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This has become a long story...... I'm trying to get to the bottom of this error which by the way seems reproducible on all 8.1 installs I have performed, http://www.eightforums.com/software-apps/72402-reader-error-message-can-anyone-reproduce-problem.html I've submitted the problem as a bug...

I have an ongoing issue with the Reader app in W8.1 used to view pdf's. To cut a long story short I have posted this over at MS TechNet forums but it would be great if anyone else could reproduce the issue. This error has occurred on 2 clean W8.1 x64 installs. On the advice of MS TechNet I...

In amongst today's round of updates was KB3075853 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3075853 The details of what these updates do is never specified. Specifically, I would like to know whether these are a 'back-door' for future W10 compatibility checks and upgrades. I haven't installed...

I'm sure there is probably a simple explanation to this... I've just fitted a new 250Gb SSD to my laptop (awesome results by the way) and I'm puzzled over how to interpret the Diskpart info. I partitioned the drive into four partitions of, C=70Gb, D=30Gb, Y=100Gb and Z=30Gb which is shown in...

I would like to be able to make the text for 'Selected Items' in W8.1 appear as bold. Unfortunately this appears to be missing from W8.1's very slimmed down options. This is from Vista and shows the setting I would like to alter. Is it do-able ?

Since Monday this week I am seeing this message several times a day. I've no idea where in the chain it originates, or even whether its a Microsoft issue or something else.

Long story cut short. I have a W8.1 running with Windows Update turned OFF. This is a W8.1 image from May this year. The GWX icon has just appeared in the tray. How can that be when updates are OFF. Only Defender updates have been added so far.

Today I installed all the offered updates, seven security in total I think plus an optional. I Iooked in detail at the notes for each and saw nothing alarming. First unexpected happening was the appearance of a new 'Browser Choice' tile on my start menu. Right click and its gone, OK, can live...

This morning I have the dreaded 'Upgrade to W10' showing in Windows Update. I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO INVITE THIS. I never accepted the invitation for W10 and used Shawns reg tweak to remove the GWX icon a few months ago. Yesterday I did install KB3083711 (update to Windows Update) BUT NOT...

As per the title really. I didn't install last months problem Flash update (and its fix) and notice today that there doesn't seem to be a new Flash Update included with this months batch of updates. Just checking that last months is still the most current.

I didn't install KB3087916 becaue of the reported problems but see today that I'm being offered 2 Flash player updates. One is the original KB3087916 and the other KB3089023. Is the later update simply to correct the first ? or should I install just the new offering ? (Getting seriously...

Yet more weirdness from MS. An hour ago a warning popped up (action centre) reporting Defender was out of date. I haven't missed an update as can be seen. Why Defender itself reports the definitions as created on the 4th Aug I have no idea unless that was the last time they changed from MS. The...

I've had two weird things happen following on from two optional updates that appeared today. If you open a picture using W8.1 photo viewer (as shown in the attached image), and click print from the dropdown, do you have a spelling error on the word 'Frame' ? I see Fram ! Can't believe I've...

This all started with me wanting to add Eight Forums to an Android tablet. Try as I might I can not get my password to work. I've taken it up to four failed attempts and then logged in under Windows to reset things. The same thing happens on Vista Forums. What has come as a big surprise is...

Let me quickly explain what this is about... I have been conducting some listening trials of different audio components using .wav files. In order to randomise the files they have been given arbitrary names by renaming the file in the time honoured way, right clicking, selecting rename and so...

I have no idea over this one. I'm running True Image 2014 with W8.1 and was amazed to see this. Could it be a compatabilty update for W10 or.... I have no idea. Edit... I'm asking over at Acronis too.

Am I the only one to notice and complain over this in W8.1. This morning a new Adobe Flash update has appeared, KB3079777. The update is sized at 17.9mb. Nothing is running on the PC, its idle and with no disk activity. Free space is 55.4GB. I apply the update and free space immediately falls...

I have KB2976978 installed (install dated 18th June 2015). Today this update appeared again as an optional along with KB3065988. Both were installed successfully and PC restarted as requested. I then left things for 20 minutes and did another restart to ensure all files were placed correctly...

I first noticed a problem with Windows Update (WU) a few days ago. The timeline and 'evidence' is this. (my WU settings are to 'notify only') 1/ All had been running smoothly until a single optional update appeared (Synaptic finger print driver). 2/ Driver installed and Windows restarted. All...

I recently acquired a Sandisk 32gb 'Ultra Fit' flash drive which is one of the small nano styled devices and I'm not really happy with its performance. Its the first USB3 flash drive I've used although I do use a normal USB 3 portable HDD for archiving files. What I find is this, 1/ It runs...