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Have you booted with a Partition Manager or Easeus boot CD? Could test whether they can see it. Also, might try a live Linux CD.

Windows 8.1 has changed hardware requirements from Windows 8. I currently run Windows 8 x64 on an older desktop. Can't upgrade to 8.1 x64 because 8.1 requires LAHF/SAHF and PrefetchW to upgrade to x64 and my desktop doesn't support these features. I can run x86 version but would like to be...

Try QDIR. You can open side by side or 4 windows at one time. Found it here. Page 1- Free Software effective solutions.

I installed on W7 and W8 and after about an hour, I cannot browse my network. Hangs Windows Explorer. Same symptoms for both W7 and W8. I did an uninstall of previous Avast and installed new. Using Free edition. Going back now and will wait for first update.

Only thing you might try is to go to device manager, right click on one of the devices and perform a "scan for hardware changes". I have had problem like this with a USB flash and this got it to recognize.

Check whether the antivirus scans incoming mail. Could be hanging at that point.

The Start menu is back but by other providers. Start8 Stardock has siezed an opportunity to sell a solution. There are other free solutions that people will find like Classic Shell. MS will believe they are right because these solutions will quiet the noise.