I get a kick out of Micro$oft installing the defaults to get people to send up their files.

How do I remove the "homegroup" icon from the 8.1 desktop? I have didn't put it there nor used/create any homegroup settings on the laptop. It is believed...

This might be of help to some people upgrading to 8.1. http://windowssecrets.com/top-story/moving-up-to-windows-8-1-without-an-ms-account/

Does Win 8 not have a safe mode??\I tried F8 during boot and was ignored.

I am running Windows 8.1 on a Toshiba Satellite C55-A with a wired mouse Some way I have turned of the touch pad, and when I search Windows Help it knows...

I had to install Classic Shell on another Win8 machine yesterday. One of my friends was absolutely frantic! (Like me she's in her 60's) She said that she and...

Salut à tous, J'ai installé W8.1 et startisback, et j'ai constaté qu'il y avait (au moins) 2 écrans bureau (en mettant la souris sur le bord gauche et en...

I recently had a pop-up that indicated the new Windows 8.1 update was available and I should download/install it. I went through the process but I cannot find...

and Windows 8.1 is ready for download, but not for Windows 8? WTF is going on with Miro$oft? Windows 8 support will end Nov. 2015. Which is a F'ing joke. I...

I'm having problems when I upload my website in a new laptop, now with Windows 8.1. The template is corrupted, and links to outside sites don't work. I've...

What is going on. I have a huge banner across the screen saying get win 8.1 for free. I will not go to the app store (as I have to log in to MS) and I can't...

Hi, OK... before I screw things up, I thought I'd ask here for some insights. I'm still setting up my Win 8.1 notebook, and would like to use the Mail app on...

I just bought a small, inexpensive (cheap??) HP 64 bit Win 8 laptop for a grandson. I doesn't run 32 bit stuff . What am I missing? A setting somewhere?

In an attempt to solve the problem I mentioned earlier, I ran the "Refresh". When it finished that it had bee unsuccessful and had made no changes. What's...

On a Win 8 laptop, almost none of the programs I've installed (Win 7-type and not Win 8 apps) appear in the list of Default Programs or in the Open With...

I will be doing a clean install of 8.1 Pro - not an upgrade. I have two hard drives c: and d:, already formatted by WinXP Pro as NSFT and each has files on...

I recently bought a new desktop computer that came set up with Windows 8 and have been going through the process of upgrading my client software. I want to...

I'm frustrated with the column tabs when viewing folders. Often, I insert new folders within a main folder for video and/or audio editing. Each time I change...

I did a clean install of 8 then installed 8.1 and now when I installed google drive the icon won;t show in the lower right corner or windows explorer...

Sometimes trying to change a taskbar icon works. Sometimes it doesn't. Some system action can cause the icon to change, I guess. Currently, trying to change...