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Bootable USB or UEFI USB ?

I have read the " Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 ISO - Download or Create " Tutorial - very helpful - thanks . I have an new ASUS X551M laptop with Win 8.1 , and want to create a bootable USB Flash Drive ....

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Dual booting help.

So I'm currently running Windows 8.1 64 bit on an SSD. I need to run a 32 bit OS whether it be windows 7 or 8. The drive I plan on installing it on is a 1tb hdd with two 500gb partitions. I want to use...

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Win 8.1 Blackscreen

hey, my friend got Dell Vostro 2521 laptop and it was running windows 8 32 bit its graphic card is Intel HD Graphics 4000 what happened is we clean installed the windows (8.1 64bit version) and all...

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Solved What are my options for upgrading OS from an old Acer lapt

I currently have an old Acer Extensa 4420 laptop with Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (32-bit) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) preinstalled. I wanted to use it as an emergency laptop and put a...

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Solved Product ID

it is normal or not..your product ID change every time you activated your serial key windows 8.1 pro in online ? ...just asking :think:

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Help:Installing non oem w8.1 on OEM machine

Recently I purchased a new MSI laptop(GT70 2pc Dominator) that came up with windows 8.1 OEM and UEFI Bios.I want to install a clean copy of w8.1 enterprise non oem or w10 when it's officially...

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clean install ways and problems

hey few days ago me and a friend was trying clean install W8.1 64bit (the system was 7 ulti 32bit) i'm asking to know what was the problems this way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hjoIeOXl2g when i...

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Syncing Windows 8.1 update to Windows 10

First of all I have Windows 8.1 on my desktop and Windows 7 on my laptop. Months ago, before I had my desktop, I tried Windows Tech Preview(when the it first came out) on my laptop so I know it works....

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Are Windows 8 serials LOCKED on a laptop?

Hi I am in the process of reinstalling an unbloated version of Windows on my Asus laptop. It originally came pre-installed with Windows 8. I managed to retrieve the OEM key using Belarc Advisor. I have...

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Solved Can't install Windows in location you chose. Please check.

So I'm getting the error "We couldn't install Windows in the location you chose. Please check your media drive. Here's more info about what happened: 0x80300024" I've installed WIndows 8.1 many times...

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Guest account no admin rights

Hi, I bought a laptop withWindows 8.1 for my wife and thought I would set it up with a guestaccount and then change it a normal user account after it was up andrunning. Unfortunately, I had not...

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Windows 7 and 8.1 Dual Boot

Hello All. I'm on Windows 8.1. But, I want to install Windows 7 in another partition (Dual Boot). I'm having a free 30GB NTFS partition, and I'm planning to install Windows 7 in that partition. *My...

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2nd HDD not showing up after fresh Install of Win 8.1

I had to disconnect the 2nd HDD in my laptop in order to successfully do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 Now that I'm up and running, and I've reconnected the drive and closed my laptop, I dont see the...

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I Upgrade Windows 8 to 8.1 and Windows Recovery not work

Hello there I am a newcomer and I hope I am not wrong!:o A year ago i bought a laptop(ASUS N550JV) with Windows 8 And a few months ago I got the upgrade to Windows 8.1(by Windows Store) But a few days...

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Solved windows 8.1 updates installed most of desktop items missin

This automatic update just happened and when I get back onto my computer most of the docs and others I had saved to my desktop are not there, and I can't seem to find them easily, any suggestions.

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Windows 8.1 Recovery Won't Recognise External Hard Drive

Hello, After experiencing some malfunctions in my hard drive I decided to buy a more reliable one before my existing hard drive completely died. I've used Windows 8.1's backup and recovery tools to...

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Cant boot from external Media

Hi there :) Here is, what i already try, in order to boot from USB/DVD: Change the Boot Sequence in UEFI Try to boot with UEFI, CSM and UEFI/CSM Disable Secure Boot Hold Shift, while click Restart....

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Win 8.1 32 vs Win 8.1 64

I know this is probably a stupid question but I don't know everything! Can I update from 32 bit to 64 WTHOUT reinstalling everything? Tully

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Can't install windows 8 on new computer

I just setup my new gaming pc, and windows won't install if my life depended on it. I've tried USB and disk installation and neither work. I always get error 0x80070570 as it is installing, I swear if...

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How do I format a 3TB HD to full 3TB?

I have a 3TB HD that I want to install Win 8.1 64Bit on, but it does not format to the full drive to 3TB. How do I do it to have full 3tb drive? Tully

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