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How can I put a shortcut to ControlPanel in Win 8.1 directly on desktop? I don't want to unhide the Charms bar with the mouse in the lower right corner.

Assume I have prepared some Win8.1 ISOs backups from my original system with slipstreamed update 1 and eventually update 2. Now I fetched out such an ISO archive. How can I find out now if such a ISO already contains update 1 or even update 2? Is there somewhere a files with...

Assume I have got a Window 8 *.iso file without any further information. How can I find out which version is inside? a.) If it is Win8 or Win 8.1 b.) If it is with or Without update 1 c.) If it is a "Home", "Pro" or "Enterprise" version d.) If it is a 32bit or 64 bit Version ? I don't want...

Is there a Registry *.reg script for that or GUI switching only?

Occasionally I want to switch between different keyboard languages (english/german/russian). Therefore I used in the past the keyboard change indicator menu in Taskbar/Systray. However recently this indicator disappeared. How can I Win8 tell to re-show it again? If possible I would prefer to...

I am running an english Win8 with german keyboard (and german regional settings). That works fine except one thing: When I start Win 8 then always the English keyboard layout is enabled in the Login Screen by default. I always have to switch in manually in the lower right corner. When I proceed...

I want to setup a shortcut which (when double clicked) opens Windows Explorer with a pre-defined directory. Under Windows 7 users could setup a shortcut with auto-expansion and auto-marking that directory (sample: C:\data) in left side tree view with the following command...

When I start my new Win 8.1 notebook with preinstalled Win 8 the first screen will be a colored wallpaper with Time indicator. Only if I click somewhere on the screen the Welcome Login screen will be shown. How can I tell Win 8 immediately after start to show the Welcome Login screen?

In Windows 7 I could adjust the thickness/width of the windows borders. In Windows 8 I could not find this option in Personalization-->Window color and appearance-->Advanced appearance any more. Where is it? Peter

Assume I have a running Win 8 installation. How exactly can I trigger the update to Win 8.1 (through Store)? Will automatically be v8.1.1 installated or is an intermediate step v8 ---> v8.1 ----> v8.1.1 necessary? Peter

My notebook has a Win 8 OEM key in UEFI. After wiping my hard disc I want to install Win 8 retail instead of OEM version. Because this is not possible with stored OEM Win 8 key I want to boot with a Win 7 BootCD and patch the UEFI with a Win 8 retail serial key. For that I need a Program like...

I always read an "USB flash drive". What about an external USB hard disc (partition)? Is it possible to make a backup to this storage as well?

Ok, thank you. BUT: what if I buy a full retail Win 8 version and want to install it on my notebook with Win 8 OEM key in BIOS? How can I install a new, second Win 8 version when Win 8 always looks first in BIOS for existing OEM key? Second question: Can I make a recovery DVD/backup on USB...

I bought a notebook with pre-installed Windows 8. Unfortunately there is no Windows 8 DVD supplied with the notebook. Assume the hard disc or system crashes: From where do I get a windows 8 DVD for new installation? When I go to system info in Windows 8 I can see a Product ID...

On my computer there is a pre-installed Windows 8 which works fine for UEFI boot (Secure boot not necessary). Now when I switch in UEFI setup at boot time the UEFI mode into the CSM (BIOS) mode and restart then Windows 8 is not starting any more. As far as I find out an UEFI-based Windows 8...

Currently on my (new) computer there is only a (pre-)installed windows 8 In detail there is a 300 MB big active system partition (I guess with the Win8 boot manager). and a 200GB parition with Windows 8 Now I want to create a new partition (with 50 GB) and install Windows 7 on it. Is the...

Assume I have drivers for a certain device/motherboard for only Window7. Can I use them in Windows 8? And conversly: Can I use Windows 8 drivers in an Windows 7 installation as well? Are both driver models compatible? Peter