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Erase a hard drive without reinstalling Windows 8, by a Windows recovery disk?
Is there an option in a Windows 8 default recovery disk (a USB key in my case), to erase the main hard drive where Windows 8 is installed, without Windows 8 being reinstalled afterwards? Or to do this,...
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Disk cleanup doesn't work on Windows 8.1
When I am trying to clean the 2.53 GB of old "Windows Updates" by pressing "OK" in
and then re-open the clean up window, all those old updates are still there.
I ran
Dism /Online /...
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Unable to install Windows 8.1 using Apple Boot Camp
I've been tirelessly searching a answer to my issue, but I couldn't find anything.
I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 on a mid-2010 21.5" iMac running on macOS High Sierra (10.13.6).
I have a 16Gb ...
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How is the font value in Windows Registry is organized?
This comment https://superuser.com/a/1069328/1664175 explains some crucial facts about the font value of Windows Registry but not completely.
I would like to know more about the font value. Especially ...
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Does creating a child's account in Windows 8.1 have to be a Microsoft account?
creating a new account in Windows 8.1
Simple question, when you create a child's account in Windows 8/8.1, is it a local account or a Microsoft account?
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Windows 8.1 100% Disk Usage after reboot
I recently refreshed my PC and newly installed Windows 8.1. After that I noticed the 100% Disk- and Memory-Usage. Then with the following commands I fixed the problem:
SFC /scannow
DISM /Online /...
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Is there a way to make my Windows account password unresettable using non-official Windows methods?
I found this thread that discusses different ways of resetting the admin password without actually knowing the password Reset windows 8.1 administrator password. I tried it myself and after no less ...
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Add file mime type in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with script
I have a few Win8 VMs that don't include .xlsx in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, so it's not recognized by the OS, and to add it manually for each VM would be inconvenient.
Is it possible to add such type via a ...
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Windows 8.1 error: The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect [duplicate]
Hey so I have this error that keeps popping up since last windows update "The application has failed to start because the side by side configuration is incorrect please see the application event ...
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Upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1
I have upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 using the instructions from the Dell website. It says that I need to download all the Updates and then Microsoft Store will popp up and I can upgrade from ...
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DISM is taking over 24 hours
I'm having problems installing Windows Updates so I thought that if I use DISM and then SFC, that it might fix the problem.
When I run
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
It takes over 24 ...
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When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress is stuck on 0% downloading
When downloading windows updates on Windows 8.1 the progress stays on 0%.
I have ran the Windows Update troubleshooter and restarted the Windows Update service. However TiWorker.exe is running.
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How to Stop windows stop code with blue screen?
I have problem in my laptop every time i start laptop it shows me blue screen with windows stop code.
also every time i see different windows stop code error.
in starting i have windows 8 os in my ...
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error: Command cl.exe failed: No such file or directory
The above command shows up whenever I try to install the following -
pip install flask-mysqldb
pip install mysqlclient
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Unable to login after running a powershell/batch script to add new user
Our (quite small) environment has Windows (8.1 and 7) machines with user accounts that have admin privileges. To fix this, I decided to write a powershell script which would add a new admin account ...
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Windows 8.1 "PC Settings" is giving a Runtime Library Error on opening
I wanted to open PC settings on my Windows 8.1, and suddenly an error message popped up: it's a Visual C++ Runtime error.
PC settings successfully opened, but it made an error sound. So I went back to ...
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Can't ping a Windows 10 machine from my Windows 8
I'm trying to ping a Windows 10 machine from a Windows 8 machine but it doesn't work unless the Windows 10 machine pings the Windows 8.
I've tried many tutorial and disable the firewall but the ...
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Has anyone else started having problems taking screenshots in Windows 8.1 recently?
I'm running Windows 8.1 Pro and have been unable to take screenshots the last week or so. (Pretty sure it started after the latest update) Is anyone else having the same problem?
I've tried ...
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Windows Boot PreSessionInit time up to 140sec Struggling to find reason
Windows Boot PreSessionInit time up to 140sec. Struggling to find reason.
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro
OS Version: 6.3.9600 N/A Build 9600
Processor(s): ...
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How to make system restore point that will not be deleted after newer points created?
I use Windows 8.1
System restore deletes old point when creates a new one. I want to manually create a new point that will not be deleted after the creation of newer points. How to do that?
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Microsoft Remote Desktop only works with public ip
I'm having a weird issue. When I attempt to RDP into my server using it's local ip(192.168.0.30) my RDP client gets stuck on "Negotiating Credentials". If I use my public/internet ip (port 3389 ...
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Microsoft Windows taskbar bug [duplicate]
There has been very strange bug in every version on of Windows from 7 to 10 (Windows 7/8/8.1/10). I have been trying to google it for seven years without success because I don't know how to explain it ...
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How can I prevent Windows 8.1 from reinstalling Metro applications automatically every time I create a new local user account?
I am working for a programming company as a IT Technician. Every time an employee quits, resetting the computers to their factory default is my responsibility. After resetting and do some required ...
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Does Windows "hide" registry key strings and values?
Background:
I have Windows 8.1. Whenever I reboot, I have to reinstall all of my fonts. The only fonts that do appear in the Windows Font Viewer prior to reinstallation are vgafix.fon, vgaoem.fon, and ...
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Is it possible in Windows 8.1 to use thumbnail view w/o generating thumb.db files?
ie. generate thumbs per folder view on-the-fly for non read only drives?
Regarding internal drives including system.
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How do I find my product key for Windows 8.1?
My computer was pre-installed by Dell with Windows 8. I upgraded to 8.1. I have a USB drive from Dell with Windows 8. I clicked "Add Features to Windows 8.1" in control panel, but it asks for my ...
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How to reset PC without reverting back to factory OS, Windows 8?
My notebook comes along with Windows 8 which is factory default OS. I upgraded that Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 via Store. After a long time of usage, I want to reset my Windows as the files were stored ...
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Alarms app not working (Windows 8.1)
I used the built-in Microsoft Alarms app regularly. Normally a small notification appears in the upper right and the alarm chimes.
But recently it has stopped working. The notification does not ...
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Can Windows Push Notification Services (WNS) be disabled?
There is no push notification service listed in the services list. Presumably WNS is a core Windows component.
Regular Microsoft-Windows-PushNotifications-Platform event log entries are being ...
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Little Icon on Folders and Files
When I opened my computer suddenly I noticed this little icon in my folders and files, what does it mean?
