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A referal was returned from the server while running msra.exe from windows 8...

When trying to run remote assistance, c:\windows\system32\msra.exe it is returning the errorA referal was returned from the server.

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Window 8.1 messed up everything

after updating to win 8.1 from windows 8 I found that my computer no longer works properly. The internet is very laggy, the whole computer is much slower, facebook @ youtube crash constantly and I...

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6 core i7@3.2ghz running like a single core 4mhz

I've owned an hp h8-1080t for the last 3 years and it's been running like a champ. It came with windows 7/64 installed. when 8 came out after several months I put that on and saw a slight increase in...

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Search Charm not working + Power Options in control panel not accesible

To be more specific about my problem: I have modern-ui search related problem. Nothing works.I click on the search charm ->nothing appears Win-W, Win-Q, Win-F ->nothing appears Start typing...

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Windows 8 and losing desktop on sleep resume

Hello,I have a brand new Dell E6430S running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit. 8 Gb RAM, 128g SSD. It would seem that randomly upon resuming from sleep mode my desktop has been shut down. Normally clicking on the...

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Windows 8.1 N Pro freezes every few minutes

I recently upgraded from Windows 8 N Pro to Windows 8.1 N Pro. Every few minutes I get the following error messageAfter I click OK, all my applications stop responding for a few seconds. That DLL...

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Lync 2013 preview - High CPU usage

Hello, I'm using Lync 2013 preview, that comes with Office 365 Preview, on a pc and a notebook. On the notebook, lync gets 100% of cpu usage; on the pc it gets 50%, basically because it's more...

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Windows 8 Pro Outlook 2010 Freezes

I have Outlook 2010 loaded on 2 new Windows 8 Pro machines (1 is Iconia W700 and 1 is Lenovo Yoga).Outlook consistently freezes on both machines when downloading new messages and is unusable.  It's...

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"Remote Desktop connection has stopped working." problem in Windows 8

here is the event log.  Only happens on a few of our servers Faulting application name: mstsc.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16384, time stamp: 0x50108ae1Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version:...

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Bad pool call 8.1 when running BF4.

haven't found any releated to BF4(unless i missed it)also heard people ask for the dmp files for them, which i included the 4 that happened so far here in this .zip(or not wait till verifyed)

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Windows 8.1, High CPU usage

Hi,SInce I've upgraded to Windows 8.1, on my Asus G74sx (and a Dell M4600 has the same issue), we have really high CPU usage.After doing some test, I have found that there is a process called: System...

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Safely Remove Hardware Malfunctions with External USB Hard Drives

Hi,When I attempt to Safely Remove an external USB HDD, I get the message that it can't be "Safely Removed" as it is in use...The only thing using the drive is Safely Remove Hardware...If I boot the...

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defragment problem win 8 pro

I opened windows 8 defragment program and did an analysis. it stated my drive was 11% fragmented so I let it run which it did for 3 hours. After I rebooted and everything worked as usual so I did...

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Lock up / freeze

Inserting/ejecting a CD or DVD (especially a blank rewritable) occasionally causes PC lock up/freeze.No cursor, no nothing;  reboot required.  No error message.  No event error.   ASUS P8P67le,...

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Sound issues with fresh computer build

I just got my new computer built and everything seems to be working ok, except for the audio issues I've been dealing with. I am playing the audio through the HDMI on my video card. I don't plan on...

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Plugged in, Not Charginging Windows 8 and Windows 8.1

I have a brand new ASUS G750J gaming note book, 2.4 GHz Intel i7, 16 Gig memory, Windows 8When my Notebook was first used, it could be plugged in and Charging the battery.I upgraded to Windows 8.1 and...

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Keyboard problems since 8.1 upgrade

The keyboard now frequently messes up.  When I try to type a letter, it performs some other random function. Every key stroke performs a function rather than typing the desired letter or number. Press...

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Metro windows are completely unresponsive to mouse clicks, but not scrolling,...

Well, my title was a basic summary of my issue. I'm running a fresh install of Windows 8.1 x64, and my metro windows are entirely unresponsive to mouse clicks, even a few features of the charms menu....

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Lock up / freeze UPDATED

Inserting/ejecting a CD or DVD (especially a blank rewritable) occasionally causes PC lock up/freeze.No cursor, no nothing;  reboot required.  No error message.  No event error.   ASUS P8P67le,...

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System Interrupt (ACPI.SYS) cause core 0 got 100% usage

Hi,I've problem with my notebook, i already check forums, blogs, etc and still no help. Problem gone when i put sleep for a while or shutdown. ACPI.sys is the culprit (i'm checking this with Process...

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