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Migrating from VMware to Hyper-V; Problems with Hyper-V
Hello, I am Running the 64-Bit Version of Windows 8.1 Pro and i am now Virtualizing a Windows Server 2008 R2. It in itself is not Causing an Issue. (I know 2008 R2 and 2008 are EOL) I am Running 8.1 in a Windows Server 2003 Domain, since i do…


>net Framework 4.8 Compatability with Windows 8
I currently use AOL for my e-mail and browser. Recently I received notices saying I needed to upgrade my Microsoft application to .Net Framework 4.8 to be able to continue to use my AOL. My computer is old and I use Windows 8 according to what I…
Windows 8 Jan 2023 update never ends
It's a weird problem. I have 32-bit Windows 8 VM and the Jan 2023 update was installed wihtout problems. But for other 64-bit Windows 8 VMs, the update process got stuck as 95%. After some digging, I see that Windows (I believe some services) are very…
windows 11 to 8.1
i want to know if it is ok to download my official windows 11 usb on to my older 8.1 widows' system, with correct ram and system requirements but an intel core 13 3rd generation processor. what will happened


Windows 10 Upgrade Error (From Windows 7/8.1)
Hi, I have been trying to upgrade my Operating System from Windows 7/Windows 8.1 (2 Separate PC's) for over a week now. The upgrade has failed even after trying multiple times on both systems. Already tried the following : SFC/SCANNOW - ·Windows…


How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine for offline PC, as well as the definitions?
How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine, as well as the definitions? It is for computers that are not online yet, I would like to do this for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. I have found this page…


Can I disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry (CompatTelRunner.exe) in my laptop with windows 8.1?
Dear Community, We have a system in our company whose user keeps complaining that its as slow. When we checked in his startup programs there was (CompatTelRunner.exe) process that was taking alot of resources. We want to disable it so we can make…


Something went wrong. Correlation Id: 3eb0b6fd-7163-45a9-9953-1eaec23ae525
Good day everyone. I was trying to access the learning material for Microsoft Learn module and other modules on Viva Learning on Teams. However i get the error message "Something went wrong. Correlation Id:…


Test Page failed to Print, the system cannot find the file specified
Hi Team, Already, workstation are installed with Canon Printer PCL 6 and followme printer were working and Printer Server was in the same version. On proactive basis and to avoid network load, we did deployed Canon PLUS PCL 6 driver to all…


purchasing an app
I tried a free app called Winches Colors of the Deep. The Cursed Heart, and was so impressed decided to buy. Was refused by site saying, the sale could not be processed. Tried several times with the same result. Discovered a tech friend of mind had…


no internet on windows 8 but has on windows 10
I have a gigabyte motherboard pc and i have this usb from work that has windows 8 on it and i simply directly boot windows 8 to it but i cant get internet connection. But, when i try to boot my pc on its HD drive that has Windows 10 it has internet…
Windows 8 Developer Preview (Build 8102) fails to boot on VMware Workstation Player 15
Ok so for the past 2 days i have been trying to install Win8 DevPreview (Build 8102 to be specific) and the first time I tried to boot from the .iso file, I got the error message saying "Your computer needs to restart ,Error code: 0x0000001E",…


[Solved] Error code: 0x80072eff on windows updates
Error number: 0x80072EFF on widows update & microsoft update whats the fix. Anyone know?


Corrupted OS software
Quite a complex quiz for users community. Something wrong has occurred, a disaster, to my laptop Asus X751 - for no visual reason, all the files/documents in the Documents folder, as well as in the Downloads folder, have completely disappeared, vanished…
Windows 8.1 upgrade to Windows 10 failing
Hello, I've been trying to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to 10 but it keeps failing. I tried multiple times. This is using the media creation tool. Tried MediaCreationTool20H2 and MediaCreationTool21H1. I'm getting the Dreaded "Windows 10…
Should I learn about WDM or WDF to be able to work with file system minifilters?
It's a bit unclear what I need to learn. I will start working on an antivirus software and I need to be able to monitor the filesystem for file creation and modification. Digging up through the internet I found out about WDM, WDF, and Filesystem…


Hi, When I try to update my computer it says ERROR: 8024200B or when I try to update my computer, the bar is still stuck. I have a windows 8.1
I have a windows 8.1 and when try to update the computer, It says *error: 8024400B * PLEASE HELP!


Errors with windows 8.1
windows was unable to create a required installation folder error code:0x8007000b


Recent Files showing older files
Dear Community, We have Started to Notice that the Recent Files in Excel or Word are not showing up. I can see older Files are Showing up, the files that I opened alot of time ago like more than a month or so. But the most Recent Files are not…


Windows SDK, Provide a direct way to download Header files (Ex: Windows.h) and allow the redistribution of the Header Files.
I'm aware of Windows SDK including the Windows.h header file. The problem with Windows SDK is that it is a huge blob file that reach 1 Gigabyte of download size. I'd like to know what is the way to directly download the Header files separately…