Password to access Windows*
I have purchased a new laptop with Windows 8, my first venture into W*. I don't remember my password to open the computer and need to find out how to get past this. I created a windows account on my...
View Article8.1 upgrade hang up
Been running the upgrade to 8.1 from a factory installed Win 8 system on my Dell 5720 laptop. Download took quite long and now installation is taking even longer. It went through multiple steps on the...
View Articlehow to find last format date of any drive
two days ago my friend D:/ drive was formatted by someone. and he says that i was the last person using after that format he has seen.i havent done that. i want to is there a way to find the last...
View ArticleWin 8 Problems
Have a new HP which came with win 8. Set up computer but am unable to access Win Store, PC Settings and add user because I cannot access PC Settings. Cannot upgrade to 8.1 because cannot access Store....
View ArticleWindow tabs not working
Okay so i have a windows 8 and some tabs won't open sorta, they open but when i click on them they won't show up on the screen or anything, i've tried restarting the computer and sometimes even...
View ArticleTrouble updateing Windows 8
I am trying to update a fresh reinstall on an HP laptop. I used the HP Recovery partition with no problem after that completed I started a manual update. There was 140 listed so I started the download...
View ArticleSolved: Windows 8.1 upgrade fail
Hey all.... Hope you're enjoying your Memorial Day weekend. I was, until I decided to do an upgrade to Windows 8.1 (from Windows 8). It seems to be functioning 'normally'. The only problem I'm having...
View ArticleSolved: can't edit hosts file
I am trying to edit my hosts file but every time I try to save the changes I made I get this error: "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process." I have tried both...
View Articlesys32
I get the windows system 32 file which is opening on my computer running windows 8.1. I ran sfc and malware bytes and then ran DISM online and nothing has worked any help out there?? Tech Support Guy...
View ArticleDeviceSetupManager / DeviceContainer Errors
My system is a Windows 8.1 x64 Pro. Everything had seemed to be doing ok but things seemed sluggish which prompted me to check the event viewer and I discovered a ton of errors. I have some fairly...
View ArticleSolved: Task Manager - how to see all processes
Running Win 8.1 on HP laptop. Task Manager shows Disk at 100% but only a couple on tasks show any HDD activity. I assume that there are hidden processing eating up my HDD (and CPU). How do I see what...
View Articlewindows 8.1 problems
I've been having issues with my pc for awhile, some I have gotten fixed but others not. Last major problem is with Windows 8.1 upgrade. Now takes forever to load any pages...no more game loading on...
View ArticleDownload problem
Lately I am getting this error message when tying to download."You've reached the bandwidth limit for viewing or downloading files that aren't in Google Docs format. Please try again later.You can also...
View ArticleSolved: help with windows 8.1 recovery on my acer laptop
my acer laptop has windows 8.1 on it and it crashed on sunday..I get a message that says please insert boot disk or flashdrive..so what I did was I purchased a 16gig flashdrive and used my windows 8.1...
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Windows 8 BSOD
Good day! I've been using Windows 8 for some time, and I've been really annoyed with random BSOD indicated an error of "INVALID_EXTENDED_PROCESSOR_STATE". It happens randomly; on some days the error...
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Mixed Language Problem In WIndows 8.1 Interface
Hi all Have recently bought a new laptop in Holland and have updated it to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8. I have successfully changed all language options from Dutch to English in both control panel and...
View Articleconverting documents
For some reason my documents have gone from wordperfect x6 to word pad that is writing like the following that I copied and pasted: Rú¥¹$µDA{WÊelxѧ°'3zTÚ I do not know how to get it converted...
View ArticleComputer will not boot to my SSD, it's forcing me to use Windows Boot Manager.
Hello, I had an issue with my Windows 8 where I was forced to reinstall it. I have completely wiped my SSD and reinstalled Windows 8 on it. However, now it will not let me pick my boot order. It is...
View ArticlePartation deleted
My Laptop runs windows 8 pro. I was trying to make my flash drive bootable. I opened command prompt and entered diskpart. then instead of selecting my flash drive I selected my HDD partition and...
View ArticleSystem settings will not stay set?
I change my system settings, specifically the Proxy Server setting, from Manuel to Automatic and within a few minutes it changes back.How do I get it to keep the change?
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