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I don't even know what that is. When I set up the old computer, I clicked at the lower arrow in this picture for my Windows account, ... ... and then set up Store access through the Store app (using the Store app itself), for the Store app only. I can't find any images of that screen on the...

I recently bought another computer, and now I want to install the Microsoft Store apps I have on the old computer onto that computer. The old computer is willing to tell me the eMail address I used when I signed up for Microsoft Store access, and still allows me to download apps using that...

I am already aware of this; as I apparently didn't state clearly enough in my original post, I turned this off on day one. (I probably wouldn't have known about the uproar regarding this app if I hadn't - especially since app reviews aren't visible except within the Windows Store app itself.)...

I'm one of those people who doesn't like having my computer suddenly change how it works just because some programmer somewhere thought it would be a good idea, so I set everything to look for updates, but not download or install them without my prior knowledge and consent. Recently, I noticed...

So am I, but I take comfort in knowing that at least two readers were helped by reading my misadventures. Oh, and BTW, everybody, I tried switching to Windows Defender for a few weeks, but switched back to AVG when I realized I couldn't configure it to automatically download virus definition...

Yeah, VGA works fine.:p

Wow. My only reason for starting this thread was to blow off some steam, but it's nice to know that it actually helped someone else avoid the problems I've had. As I mentioned in my original post (but forgot to elaborate on), AVG's restore function didn't seem to help in my case, but that may...

First off, it's "AVG", not "AGV"; second, I don't think I ever said anything like that - and if I did, I didn't mean to. Yes, I like AVG because on the rare occasions when it does bug me (current situation excepted), it's for a good reason. If I don't reinstall AVG, that's what I'll probably...

Not an option anymore with AVG unless you use another computer; AVG's virus dialogs now use the secure desktop, so essentially, you are forced to respond to the dialog before you are allowed to do any research to decide how you want to respond to the dialog. Now, some more about why I still...

True, but reinstalling and reconfiguring all my apps to my liking will take several additional hours, spread over the next two weeks or however long it takes me to run all of them and find all the settings changes I've made to them over the past months. And, FYI, I tried the "refresh" option...

My current problems may have started last week, when my antivirus program (AVG) notified me of something that it considered suspicious behavior - something that was being attempted by a file at C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\X64\3\OLD\1\PRINTCONFIG.DLL, and asked me what to do about it. The...

With the new April 2014 (8.2? 8.1.1?) update, the Windows Store app now asks users (who haven't already done so) to add a payment method to their Microsoft account when they try to download an app, even if it's a free app - but hang in there! After canceling out of this three times (I think)...

Also noteworthy about the new April 2014 (8.2? 8.1.1?) update: The new disappearing title bar in "Metro" apps may be more understandable and discoverable than the hand icon (which no longer appears now, BTW) at the top of the screen was, but people should know that using the "X" icon on this...

This doesn't happen for me; instead, I get abruptly thrown off the desktop and into the Windows store app any time I get anywhere near one of those funny URLs. At least when Apple wants to do this, Firefox shows a similar dialog, asking essentially whether I really I want to fire up iTunes...

It's worth noting that the "App updates" screen is essentially blank for anyone who chooses not to create a Microsoft account. This leaves the registry tweak as the only way to configure updates for the preinstalled apps. (Policy Editor doesn't count, because the people who need a simple way...

First off, we tried the trick to download an 8.1 ISO, but it doesn't work for us, because all our W8 machines came with it preinstalled and apparently you need a retail (non-preinstalled) key for this to work. Also, I don't see why I should have to waste ten times the time and bandwidth to...