old task manager and safe mode
in windows 8 i want a way that when i press ctrl+shift+esc the old taskmanager like windows 7 appear and in boot menu when press f8 the go to safe mode?
View Articlechange the size of pin programs
hi guys. as you know in start screen when we right click on the applications we can see larg or small i pin some of my programs to start screen but when i right click on them i can not see this option....
View ArticleWindows 8 monitor - advice please
Hi everyone, Last week I purchased a new Windows 8 Pro computer. This replaced my nine year old XP system and so it's great to be on the current Windows release. I deliberately did not buy a monitor...
View ArticlePrograms and Features box is not at the bottom of screen
Image: http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f11/9138d1348986644-power-user-tasks-menu-open-windows-8-win-x.jpg please help the programmes and features box is not at the bottom of my screen where...
View ArticleDefault Credit Card
I'm from the Philippines, and I was trying to add a default credit card in the Account Settings. Sadly the only available country is USA and Canada. Hence I cannot make any purchases in the Windows...
View ArticleHow to close Metro apps?
Since I've not installed adobe reader, the preinstalled Reader app opened for viewing a pdf file. What is the intended method to close Reader and other metro apps? I don't see any way to do that. I...
View ArticleWhat is this and how do i remove it
Attachment 11421 (http://www.eightforums.com/attachments/f1/f2/11421-what-how-do-i-remove-untitled.png)thnx
View ArticleSolved SSD space not being shown correctly?
I just installed a pretty clean install of Windows 8 Pro (I used the upgrade, but I did the upgrade immediately over top of a clean windows 7 install). It is installed on an intel SSD. I haven't...
View ArticleMetro Internet Explorer is annoying
Whenever I go to a site that has flash enabled in it, it's useless and I have to go back to the desktop IE to view the complete website. What's Microsoft thinking? Why are they making it so difficult?...
View ArticleSolved $40 download upgrade EULA the same as the 8 Pro EULA?
I did look up via the link Brink provided in the top pinned thread, thanks for that btw. I just want to make sure I can try it on a different computer if there's a problem with the one I tried to...
View Articlewhy is my external HD so slow?
i have two external HDDs, one seagate and one acer. i back up my computer to the seagate, and back up my seagate to the acer. the acer i back up only every few months because i keep that in a seperate...
View Articlewindows 8 startup
hi i want to be able to make windows 8 startup and not have a password at all no login nothing like that if anyone can help id greatly appreciate it thanks
View Articlecreate recovery partition
my sony vaio laptop model is VPCEH26EN.I recently installed windows 8 pro 64 Bit.I formatted whole hard disk and installed windows 8.I had a oem recovery partition when i bought this laptop with...
View ArticleMetro interface fonts not crisp
I find the fonts on my metro start screen aren't as crisp as I remember them being in previous versions of windows. I also can't seem to find a way to increase the font size in the Metro Mail app. Any...
View ArticleVery Close To Removing Win 8 And Going Back To 7
Man is this operating system doing my swede in :cry: On a laptop using the touch pad every time you go anywhere near the top right corner while browsing the effing Charm bar pops up and stops smooth...
View Articleinsane scroll speed after resume
i have a "microsoft wireless mouse 2000" and my pc is running win 8 pro. most of the times after i resume from hibernation the scroll speed is insane! moving the scroll wheel 1mm causes for example the...
View ArticleLocking tiles?
I wonder if there is a way to prevent tiles from dragging on the start screen? Hard to believe MS left this out! I often drag or swipe across the start screen and move a tile wo/ intending to. This...
View ArticleWindows 8 Sales Well Below Projections, Plenty of Blame
I saw this article over at Paul Thurrott's Supersite for Windows. I've been following Paul for several months now on the Windows Weekly podcast on Twit. He has been cautiously optimistic about Windows...
View Articlewhen clicking on tile in windows 8, it brings up full scre
How can we reset the size of the screen that is presented after clicking on a tile in windows 8? Here is my problem. I have two monitors and have my desktop going across both monitors the way I like...
View ArticleWill I need to reinstall?
I'm planning on replacing my motherboard and cpu(amd phenom 2 980/foxconn a9das) with and intel 3570k/msi g45. Will this require the reinstallation of windows 8? If so, how many times can I use my...
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