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My latest start screen

Ever since I have installed windows 8.1 on one of my computers I have been having problems with multiple instances of windows explorer.exe running, some instances using around 35% of my cpu. Computer gets so slow sometimes that I have to go into task manager and close down all the instances of...

I need to add a hard drive to my computer to allow for more media storage, I see the 3TB drives seem to be a pretty good value over the 2TB ones, my question is : will windows 8 support drives larger than 2TB especially without having to do a lot of work? Thanks Terry

My current desktop I went to about 2 weeks ago

looks good, I am running open office instead but other than that good stuff :)

this should help : http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/desktop-background-lock-screen TC :)

Found out the problem, checked my computer one last time before the Blackhawks game last night, the power supply fan had failed and there was smoke coming out of the power supply, immediately shutdown the computer, hit the power button on the power supply and unplugged the cord. Went out today...

I put in a little GT 610 graphics card about a week ago and everything has been fine since, I get up this morning and now there is the smell of burning dust coming from my computer. I opened up the case, checked the fans, checked all the hardware, checked for burnt items on the motherboard and...

pfft!, my alien friends say that this is obsolete technology :D

300mbps or 150mbps is the theoretical max for data transfer but by the time it travels thru a few walls, downstairs, thru metal whatever and if you hanging more than one computer off your wireless router than the data transfer rate is going to be vastly less. why a pci card, they are bulky and...

settings / control panel / system (for info about your windows) If you upgrade from Windows 8/Windows RT to Windows 8.1 Preview/Windows RT 8.1 Preview, you will not lose anything. All settings, data and apps will carry over unless as mentioned above you are installing Windows 8.1 Preview in...

I bought two of these for my two desktop computers in the house to receive internet from my wireless router, they have been nothing but awesome, cheap and dependable. Hiro H50191 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Network Adapter - 300Mbps, Wireless-N, USB 2.0, Windows 8 Compatible at TigerDirect.com

why if upgraded to windows 8.1 preview now and then 8.1 final later, will I then have to reinstall apps? makes no sense

If you upgrade from Windows 8/Windows RT to Windows 8.1 Preview/Windows RT 8.1 Preview, you will not lose anything. All settings, data and apps will carry over unless as mentioned above you are installing Windows 8.1 Preview in a language that's different from the language currently on your PC...