 Error On shutdown
I've updated my laptop's operating system from windows 8 to 8.1 but i keep getting the following error when i shutdown my system. Image:...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 problem with shut down and sleep
Hello, My windows 8.1 sometimes doesn't shut-down or go to sleep, but only blank screen and all the fans running and only way out is reset the system.It happens 3 out of 10 times. Please help me in...
View ArticleSolved Icon re-arranging themselves after restart?
Hi, This has really been annoying me, thought I would come here for help :D Ok, so what happens is I have my icons arranged nicely how i want them, programs on the left, folders on the right. Now,...
View ArticleSolved Cannot remove Homegroup Icon from Desktop (W8.1)
Hi there Not sure what update it appeared after but I now have a Home group icon on the desktop that I can't remove -- normal desktop icons can be deleted via right mouse click --no option for this. On...
View ArticleScreen tiles do not appear automatically
Each time I start the computer is is necessary for me to adjust the screen resolution to cause the screen tiles to appear when clicking "start" on the right side of the screen. What am I not doing?...
View ArticleSolved Settings is disabled,Please Fix for me
Image: http://i57.fastpic.ru/big/2013/1128/b1/97efdd53ea01e804d37ee8a89bb089b1.jpg Please guide me fix it.thanks
View ArticleThe service cannot be started
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it. I think this was "Application information" service. The problem is that now I can't...
View Articlehigh priority tasks
whilst installing or extracting when you click to start a program, such as firefox, this program will take ages to start. i pressume that the problem here is that windows 8.1 is trying to prioritize...
View ArticleMoving Video files to external USB drive
Hi All Just after some guidance on the best way to move my video files to an external drive I am on a Laptop if it makes any difference (don't want Windows to have any issues if drive is not connected)...
View ArticleActive Window Switching
I have looked everywhere for a fix to this problem and can't seem to find it anywhere... When I have multiple applications/programs running and my mouse leaves one window, that window self minimizes....
View ArticleIssues with Windows 8.1 I've been having.
Hey guys; I have Windows 8.1 installed, and my experience with Windows 8.1 hasn't been as fluid as Windows 7 and Windows 8 has. Some issues that I am having are: - Some applications launch at start at...
View Article8.1 upgrade
Having upgraded to 8.1 yesterday, the problems I have found thus far ae: restarting the computer takes about 5 mins one of my two printers doesn't work internet explorer 11 is constantly freezing, then...
View ArticleLenovo laptop fan not working with system?
So just few days ago i was playing with my laptop and it got really slow, I though it might be programs I've had opened or something but I just noticed something My fan doesn't seem to work when my CPU...
View ArticleCan't see all startup apps
hello, I am new new windows 8.1 I it is almost impossible to get used to. I lost 3 days just to customize it so I can use it. to make the story short. I can't disable startup applications because I...
View ArticleSolved Always get a RunDLL error when I launch Windows 8.1...
This issue just happened to me recently , every time I boot up Windows 8.1 I get a RunDDL error. Now I have done some research to see what is causing all this , and apparently I had a malware on my...
View ArticleHow do I transfer Windows 8, all progs and data to new lap
Hi, My laptop is being replaced as it has a faulty motherboard (but still works) The new laptop will be identical. Is there any way I can clone my hdd so that when the replacement arrives I can copy...
View ArticleSolved USB Flash or External HD - Which is better?
I need to make a backup image of my HD and my question is this. Which is easier, when it comes to restoring the image, USB flash or External HD? I ask because I wonder if I made an image on an external...
View ArticleCrashes - hardware or software ?
System I7 3770 not oc'd 16 gig ram Gigabyte Motherboard GTX 660 Power Supply is a Corsair 700 Watt only about a year and a half old. I am having trouble figuring out what may be causing Windows 8.1 to...
View ArticleMy Images redirecting to Main User
Good afternoon everyone On a MSI CR70 running on Windows 8.0, I wanted to change the location for "My Images" from "D:\Pictures" to "C:\Users\Main User*\Pictures". Because the folder didn't already...
View ArticleI have to keep signing in and Programs dont work
Hello, I recently got a new computer with Windows 8. I upgraded to Windows 8.1 and it was causing me more problems than before, so finally I wiped everything off my computer and went back to Windows 8....
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