Recent content by hroldan

I had similar issues, I'll share some details that may help you. Experienced something like that with my Surface after removing Windows 10 and installing Windows 8.1 x64, CPU usage was high and remained high. I tried diff things, including diff drivers, got it to updates drivers automatically...

Tried diff things, nothing worked perhaps missed some details. Found some information on XDA developers (long thread), and they described this method stopped working; found another long thread where people described "it works" but you need to repeat every... 6 months or so, I don't remember...

During my testing, I was out of S mode, the stock Windows 8 coming with the official Surface is described as CORE, Windows 8 CORE. I had Windows 10 (diff builds) and then moved back to Windows 8.1 pro x64, but nothing worked as great and fast as the stock version, it was never identified as S...

Well... I just tried, and it didn't work :(

Did you have any luck with this? I've been searching ways to sideload apps now that the Windows Store is gone for W8, but nope, and everything points out to this: Windows 8 embedded Industry, as supposedly, there is no need for dev accounts. I'll try making some time to install this version of...

Any luck? 2024? Anyone tried this? (from the link above)

I'm not sure the specifics for every file you need, I mean, some may be on a fresh install, and some may appear only after specific updates. If you have access to another computer, or if the current one runs VirtualBox, you may try creating a virtual machine and proceed accordingly with a fresh...

On Windows 8.1 you should have the icon of an envelope. You can ignore it, or uninstall it using Windows App Boss (but you will not be able of installing it again because the Windows Store has been discontinued). I'm personally using eMClient as my default email program, there is a free version...

Not sure what's your exact goal. You can remove both Windows mail and Outlook (diff apps) via the classic uninstall using the control panel, or WindowsAppBoss to remove any metro app, that's for the apps at least. As for your Outlook account, if that's the goal, you can delete it (the account)...

Sure, easy. Open your bookmarks panel, I mean make it visible, yes, it will show on your right (this is what you want to change). Now, look at the title, it says "* Bookmarks" with a 5 star on the left of the text and a chevron sign pointing DOWN. This is a whole area button. Once you click...

Worth updating, why not? after all is knowledge for others too. First, forget about the swapfile.sys, you will go almost nuts trying to get rid of it, or the issues that come after somehow removing it. This is a SEPARATE file needed for universal apps. This means there is not just one...

Try autoruns https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/microsoft_autoruns.html Create a restore point, then disable everything until you are left only with the bare minimum (many things load at startup) and see if it helps, this will remove any interference of third party programs being loaded...

Sorry. Recommended usual methods: 1. Restore from backup (first backup your data before changing anything drastically), hard lesson! 2. Reinstall

Hi, I will appreciate suggestions of decent (and fast) PDF apps, specially: - Compatible with Windows 8.1 - Ideally with pen/stylus compatibility - Speed is an important aspect I have worked many years with Adobe Acrobat Pro, but for annotations I honestly like XodoPDF (XodoDocs) and DrawBoard...

Sorry forgot... After reading a lot on the web, I found people explaining you actually need Policy editor to change some setting, and then you can sideload. But no luck for me. I've been trying with APPBOSS, this tool allows you to directly sideload (used it in the past with great luck) but now...