How to force the All Apps screen to refresh
Morning, I am currently running a 64 bit version of Windows 8 Pro with all available MS updates applied to it. I have the need to change the name of one of the program groups that appear on the All...
View ArticleLegal cloning question
I purchased 21 new Toshiba Satellite PCs for a local school. I have set up two of the PCs the way the school wants them and each one took a while. I'd like to clone one of them to the oher PCs but I am...
View ArticleSolved Upgrade to Windows 8
Hi I'm looking to buy a tablet with windows 8 on it. But in Belgium, the country where I live it is still not available. We can only buy Windows 8 RT. The Windows 8 version will come out next year. It...
View ArticleHow to sign out of Administrator account
Win 8 Pro x64. I had to use my Administrator account today and then returned to my named Local/Admin one. Now, when I go to reboot, Windows gives a message that "Other people are logged on to this...
View ArticleYikes ! Newbie going from XP to Windows 8.
Greetings to the World, from a Newbie in Battle Creek, Michigan. I bought a new HP desktop a few days ago, Windows 8, of course......now I'm not saying that I ever got 100% out of Windows XP, but wow,...
View ArticleTime consumming profit killing chaos
This is a bit of a saga but you may find it interesting and worth reading. Thankfully, I created a system image on an external HDD before attempting the Windows 8 Pro upgrade from my perfectly...
View ArticleNeed to downgrade windows 8 non-pro that was preinstalled
I need to downgrade and in my search for a way to return to windows 7 Ive come across these downgrade rights for windows 8 professional. My thoughts are to upgrade to pro using my school email for $40...
View ArticleVLC and YouTube jumpy when running games.
Hey I am running dual monitors and I usually run VLC or chrome on the second monitor when I am playing games, but VLC and YouTube start jumping when I run games like BF3 and Far Cry 3. yet the audio is...
View ArticleWindows 8 Problem Black Screen with movable cursor
Please help :cry: Here's the story: My cousin played minecraft on my laptop for maybe an hour. Then later, he told me that my laptop froze, so he turned it off by holding the switch. When we turned the...
View ArticleWindows 8 desktop mode: Libary errors!
Very recently I attempted to open the 'Documents' tab, in the Windows 8 desktop application. In an attempt to access a specific file of which I required. However I am now incapable of doing so, due to...
View ArticleStorage Spaces questions...
Merry Holidays to all and to all a good night! Well, I recently experienced a personal disaster/tragedy yesterday, my main 500 gig hard drive fully died. As in, the disk is at the point where it will...
View ArticleClose button in Apps
Is there any way I can have a close button in the Windows 8 apps, It annoy me when I move my second hand to the keyboard to press Alt+F4 in order to close the app OR Hold the mouse click on the app top...
View ArticleWindows 8 desktop mode: Library errors!
Very recently I attempted to open the 'Documents' tab, in the Windows 8 desktop application. In an attempt to access a specific file of which I required. However I am now incapable of doing so, due to...
View ArticleSolved How to have the old XP behavior of view as->thumbnails?
Hey guys, after upgrading from XP to Win8, I've probably already spent hours removing most of the little bits and unnecessary pieces of UI changes they implemented. I'm pretty much done, but there's...
View Articlewindows 8 sucks
I just had to buy a new comp...(P2-1343w) with windows 8 I what to rid it of windows 8..and go to windows xp what do i need to do this?
View Articlewhich one is the best windows 8 version to download
please help ....i am a student and dont use so many softwarne like graphics etc....so what is the best version of windows 8 so that my battery is less consumed....
View ArticleStart Button Missing & understanding why
For everyone :cry: about missing 'Start Button' try this 3 minute exercise mouse & keyboard. Sometimes it's easier to accept change when you understand how it works. 1. Go to 'Start Panel' (press...
View ArticleIs it really that bad??
Hello All, I'm thinking of buying Windows 8, I'm so close but after reading a number of these post im a tad concerned, whether i want Windows 8?? Everyone is sayings it really bad, is it really that...
View ArticleThe Desktop.ini is not useful for Win+X menu?
Hello, I view the article to change the Win+X menu below Windows 8 Guide: The Win+X Menu, aka The Power User Menu...
View ArticleHow To Enable Preview For Images But Not Videos
I know from View -> Options you can turn on the option to show thumbnails instead of icons but is there a way to only show thumbnails for photos and not videos?
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