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Ahhh, thank you. I built my desktop, but I now suspect it's detecting my Asus motherboard and sticking that logo over the Windows one. I think it only happened on this installation because previous installations used the legacy BIOS and the MBR. I think that was the motherboard's default...

Is an OEM copy of Windows 8 considered a factory image? Also, why did this happen on this particular reinstallation? I installed on a blank SSD two years ago, reinstalled a few months after due to some screw-up, and possibly (can't really remember) reinstalled again when 8.1 came out, but this...

In preparation for the Windows 10 upgrade, I wiped my SSD and did a clean reinstall of Windows 8 before using the Windows 10 upgrade. However, after installing Windows 8, my boot logo is no longer the blue Windows logo but the Asus logo. I'm assuming this resulted from some driver update that...

Is there any difference between Start8 and Classic Shell? I use the latter, but I'm curious what differentiates them.

Awesome, thanks guys. I've kept indexing enabled on my SSD.

I've heard from multiple sources that you should disable search indexing on an SSD. However, I noticed that this prevents 8/8.1's search function from finding certain things like "Devices and Printers" if the SSD contains the operating system files, which caused a huge annoyance for me as I like...

All right, thanks a lot for your help.

Cool, thanks. So if I turned off system protection (I use an SSD and everyone says to do it), will any new system images overwrite the old one or do I actually have to set a size limit by turning on system protection? Also, I asked this before, but you forgot to answer it: Is there a function...

I have a few questions regarding how system images are handled in Windows. 1. If I create a newer system image, will it overwrite my old system image of the same PC? If not, is there a function in the Control Panel to delete the old system image or will I have to right-click on the...

I found the problem...and it seems really obvious now that I've found it. I decided to do a clean install since I figured it wouldn't take long with my SSD and JustATest kept insisting I do so. While I was setting up Windows 8, I followed this guide to optimize my SSD: The SSD Optimization...

Thanks, but that didn't work. I originally didn't want to do a clean install of Windows 8 again because of SSD concerns, but since you said it's really not that bad, perhaps I'll consider it. Another issue was having to re-download my Steam library, but I suppose I could just leave my computer...

Keep in mind that iPads have been in the market for much longer. Consumers generally pick what they're most familiar with, so it'll be a while before the Microsoft Surface picks up steam. That being said, however, I'm not optimistic about the Microsoft Surface. The last time Microsoft tried to...

I can install themes just fine. I don't think this was ever part of the initial problem. Thanks for the reassurance. And I've only had Windows 8 running for three days (which is why it took so long for me to migrate here from the Windows 7 Forums), so I doubt I was ever infected. Windows...

Perhaps I should've pointed this out. I don't know if there was ever a problem with selecting a background by browsing for the picture, right-clicking on it, and selecting the option to make it the background. That's currently working now, but I never used that option before, so I don't know...

Nothing out of the ordinary in the folder you mentioned, clearing the thumbnail cache didn't work, and the issue remains when signed into another account. This seems like a very bizarre error.

Thanks for the help guys and thanks for the welcome, Brink, but neither of these methods helped. It's weird too since I thought for sure that sfc /scannow and Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth would work, but they didn't even after finding and fixing all corrupt files. Unless anyone...

Yep, I've activated Windows. Proof:

Windows 8 isn't letting me change my desktop background for some unknown reason. I've already searched around for solutions and everything seems to say "Activate Windows 8." However, my copy already is activated. Here's what's going on: When I go into the Personalize window and click the option...