Windows 8.1 - will 1 upgrade product key dual boot?
I currently have Windows 7 Home Premium set up on 4 bootable partitions out of 12, same product key on same computer (3 on one disk and the other on a different disk). Can I purchase 1 upgrade to...
View ArticleWindows 8 customize default user profile without sysprep
it is difficult to have sysprep on every small group of computers.the computers come from different chipsets, different applications, different locations.i wish to know whether Windows 8 can have...
View ArticleLanguage Pack integration in image
currently evaluating windows 8 deployment with SCCM 2012 SP1.we have used the same procedure to create our image as the one for windows 7so, we have injected a dutch and french language pack in the...
View ArticleWindows 8 x64 creating an unattend.xml using WSIM question
Hello,In process of building the unattend.xml and I am using an Windows 8 x86 xml as a guide that we use. Notice in the components > specialized pass that amd64_Microsoft_Windows_Deployment...
View ArticleAutostart applications don't start during first boot after sysprep on Windows 8
Hello! I'm running an autotest application that involves sysprepping Windows. What I've noticed (specifically on Windows 8) is that after sysprep is done and the machine finally boots up, none of the...
View ArticleLenovo Yoga 13 Automatic updates
I bought my new Lenovo Yoga 13 about a month ago and each time a set of automatic updates appears it hangs up (installing update 1 of 33, etc) and I have to do a hard restart. The number of updates as...
View ArticleUpdating multiple PCs
I have 5 PCs running Windows 8. Is it possible to configure windows update to download the files once and install it on all computers, rather than downloading separately for each computer?
View ArticleADK System Image Manager 8.x - Catalog Creation Error
Technician PC: Windows 8 Enterprise x64, connected to internetADK Tested: 8.0 x86, 8.1 x86Tested install.wim files: Win 8 x64 Enterprise SA download, Win 2012 x64Both install.wim files are located on...
View Articlenetwork projection woes
I have a tablet with an OEM version of windows 8 32 bit.I wish to utilise a networked data projector, which is one of the great features of windows 8.Normally, go into add-remove programs, go to...
View ArticleFaulting application name: IEXPLORE.EXE
When my user trying to play any Video or access some staff on social media..IE 10 x is crashing...Firefox working just fineIt IS HP Bussness Class PC, new WIn 8 Pro X 64 installAny ideas?Log Name:...
View Articleskydrive no sync
guys,am getting an "element is missing" notification when trying to sync skydrive. Anyone with a sollution for that problem? am using windows 8.1seems like skydrive isnt syncing automatically anymore...
View ArticleImaging Windows 8 with WIM larger than 4GB and UEFI boot?
Hi everyone,I am doing a lot of imaging and UEFI has been nothing but a pain. I ultimately have two issues but one is more pressing.I need to know how to create a bootable, UEFI flash drive that can...
View ArticleStart Screen and Apps Blank when User GPO Applied
Hi,We are trying to deploy some Windows 8 Tablets in our school district as a pilot. When a user logs into one of our domain joined tablets, the Start Screen is Blank. Also, All Apps is empty as...
View Articlehidden power menu disabled
Windows 8 has a hidden set of menus. When in desktop mode you can place the cursor in the lower left corner, at which time the start menu opens after you click.If you right click you get an option for,...
View Articlewindows 8 and windows 8.1 backup/recovery
windows8 control panel has a windows 7 file recovery function With this function you can create vhdx images can also create system repair disc if you can not get completely restored after repair disc...
View Articlewindows 8 and windows 8.1
win8 If MBR + BIOS 350M system partition boot and put WINRE.wim etc. If it is GPT + UEFI 300M put WINRE EFI system partition boot partition put But WIN8.1 I tried both MBR + BIOS or GPT + EFI is 350M...
View Articlewindows 8 and windows 8.1
win8 If MBR + BIOS 350M system partition boot and put WINRE.wim etc. If it is GPT + UEFI 300M put WINRE EFI system partition boot partition put But WIN8.1 I tried both MBR + BIOS or GPT + EFI is 350M...
View ArticleDoes anyone have an idiots guide to deploying bitlocker on my system drive...
IDoes anyone have an idiots guide to deploying bitlocker on my system drive with Windows 8 Pro and no TPM. I have Yubikeys II and Yubikey VIP which id like to use as my second factor authorization. I...
View Articlewindows 8 repair loop
Hi All,I recently setup a new machine with windows 8. Setup went fine and I applied all the latest and greatest OS updates from Window Update. I then installed Office 2010 and Visual Studio 2010...
View ArticleI want to re install Explorer 10 on Win 8
My browsers have all been hijacked. Explorer won't open all the way. The tools are grayed out except File and Safety. Safety allows me to go to inPrivate browsing where the browser will work. There...
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