Networking Issues after Upgrading to Windows 8.1
I have a Windows 8 desktop PC that is working fine with my network. I can browse the Internet fine using all major browsers etc. After upgrading to Windows 8.1 through the Windows Store I noticed...
View ArticleFactory recovery partition on windows 8 in Asus X551CALaptop
I purchased Asus x551CA notebook on 22nd Feb 2014. After about 45 days I formated hard disk partition on which Activated Windows 8 operating systme was installed.I formatted an repartitioned HDD. And...
View ArticleCannot ping domain name
I have just stood up a domain with a single Windows Server 2012 and three Windows 8.1 workstations. The server has the Active Directory role along with DNS and DHCP. I can ping the IP of the server...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Bitlocker - automatic shutdown during password prompt
Hi,I´ve activated Bitlocker on my hard disk. As I have no TPM socket on my motherboard, I activated a group policy as described here:...
View Article"H:\ refers to a location which is unavailable"
"H:\ refers to a location which is unavailable" it says this every time I try to create a new folder or shortcut on windows 8 desktop.I removed a partition before installing windows 8. I presume...
View Articlemsvcp100.dll is missing eventhougth i install everything required
VC++ redistributable2012 direct x ,and dotnet framwork 4.5 install but i could not fix it
View ArticleLocal and Microsoft account name problem
HiI installed Windows 8.1 Update 1 Enterprise 64-bit.I created a local account and I changed the name displayed in the Start screen.Then, by this account, I performed the procedure to switch to a...
View ArticleWindows Store doesn't let me upgrade to 8.1, says I am not administrator
Hello, I am trying to upgrade my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 with Windows Store. But Store refuses to let me download, saying I do not have administrator rights. I am with an administrator account and a...
View ArticleBuying Windows apps
Is there any way to buy apps using at&t data packages without using a credit card
View Articlehow to create macros for Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, Keyboard Center...
Keyboard Center 2.3.118 alludes to the creation of macros but does not give any clear indication on how to assign functions to available keys or key combinations either using the blue (windows 8...
View ArticleWin 8 Pro upgrade to Win 8.1 lost Pro?
I have a 10 Dell boxes that came with Windows 8 Pro. All of them have now updated to Windows 8.1 through the store but one of them seems to have "lost" the Professional features. There is no option to...
View ArticleDisplaying all users accounts in the Login Screen
HiWithWindows8.1Update 1,it is possibleto make sure thatall accountsaredisplayed in the Login Screen?If so, howdo Ido this?ThanksByeBalubeto
View ArticleBooting latest WInPE iso from version 3.3 of the Red Hat Enterprise...
I used to be able to boot from a WinPE3 iso image but have not been able to since I upgraded to WinPE4 or WinPE5. I am able to boot the same image from VMWare and Hyper-V, Parallels, etc. so I know the...
View Articleroaming or redicting windows 8 start screen
the tiles of windows 8 stores in de appsfolder.itemdata-ms file in de local appsdata folder in the user profile.Is it possible to redirect or to roam the file? We have a lot floating desktops and flex...
View ArticleDisable Edge Swipping
How do I disable Edge Swiping on a non-touch pad machine? I have found several instances referencing laptops with touch pads, but none with a standard USB or wireless mouse...
View ArticleUpgrade Window 8 (Core) to Pro
I would like to know if there is a scripted way to update many Windows 8 installations to Pro.I know this can be done manually by starting SLUI and adding the Pro key. This works and does what i want....
View ArticleCan't update to Windows 8.1 - Error code: 0xc190102
Can't update to Windows 8.1 Sorry, it looks like this PC can't run Windows 8.1. This might be because the Users or Program Files folder is being redirected to another partition.Error code: 0xc190102Yes...
View Article0x8007004 Windows 8.1 Error (Detailed Error log)
After trying to install 8.1 at least 10 times i found a thread that lead me to look for my error log file i pasted below. If anyone (Microsoft or none) can help that would be nice. Its to the point...
View Article8.1 Installation and RAID 10 setup
Hello,I'm building a rig. I am purchasing an OEM copy of 8.1 and installing it on a 128 GB SSD. This will be a boot drive only.I'm adding 4, 1 TB HDD's in a RAID 10. One of those drives has some...
View ArticleCannot deploy all sort of start screen tiles
Hi.I would like to deploy a corporate start screen on all win8.1 clients. So I customized it, exported itexport-startlayout -as bin -path path...\customstartscreenlayout.bin –verbose...imported it......
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