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There is an associated language specific .mui file needed too. These are the file locations from a working install of W8.1 (English International, aka en-gb). Here they are in the Install.wim from my Win8.1_EnglishInternational_x64.iso, which mounts as IR5_CCSA_X64FRE_EN-GB_DV9, exploring it...

Welcome to Eight Forums. If it was a cheap non-original battery then it may not have been good quality. It may be wearing out already. Generate a Battery Health Report to see.... https://www.eightforums.com/threads/battery-usage-report-generate-in-windows-8.31440/

To upgrade keeping your installed apps and files you need to run the Setup you'll find on the root of the mounted ISO from within Windows. But you'll only see the option to keep your installed apps and files if the language of the ISO matches that of your installed Windows. The most common error...

Reflect Free remains available to download direct from Macrium using the Reflect Free v8.0 Download Agent: https://updates.macrium.com/reflect/v8/ReflectDLHF.exe It's unlikely to be removed any time soon, v7 is still up there. You can still get Reflect Free v7 if you change '/v8/' to '/v7/' in...

I have a little Acer Aspire One AOD270 netbook. Despite the OEM specs saying it only supports up to 2GB RAM, if you install a 4GB stick then it makes 2.99GB available to the OS. That and an SSD is enough to make it capable of running anything up to Windows 11, as in post #1,062 here...

New update. Bug fixes and Improvements v8.1.7378 - 13th February 2023 Disk Images Some customers have reported a slower backup speed to mechanical HDD. This has been improved. Incorrect transfer rates were reported for split file...

Open Control Panel and select User Accounts. You will see Administrator beneath the name of your account if you are one. Click on 'Manage another account' to see all the accounts on your PC.

New updates today. Reflect Home v8.1.7336 - 30th January 2023

With just 1GB RAM it would be, and unfortunately this model has its RAM soldered in - it cannot be upgraded. Go to Control Panel > System and click 'Advanced system settings'. Click the Settings button in Performance. Select 'Adjust for best performance' to de-select all options. You may want...

The OP found another solution back in August at post #16 and hasn't returned since.

My first career was as an electronics engineer. When I got my first PC on my desk it was running Windows 3.1, then shortly after got upgraded to Windows for Workgroups 3.11. I got really proficient at tweaking it for maximum available memory, with EMM386 and loading drivers high. I soon became...

If you think that was fun/nostalgic then you should try Win'95 or WfW 3.11. I have both running as VirtualBox VMs, networked and everything. On another machine I have XP, win7, Win 8.1 Hyper-V VMs. They can all see each other and their shares.

If you turn off Startup Boost in Edge's Settings it will remove that entry from the Startup folder. Turn it on again and it will put it back.

That probably because by default Edge is loaded into memory at start up, before you even open it. It's called Startup boost. https://support.microsoft.com/topic/get-help-with-startup-boost-ebef73ed-5c72-462f-8726-512782c5e442