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Hi all, I recently deleted a bunch of photos of a previous partner from a folder in windows 8, however the folder "preview" picture still shows a file - is this stored in a cache somewhere not obvious because ideally i'd like to not have it there!! Thanks. More...

Hi I have a Windows 8 laptop and all of a sudden Internet Explorer has started opening the window really tiny. Not aware of any changes I've made and all other applications are fine. This is very annoying. Wish I'd stayed with Windows 7. http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/getfile/449241 Viv Haig More...

It seems that the packages of .Net Framework - Update KB4340558 - are damaged (wrong or missing hashes). Install fails with error 0x80092004 on Windows 8.1 clients and Windows Server 2012 R2. Also KB 4054566 (Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2) seems affected. I've now round about 10-20 confirmations around the world. One user found a log entry: “Couldn’t find the hash of component: NetFx4-PenIMC” So I guess, the package is damaged/botched internally. I summed it up with the blog post .Net Framework: Update KB4340558 drops error 0x80092004?. Guess MS need to have a look into the package. Gru?/greetings G. Born - Blogs: http://www.borncity.com/blog (Ger) - http://www.borncity.com/win (EN) More...

I AM USING WINDOWS 8.1 WITH AMD PROCESSOR....I CANT ADJUST MY BRIGHTNESS LEVEL More...

I have been on a public computer for several minutes now....trying to close my account for good. I am having no luck doing this and need help. I don't plan on using this account and need to close it permanently. You have my permission to close this account asap More...

My computer is a hand-me-down from my father. In tryinf to install I need to turn on the configuration management console.I need access to network yet to do that I need a computer name. Would that be the administrator? and if so how do I change that. Apparently I am being hacked and am trying to get the extra proctection. Which was found out while trying to connect the wireless printer. More...

Help I cant long into my pc it keeps popping up this error message the instruction at 0x3c6f0ac1 referenced memory at 0x00000000. the memory could not be read i cant go I cant enter the pc on safe mode or get into the bios every attempt that ive made to log in has been futile please help. More...

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error querying for the IVssWriterCallback interface. hr = 0x80070005, Access is denied. Hi all, I got me an Acer Iconica w3..... New little 8 inch tablet. Setup like any other machine. Connected to my Windows home server or Windows Server 2012 essentials. Tried to run a backup using the server connector. Backup failed with the subject VSS error in the application logs. I also tried the built in backup Windows 8 backup under control panel labeled Windows 7 File history system image. No dice with either. Investigating the error, I found some tests to confirm permission - all passed. Trusting the error message to be accurate (permissions problem) I see direction to make sure the VSS service is started (I started and changed to automatic) and to grant explicit access in the registry. I also see suggestions to grant the Network Service explicit rights to the computer using dcomcnfg. No dice. I've flattened and re-loaded. Actually on a second machine with a newer image from Acer (first machine had a bad microSD socket that would not eject). 2nd machine exhibits the same symptoms - failing to backup Compared settings to another Windows 8 machine - VSS service by default is manual and no explicit permission grants were in place. e.g. changes above were unnecessary but made just the same as part of trouble-shooting Clearly there is something more fundamental that I'm missing? All other machines are running Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise. This machine is running Windows 8 basic hence the built in backup can't image to a network but should be able to image to an external drive and/or the server connector should still be able to backup - correct??? Suggestions as to next steps? More...

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error querying for the IVssWriterCallback interface. hr = 0x80070005, Access is denied. Hi all, I got me an Acer Iconica w3..... New little 8 inch tablet. Setup like any other machine. Connected to my Windows home server or Windows Server 2012 essentials. Tried to run a backup using the server connector. Backup failed with the subject VSS error in the application logs. I also tried the built in backup Windows 8 backup under control panel labeled Windows 7 File history system image. No dice with either. Investigating the error, I found some tests to confirm permission - all passed. Trusting the error message to be accurate (permissions problem) I see direction to make sure the VSS service is started (I started and changed to automatic) and to grant explicit access in the registry. I also see suggestions to grant the Network Service explicit rights to the computer using dcomcnfg. No dice. I've flattened and re-loaded. Actually on a second machine with a newer image from Acer (first machine had a bad microSD socket that would not eject). 2nd machine exhibits the same symptoms - failing to backup Compared settings to another Windows 8 machine - VSS service by default is manual and no explicit permission grants were in place. e.g. changes above were unnecessary but made just the same as part of trouble-shooting Clearly there is something more fundamental that I'm missing? All other machines are running Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise. This machine is running Windows 8 basic hence the built in backup can't image to a network but should be able to image to an external drive and/or the server connector should still be able to backup - correct??? Suggestions as to next steps? More...

Hey there, for some time now I have this weird problem that I sometimes have short freezes. For instance when I type the cursor will just stop and for a second it will buffer my keyboardinput and just releases it when the freeze stops. Same goes when playing, which is even far worse. When I play starcraft 2 a second of freeze is just unacceptable. I have literally no idea whats causing this. I tested my RAM with memtest, removed all harddrives except my M.2, tried with intel integrated graphics, tried different displays with different settings without success. My setup is: asrock z370 extreme4 Intel i7 8700k (not overclocked) G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4-2300 DIMM CL16-18-18-38 be quiet pure power 10 600watt MSI Geforce GTX 1080ti Twin Frozr Main Harddrive is Samsung 960EVO 500gb How can I track whats causing this down? Cheers, Thomas More...

I am unable to send email to groups with the mail and calendar app in Windows 10. My verison is 17.1620.42011.0 Is sending mail to groups supported yet in Mail & Calendar? Thanks, A. More...

This is not necessarily a question but more of a statement. Microsoft, I installed fresh install of Win 10 pro. I ran Edge for a bit and it was pretty fast. I needed to look at video on youtube, oh... I'd say about 3 minutes after I installed windows 10 because that's what we do with freaking browsers!... And guess what I got... "NO SUPPORT FOR VIDEO FORMAT ERROR"... that is stupid Microsoft. I will not trouble shoot it, I will not look on a forum to figure out why it isn't working, I will not spend one ounce of my time trying to fix Edge browser not working with Youtube. I installed Google Chrome and guess what? It works fine. If you want to be accepted by the masses you need to support the masses out of the box. No I will not send you error reports and no I will not send log files. YouTube has been around for Many Many Many years. If you cant figure that out then... bye. More...

Hi, I have just upgraded from windows 8 to win 8.1 everything is fine except the context menu I don't know why it is so delaying. Every time I do right click on desktop to refresh it takes almost 15 seconds to appear. Help me guys. Many thanks. Umair. More...

Hello! First I'm happy to found a way, if Search don't react. If I stop the service 'Windows Search' I have the items in File Explorer. (Restart of the service often brings no result, it works, only if I stop the service .) Is there a easier way to get find results? This with 8.1 Prof 64 bit More...

I want ti share many files in a folder structure , under One drive . please help. More...

Hi, when i make new shortcut for download folder with *explorer* and *space* in front of the path name, right click on folder and pin to taskbar, when the download folder open, at the same time open another folder (separate) "this pc" and i don't know why. This happens on W8.1 not on W7. On W7 it's very simple (with the same method but on w7 it work well). I have try many methods, but none of them work. Have any idea of how? Image example: https://image.prntscr.com/image/aNHdMlXSQO_jRwhhDT1-aQ.png Image: left folder is the pinned folder, and the right folder icon opens when i click on the left folder (W8.1). Thank you. More...

Ok, I'm probably not the first person to ask about this. Why on earth, can I not see any of my connected network printers under 'Devices and Printers' of Windows 8? The devices are without question, 100% connected and registered with the OS, as evidenced from their presence within the 'Print Queues' section of Device Manager, and various software packages, when accessing the 'Print' dialog. I can't even find any evidence of the printers within Print Management! What is going on? More...

I want to activate my windows pro 8.1 with the product id 00261-50000-00000-AA 562, could you please provide me the steps how to activate windows 8.1 More...

Hello everyone, I would like to receive help, my wsus server presents an error, after it has been formatted it does not display the management console. making it difficult to update the networked computers. More...

when I connect my usb cable from my phone to my computer I get an error message that says Unknown USB (Device Desciptor Request Failed) Driver Error. What does this mean and how do I fix it. More...

Hi, What is maximum Size of Notepad, More...

I want to schedule a windows task to run when a secondary output device (e.g., VGA monitor or HDMI A/V receiver is turned on or off) but I'm not sure which event should be used for this. I found something related to network cable plug/unplug here How to launch a command on network connection/disconnection? basically, the event is Log: Microsoft-Windows-NetworkProfile/Operational Source: NetworkProfile Event ID: 10000 for connect and 10001 for disconnect but couldn't find anything for external audio/video devices. Any such event or events exist? If not, any other way to do this? Thanks More...

This message pops up when I try to open internet explorer or google chrome. I have Norton antivirus. I have tried changing my settings on IE and Norton and all other settings I could think of. I have tried various different wireless networks and get the same error message. What can I do to get on the internet? More...

I accidentally deleted some important photos and want them back. Is it possible to restore deleted photos for Windows 8 machine? More...

Hi all, I recently deleted a bunch of photos of a previous partner from a folder in windows 8, however the folder "preview" picture still shows a file - is this stored in a cache somewhere not obvious because ideally i'd like to not have it there!! Thanks. More...