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Thank you very much. This was the missing link that solved my problem. A++++ Amazing that MS can't deal with things like this.

Ok, I got it. I found the routine here. After the flash program expands itself into a directory, there's a platform.ini file that has a BIOS_Version_Check section. Set flag=0, and then flash away.

Thanks, KYHI, that's a great idea. For some reason, though, both the executables in the bios download require windows. I tried them by booting to FreeDOS. That doesn't make sense, unless the CD burn of the BIOS is a WinPE, and I don't think it is; certainly not with graphics.

It seems that Toshiba is largely abandoning customer self-support for its laptops. I have a C875D-S7331 that is not registering any audio device. I suspect it was subject to a power surge, and would like to flash the bios. I've already tried driver updates. The Toshiba site shows version 6.10...

Thanks, Superfly. The first sounds like a manufacturing error? The second I can't attest to, as I just bought the machine (in as-is condition). The only thing I can add is that the machine was really wrecked, like I've seldom seen. One rear corner was entirely broken off, top and bottom, and the...

Hi guys. I have an HP 2000 laptop with native Win8 Core. On Factory Reset, it will not activate, saying the key is blocked. I called MS and they said it was an HP problem. I called HP and they want $200-300 to fix it. I installed Win8.1 fresh on a blank drive to make sure it isn't an image...

Looks like I found the answer here: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/2f46738f-75fa-4e48-ba60-79f473aac6f6/windows-modules-installer-worker-is-making-my-computer-hang?forum=w8itproinstall

I'm running a fresh install of 8.1 x64, on a C-60 processor and 4GB RAM. The system was fully updated, then today I did it again with about 175MB of updates. Since then WMIW has been consistently using a lot of CPU - 40 to 60%. I understand it should run for a while. I understand there are two...

I bit the bullet and am going for a new fresh install. Hopefully that will tidy everything up. Will advise.

Hi folks, I have a Toshiba C855 laptop, which came with Win8. I restored an image of a fresh install of Win 8.1, from another Toshiba C855 with similar hardware, to its hard drive. Very often with Aomei backupper I have to run Windows repair on the install to get everything in order before it...

Are they initially being saved as .jpg's? It could be a browser setting. Try the download in a different browser. One setting I think everyone should turn off is "hide extensions of known file types" in folder options.

Ok, I got it. The Ctrl-Alt-Del evidently is defunct. Instead it's simply the Back arrow near the displayed user name.

I activated the built-in Administrator account in Win8, but the account is nowhere to be found on the log in screen. Is not Ctrl-Alt-Del supposed to bring it up? Thanks, Paul

I think the problem was SmartScreen was set to its max position.

Not sure what you mean, but there are programs that return much of the classic functionality to Win8/8.1. I use Classic Shell, which takes me directly to the desktop, restores the Start Menu, and more.

Check out this thread: How to change Windows 8 boot logo (OEM style)? - Super User disclaimer: have never tried it myself or heard of it before.

No, because not only do some critical system files need to be present, they need to reside in certain designated partition sectors. Just dumping those files onto the drive will not make them available to the boot system. You might be able to do a boot repair after the restore, but it's an extra...

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Thanks, Shawn, for attaching that image. Wondering what I did wrong. KYHI - how does that differ from what I did?

Please see my linked photo.