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I have Windows 8 installed on a Hyper-V VM in Windows 8.1. It turned out that the size I originally allocated for the virtual hard disk was too small, so I went into settings for the VM and expanded it. But Windows 8 in that VM still sees only the smaller hard disk size. In Hyper-V manager...

When I was reading about installing Windows in a Hyper-V VM on Windows 8.x, I thought I had read that Windows is licensed per host, not per VM, so you can use the same product key for Windows 8.x in the VM as on the host. But now that I've installed Windows 8 in a Hyper-V VM on Windows 8.1...

Lock screen dark I have 8.1 installed on a laptop. It used to be that when I'd open the lid, and go to type in my password, the lock screen was was bright as I had it set to be. But now it's very dark until after typing in the password; so dark I can hardly even tell if the insertion point is...

I have the original Oxford English Dictionary CD from 1992. It's 16- bit, so on 64-bit Windows I run it virtualized. On Windows 7, it works great in Windows XP Mode. But now I've just installed it on 64-bit Windows 8.1 Pro Update 2. It works fine after I install it, but then after closing and...

I have a Hyper-V VM, and during the setup wizard I chose to install OS later. I added DVD drive to it's hardware, and added the DVD drive to the boot order. I put the retail Windows XP disc in the drive and start the VM, but it doesn't see the disk and eventually I get the error "Boot...