Clean install of windows 8 crashing with BSoD: "attempted execute of...
I recently bought this computer (sorry for hyperlink, but it is much easier than trying to list all the components):http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227593I added a Samsung 840...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Desktop wallpaper not shown if Explorer is not running
Hi,I set wallpaper image using registry:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop]"Wallpaper"="C:\\Windows\\Web\\Wallpaper\\Windows\\img0.jpg"Problem is that I need to show wallpaper WITHOUT explorer...
View ArticleRemove Unnecessary Keyboard Layout
Hi thereI'm currently building my Windows 8.1 x64 Enterprise Image via SCCM 2012 R2. I'm using the following answer file for setting the region and language.<?xml version="1.0"...
View ArticleUnable to deploy a Windows 8.1 image using WDS name and approve!
Hello,Hopefully some of you residing Windows 8.1/2012R2 WDS experts are able to answer this question that has been tormenting me for 3 weeks now!I have been trying to deploy a custom Windows 8.1 image...
View Article"show the lock screen after my pc is inactive for" setting missing
I do not see the setting "show the lock screen after my pc is inactive for" in the lock screen menu. I am using Windows 8.1 on a desktop computer. I see screen shots on various web blogs showing this...
View Articlevdisk gets converted to type fixed from expandable during installation to...
I've tried everyway to Sunday to get work-arounds for this but I'm stumped...I am breaking into the Windows 8.1 with Update installation after adding my license, and creating a setup to use Native VHD...
View ArticleUpgraded laptop to windows 8 pro, intending to go to 8.1
I am locked out of PC Settings and Store. Is it really impossible to get the 'free' upgrade without going through the 'Store?'
View ArticleCannot disable Windows 8.1 Update for Silverlight
Hi everyone,I'm using Windows 8.1pro without Silverlight. Although I even have not installed Silverlight, I get an optional update information by Windows Update after each startup. I have already...
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 ArticleWdf01000.sys driver_irql_not_less_or_equal win 8.1
I have been having this issue driver_irql_not_less_or_equal (wdf01000.sys) after i installed win 8.1 to my system. I have an asrock 990 fx extreme 3 mother board. I am getting BSOD frequently in my...
View ArticleLaunching an app before OS loads?
Hi,I am sysprepping a machine and everything goes fine ... but I would like to open a text file or popup message at the following phases" Setup is starting Services" OR "Installing System Devices"...
View ArticleWindows 8.0 Volume License machines reboot and windows 8.1 is installed??
We are a small private university with 484 computers running Windows 8.0 with MAK key.This week we have had 2 Windows 8.0 computers spontaneously upgrade to Windows 8.1.Since we do have a windows 8.1...
View ArticleUpdate Wimboot Installation
I am overseeing several small Win 8.1 Tablets. They used Wimboot to optimize their disks.When they came out of the box, they had 5.24 GB (of 8.77GB) free. Updating Windows Defender dropped this down to...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 File Explorer crashes repeatedly with iPhone movies (MOV) files
HelloA company uses iPhones to take movies of on-site assessments. They burn these to CD and insert into a Windows 8.1 Pro laptop.When they hover the mouse over a MOV file, Windows 8.1 File Explorer...
View ArticleHow do I change the setupapi.dev.log logging level in Windows 8?
I’ve set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\LogLevel to0x2800FFFF as described in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff550808%28v=vs.85%29.aspx but...
View Articlehow to add my .appx or .appxbundle into .wim file
PS C:\Windows\system32> Add-AppxProvisionedPackage -path E:\mount -PackagePath C:\Users\Mathan\Downloads\app\viber.appx -SkipLicense Add-AppxProvisionedPackage : The package does not meet the...
View ArticleSysprep : a component is specified more than once
Hi,I had some free time so I started updating our standards WDS image.It was on Windows 8.1 ( updates until july/august 2014) and I installed all available updates up to last week.Within WDS, I specify...
View ArticleProblem Mapping Network Drives in Domain
Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Joined to my domain, but it didn't see the drives on the server. If I manually map them, tell system to reconnect on log in, the mapped drives are gone on reboot. If I...
View ArticleError occured while installing Office 2010 on windows 8 64bit (error code -...
Dear allI am installing Office 2010 on windows 8 64bit during installation I got following errorError 1935 - Error occurred during installation of assembly component ....HRESULT 0x80070422how to...
View ArticleRun the Task Manager on startup. How?
Hi I installed the final windows 8 from dreamspark. Now i always started the task manager automatically at the start up. I tried to do the same with windows 8 by adding a taskmgr.exe shortcut (located...
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