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    How did you setup your Win 8 install?

    i got my toshiba C855D satellite laptop with widows 7 home premium OEM installed , it has amd 2core , 4 Gb ram 328 Gb hdd. last year begining i installed gentoo linux and windows 8 trpple booting with windows 8 menu screen. last month i installed windows 8.1 also on the same hdd quadrupple...
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    Space mysteriously gone with the update to Windows 8.1

    why not try chkdsk [it will do it during next startup] schedule. it is supposed to find fault with free space also.
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    Solved No clock or notification icons after reinstall

    you can try resetting your windows. either not fully installed or corrupted somewhere.
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    i have only one laptop toshiba satellite c885d. key board s working fine. this laptop is only about an year old. there is prtsc key on top it has end. it does not do anything. this is not touch screen . on screen keyboard keeps on top of all including metro screen. user manual does not talk...
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    Can't update to Windows 8.1

    your question is not clear. are you trying to upgrade to windows 8.1 this way you cannot do it open store there you can see upgrade to windows 8.1 back up all your data before commiting.
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    i had to open on screen key board for the capture of metro start screen shot.[ my user name have cut out] essentially what you said works. in my regular toshiba laptop key board print screen does ot work or i don't know how to use it. :D
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    the snip tool always stick to desktop. i am not able to get a snip of metro menu. i tried all options of snipping tool then windows 8 must have been installed first. then windows 8.1 otherwise it may look at it as a new installation and activate other ways
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    Cant boot windows 8

    data being in external hdd does not affect installation.you need to connect it only when saving the data the 2 drivers may be conflicting. try removing the external drive during boot up it may help.
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    Install 2 versions of Windows 8

    save all your data. i am not very sure if 32 bit install later to 64 bit version if can bring in boot troubles. first 32bit and then 64 bit may not give problems.
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    i had installed windows 8 a year back. after the constant nagging by the microsoft solitaire collection wanting to work properly in windows 8.1 i thought of installing windows 8.1 and did that last week. both are in harmony. work fine . i can boot either of them. without conflicting.except the...
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    i think it is considered as upgrade i got activated automtically. i like some of the features of windows 8 and like to keep it. so now i have 4 systems in my laptop. windows 7 OEM windows 8 pro windows 8.1 pro and gentoo linux. all booted from windows 8.1 boot menu. only thng i did not...
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    Install the latest Windows 8.1 Update - Microsoft Windows Help Windows 8.1 Update and Windows RT 8.1 Update (also known as KB 2919355) is shown in my update history 2 times 2 different dates 12th and 17th april 2014 and the screen shots shown there corresponds to my start screen the power...
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    Solved Do i need to install the windows 8.1 update from store ?

    i have recently installed windows 8.1 on a new extended partition while keeping my windows 8 in previous partition. do i need to install the store windows 8.1 update ? as shown in another thread this looks like it has the update advice required pls.
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    windows 8.1 start menu screen unstable, restarts sometimes

    i use toshiba satellite C855D-S5232 laptop OEM windows 7 . 18 months old i have installed windows 8 windows 8.1 and gentoo linux in extended partitions. i have not installed grub to mbr before i installed windows 8.1 5 days back the system was working fine. i have added the linux boot in widows...
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    Windows.old Folder - Delete in Windows 8

    my windows.old is only some 800Mb size. which must have come from resetting the installation for some problems. anyways i will remove it
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