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refresh problem in Windows-8

hi i have refresh problen in Windows-8 if i create folder or delete folder i cant see it - only if i press F5 to refresh (i have Very powerful computer hardware) what i can do ? thanks

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Solved "Pin to Start" missing on Microsoft

Hey, I just got a new laptop and tried to put the Microsoft programs in. It all went well until trying to organize the Start. My Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) are all on the desktop and...

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Help with question on W8 ISO file size

Purchased and installed W8 Pro. I followed the instructions to redownload an ISO image and the size of the file is just over 2 MB. I recalled reading somewhere in the instructions or threads that the...

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Refresh taking forever

Hi New to the forum. I made a custom refresh point using command line recimg with no issue. my image is about 40gb in size. I ran the refresh tonight and I saw the "touch the corners" screen and the...

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Can You Disable The Charm Bar

I dont think this is in the correct section maybe a nice mod will move it but my question is Can you disable the Charm Bar because that is the section of win8 I hate the most While using the internet...

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Shift buttons are stuffed?

I just upgraded to windows 8 form windows 7 using the upgrade manager. (Upgraded form windows 7 32-bit professional ) When I click 'Shift @' it comes up with " and vise versa, same with 'Shift 3' this...

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Cant play any mpg video files

when I click play nothing happens sound comes perfect but no movie can any one help please thanks

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Solved How to log onto account without email

I'v set up my laptop where I have to log on using my hotmail account. How can I change this so I can log on without the need of an email address, instead with my name instead? Thanks

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Where is Help feature?

Sorry to ask such a basic question, but this is a hard one to google for, since 'help' has a lot of different uses. I'm trying to help an elderly relative with his new Windows 8 PC, and I have never...

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win 8 acct

hello im new to windows 8, i have a question, my son gave me a ssd drive with windows 8 on it, he cleaned his stuff out on it, but when i launch the system his acct comes up to log in with, is there a...

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Windows 8 browser goes to windows 7 format. please help!

Ok, when i first got windows 8 it worked fine, but now whenever i'm on the windows 8 start screen and click on either Internet explorer or Google chrome, it automatically transfers on to the windows 7...

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Increased security a definite PITA!

I'm running into more and more things that don't work any more in Windows 8 that worked perfectly in Windows 7. I'm getting a lot more Access denied messages for things like trying to backup my...

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Windows 8 Upgrade from Windows 7 Retail

Hi I have a full retail copy of Windows 7 and upgraded to WIndows 8 Pro via the online download and did a fresh install. My question is what happens if I want to replace the motherboard? With the...

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Strange problem

Hello all, This is my first post. I successfully upgraded my OS from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Pro. I chose the import my data and settings. Now when I am choosing Google Chrome which was imported from...

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Remove cloud apps

Hello to all, I have found using the pre-release W8 on my old system to run pretty fast and well. My issue is that I do not wish to use any cloud apps at all and want to delete them and replace them...

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OUTLOOK 2010 & Windows 8

Hi all. I am a newbie here so firstly a big hello. I use Outlook 2010 and now running a new install of Windows 8 Pro (64 bit). All is well and no issues so far. I have just purchased the Nokia Lumia...

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Solved Help please

Alright, So I've now disabled the lock screen thanks to your help. However my computer still times out on me. After about a minute or so of inactivity the screen will go dark, and if you do not...

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Will Microsoft restore Start Menu to Windows 8?

There is now speculation that the Start Menu will return: Will Microsoft restore Start Menu to Windows 8? (http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/11/13/microsoft-sinofsky-fired-windows-8/1702511/)...

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Transferring windows 8 partitions to another larger drive

I bought a new 2 tb hard drive and I am going to transfer the windows 8 partitions to the new drive when I get it. How can I do this ? My soon to be old drive is 500 gb . What about using hard drive...

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Windows Media Player Problem

I have dowloaded some videos from BBC iplayer to play via WMP, when I open the file the media usage rights are downloaded ok but the video is unwatchable. If there is no sound the picture is fine but...

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