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HP Probook 470 - upgrade Win 8 -> Win 8.1 ends up with the black screen

I am trying to upgrade Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 on HP Probook 470. This notebook has both integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 and more powerful AMD Radeon HD 8750M graphics cards, both working fine. ...
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How to fix DirectX in Windows 8.1?

Short version: If you have a Windows 8.1 system with both an Intel graphics card as well as an NVIDIA graphics card, try running WinSAT D3D in the command prompt. Do you encounter the same error as I ...
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How to clear screen artifacts without rebooting Windows (multiple versions)?

These artifacts are random and can be created in multiple ways, although they occur rarely. The cause appears to be a failure by some part of Windows' code to erase a segment of the screen. The only ...
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Blank screen in Windows 8.1

Recently I bought new computer (AMD FX-6300, 8GB RAM, SSD and GTX650 as graphic card). I installed Windows 8.1. At the beginning everything went well. But after one day I have two strange problems. 1)...
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FPS drops on Windows 8.1 Pro when idle

Hello I got this issue since I upgraded my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. While I'm playing a game or watching a movie, if I do not move the mouse for like 30 seconds or so game fps drops to 20-30 from 120-...
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After update to Windows 8.1 brightness isn't working (changing)

I just updated my Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 by Windows Store and I have some problems. My notebook is an Acer Aspire Timelinex 3820TG and I know it's little old for Windows 8 but I installed it anyway ...
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