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    Solved Windows 8.1 start button menu

    Went back to the earliest Restore point I could find and using this has cured the fault.
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    Solved Windows 8.1 start button menu

    When mouse over button it changes from a translucent background to a black background. Right clicking the button changes the screen background {the bit that can be seen behind the tabs from my set colour to white). I shut down and am presently using the shutdown button on the screen which come...
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    Solved Windows 8.1 start button menu

    Turned my laptop on today and the above right click menu has gone. All other right click menus ok. Button changes when clicked but nothing happens, I shut the computer down yesterday using the right click menu and all was OK. Help.
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    Reading a non-Windows (Linux?) hard-drive with Windows 8.1

    Thanks topgundcp I can now view and copy the files. All I need to do now is 1 of the following:- Find a video player that will play them File converter that will convert them A Humax .ts file un-encryoter.
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    Reading a non-Windows (Linux?) hard-drive with Windows 8.1

    How do I access the file on an external USB hard-drive recorded with a, now defunct, Humax HD Fox T2 set-top box? Please note this is a HD Fox T2 not a HDR Fox T2.
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    Solved Epson Scan software not working properly in Windows 8.1

    Search for and install Vuescan. This is a free programme but you have to pay for the full upgrade. It is not horribly expensive and has enabled my Canon Lide scanner to do far more than ever it could with the scanner drivers from Canon. The website offers updates to Vuescan every Tuesday and I...
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    Solved Windows 8.1 user accounts

    I went away from the computer for a few hours and then came back and went through the standard procedure to allow me to log in without entering passwords in "control userpasswords2" and this time it worked. If you prefer to login in with a password you do have the option to use a PIN, not to...
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    Solved Windows 8.1 user accounts

    I have installed the Windows 8.1 update on two computers; one requires a password to login which I have changed to a PIN, the other logs in with no password. How can I log in without a password or pin on the computer set to do so as control userpasswords2 will not let me change the password or...
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    Uploading pictures to e-bay

    Since the flash player update from Adobe via Microsoft update on Tuesday I am unable to upload pictures to e-bay (the link is dead). Is the flash player update causing this problem do you think? Windows 8 pro.
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    Folder properties sheet

    Why is there a dot in the read only sheet of new folders that I create. What does the dot mean? Can I create a folder without either the dot or a tick?
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    File sharing

    Is there a location within Windows 8 where I can save a file and then be able to open it later on another computer in my network when the original computer is turned off?
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    Devices and printers Windows 8 Pro

    I have two Dell Inspiron computers both running Windows 8 Pro. Why does the devices and printers screen show different icons for the same device on each computer. For example the laptop shows my router as a drive but the desktop shows the same item as what looks like an old radio or a safe...
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    BUILD 2013: Microsoft to Launch Both Windows Blue and Surf

    I like Windows 8. It has a start screen and Apps if I want them BUT I DON'T, SO I DON'T USE THEM. When I first got Windows 8 I deleted all the Apps I would never use. I've never used the App store. If I download anything it is always a desktop version. Other than this I can't see the difference...
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    Another SD Question

    When I put my SD Card in my Dell Inspiron desktop card reader slot it shows up as a laptop computer. Can I change the icon? The same card in my laptop first showed as a card drive with the card in or out and the SD legend above but that has gone now and shows an icon like a computer tower...
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