EFI booting: Why?
I was wondering, what is the reason for Windows 8 using a EFI boot? BIOS seemed more handy and gave me more options, but I wasn't sure why Windows switched.
View Articledeleting password
Two weeks ago I purchased a HP Pavilion laptop running pre-loaded Windows 8 64 bit for personal use around the home. As a password was not necessary and I followed internet advice and used netplwiz to...
View Articlebluetooth file transfer
hello.i had refresh my win 8 but after that I cant see the Bluetooth file transfer wizard in my start screen.how I can create a icon in my start screen?i don't find it with search!
View ArticleBackup strategy onsite/offsite
Hi, I need to figure out a back-up strategy for 6 TB of data. Docs/Media/Work. Currently, I'm back-up up to external hard drives but this only covers me for onsite backup, plus, is a real pain to...
View ArticleSolved Check this Windows 8 Registry file
If anyone has Windows 8, can one go into the Registry and Find RunMRU and see if you have a file called "control/1" - I had someone do a bit of work in my Registry this morning and am hoping the guy...
View ArticleSolved Updates
I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, so apologies in advance if I'm doing this incorrectly. On Tuesday I bought a Samsung laptop Windows 8. The first two days things were...
View ArticlePrevious wubi installation still active after upgrade
I was running Windows 8 prerelease and wubi (Windows Ubuntu installer). When windows 8 was released I upgraded. The wubi installation was having a lot of problems so I attempted to remove it. I...
View ArticleWhat Happened to Desktop Search
I was a heavy user of the Windows 7 desktop search, either by the taskbar or the start menu. I most often used it to find emails, especially when I didn't remember which of my many accounts received...
View ArticleWindows 8, the repeated vista failure
I downloaded windows 8 thinking that it would be a great operating system, after all, microsoft could not possibly make the same mistake twice as they messed up so big with vista I never thought any...
View ArticleProbably the most underrated feature of Windows in general
Good night! So I'm here to tell about something that probably is the most advanced feature in Windows compared to its competition, and the most underrated in general: Speech Recognition. I was once...
View ArticleSolved MovieMaker
I downloaded MovieMaker as a part of a bigger package called Windows Essentials. I had to stop part of the way through as I don't have a windows messenger user name and password. Now if I try and...
View ArticleWindows 8 vs Ubuntu Debate + First Experience Of Both OS's
*Remember that you can watch any of the videos in 720p HD!* My mum loves Windows XP and pretty much doesn't want to use anything else. Windows 8 has been released and obviously she will need to update...
View ArticleStuck in Automatic Recovery loop
Yesterday my computer was running perfectly fine, I restarted it, then it randomly said it was doing a repair bit it gets stuck at 1%. I tried every repair option possible, none worked. So, I plugged...
View ArticleWindows 8 Media Center does not support Blu-Ray! :(
I am very disappointed to know that Windows 8 Media Center would not support Blu-ray. We would need third party software for this. So officially Microsoft is not supporting the Blu-ray format. This is...
View ArticleCan't boot my windows 7 in windows 8.
Hello. I downloaded and directly installed windows 8 on my laptop's E drive, while I already had windows 7 on C drive, on the same HDD. now it directly boots to windows 8. Please help me to dual boot...
View ArticleAccidently turned off monitor and can't turn it on again
Hi forum, I feel pretty stupid, but I have a problem, that I just can't figure out how to solve. I installed the win 8 upgrade on my desktop yesterday. I have two monitors connected but only one of...
View ArticleDVD from Windows on line
Hello! I get on the official on line site (windows) and I pay for the Windows 8. They say that i will receibe a DVD by mail. How long will it take?
View ArticleSolved exe files
when I m going to ex files from my external drive to c drive and reverse it tell me to do with administrator licence.who can disable it?
View ArticleIs it possible to buy Windows 8 for a non Windows PC?
Hi there, Is it possible to buy Windows 8 as a non upgrade, in other words can I buy the full edition? I do not have Windows on my PC (I use Ubuntu) and I would like to buy Windows 8 and install that...
View Articlechange the color and add program
hi guys i have 2 questions 1-the color of task bar and the borders of the windows is red , how can i change it to default of win 8 or other colors? 2-when we go to the search in the charms bar we see...
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