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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Why does my Windows have hundreds of temporary IPv6 addresses?
My ISP enabled IPv6 for me a few weeks ago. Now I noticted that Windows (8.1) gets a lot of temporary IPv6 addresses. ipconfig has the following output (real addresses are obfuscated):
Windows IP ...
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Stuck on preparing for installation windows 10
My Windows 10 update is getting stuck for me today at this point
It’s unclear if this is due to demand today, or thanks to other bugs. The list of problems related to Windows 10 getting stuck ...
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How to check the event log (if any) for network failure?
Suppose, when you leave your computer running while it's connected to internet and after a while if your WiFi modem freezes in the middle, then there would be a "Limited or No Network connectivity" ...
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How do I find out which program and process ID accesses a given IP address in Windows?
Is it possible to catch, which program is accessing a specific IP address?
I found my computer is flooding and wish to check addresses one by one.
May be it is possible to set up some audit for ...
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How do I reduce the size of the titlebar and window border padding on Windows 8, 10 or 11?
I think the size of the titlebars and the titlebar text are too large in Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10.
Also, the window border padding cannot be adjusted like it could in Vista and Windows 7, as the ...
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CTRL+Z (Undo) history/log command? How to revert?
I'm using Windows 8.1 x64.
So, after decades of using Windows, I've just discovered the single most destructive command, and it's an everyday shortcut... The CTRL+Z... Yup, that's right.
Here's the ...
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Why does running PowerShell change my console font?
I have a strange problem on my laptop - when I run Powershell within an existing console window, the font choice for the window changes.
For example, this is cmd.exe immediately after opening the ...
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How to boot to the desktop in Windows 8.1? [duplicate]
I just installed Windows 8.1, but I can't locate the setting to disable the Metro start screen, and boot directly to the desktop instead.
So how do you configure Windows 8.1 to boot straight to the ...
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How to search files at windows folder search that have dash
I found out that at windows folder search the letter dash - works as eliminating the following word from search results.
However I have files that contain dash -. How can I search for them them?
For ...
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How can I see which user accounts are running which processes in Windows 8.1?
I can look at the list of running processes/services by either going to Task Manager, or by typing tasklist in a console window. However, while both of these methods show me the list of running ...
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Forced Windows 10 upgrade - what happens if I "Decline" "the legal stuff"?
I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I saw that a laptop running Windows 8.1 suddenly rebooted by itself and started "Upgrading Windows" without the user's consent. But enough of the background/rant....
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Windows can't repair even with sfc /scannow
I did a clean install of Windows 8, then installed the Windows 8.1 update (after all other updates).
CBS Log:
CBS Log on Google Drive
Important pieces of the log:
Found: {l:32 b:LrOXAtJDCCTN+z+...
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NVIDIA Control Center Only Lists 3D Settings
My NVIDIA Control Panel seem to have a lack of settings other than the 3D Settings;
I searched around a bit and found some similar problems on other websites which seemed to either have solutions ...
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Powershell font wrong size on Windows 8.1
On my Windows 8.1 machine, I need powershell to configure office web apps.
When I start powershell, for a blink of a second, it shows as it should, but then it gets resized, and the font becomes ...
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How to run multiple batch files with one master batch file
I have three bat files I would like to run, in three different directories:
directory/bat1/bat1.bat
directory/bat2/bat2.bat
directory/bat3/bat3.bat
I would like to use one master .bat to start all ...
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