windows 8

In a sweeping move that has sent ripples through the gaming community, Steam has officially ceased support for both Windows 7 and Windows 8 following its recent client update on November 5, 2024. If you’re still clinging to these older operating systems, it’s time to face the music—Valve's...

In a significant shift aimed at modernizing its software, Microsoft has announced that legacy Digital Rights Management (DRM) services will no longer support playback in Windows Media Player, Silverlight, Windows 7, and Windows 8. This move, detailed on a recently updated support page by...

Windows operating systems have evolved significantly over the years, yet some features introduced have been met with mixed to negative feedback from the community. This article explores seven of the most unpopular features that Microsoft has launched, detailing their implications and the...

I had moved to another area and when I try to remember passwords/access names I get errors from the websites.. I have different sites with different names/sources historically, from XP, WIndows 7, 8.1,10 and now with 11. I suspect that Windows remember passwords/usernames from history. How do...

An "unclean file system" or "unclean volume" occurs when a data storage device (e.g. USB stick) is disconnected without being safely unmounted. At the next connection, Windows asks the user to "repair" the volume, meaning running CHKDSK. From experience, I know that Windows 7 does not allow...

Sometimes the Forgotten Password Wizard will not open from the link in Control Panel/User Accounts/Create a Password Reset Disk or through Windows Search. Sometimes it will open in the background and is visible using Win+Tab. But you cannot bring it to the desktop. If this happens, close it with...

I want to setup Windows 8, The installer disk is downloaded, the emulator is configured correctly, but the system does not boot, and hangs on the loading screen. I have already tried to configure the emulator in any way, but occurs error 0x000000A. Who knows what's the problem? UPD1...

I want to add a background to my Full screen start window/Tiles window. Not lockscreen, not desktop. The start screen. Like in W8. Help. All i can change is colors.

My campus has its own wifi and it requires me to input not just password but also username (my username here would be my student ID number, while password is the password i use for my campus' website accounts), in my Win10 laptop it works just fine, but in my older Win8 laptop, it just won't let...

My wife uses an old Windows 8 computer, mostly for browsing, and came to me the other day complaining that she was having issues. Internet Explorer would start and display her normal Favorites Bar contents, but then apparently was being re-directed and displaying a ton of favorites she did not...

I recently uncounted a problem with some ransom ware so I read up on the net that I had to boot into safe mode. My was also damages and I was using an external monitor. Think that in safe mode my display on the external monitor would still work so to used msconfig and booted into safe mode only...

Hello, After playing around in a Windows XP VM, I noticed a very peculiar type of BSOD that I like to call a CBSOD due to it only occuring with bugcheck codes that start with a C. From NT 3.1 all the way to Windows 7, it basically looked like this: Unlike the normal XP-7 BSOD, this one is...

I have many problems with win10. sound doesn't work I can't see my laptop screen on monitor all programs that must fix the problems are useless. I have intel celeron3350 and intel graphics hd500 but intel won't make driver for windows 8. So is there any way to install the drivers or to make the...

I've got an old windows 8 tablet that started running slow and restarting on its own a few days ago, so I did a full reset. The reset finished but now it's stuck on System Preparation Tool 3.14, I can't click ok or cancel or anything. I turned the tablet off and on a few times with the button...

A few of us over at MSFN use Server 2012 security-only updates to patch Windows 8 until October 2023. However ..... As of July 2021, all of the new security only updates for Server 2012 (including KB5004294 and KB5004960) now will remove the Adobe Flash Component from Windows 8. I enjoy...

I’ve been having trouble with my computer. Half of the screen is broken, so I usually use a monitor. The problem is when I try to turn it on it turns on as normal, but in the middle of the process, it stops and displays an error message. I cannot transcribe the message completely due to the half...

Just installed win 8, but failed to activate the installation. Is it no longer possible to do so, as the system is no longer updated by MS? When I try I only get the answer: This key does not work. Check it out and try again or try another one. Can I somehow check the key, other than to see...

Hi, I use window 8 recently and this was bad experience for me because many apps were not doing well and I read about its updating that was not coming. And I think there was some kind of bug in it.

Hello there, I want know can I still use window 8 in 2021. Because now a days window 10 is very in and it is very efficient and they doing updates regularly. If I use window 8 is there any security risk because it is no updated

My experience with windows 10 was pretty great but now for my school project I am working on building an android website and some of the applications aren't installing and even they are compatible with windows and my other fellows can easily install them. My computer specifications are great and...