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This morning (update Tuesday) I was checking my systems to launch the updates and as I always do, I checked the Windows 10 Update App and it said my update was 'almost' there. Well after all of today's updates were done, I went into the Windows 8 Update status in the Windows 8 Settings. It...

Here's a possible fix, but be careful, it modifies your registry. How to Make the Windows 10 Upgrade Icon Show Up

Slight disagreement here. If you haven't experienced Cortana on a Windows Phone, you might not be inclined to get Windows 10 and Cortana along with it. For a first release (probably because they got it working on Windows Phone first), Cortana can do a bunch of things just with verbal commands...

Yes, when you agree to the Window 10 installation, you are only 'registering' it. You will be given the opportunity to delay installation until you are ready. I haven't dual booted 8.1 and 10, just Win 7 and Win 10. I can't see any reason why you couldn't. There was a problem a few builds...

It may be that the HP Tablet you have doesn't have the necessary drivers ready. Check the HP web site for any information about it. Some manufacturers have not finished prep for Windows 10 on all their devices. My Toshiba Encore 7 didn't get the icon until 2 days ago even though I had the KB...

Funny, I just did this last night. My W,S,A,D and Space keys were not responding well. Guess what I have been up to? Anyways, I have a Microsoft 3000 combo. I used a Phillips screwdriver to take out all the screws on the bottom of the board. Two were hidden under labels. Then I carefully...

Well, his biggest issue is that for $120 you could get a better tablet at a slightly increased price. I got it on sale for $79 last year. It's now back up to $110 on the MS Store. I doubt that would have bought it at that price. Probably would have went with some of the other tablets I was...

I have the original Yoga 13 and a Toshiba Encore Mini 7" tablet. Love them both.

Try this: http://www.eightforums.com/general-support/32170-start-screen-half-size-used.html

An old post, but might be helpful. Here's a reply I just did on another similar thread. http://www.eightforums.com/browsers-mail/34789-close-all-tabs-simultaneously-metro-ie-11-win8-1-a.html#post466834

An old post, but I got tired of all the tabs not closing when I dragged IE Metro to the bottom. Looking for a solution, I found this thread. I found it somewhere else. To close all tabs, it's a bit of a pain, but it works. As with all Windows 8 programs, when you drag IE to the bottom of the...

Windows Defender is it's own program and can be pinned to the Start Screen. From the Start Screen just start typing 'Defender'. When it appears in the list, right click on it to pin it. As far as Control Panel functions, they may or may not have their own executable. Most are plugins to the...

I believe you are talking about the Charms bar. When you place your mouse in the lower right, initially the Charms bar comes up and you choose Settings. Then the Power, Wifi, etc come up. Does this happen or doesn't the Charms bar come up at all?

Wait, you have a wireless printer. You do not need a print server. The wireless hardware in your printer should serve as a 'print server'. I don't have an Epson, but all wireless printers should work basically the same. Once you setup the printer to connect on the same wireless network as...

When you create your shortcut for each, right click on it and choose properties. Under the Shortcut tab, choose the Change Icon button. It will bring up all the icons available in the default shell.dll file. Many dll files have one or more icons imbedded. Choose the icon you want to use for...