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Force Windows Update to update all components?
I'm running Windows 8 and 8.1 on two computers. They have the base operating system, Office and Visual Studio installed. There are no third party apps or Windows Store apps (installed by me).
I have ...
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How do I install updates from Windows.old folder? for Windows 8.1
Ran into some troubles lately, and tried to refresh/restore my Windows 8.1 pro 64 bit PC, but couldn't.
So, I just installed (Custom Installation) the same OS again from the recovery media I created, ...
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Windows update fails with error 80073712, how to fix?
I have a laptop with Windows 8.1. Since patch Tuesday, it mysteriously freezes for about 4 minutes shortly after every bootup. There's barely enough time to log in before it happens. I tried a System ...
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Windows 8.1 Update - PCs on my local network
In Windows 10, one is able to perform windows update from the local network (obviously provided that the updates are available):
Is this possible on Windows 8.1?
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Windows Update setting won't save
first time post. Ever since I refreshed my windows 8 laptop, Windows Update setting won't save.
Background:
On my laptop I had upgraded from Windows 8 to 8.1. Eventually I set Windows Update to "...
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Too much "Restart and Update"
I recently reinstalled windows 8.1 64bit and when it finished "Restart and Update", if i go to "Power" again options appears "Restart and Update" again...
I guess it could happen if per example it ...
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Will Windows 10 erase all my files if I upgrade from Windows 8.1? [duplicate]
I have the little Get windows 10 icon in my toolbar now, and I'd like to update, but I'm afraid that it'll erase my files. If I update from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 will my data get erased? For those ...
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Windows 8.1 update unsuccessful
I can't successfully perform a complete scan using Windows update on my system. The scan is running endlessly, no errors and no timeout.
I have used the Microsoft repair tool WindowsUpdateDiagnostic....
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Windows update keeps failing with a 13EC error
I have windows update keep failing over and over on trying to install visual studio 2010 service pack 1. But what is interesting is that visual studio 2010 is not installed on the this computer. This ...
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Update error 80050007 windows defender updates 8.1
I've read several posts offering solutions but none seem to help. I have Comodo installed - defender I think gets disabled by this. Tried running update as administrator and a script. Made sure logged ...
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Unable to choose the Version of Skype to use
I have Skype which is from the Microsoft Store and I haven't download it as a separate software from the site then why is Microsoft Windows update giving me an update for a desktop version 7.0?
Will ...
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Remove Camera Raw (CR2) preview on Windows 8.1
Yesterday my Windows 8.1 installed about 60 updates. One effect is that CR2 files from my Canon SLR suddenly have a thumbnail preview and are displayed when browsing a folder with the Windows Photo ...
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A list of all the Windows 8.1 updates [closed]
I am trying to find a list of some sort, which lists all the released updates (I mean every single one of them), for a specific version of Windows in release-date order. Does anyone happen to know if ...
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How can I repair my component store in Windows 8.1 with a downloaded image using dism.exe?
I'm running Windows 8.1 and I get the following error when I try to repair my system:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth /logpath:D:\Downloads\dismlog.txt
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windows 8.1 not updating
I am using Windows 8.1 Pro. For last one month, I am not receiving any update. As, I have always enabled automatic update, this not receiving any update seemed suspicious to me. I manually checked for ...
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