UEFI vs BIOS Windows Boot Process
I have Windows 8.1 pro x64 installed. Using GPT partitioning with UEFI BIOS. Partitions are:EFI System PartitionFAT32128 MBMicrosoft Reserved-128 MBWindows Boot/SystemNTFS200 GBNow, I sort of hacked...
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Hi I have following setting in unattend file for display:<Display> <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>...
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I just bought this computer two weeks ago and when I first turned it on, ran all the available updates through windows update I opened the Windows Store and something popped up mentioning Windows 8.1...
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I'm trying to capture a windows 8 image from PE. I'm using dism to capture the C drive only. When I run dism, it finishes but I get an error 80. --------------------------------- Error: 80 The file...
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Remove Language from Control Panel
I'm using a Batch file that runs a control.exe ".xml" to remove "English (United Kingdom)", although the logs indicate that the command has run successfully I keep seeing it in the Control Panel.Is...
View ArticleCannot revert to Windows 8 after installing Hyper-V Server 2012 R2
I own a laptop with a pre-installed Windows 8. I've installed Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 on top of it by mistake, and now I would like to get rid of it and revert it back to Windows 8. I've tried doing so...
View ArticleSysprep and Windows 8.1 -- missing Metro apps after reboot?
So, I'm trying to figure out an issue with Sysprep and a clean-install Windows 8.1 64 Enterprise system:When I sysprep the computer from my admin account with my unattend.xml file, when it reboots, I'm...
View Articleupgrade from win 8.1 pro to win 8.1 enterprise without loosing all settings &...
I would like to upgrade from win 8.1 pro to win 8.1 enterprise without loosing all my current settings and programs...Is there a way?Many thanksSeppThanks Sepp
View ArticleHow to add windows 8.1 to domain
when changing the workgroup to domain, the domain option was disabled and stated that this version of windows 8.1 pro is not able to join the domain.The network id is also disabled.Please suggest to...
View ArticleWindows 8 store apps won't install
With preview version and after first upgrading to Windows 8 regular version I was able install apps from the Store. Now all installations and updated are giving me an error code 0x80070002.How do I...
View ArticleFixBoot "Element not found" error with Windows 8 build 8400 & build 9200
I ran across some issues with applying bootrec /FixBoot with either Windows 8 build 8400 & build 9200.It doesn't seems to work.I was expecting the build 9200 to work. It turn out that it didn't...
View ArticleHow to set the HTML Editors list in ie11?
In IE11 in Tools (menu) | Internet Options (menu) | Programs (tab), there is a section called HTML editing. The dropdown list shows Microsoft Expression Web 4, Excel, Word, Publisher and Notepad. It...
View ArticleUPgrade Windows 8.0 to 8.1 - Anything new on updating process?
Is there a way yet to just download the 8.1 install file or is the Store still the only way? Thanks.
View Articlewindows 8.1 first boot time zone settings
sir when i install windows 8.1 enterprise 32/64 bit then on very first boot it does not ask to choose time zone and time and it automatically sets UTC-08:00 Pecific time(US and Canada) time zone and...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Enterprise (64-bit) update screws up SkyDrive!
I upgraded from Windows 8 Enterprise to 8.1 (64-bit over the top installation). Now my SkyDrive is screwed up and I can't access any files (in all cases I get a'An unexpected error is keeping you from...
View ArticleIssuses in upgrading to Windows 8.1 Inspiron N5040
Hi everyone,today I decided to finally switch to Windows 8, so I inserted my copy of Windows 8.1 and booted to setup on my inspiron N5040 but, obviously an issue occured:<iframe frameborder="0"...
View ArticleFROM XP UPGRADE OR CLEAN INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS 8.1
I ONLY KNOW HOW TO CHAT, MAKE LETTERS AND WATCH MOVIE IN THE INTERNET APART FROM THESE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING SO HOW COULD I INSTALL/UPGRADE WINDOWS 8 OR 8.1 THE LATEST VERSION IN MY COMPUTER BECAUSE...
View Articlefind OS partition in WinPE
Hi,When booted to WinPE, you have (1) X:\Windows and (2) OS partition :\Windows directory.I have a situation where I can't use disk part all time to determine the real OS partition ... is there a way...
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This is varun I have a problem in my laptop(Lenovo u510) that I am unable to find windows 8.1 update option in my store. I previously upgraded to windows 8.1 due to some malfunction in my laptop I...
View ArticleSomething happened and your installation of Windows 8.1 couldn't be completed
I have a brand new Acer with Win 8 installed. I've removed McAfee. Other than that the machine is as delivered. Trying to download 8.1 and install it from the store. It sits there for a couple of...
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