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Windows 8 Installation DIfficulty

Hello dear friends, Lately I wanted to upgrade my computer from windows 7 to windows 8, but it keeps giving me an error that there is no enough space. I've used partition wizard,disk cleanup,and...

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Control StartScreen Items being displayed and Microsoft Accounts Settings

I am testing Windows 8.1 Enterprise version which may be deployed to all my corporate PCs in the near future. There are couple configurations I would like to achieve but I could not figure out and I...

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Windows 8.1 Won't get updates in audit mode.

I just installed Windows 8.1 in a Hyper-V virtual machine. The release version that was distributed through msdn not the preview. I enter audit mode as soon as I can, so there have been no changes or...

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Need solid help creating a second user account identical to the first user...

Hi, I am in the process of setting up a new Windows 8.1 laptop for my parents. Currently, there is just one user admin account on it - my dad's. Coming from Windows XP, this has been an unexpectedly...

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Windows 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...

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Windows 8 - Unique Universal Identifier (UUID) Issues

To whom it may concern,I am deploying Windows 8 via SCCM 2012 in a corporate agency, but when I log into the workstations an error crops up"The Group Policy Client service failed the sign-in The...

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USMT version changes

On the page 'What's New in the Windows ADK for Windows 8.1' (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn247001.aspx) there is the statement 'There are no new or changed features for USMT in this...

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Windows Deployment Services - Windows 8.1 Deployment Failure (Required Driver...

Hello everyone,Give you a little background on the hardware/software which we are running to do a Windows 8.1 Deployment, we have an VM of Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows Deployment Services...

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Customize Win 8.1 Start Screen

I need to customize Start Screen on Windows 8.1 (its 8.1 standard edition, not professional or enterprise) I checked alternatives with Export-StartLayout and Sysprep way to generate AppLayout.bin file...

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Switch IDE to AHCI

So I already installed Windows 8.1 Pro on my computer (HM87), but by IDE mode.I want to switch to AHCI mode so my computer will be able to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology.And I want to know how...

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Black Screen After Upgrading to Windows 8

HiI'm experiencing a black screen after upgrading a Dell N5050 B890 to Windows 8.Tried to refresh the installation but the problem persited. re-installed the Windows 8, the machine logged in...

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Windows 8 black screen after Dell logo?

My computer was being really slow the past couple of days so i did a system scan with reg cure pro and it told me i had to restart my laptop. After restarting my laptop it showed the dell logo and then...

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Restrict DOWNLOADING apps from the app store (not USING apps)

I know how to restrict using installed apps through Family Safety.There doesn't seem to be a way to Not Allow an app install from the app store without a Parent's approval (email and password).If the...

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Can't see a network connection in Windows 8 that's clearly visible on two...

I've been trying to connect to a wireless device (Sunsight Antenna Alignment Tool) that uses a static IP address, but the network doesn't show up on the available network list. I have two Windows 8...

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Initializing a New Disk

I just installed Windows 8.1 on a new computer I built.  As someone suggested, I unplugged the hard drive when I loaded windows to insure that Windows was installed on the SSD.  That went fine.  I then...

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Laptop screen won't start after opening the lid

I have a new Inspiron 3537 and i can't understand why my laptop screen won't start after opening the lid. I pushed all the keys and keys combination on my keyboard, the mousepad does not work either. I...

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Windows 8.1 Enterprise Licence (Partner Power Pack)

Is there a way of obtaining a Windows 8.1 Enterprise licence through the Partner Power Pack licence agreement? I require Remote FX USB redirection for development work which I run currently within a...

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windows update crashes with a blue screen to restart

windows updates were in the process of download , and the internet crashed before i finish the updates , and when the internet came back , instead of continuing to download the rest of the update , it...

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Disabling All Metro Apps

We are looking at deploying Windows 8.1. However rather than blocking all metro apps via applocker is there any way of completely removing them via group policy...To be honest we have no need for any...

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If a computer was upgrade from Windows 7 to 8 (then 8.1), will a reset set it...

Hello all,When Windows 8.1 came out, I upgraded my Windows 7 desktop to 8 then 8.1 right after. It has been working pretty well, with the exception of crashing on boot sometimes and folder paths being...

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