If I create/extract a folder Windows 8 it's read only
If I create a folder Windows 8 it's read only. i have to right click on the folder and uncheck read only. If i extract a zip file and tell it to extract to a folder. the folder it creates is read only....
View ArticleAccidentally Switching Apps/Windows
Hey All, This is my first post in the forums so I apologize if this is not the proper forum to post in for general questions but this is the most realistic place that I saw. My cousin texted me the...
View ArticleReset ClearType to defaults
Hello, I made some changes in ClearType using "adjust ClearType text" option, but I would like back do defaults. How can I do this? I searched in web, but all "tutorials" are about Windows 7 with a...
View ArticleWindows Media Player won't open
Windows Media Player won't open. I noticed this after I used Revo Uninstaller to uninstall AVG 2012 so I could install AVG 2013. There was a huge amount of things to be uninstalled and I selected and...
View ArticleWeird Error... Please help!!!
Can somebody plsss help me with this problem.. I just noticed it today when i try to Unpin one of my programs from the Start Menu.. I'm really having a headache on how to resolve this problem.....
View Articleimageres.dll problem
Hello everyone..can somebody help me with my problem?? I was trying to modify the system file "imageres.dll"..The thing is, i want to replace it with a modified "imageres.dll" from desktop to its place...
View ArticleRecovery help
I bought my brother a laptop for Christmas (HP Pavilion G6x). He couldn't pick it up from me until a week ago. It came with Windows 7, but he was super excited about Windows 8, so I used one of my...
View ArticleInteresting analysis of the Windows 8 store
---Quote--- Redmond has released a sloppy, inefficient, obtuse store thats arguably the worst store baked into any modern OS. In short, its a disaster. ---End Quote--- More: 5 reasons why the Windows...
View ArticleSolved Windows 8 Professional
What can you do in Windows 8 Professional that you can't do in Windows 8? Just curious..... Thank you, Kent G. Bailey
View ArticleWindows 8 partitions; Dell XPS 12
I recently purchased a Dell XPS 12 laptop which came with Windows 8. The partitions are confusing me, however: there is an 8 GB partition that does not have an immediately obvious purpose. Anyone have...
View ArticleMicrosoft 'Blue' wave is coming to more than just Windows
---Quote--- ...the Windows client team at Microsoft is working on its first "feature-pack" update for Windows 8, supposedly due this summer/fall, which is codenamed "Blue." But it turns out Blue isn't...
View ArticleAm I buying the best laptop for the price?
I'm currently in the process of buying a new laptop, and out of the ones that I've looked at so far, the Asus N56Z seems like the best choice for the price. I live in Europe so the price is around 1450...
View ArticleWin 8 deleting files added outside of Win 8
I've encountered a strange problem, have been running Windows 7 for a few years, recently decided to move over to Windows 8 but rather than upgrade I've done a fresh install on a new SSD. There's a...
View ArticleUpdating word check
Hello all, I am a biology major, and it is incredibly frustrating that the vast majority of what I write about, my computer doesn't understand. Does anyone know where I can download a biology specific...
View ArticleAnother help question, and hopefully the last.
When using the mouse pad on my laptop, if I swipe it from the far right it brings up several link or whatever on the right of my screen, I'd rather it not do that. Is there a way to disable that?
View Articletaskbar is hiding the menu
hi guys as you see in the picture below , the task bar is on my buttom of the program that is runing.how can i set the program to be on the task bar? Attachment 16245...
View ArticleSleep issues - again!
I know sleep issues have been widely reported but I've tried many suggestions without success to fix my problem so thought I'd see if I get any joy on here. I'm running Win 8 Pro 64 bit and my problem...
View ArticleSolved Taskbar all screens with open window
Hello all, I have two screens and my current settings are: I got my taskbar on both screens with the opened windows in it's own taskbar. This is good, but I just miss one thing: I can't attach a...
View Articlecant access anymore with F2 in bios on win 8
hello i have upgraded from win to win 8 pro.i have the sony vaio F11Z(2010 year model).with win 7 i have access in my bios with F2 key.but know i can't anymore.what can i do?i have the old traditional...
View ArticleSolved Window Background Color (NOT Desktop)
OK, I've searched the net and win 8 forums for how to do this. I can't find anything except how to change colors via the 'personalization' screen for desktop background etc. You used to be able to...
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