Solved Re-enabling Secure Boot after returning to Windows 8.1
Hi there! A couple of weeks ago, I made the decision to dual-boot Fedora Linux on my Lenovo notebook, which required me to disable the Secure Boot feature in UEFI settings. After a few hours I returned...
View ArticleWindows 8: Your PC/Device needs to be repaired
Hi, recently I reset my Windows 8 Samsung that i've had for 3 years, (that's all i know, not very good with computers) to its original factory settings, I went to install the free windows 10 upgrade...
View ArticleMoving Windows Partitions
I currently have windows 8.1 installed on my C: drive. I would not like to "upgrade" to 10, but purchase a full version so that I can install it on another partition on the same hard drive, dual...
View ArticleInstalling Win8 on laptop w/ no main screen, won't reboot
I've got a laptop that has no screen (not just broken, but removed from the device), which I normally connect through HDMI. While going through a system wipe and fresh Windows 8 install, during a...
View ArticleNeed to recover windows 8 from windows 10 Help!
Hi I am not sure how well I am going to explain this so please bear with me. I have a hp 15-N230us laptop 64 bit 4 gigs memory. It came with windows 8 originally. Okay well I updated to windows 10 and...
View ArticleHelp! Clean install of 8, can't find ISO
Corrupted windows 8.1 system. Has windows 8 sticker on bottom and was Upgraded to 8.1 Reset and refresh failed. May have been wiped before. Acer management Recovery gone as well. Need to clean install...
View ArticleHow to change SATA mode after Windows installation?
I have a Windows 8.1x64 system that was installed under AHCI mode and now want to change the BIOS SATA mode to RAID, but when I do this it won't boot (BSOD), it only boots if I set SATA mode to AHCI. I...
View Articlei cant install windows 8.1 or 10 on my pc
Hello everyone... I posted this thread earlier but no replies , my pc is giving a problem that i cant install Windows 8.1 or Windows 10... i am currently using Windows 8 pro... it says that my pc does...
View ArticleCan I Still Upgrade?
I have a machine running Vista. It was running Windows 8 or 8.1 but I had to reformat due to the kids. Now it seems impossible to be able to upgrade it back to 8.1. I purchased 8 online and have the...
View ArticleSolved VC++ redistributable won't install... WTF?!
Hi! I tried installing Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26999) and Microsoft Visual C++...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 new upgrade - split screen does not work
I have just upgraded my laptop from Windows 8 to 8.1 (as a test before updating my much more important and bigger desktop PC), and from the start I'm having issues. The famous split screen is not...
View ArticleCant Access Recovery Tools
Hello all, I'm having issues accessing the Windows Recovery Tools on an Asus X551M laptop. First some backstory, the initial problem with the laptop was that it was stuck in an update loop. It died...
View ArticleCould not find recovery environment
i want to reset my computer and i got this problem my computer is win 8.1 toshiba
View ArticleHelp resetting Dell running Windows 8.1 English 64 bit
The computer is packed with viruses and it's nearly unusable, and I think a factory reset is my only option. When I click Get started on the option in the Recovery tab of the Update and Recovery...
View ArticleBatch uninstall updates
Hi, Is there a way to uninstall several Windows Updates at one time instead of uninstall one by one? Thank you
View ArticleWindows 8.1 will not install.
Hi, Finally decided to sign up after spending the last 8 days following "how to's" on this forum. Whatever I try, I can't get Windows to install onto the desktop PC. This computer was running perfectly...
View ArticleCan a Win 8 Pro upgrade key upgrade Win 7 home premium?
My laptop has windows 7 home premium on it, and I'd like to do the free upgrade to windows 10, however because I've only got the home premium edition of 7 I'll only get the home edition of win 10 in...
View ArticleWindows 10 Status as of July 2016
So I've asked this before, and I felt compelled to ask it again. I have Win8, and like many others, we've been asked from my comp. to get Win10. For a long time now, I've said no because I heard of...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 stop at command prompt after boot
I have Dell laptop which come with OEM. I read a lot then the only solution is to download from Windows creation tool by Microsoft. Problem is, once I boot from the USB or DVD which the tool provides....
View ArticleRestarting from a bootable USB flash drive to install 10.
I have made a bootable USB flash drive to do a clean install of W.10, I understand this will enable me access to the 'Custom: Install Windows only' option, which will also enable me to do a dual boot...
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