BoboBrazil
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Also make sure you do custom setup in the beginning otherwise you are opting in to a ton of advertising shit to make MS more money and give away your privacy.
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Windows 8.1 |OT| There's your start button
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No idea what it could be, but maybe driver related? I asked about Steelseries and Logitech because their drivers could even fail boot and give BSOD.
Jzero
Member
Yea it is kind of confusing for some people to have right click settings and charm settings. for the mail app you have to go to the charms while in the app, click accounts, click on your desired account, and uncheck download external images.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I kind of can't believe this is really happening. I can't use a mouse, at all.
Jzero
Member
You don't own an old PS2 mouse? This isn't just a Windows 8 problem, i've had it happen on Windows XP, Vista, and 7 sometimes while servicing computers. That's why Clean install > Upgrade.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I have now tried my usual mouse, two Microsoft mice, a shitty cyborg RAT I dug out of my garage, and a PS/2 mouse.
What's weird is that I got it to work in an error screen when I failed to start properly, but not on my actual desktop.
What's weird is that I got it to work in an error screen when I failed to start properly, but not on my actual desktop.
Necromanti
Member
Probably kicking a long-decomposed horse carcass at this point, but I'm not understanding the inclusion of this "Start" button (as it seems to be the main or only noticeable update for desktop users, but I'm probably ignorant here I'm probably biased coming from having Start8 installed, although it looks like the update killed it.)
Reviews and other sources make it sound like it was something long-awaited. Were people really clamoring for a button to take them to the Metro screen?
Reviews and other sources make it sound like it was something long-awaited. Were people really clamoring for a button to take them to the Metro screen?
Jzero
Member
Regular folk are too dumb for new technology so when they saw there was no more start button they got stuck and didn't know what to do. I'm a power user but i still prefer a button being there. I just got used to it.
I don't think it was a "long awaited" feature though.
BoboBrazil
Member
People wanted the start button and old start menu. Microsoft is just trolling people putting it back and having it take people to Metro. Atleast they added little tips on how to use Metro this time.
Yup. It wasn't a huge deal for me personally but almost every person I've had to explain hot corners to hated it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I think for a lot of casual users, the lack of button was the big Win 8 misstep. They'd look at the desktop and think "how do I even launch a program??". So they have been appeased.
For power users, the big Win 8 complaint was over the lack of the old start menu itself, of course. But I don't think this was really the big source of concern in the mainstream casual world.
And there's also the fact that if you say "the start button is coming back" a lot of people think its completely gone back to the old way, and I think every review just has to address that.
Microsoft just updated the Solitaire app to use the new snap views. I'm surprised it took until after 8.1 was released for them to update it, and the other game apps like Minesweeper and Mahjong haven't been updated yet either. All of their apps should have been compatible with the new snap views long ago while 8.1 was still in preview.
Steelyuhas
Member
Yeah personally didn't see the need for it, but I personally saw quite a few people need to have the bottom-left is Start explained to them. In all fairness 8.0 throws a lot of new UI/UX at you and explains almost none of it.
Lasthope106
Member
Does anyone know if Windows 8.1 has to re-index all the files or to defrag the hard drive? My hard drive working like crazy, and the drops in performance are really strange. My only guess it's that is doing those two things.
nillapuddin
Member
having so many issues getting this crap to install (Laptop running 8.1 preview) I want to brick this damn laptop, posting for future success story follow up/pleading for help later
(yes Ive tried everything from every post before me, sans downloading iso)
(yes Ive tried everything from every post before me, sans downloading iso)
I was hoping 8.1 would solve my issue but it hasn't. I have some weird syncing issue with the People App and Skype. I can't remove the Skype account at all from the People App. I was hoping that having Skype built in would fix it but it hasn't. Any ideas what I can do?
XANDER CAGE
Member
Holy shit. So.
Tried a clean boot. Nope. Tried a system restore. Nope. Then I found a Windows help page that suggested using 8.1's "restore PC" feature that basically does a fresh install for you. Yay, it worked! I have a mouse again!
Only now Windows won't activate. Thanks, built-in-feature!
Tried a clean boot. Nope. Tried a system restore. Nope. Then I found a Windows help page that suggested using 8.1's "restore PC" feature that basically does a fresh install for you. Yay, it worked! I have a mouse again!
Only now Windows won't activate. Thanks, built-in-feature!
killer rin
Member
Well, my brother had an error where there was a watermark on 8.1 which said this:
It took awhile to fix because we had tried a million and one different solutions because Microsoft has no solutions up on the website other than to call the OEM and get them to deal with it. The solution ended up being telling bios to revert to default.
It took awhile to fix because we had tried a million and one different solutions because Microsoft has no solutions up on the website other than to call the OEM and get them to deal with it. The solution ended up being telling bios to revert to default.
Well, my brother had an error where there was a watermark on 8.1 which said this:
It took awhile to fix because we had tried a million and one different solutions because Microsoft has no solutions up on the website other than to call the OEM and get them to deal with it. The solution ended up being telling bios to revert to default.
No time frame on it, but this is a bug that will be fixed in future versions of the install.
NinjaCatfish
Member
Well, my brother had an error where there was a watermark on 8.1 which said this:
It took awhile to fix because we had tried a million and one different solutions because Microsoft has no solutions up on the website other than to call the OEM and get them to deal with it. The solution ended up being telling bios to revert to default.
I just turned on SecureBoot and generated keys in my motherboard BIOS (ASRock Z77 Extreme4) and that fixed things.
That doesn't work for everyone--some machines use non-standard secure boot signatures, and it makes it more difficult to simply re-enable via bios/uefi advanced boot options. It really shouldn't be turning off secure boot on install in the first place.
CrazedProfessional
Member
Guys I own a Surface RT too and my Main PC got the message from the Windows Store to update. The Surface RT however shows the new Facebook app and all but no message to update to 8.1, what gives? 
Stronghammer22
Member
My update went well, I think the improvements are nice. I am having an issue with Google though... If I search for anything, the results are displayed in a very narrow, vertical way. I get one word per line. It's strange. Anyone know how to fix it?
*This is what is looks like:
*This is what is looks like:
Is your drive usage pegged at 100%? That's a Windows 8 issue that's been going on for a while. I've ran into it a bunch of times and the only thing that helps is running a chkdsk on boot.
PizzaFarmer
Member
Try navigating to this site in Internet Explorer. It will jump to the Store page for the 8.1 download.Guys I own a Surface RT too and my Main PC got the message from the Windows Store to update. The Surface RT however shows the new Facebook app and all but no message to update to 8.1, what gives?
ms-windows-store:WindowsUpgrade
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Windows 8.1 broke Google for me. Like, literally. All the text is pushed way to the left, making it unusable, and even trying to do image searches is unbearably bad. It isn't like this on any other computer in my house. Anybody else seeing this issue?
Thank God. I thought it's only my PC.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
It's probably after I did that system update. Seems like such a crazy problem to have. Did you install the new Windows 8.1 updates? I have 8.1 installed now on a laptop, and the problem isn't there, but I haven't done the new update on the laptop yet.
Same thing is happening to me. Says my PC needs to be repaired, but a file is missing. How do I fix this?
HALP
PS. Screw you Microsoft.
brotkasten
Member
IE needs to be your default browser for metro IE to show up. And no, mobile GAF won't work.
Ah thanks. That's dumb...
I never encountered any compatibility problems. And I played a shitton of games in my Windows 8 laptop. I think it's worth it. Give ur PC a new look!
cyberheater
PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 Xbone PS4 PS4
Apart from it looking different. There is not a single compelling reason to update from Win7.
jediyoshi
Member
Also against TOS to force to show up
To be fair, if its aesthetics are your biggest personal take away, you probably already didn't care about the performance or functional differences
Better battery life and faster performance for one. Lots of small changes under the hood that make it a better OS.
Hundreds of them actually.
I understand why someone wouldn't upgrade, but it's a nice OS and it's how Windows is going to look and feel for the next 20 years, so...you can get used to it now, or switch OS's.
brotkasten
Member
Which isn't fair, considering that Windows 8 runs on tablets too and I can use mobile GAF on my iPad all I want.
Prophet Steve
Member
There were not really a lot of compatibility problems, but you will always have those with a limited amount of software.
I found it worth upgrading to win 8 with the introductory pricing of $30, now, unless you can find it cheap I cannot really recommend it yet.