Hey everyone,
So I have a Samsung ATIV Book 4, specs below if needed. I just recently updated to Windows 8.1 and so far, I am really disappointed with it due to several issues that my laptop has started to experience.
-Screen brightness: Now, sometimes my screen will go to dimmest setting and I have no control over bringing brightness back up. The slider nor power options do anything to help, and only a restart seems to alleviate the matter.
EDIT: Possibly now fixed, but still not 100% sure. I ran a lot of software updates and I am currently in control of brightness, but time will tell if it happens again. :thumb:
-Trackpad issue: My trackpad will no longer do gestures. I can't do two finger scrolling or anything anymore, despite going through the settings and seeing that the gestures are in fact activated. My first guess is to try a driver update, and will post with results, however, it should be completely up to date.
EDIT: Definitely fixed the issue, turns out the update from 8 to 8.1 left the drivers no longer compatible and Samsung had an, albeit hidden, update to fix the problem and gestures are now working just fine. :thumb:
-"Other User"- This is my biggest issue and is really driving me through the roof. Whenever I turn the laptop on, it tries to log into "Other User" instead of my default admin account. This "Other User" is no where to be found in account management though, and when the laptop defaults to it, I get a warning for incorrect password and then have to switch back to my regular admin account. I want to delete this account and remove password log in altogether. I have done so with the computer waking from sleep, but thanks to "Other User" I can't do anything about it when turning the computer on.
I know that's a lot, and I will post any results to be had. Thanks for any and all help!
Samsung ATIV Book 4
Intel i5-3230M
6.00GB RAM
750GB HDD
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
Windows 8.1 64-bit
So I have a Samsung ATIV Book 4, specs below if needed. I just recently updated to Windows 8.1 and so far, I am really disappointed with it due to several issues that my laptop has started to experience.
-Screen brightness: Now, sometimes my screen will go to dimmest setting and I have no control over bringing brightness back up. The slider nor power options do anything to help, and only a restart seems to alleviate the matter.
EDIT: Possibly now fixed, but still not 100% sure. I ran a lot of software updates and I am currently in control of brightness, but time will tell if it happens again. :thumb:
-Trackpad issue: My trackpad will no longer do gestures. I can't do two finger scrolling or anything anymore, despite going through the settings and seeing that the gestures are in fact activated. My first guess is to try a driver update, and will post with results, however, it should be completely up to date.
EDIT: Definitely fixed the issue, turns out the update from 8 to 8.1 left the drivers no longer compatible and Samsung had an, albeit hidden, update to fix the problem and gestures are now working just fine. :thumb:
-"Other User"- This is my biggest issue and is really driving me through the roof. Whenever I turn the laptop on, it tries to log into "Other User" instead of my default admin account. This "Other User" is no where to be found in account management though, and when the laptop defaults to it, I get a warning for incorrect password and then have to switch back to my regular admin account. I want to delete this account and remove password log in altogether. I have done so with the computer waking from sleep, but thanks to "Other User" I can't do anything about it when turning the computer on.
I know that's a lot, and I will post any results to be had. Thanks for any and all help!

Samsung ATIV Book 4
Intel i5-3230M
6.00GB RAM
750GB HDD
Intel HD 4000 Graphics
Windows 8.1 64-bit
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