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Windows 8 on HP System Restore Freeze

Starting last night, my HP laptop with windows 8 on it (not touch screen enabled) began acting up. Many things would stop responding and eventually the entire screen would freeze leaving me with the...

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Windows 8 will not boot - After install virtual box (virtualization)

I installed virtual box and now I am unable to start window 8.I read online that there is a known issue with virtualization on windows 8. They suggested trying to toggle virtualization on/off in the...

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Windows Update AKAMAI server-selection produces really really slow downloads

Dear Windows-Update Operations Staff:I am located in Los Angeles using a Win-8 based machine.  Windows Update is running very slowly.  I investigated.Microsoft has apparently contracted with AKAMAI CDN...

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High CPU usage since upgrading to Windows 8

Hoping someone can help.  I am having the high CPU issue as others since upgrading to Windows 8.  Only way to stop it from running so high, is to pretty much turn every task off.  Forget about playing...

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Service Host (svchost.exe) Using 99% CPU

Hey guys-I know this question has been asked for other Windows OS's, but none of their fixes apply on Windows 8.When I log in, everything is fine, everything is very smooth and even faster than when I...

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Laptop screen dims even though adaptive brightness is turned off. What can I do?

Laptop screen dims even though adaptive brightness is turned off. What can I do? I have an Inpiron 14z with both the Intel 4000 and AMD 7570M graphics. ThanksIt bothers me so much I'm thinking about...

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Cannot delete items off desktop, boot in safe mode, system restore among...

Hello,A few days ago I started noticing strange things occuring on my computer (Acer Aspire V3-571G-9683 running Windows 8). I attempted to delete some files off my desktop. I sucessfully emptied the...

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windows\winsxs\amd* directory question

  I recently stumbled into the directory on the C: drive:  C:\windows\winsxs\amd*  ...which contains many, many directories that start with amd. If I issue the command: dir g:\windows\winsxs\amd*/s...

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Laptop Crashing//Freezing

I have a dell Inspiron N5110 which I bought almost a year ago.The main problem is, that my Laptop or the Windows Crashes/Freezes. It is actually quite a complicated situation. Here is the history of...

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copy html

Hi when i copy and HTML to another location, automatically also copies the folder related files. and If i delete the folder related also delete the HTML.Can you help me with this?Thanks

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DRIVER_CORRUPTED_EXPOOL

This new ThinkPad Tablet 2 is driving me crazy, having all sorts of problems; here's the latest one:http://sdrv.ms/10jTFRj________________ drahnier

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BAD_ POOL_CALLER :(

Hi everyone,,I've acer aspire v3-571g .. I installed windows 8 yesterday and have a problem with atheros wifi driver ,,, then I could solve it ,,TODAY ,, I've the blue screen .... I read in other...

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I need Help!!

I am having the same issue. I have followed the steps for creating that file from the command prompt, how exactly do I compress it? what are the steps? I want to upload this file for you and have you...

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Icon flicker introduced due icon refresh with win+d shortcut

HelloI really try to find a way to get the following issue on MS developers radar. If there is any other way to contact them I would be very thankful for a short note.I notice a short flicker from...

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Windows 8 BSOD Error: 'Bad pool Error' & 'Not less or equal'

I have Windows 8 on my PC, and just recently I started getting multiple BSODs and crashes. Earlier, my PC would simply restart at frequent intervals (once or twice in a couple of hours), but it showed...

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shrink C: volume

   Windows Techies,      Just purchased a Toshiba S855-S5378 laptop with Win8. HD is huge- 750GB, with 8GB of RAM. As is customary for me, I want to create a D: drive for apps and data. I went...

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Performance data for this service will not be available on Windows 8

Hi All,I am getting following errors on my Windows 8 enterprise system:**Source: Microsoft-Windows-Perflib; Event ID: 1008;**Description: (1.) The Open Procedure for service "BITS" in DLL...

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Windows 8 system service exception error

I got a Samsung series 3 running windows 8 and it has crashed several times since I've had it. Sometimes it's when I'm gaming, using itunes, GIMP, whatever. Doesn't seem to be a single cause.I got the...

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Window 8 on my desktop is upside down

My Window 8 on my desktop is upside down. How do I fix it?

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Windows Assessment Console Error

Hi,I'm trying to run any assessment from Windows Assessments Console (ver 6.2.9200.16384) on Win8 laptop and I constantly recieve an error message while the job tries to collect machine configuration...

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