Questions tagged [windows-8.1]
For questions specific to Windows 8.1. Use [windows] instead for questions involving Windows in general.
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Unable to boot (Windows 8.1)
I have a problem similar to this: Missing boot files in Windows 8
I was unable to boot and I found an old rescue CD I had, Wondershare LiveBoot 2012. It booted, but I made a mistake because I clicked ...
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Photos' timestamps get changed (to when they're moved onto new phone, and their creation date gets set to 1969 - losing all order of images
Scenario:
New Android 11 cell phone. Moving 1000's of photos over from old Android 5 phone via a 64bit Win8.1 PC. Photos on new phone then all adopt creation a time stamp of 12.31.1969 (no clue why) ...
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Stuck On "Detecting Android-x86.. found at dev/sda1" While installing Android 9.1-r2 (x64) In VirtualBox
First of all, I'm frustrated as hell, I'm facing this problem for the last 6 months when I first thought to try android on a PC.
Till then, I've tried multiple iso's from android 7 to android 9 but ...
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Will running a python script as admin cause all subprocesses to run with elevated rights?
I am on windows 8.1, python 3.
If I am using subprocess.run() to run a cmd command (particularly netsh export) and I run the python file as admin, will the command given to subprocess also be run as ...
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Strange keyboard events on Win8 HP laptop
I have had a HP Pavillion forever, running Win8. Lately, it has been acting weirdly, and I assumed it was simply on its deathbed. But the weirdness is getting even weirder now. Other than it sometimes ...
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Windows CMD interprets "y" as immediate command execution
Every input containing the character "y" in the command prompt ends in a new line respectively the command is executed immediately. Because of that it's for example not possible to start a ...
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Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and back, playing with secure boot
On a Samsung NP900X3C, Windows 8.1 is installed. I would like to test Windows 10 on this machine and for that, I purchased a separate disk so that if it fails, I can just revert to the previous ...
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SSD not showing in Disk Management / File Explorer
I have an SSD which is not showing up as a drive in Windows (8.1)
It doesn't show up in Disk Management
It doesn't show up in File Explorer
It doesn't show up in Device Manager.
It does show in the ...
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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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Load password recovery from SD card
The problem
I have an old Lenovo tablet (Lenovo IdeaPad Miix 10) that is running Windows 8.1. The tablet comes with a detachable keyboard, that seems to be broken - there is absolutely no reaction to ...
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Is there a way to mount an NTFS partition read-only on Windows without Diskpart?
I have searched for a while and haven't found anything. Other than using diskpart to set a readonly volume bit. Which is persistent and modifies the partition table, which is not an option for me. And ...
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Bios shows Android and Windows 8.1 in Windows 10 PC
I went to American Megatrends BIOS settings, there was an option to choose between windows 8.1 and Android. I have a Windows 10 PC. Should I select Android and boot or is it unsafe?!
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Windows 8.1 recovery USB drive not booting at all
I burned a Windows 8.1 iso to an 8GB USB drive but when I try to boot it from the BIOS I just get a blue screen error:
Recovery
Your PC needs to be repaired
The application or operating system ...
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Intel(R) HD Graphics does not work on DELL Inspiron 15 7560
I have a DELL Inspiron 15 series 7000 (i15-7560-A30S) from a customer, where the default operating system was Windows 10 Home Single Language, after performing a series of repairs like DC Jack ...
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Unable to connect to my home Wi-Fi in Windows 8.1 but can connect to other Wi-Fi networks
This seems to be a classic issue for many, and therefore I have tried all the classic solutions already, let me explain in detail:
I am using an old Lenovo laptop. It was running on Windows 10 and ...
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