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When my windows 8 laptop is sleeping, I currently need to press the power button, which is awkwardly small and on the edge side of the laptop. I'd like to wake my laptop from sleep with a keypress. I went into the keyboard settings but can't find a check box or setting that allows the internally...

I'm using old application named Jot Notes, developed for Windows in the 90s King Stairs Software. It has worked flawlessly on all Windows versions through Windows 7. On my specific Windows 8 laptop (Dell 3147) there is a serious issue. When scrolling through a text note that is long, the...

Occasionally I find my Windows 8 laptop freezing for about 10-30 seconds where everything is locked up and then it resumes normally. Is there some tool or method to determine what could be causing these brief freezes?

I set my Dell Inspiron laptop (Windows 8) to sleep after 15 minutes (never to hibernate) whether on AC power or battery. This allows me to take out my laptop from my bag, open the lid, enter my pin and get to work quickly. One thing that baffles me is that when on AC power, I have to press the...

I have an Android mobile app that allows me to take notes and saves them to a straight text file in Dropbox. When I view the file in notepad on my Windows 8 laptop, it shows me the file with no carriage returns. Here is an example Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3 If I open the same file in Wordpad...

I created a non-administrator account in Windows 8 for family members. I want to restrict access to specific folders. In Windows explorer, I right click properties on the folder, go into the security settings, but it's not clear what I need to do. Highlighting "users", I attempt to deny access...

I'd like to create a shortcut that sorts desktop icons by name in alphabetic order. Wondering if this is possible. Without a shortcut it takes several clicks though the desktop content menu (right click).

On rare occasions, I've accidentally moved an entire folder or files to the wrong place via drag/drop in Windows explorer (dropping too soon). Sometimes it would take me a while, but I was able to find where I accidentally dropped my files and restored them manually. To help in the future if...

I keep keeping prompts that say "you'll need to provide administrator permission to copy to this folder". I then have the option to click a button to allow the operation. I'd like to turn off these prompts, if it won't jeopardize security. Trying to figure this out on my own, I right clicked the...

I have a Cannon printer connected to my network. Windows 8 found it and I'm printing wirelessly successfully. But I often switch between printing 1 page for paper sheet, and 2 pages per paper sheet. Instead of updating the preferences for my printer each time I need to print, I'd like to create...

I'm trying to create a secure setup on my new Windows 8 laptop. Not worrying about the NSA, just want to keep a serious thief away from my data. I know 100% security is impossible. I'm planning to swap out my mechanical hard with with an SSD with 256-bit hardware encryption which requires a...

I'm new to Windows 8. Running Windows 8.1 on a new laptop with a relatively weaker processor (Pentium Quad Core) with 4GB. Please share some general tips on how I can maximize the performance (speed ) in Windows 8, especially applications launching and loading. I also notice that many web pages...

I created a shortcut in Windows 8 that need to change the default generic icon. I can't seem to find the file or folder where Windows 8 has the default set of desktop icons. For Windows 7, I can point to C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll - where I can then see a nice set of icon choices. Does...

I recently purchased a new 11" Dell laptop with 4GB of RAM running Windows 8.1 and a relatively weak processor (Quad core Pentium - compared with an i3,i5,i7). I know that replacing my 5400RPM hard drive with an SSD can vastly improve my performance, but I'm also wondering if upgrading my RAM...

Has anyone tried that Windows 8 migration tool to migrate files, settings and programs from one Windows 8 PC to another Windows 8 PC? I'd like to know how thorough and accurate it is transferring programs and settings.