Downgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.0
I have HP laptop with pre-installed Windows 8.0. During last couple of months I have been seeing "Automatic Windows Upgrade 8.1" message time by time but I always ignore/cancel that message. 2 months...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 x64 won't boot to start
Hello, My Windows 8.1 laptop (without touch screen) automatically opens the desktop when powering on. This is really frustrating as all my applications are on my start screen and i dont really use the...
View ArticleSSD hardware encryption, but no UEFI, TPM or HDD password?
Hi - I've just got a Samsung 850 Pro and will be installing Win 8.1 Pro on it. I'd like to use the hardware encryption on the SSD drive but now I've looked into it I'm not sure if/how I can....
View ArticleWindows 8.1 on SSD, dual boot existing XP on separate HDD
I've read around this but can't find definite answers for my situation...I'm hoping someone can help; I have XP (32 bit) installed - one HDD partitioned into F: drive (XP - Boot/Logical), and C: (a few...
View ArticleHow to create complete backup of Windows installation?
Hello! This is my first post, so I would like to apologize in advance in case I do something wrong. At the time I installed Windows 8 on my computer, I didn't know too much about GPT partitioning, so I...
View ArticleWhat should this setting be on Device installation Setting
So i was looking around and i noticed my device Installation setting is not set on recommended but only set on No let me choose what to do and then Always install the best driver software from windows...
View ArticleUEFI installation question
Hello all, I was wondering if it is possible to install a Win 8.1 OS (Core to Pro) from an ISO image that is different than the one associated with the UEFI code on an OEM system. Does the UEFI...
View ArticleNew build enabling UEFI confusion
Hi hoping I can get some info on setting up my new build to use the UEFI BIOS at boot. If anyone is currently using UEFI I would appreciate any info, links, advice or perils to avoid. Apologies for the...
View ArticleProgram not on the uninstall list
Hello, I just installed a program which I thought is what I needed, but it turned out to be useless, and not only that, it actually seems to be a trojan horse or some kind, because I can not find it in...
View Articlekey is not the right key for this version of windows
I am about to abandon Microsoft and windows entirely or perhapsI can find a used or unused copy of 7 disk install. This garbage of Microsoft keepingall of the install media is altogether useless as is...
View ArticleLenovo H430 want to dual-boot W7 with W8.1 already install
Hi, so i have a lenovo h430 (i5-3330,8GB ddr3, 1tb hdd, intel hd 2500) and i comes pre-installed with windows 8 (i have it upgraded to windows 8.1) and i was wondering what the best way to dual-boot...
View ArticleHP Laptop stays Loading after windows 8.1 reboot update!!
I had a customer that brought a HP Laptop Windows 8, I did a clean install, When installing 8.1 after reboot it stays loading on reboot on HP Logo and the wheel keeps spinning like its loading but it...
View Article0x8007025d error when installing
Hello Its like this i had win7 on this laptop I formatted and installed win8 The problem was i also had a linux extended partition on this drive that i needed to get rid of I managed to get rid of it...
View ArticleCan I use a Windows 8 key that I bought on a new PC?
I had a PC recently. It had Windows 7 on it and I eventually bought a Windows 8 upgrade key. Then the computer died and I switched to Mac. I have an old different PC running Windows XP. Since the...
View ArticleSolved Installing Localized win8.1 Single Language with OEM Key
Hello helpfull friends, I will try to make it short; I have a MSI laptop which comes with preinstalled win8 Single Language then upgraded win8.1 SL by me. I have enough knowlegde for how to format my...
View ArticleSolved problem in resetting and refreshing windows 8 on asus laps
hi to all dear friends I have an asus s200 laptop with original windows 8 on it. recently days my windows does not open anymore and show me this message: "Preparing Automatic Repair" and after some...
View ArticleAll of SSD drive not visible on Windows 8 install
Hi, I have just purchased a 2nd hand laptop which has a 500GB SSD drive on it and when installing Windows, it only shows 33GB of the drive which I assume is a partition. The rest is just not visual at...
View Articlechange program installation destination
Hi,I think I have solved why my PC is not showing all partitions when installing Windows, it looks like I have 2 hard drives on my laptop - the first as default install destination is a 32GB SSD drive....
View ArticleCannot create a partition of Unallocated space !!!
Hi, A few weeks ago i accidently deleted my entire hard drive using diskpart>clean command from cmd. After a lot of work, finally I restored all volumes and files like before! After the restoring,...
View ArticleRemove local account at startup 8.1
When this PC was originally setup, owner created a local account, of which the password is lost. A Microsoft account was set up after. At boot, the local account comes up with incorrect password...
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