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W8 phones -- PLEASE a bit of multi-tasking

Hi there I think that even on a phone the whole idea of these metro apps might be getting "old fashioned" or like Dinosaur Technology now. I've played around with a Windows phone - but what I really...

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Solved Taskbar always on top

Hello guys, I have just lept from xp pro to windows 8 pro cutting out vista and 7, so I have a bit of learning to do. First little niggle, when using Google chrome, it is on top of the taskbar. In xp...

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Can I still create a Win 8 installation disk?

I bought Windows 8 Pro for $40 (minus one penny) as the clock ticked to the last minutes of January 31st here in the far East. My idea was to get hold of a Win 8 Pro product key, and get the program...

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Solved How do I stop "you have files waiting to be burned to disk

When I reboot i get this balloon which tells me this. I did not want to burn any files although it has 2,000 and more listed. I want to clear this out...it is slowing down my pc. I look on the folder...

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How do I burn my ISO to a DVD Rom?

Sorry to be such a chump, but I've never burnt an ISO to a DVD Rom. I have created a Windows ISO, and I have a DVD Rom ready in the optical drive. If I right-click on the ISO, I can "open with"...

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Have switched to MS account, Mail/Cal/People not working

My PC info is in detail at my profile if needed. I have switched over to a MS account. The Tiles for Mail, Calendar and People were present on the metro start page even as it was a local account. But...

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Power-On Logs In Previous User - No Choice/UID Screen

I have 2 users - admin & non-admin. When I power on the laptop, it immediately brings me into the workspace of the last user on the machine. I never get the 'Lock' screen nor the screen which shows...

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Getting Devices ready error windows 8

I am using asus pc dual core 2.2 ghz, 4 gb ram intel centrino, by last few months I can use freely my windows 8 without any problems, having maintenance at all. But yesterday when I turn on my laptop...

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Solved win 8 crashing and slow down

when i right click and go to the new menu to create a folder explorer freezes,.. it takes ages to cntrl+alt+del to bring up explorer, it then flashes that 80% system resources is on the explorer window...

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Moving windows to visible area

Hello, I'm aware that behaviour in windows 8 is probably a bug fix but still: in windows 7 when I switched from dual display to single display all windows stayed exactly where they were so when I...

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Solved Windows 8 UAC Glitch

Doing anything that triggers UAC, will show the box showing "Please enter Admin password" but there is no place to put it. Yes is greyed-out. Refresh didn't work, only Reset.

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Solved Metro app weather

Metro app weather says it can't run if uac is off. Don't know why Win 8 started giving that message, although I did have uac control off. Is there a fix other than having uac on.

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Solved Alt + f4 key not working properly

I like to use the Alt+f4 key for closing various windows.It used to work fine until suddenly the alt+f4 key just doesnt do anything in the browser window and in folders its opens the preview pane.How...

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Apple PhotoStream Icloud problem

Does any one else have this issue? Applephotostreamsdownloader.exe has stopped working

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cost of Win 8 upgrade

Just looked on the MS site. The cost of an upgrade has now increased to:- Windows 8 now costs £99.99 Windows 8 Pro now costs £189.99 Glad I bought mine earlier.

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Relative Ease in Understanding How Windows 8 Works

First, if you have no reasonable basis for selecting a response in this poll then please do not participate. If you selected a response without a reasonable basis, then please take your vote back. Note...

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64 bit windows what do i need to know please

since windows 95 up to w7 always had 32 bit. looking to get laptop with 64bit w8, apart from it being faster do i need to do anything different. ages ago remember posts about browsers,flash, and some...

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My personal view on Windows 8 & where Microsoft is heading

Here is my personal view of why Microsoft made Windows 8 the way it is, and where they might be heading. I'm expecting I've got one or two details wrong, but bear with me. Mods, apologies if this is in...

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I can't boot my computer anymore after upgrade.

Hello, I just upgraded my desktop to Windows 8 from Windows 7 using digital download. Everything was running smoothly as I was installing apps and drivers. My graphics driver required a reset after...

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Stop touch pad screen appearing in toolbar

Hi Don`t know if this is the correct place for this question but how do you rid yourself of the touch screen keyboard symbol in the bottom toolbar have tried several ideas but after restart this still...

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