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Problem Installing Windows 8 on newly build PC. (Stuck in Infinite Restart Loop)

Hey Guys, Just build a PC for the first time, fairly sure all the hardware's working correctly, because I was able to fully install the Debugged/Checked version of Windows 8 Professional 64Bit on my...

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How to relocate the entire user profile and home folders with local GPO?

I followed this guide: http://www.grouppolicy.biz/2012/07/how-to-set-users-home-folder-via-group-policy-in-windows-8/for relocating the users' home folders using the local group policy editor. However...

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Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation Activation Expires on 15 August 2013

Hi,If I were to reinstall Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation again on my computer now at this time. Will Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation still able to install???Because Microsoft indicate that the Windows...

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Windows 8 Deployment with WDS2010

I have setup a 2008 R2 server w/ WDS 2010 and I am trying to use WDS for PXE boot imaging. I will have numerous images to select from depending on the equipment type being imaged. I am currently using...

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Microsoft Accounts have IP daily limit

We are having a hard time getting our students a Microsoft Account on their Microsoft RT.  It is giving us a limit of 3 per day.  Is there anyway to raise the limit.  We do not have Office 365.

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Unable to install Windows 8 or Windows 7

Background:  I have been running Windows 7 for about a year and a half.  I upgraded to Windows 8 about 4 months ago.  From the time of the upgrade to now I have not added any hardware to the machine.I...

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During deployment :windows installation cannot continue because a required...

During a deployment from wds i get the following error with windows 8.1 "windows installation cannot continue because a required driver could not be installed"When doing shift+f10 i can check the NIC...

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Checking Storage Spaces use-case

Hello, I'm interested in using storage spaces but I'd like to check the validity of my usage case before purchasing additional hardware. (In this usage case all the references drives are blank; the...

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Windows 8.1 install won't accept OEM product key

I downloaded the Windows 8.1 RTM ISO from TechNet today and wanted to test it on a Thinkpad W530 I have here that has a Windows 8 Pro OEM licence.When I mounted the ISO and ran the setup it's prompting...

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Upgrade from windows 8 to 8.1 only personal files are migrated

I upgraded my windows 7 ultimate to Window 8 pro early this year.  Got the RTM version tonight thru my MSDN subscription.  I ran the install and it only offer me Files or Nothing.  What happened to all...

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I downloaded the 8.1 preview and I can install it it stops at 32%

install windows 8.1 rtm

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Howto reinstall OEM W8 without source copy

Hello, I just bought a Notebok with a preinstalled OEM of Windows 8 Single language (Spanish)My 9yro son turned it on for the first time and configured it with a user password, but now he's forgot it....

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Windows 8 roaming app settings / pinned tiles

I am setting up a new lab with Windows 8 for students ages 3-10.  I was hoping to setup a profile on one machine and allow it to roam to the others.  These seems to work ok in saving which tiles I have...

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Enable removed Powershell

Hello!I've removed parts of Powershell on my W8 with:Dism.exe /online /disable-feature /featurename:MicrosoftWindowsPowerShellV2 /removeAnd now I want to enable it again with:Dism.exe /online...

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Windows 8 Bootcamp Media apps not finding media

Hello, I am running Windows on my MacBook Pro via bootcamp. All of my media is on my Macintosh HD partition, and I am trying to get the media apps (music, video, pictures) to have my media available on...

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Mistake done while updating.

HI,    I updated my genuine windows 8 (pre activated which came pre installed with my laptop) to windows 8 pro.And with lack of knowledge entered wrong key.now it says windows8 pro.but not activated.I...

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autoadminlogon is set to 0 when rebooting...

HiI got 200 W8 tablets to "personalize" so I decided to write a script to add remotly registry keys, tiles and so on.my Tablets are part of my network/ad... I'm am admin of all tabletsDuring the script...

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How to use this package.wim

I got a file named of package.wim from partner to update my win8, and extracted it using imagex, there is no OS files in it, but drivers and installers, who can tell me how to use this wim file ? I...

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DISM and /get-wiminfo on Windows 8

Hello,my DISM on Windows 8 does not want to know the option "/get-wiminfo" .What's wrong?Regards JohJoh

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windows 8.1 enterprise?

so with all the hoopla about them releasing 8.1 RTM "early," there is no 8.1 *Enterprise* edition on msdn, right? just pro? i'm running win8 enterprise, and the pro 8.1 install doesn't bark at me at...

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