Anybody trying to deploy a UEFI/SecureBoot based computer with WDS?
OK, here is the issue: My UEFI/SecureBoot enabled computers (Lenovo ThinkPad T430s, T440s, T440p, X230, X240, all 64bit) that are booting from WDS only get a 640x480 display resolution.I'm using the...
View ArticleNeed to deploy a Custom Image on laptops with Windows 8 pre-installed...
I'm having a few different issues. My company had purchased new Ultrabooks with Windows 8 on them. I want to create a custom image of Windows 8.1 and deploy them to the other 30 laptops. But there is...
View ArticleUpgrade genuine windows 8 pro to windows 8.1
I have multiple machines running windows 8. All are genuine Windows 8 installation. Since I am on a restricted bandwidth internet link, I need to be able to update multiple machines by downloading...
View ArticleSetting builtin Weather app location for all domian users
I am trying to force a home location for the built-in weather app using Group Policy. I have tried to trace these settings using Process Explorer but I cant see where they are written. How would I go...
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Control Panel launching error
For unknown reason, I can launch Control Panel only from Explorer, but not from Start Window or menu.Error says about problem while sending command to the program :(Evidently there is something wrong...
View ArticleInstalled Windows 8 professional and Onenote app - which is in French!
Only just downloaded Windows 8 and installed OneNote - fantastic! Except... the app is the French version - quite a surprise (brushing up on my schoolboy French...).I do have French and Greek language...
View ArticleRepair windows offline
Hi,I recently install MalwareBytes software on my Windows 8 Enterprise PC because I suspected that some kind of malware had infecte my computer. I did a scan and corected some minor problems (port...
View ArticleChange installation directory Windows 8.1
i've installed Windows 8.1 in my laptop and now I'm trying change the default installation Drive, but everything that i've tried didn't works. I already have changed the path in registry.If I try to...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Upgrade from Windows 8 Pro: "Windows 8.1 Pro, Build 9600"
I have just done an upgrade from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 8.1 via the Windows Store.All went well during the installation process, but after everything was finished, I noticed a watermark "Windows 8...
View ArticleCode 80240438
I'm from Iran,I work with Win 8 enterprise,my windows and other friend don't update!I tried all solution saied but wnidows don't update!Does IransanctionsbyMicrosofttoupdate Windows?or no help me!
View ArticleWindows 8.1 upgrade fails with error code 0x800706BE
I get Windows 8.1 upgrade fails error code 0x800706BE when I try to upgrade my brand new Lenovo ideacentre computer.Any ideas?
View ArticleAfter upgrading to 8.1 Pro from 8.0 Pro, my Storage Spaces and Storage Pool...
Under 8.0 I had three 4-terabyte drives set up as a Storage Pool in Storage Spaces. I had five storage-space drives using this pool I had been using them for months with no problems. After upgrading...
View ArticleUnable to rename or delete running file.
I am instaling Windows 8 Pro Upgrade on my laptop running Windows XP Pro and everything was running fine until I was asked to either keep my files or keep nothing for the upgrade, as I wanted to keep...
View ArticleUpdating to windows 8.1 on multiple computers
Hi there,I know my way around computers, but I'm not really an IT specialist. I originally posted my question on the Microsoft Community site, but I was referred to this forum.I have several computers...
View ArticleStart in temporary account occasionally
Hello, I own an English Windows 8.0 Enterprise computer (Clone, 12 GB internal memory, 64 GB SSD). After a fresh install (no upgrade so) it came to my attentionthat Windows often (not always) starts...
View Articlewindows 8.1 product key
I am asked for the key in the first step of the installation, and it refuses the key. So what do we do now?Willie "DJBillyD" Rogers
View ArticleRemove Windows 8 users but keep data files
i am preparing upgrade from win8 to 8.1all users are defaulted at another drive (d drive), not system driveso i have to remove all the users in order to have upgrade without a need for clean...
View ArticleHow to edit the Unattend with a custom Asset based computer name during setup?
I really hope someone has tackled this in Windows 8.1...So with the "no computer name prompt" in Windows 7/8 we have had trouble in the past with naming the computers (we deploy hundreds per month,...
View ArticleWindows 8 and customizing the start screen for computer labs
I'm an IT consultant for a medium sized university with about 600 machines in our instructional computer labs. We use a single image across all labs and use a database of software installers/metadata I...
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