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WINDOWS 7

COMMON WINDOWS 7 PROBLEMS AND HOW TO FIX THEM

By Matt Smith — February 2, 2014

Windows 7 built upon the innovations o !ista to create an impressive des"top operatin# system

that is both hi#hly unctional and very stable$ %or the most part, at least& the '( has to wor" with

an incredible variety o apps and hardware, so problems do crop up$ )ere are some o the most

common, and how to i* them$

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1. Windows 7 shuts down slowly

(huttin# down Windows is supposed to be a +uic" process, but users sometimes ind that the

(huttin# -own./ screen becomes stuc" or several minutes$ This is oten caused by the pa#e

ile, a ile on the hard drive that stores overlow data rom R0 and, i its set to be cleared at

shutdown, can slow the process$

%irst, do a Windows search or re#edit$e*e/ to open the Re#istry 3ditor$ 'nce open, #o to the

ollowin# directory$

)4356'C060C)I839(5(T39CurrentControl(et9Control9(ession ana#er9emory

ana#ement

oo" or the entry Clear:a#e%ile0t(hutdown/ and see i it is set to a value o 1, which means it

is enabled$ I this is so, chan#e the value to ;$

Be warned, thou#h, that the pa#e ile represents a potential security hole$ I someone were to

steal your drive, they could loo" at the pa#e ile to try and see what you were wor"in# on$ This

isnt a concern or most people, but it may be an issue i you handle sensitive inormation$

2. Windows 7 hangs at shutdown

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In the ri#ht=side pane, loo" or !erbose(tatus/ and chan#e its value to 1$ I you do not see this

entry, ri#ht=clic" on an empty portion o the window, select 8ew, and then -W'R- >?2=bit@

!alue$ 8ame this new entry !erbose(tatus/ and put its value at 1$

This does not resolve the issue by itsel, but it orces Windows to tell you what services are

shuttin# down, which means you can now see whats causin# the problem$ With that inormation,

you can ind and disable the oenders$

3. Windows 7 wakes from sleep

When you put Windows to sleep, you e*pect it to stay asleep, but various devices can cause it towa"e$ To see what mi#ht be wa"in# your Windows 7 ri# rom its slumber prematurely, do a

Windows search or cmd/ and, in the command line interace that appears, type the ollowin#$

powerc# Alastwa"e

This should show you the last hardware device which caused your :C to wa"e$ )owever, in our

e*perience this command is not 1;; reliable$ I nothin# shows up, try the ollowin#$

powerc# Adevice+uery wa"e6armed

This tells you every device that has permission to wa"e your computer$

8ow open -evice ana#er and see" out the devices matchin# what the command line reported$

'nce ound, double clic" to open :roperties, and then head to the :ower ana#ement tab$ )ere,

youll ind an 0llow this device to wa"e the computer/ chec"bo*$ n=chec" it$

I you still have problems, then the issue mi#ht be sotware related, not hardware centric$

Windows search or :ower 'ptions, and in that window open the power plan your :C uses$ 8ow

clic" the Chan#e advanced power settin#s/ button$

(croll down until you ind the (leep tree$ 3*pand it, e*pand 0llow Wa"e Timers,/ and disable

it$ (otware will no lon#er be able to wa"e your :C$


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. No sound or intermittent sound

-o a Windows search or (ound and open the (ound menu$ nder the playbac" tab, you may seea variety o options$ (ometimes these are accidentally chan#ed by the user or by sotware$

I you are usin# e*ternal spea"ers, you should have (pea"ers selected as your deault device$ But

i youre connectin# to a display with spea"ers via )-I, youll want the appropriate )-I

'utput to be the deault$ 5ou can chan#e the deault by ri#ht=clic"in# an entry and then selectin#

(et as deault device$/

5ou may have a driver issue i the problem persists$ nder the label o each device in the (oundmenu, youll see the name o the device that enables it$ Jump to Doo#le, enter the name o the

device, and loo" or a new driver to download$

!. I"#$%NO&%$'SS%O"%'#()$ *lue s+reen of death

This classic problem has caused countless B('-s, yet the messa#e itsel is rather diicult to

parse$ It means that an error has occurred with a driver, causin# Windows to immediately halt$

Whenever a B('- occurs, a dump ile is #enerated in the CEFWindowsFinidump older$ This

ile is also hard or most people to read, but you may be able to scan it or amiliar names li"e

8vidia,/ which will point you in the direction o the problem$ 5ou can also orward the dump

ile to a riend, a help des" or any other source o assistance available to you$

'nce youve identiied the problem, you can try installin# a new driver or re=installin# the

e*istin# one$ I the problem persists, thou#h, the hardware itsel may be aulty and re+uire

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,. -ant /oin a 0omeroup

0 )omeDroup is a networ"in# eature ound in Windows 7 that ma"es it easy to share

inormation with other :Cs on your home networ"$ When it wor"s that is, as many users have

trouble with this eature$

%irst, chec" to ma"e sure that you have your networ" type set to )ome, as this is the only type

that allows use o )omeDroup$ -o a Windows search or the 8etwor" and (harin# Center, and

chec" the networ" under !iew your active networ"s$/ It should be listed as a )ome 8etwor",

but i its not, clic" the listed networ" type$ 0 window will appear #ivin# you three options$

(elect )ome 8etwor"$

I you still cant Goin, it may be because the :C that created the )omeDroup is not turned on$

nortunately, this is re+uired or the )omeDroup to wor"$ 5oull have to boot that :C and lo#

in to Windows, even i you only want to use other :Cs in the #roup$

0nother possibility is that networ" discovery has been turned o$ %rom the 8etwor" and (harin#

Center, ind the Chan#e advanced sharin# settin#s/ lin" on the let side$ Clic" it, then loo" or

8etwor" -iscovery, which should be the irst option listed$ a"e sure its turned on, then save

your chan#es$

%inally, you may need to turn on some networ"in# services manually$ -o a Windows search or

0dministrative Tools and open it$ Then open (ervices in the window that appears$ 5oull now see

a lon# list o services with #ear icons ne*t to their name$ %ind the :eer 8etwor"in# Droupin# and

)omeDroup :rovider services, ri#ht=clic" each, and then select (tart$

7. "egistration error after a ma/or hardware upgrade

Windows 7 uses an online activation method that beams your Windows "ey data alon# with your

:Cs coni#uration to icrosots servers$ This is then used to automatically reGect any other

computer that tries to use the "ey$

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nortunately, the system can become a pain i you have to re=install Windows ater a maGor

hardware up#rade$ 5our systems coni#uration no lon#er matches up with what icrosot has

on ile, so youll receive errors sayin# your copy o Windows may not be #enuine$

-o a Windows search or Windows 0ctivation and open the result that appears$ Choose to

activate online, and enter your "ey$ This will most li"ely ail, so youll be #iven the option o

activatin# throu#h the phone$ 5oull be #iven a number to call, and a ield to enter numbers #iven

to you by the automated phone line$

I this ails and youre told that your copy o Windows could not be activated, dont han# up$

(tay on the line, and you should be transerred to a real person who will li"ely as" you i youre

only usin# Windows on one :C$ I you say yes, theyll activate your copy$ (hould the call be

dropped, call bac" but dont respond to the automated prompts, and youll eventually be

transerred to a representative$

5ou can also #et in touch with the icrosot 0ctivation (upport line directly by callin# HHH=71=

2;H$

. "ight+li+k +onte4t menu +auses '4plorer.e4e +rash

'ne o the stran#est problems reported by Windows 7 users is an 3*plorer$e*e crash that

sometimes occurs when a ri#ht=clic" conte*t menu is opened$

This problem is typically caused by a corrupt conte*t menu entry$ Windows doesnt let you edit

the contents o the conte*t menu directly, but theres a ree tool called (hell3*!iew that has this

capability$ -ownload it and install it$

'pen the pro#ram$ 5oull see a list o entries, but you only need to worry about Conte*t enu

entries, so sort them by type$ 0 lon# list o conte*t menu items will appear$ Do throu#h them and

disable any that are not related to Windows directly >you can tell by readin# the entrys

description@$

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8ow close (hell3*!iew and restart your :C$ The disabled conte*t menu entries will no lon#er

appear, and the crash should no lon#er occur$

-on+lusion

There are, o course, many other problems that mi#ht pop up, and well add them as we ind

i*es$ In the meantime, here are a ew other Windows 7 articles that can help you learn about

how to use the operatin# system$

Common Windows 7 :roblems K (olutions

By Joe 0lmeida

-ommon Windows 7 5ro*lems 6 Solutions

Windows 7 is a airly cool operatin# system, but li"e most operatin# systems its not perect$

(ome Windows 7 problems are bu#s others happen to be eatures$ 3ither way, they are annoyin#

and all we care or is a +uic" i*$

(ome o the most commonly reported problems with Windows 7 include compatibility with

older pro#rams, slow perormance on low=end hardware, and trouble with the 0ero theme and its

eatures$ In this article, Ill show you how to i* these annoyances$ %or those that preer an

automatic i*, scroll down to the bottom or su##ested sotware solutions$

1. Windows 7 Seems Slow

Windows 7 is hun#ry or resources$ It eatures many visual eects that draw heavy on your

#raphics card and system memory$ I your system was slow out o the bo*, chances are you can

easily i* that by turnin# o superluous eects$

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Do to L (tart and type MperormanceM in the search ield$ (elect L M0dGust the appearance and

perormance o WindowsM rom the results$ The L :erormance 'ptions window will open$

nder L !isual 3ects select L 0dGust or best perormance$ I you would li"e to retain a nice

interace, select L Custom and chec" L Mse visual styles on windows and buttonsM$

2. Windows )ero Not Working

I recently wrote an article on )ow To 3nable K Troubleshoot 0ero 3ects In Windows 7$

In addition to this article, you should ma"e sure that your #raphics card supports 0ero and that

#raphics driver is up to date$ )owever, i your computer came with Windows 7 this should not be

an issue$

%inally, 0ero could be disabled in your re#istry$ Beore I proceed to e*plain how to chec" and

edit your re#istry, I must warn youN 3ditin# the re#istry can cause permanent dama#e to your

Windows installation$ :lease bac"up your re#istry and "now what youre doin#$

Do to L (tart and type L Mre#editM into the L search option$ aunch re#edit and browse to L

4356CRR38T6(3R9(otware9icrosot9Windows9-W$ The value o the entry L

M3nable0ero:ee"M should be set to 1, rather than ;$

3. Older 5rograms Not -ompati*le

Beore up#radin# to Windows 7, it is advisable to chec" which o your pro#rams will be

compatible$ The Windows 7 p#rade 0dvisor chec"s the most common pro#rams$ )owever, as I

have outlined in my article )ow To se Windows 7 p#rade 0dvisor To Chec" :C

Compatibility, you may have to do a manual chec" at the Windows 7 Compatibility Center or

many other pro#rams$ 8ow, i you have already up#raded and i it turns out that a dear pro#ram

o yours is not compatible, there is a way outE Windows 7 Compatibility ode$

To install a pro#ram in Compatibility ode, ri#ht=clic" its L installation ile and select L

:roperties$ In its L :roperties windows switch to the L Compatibility tab, chec" L MRun this

pro#ram in compatibility mode orEM and rom the L pull=down menu choose the latest version o

Windows o which you "now that the pro#ram was runnin# on$

5ou may have to repeat this step with the pro#ram itsel once it is installed$ Ri#ht=clic" the L

pro#ram icon, select L :roperties, switch to L Compatibility tab, chec" L MRun this pro#ram in

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%urthermore, you can chan#e the settin#s or the respective pro#ram and you should e*plore

these, dependin# on the issue youre acin#$

%inally, i you went with Windows 7 :roessional or up, you can use Windows 7Os P: ode$ It

runs Windows P: as a virtual machine and you can install all pro#rams that wor"ed on Windows

P: in this environment$ 0rs Technica has a very decent article on Windows 7Os P: ode$

. DD Dri8e Not 9ound

Windows 7 cannot ind your optical driveQ This is another issue that involves editin# the

re#istry$ The warnin# rom point 2 appliesN

Clic" L (tart, search or L Mre#editM and launch it rom the L results$ 8avi#ate to L

M)4356'C060C)I839(5(T39CurrentControl(et9Control9ClassM$ In the L ri#ht=hand

panel delete L Mpper%iltersM and L Mower%iltersM, restart Windows and see i the problem was

resolved$

I not, clic" L (tart, type L -is" ana#ement, and select L MCreate and ormat hard dis"

partitionsM$ In the L -is" ana#ement window ri#ht=clic" on the L optical drive icon and select

MChan#e -rive etter and :athsM$ In the L Chan#e -rive etter and :aths window clic" the L

Chan#e. button and choose a new drive letter$ Restart Windows and hope the issue was i*ed$

!. New &hemes -hange -ustom I+ons

(o you switched themes and ound that some o your custom icons where chan#edQ Thats +uite

annoyin#, but its easy to prevent$ Ri#ht=clic" L des"top, select L :ersonali


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portable app, it could one day help you out o a virus attac" or restore deault Windows 7

behavior$

22 +ommon Windows 7 pro*lems sol8ed

We li"e Windows 7E itSs aster than !ista, ma"es better use o your system resources, is pac"ed

with interestin# eatures, and loo"s #reat, too$

But that doesnSt mean itSs perect, o course$ I youSve moved to Windows 7 recently then you

mi#ht have noticed various up#rade problems, interace issues and eatures that seem to have

disappeared entirely, amon# many other complications with the new system$

-onSt despair, thou#h = while these problems can be really rustratin#, answers are be#innin# to

appear$ WeSve uncovered some o the best and most eective solutions around, so ollow our

#uide and your Windows 7 installation will soon be bac" on trac"$

1H cool thin#s Windows 7 does that !ista doesnSt

1. ista upgrade hangs at ,2:

Windows 7 can start causin# problems beore itSs even installed, as many people report their

up#rade han#s orever at U2$ Which is annoyin#$

Reboot, and your :C should roll bac" to Windows !ista$ 5ou can then open the setup lo# ile 9

VWI8-'W($BT9(ources9:anther9setupact$lo# to view what happened$ icrosot say this is

usually caused because the Iphlpsvc service has stopped respondin#, and Gust addin# an


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environment variable to i#nore it will i* the problem$ :oint your browser

at httpEFFsupport$microsot$comFdeault$asp*F"bFX72? or the i*$

I this doesnSt help >or your up#rade han#s at somethin# other than U2@ then browse the setup

lo# or other clues$ 0nd you mi#ht also try to boot and install rom the Windows 7 disc, i

possible, as that reduces the chance o any conlict with your e*istin# !ista >or P:@ setup$

I8(T0 WI8-'W( 7E Windows 7 up#rades are usually +uic", but sometimes it doesnSt install

at all

2. DD dri8e not found

In some cases your -!- drive may not be ound by Windows 7, even i itSs visible in the BI'(

and usin# the standard driver$

The standard solution here is to run R3D3-IT, browse to

)4356'C060C)I839(5(T39CurrentControl(et9Control9Class9, then delete both

pper%ilters and ower%ilters in the ri#ht=hand pane >pper%ilters$ba" and ower%ilters$ba"

entries can be i#nored@$

8o chan#eQ Resettin# the drive letter has wor"ed or some$ Clic" (tart, type -is" ana#ement

and choose the YCreate and ormat hard dis" partitionsY lin"$ I your optical drive is visible here

then ri#ht=clic" it, select Chan#e -rive etter and :aths, clic" Chan#e and choose a new letter$ I

the drive is now visible in 3*plorer, then repeat the process to chan#e the drive letter bac"& i itSs

still not visible, reboot and it should appear$

3. )ero isn;t running

I Windows 7 isnSt loo"in# its best = transparency has been turned o, say = then the 0ero theme

may not have been ully enabled on your system$ Clic" (tart, type 0ero, choose the Y%ind and i*

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problems with transparency and other visual eectsY lin", and clic" 8e*t to launch the 0ero

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The i:hone is usually >thou#h not always@ reco#nised, but iTunes then complains that it canSt

connect to the unit because o an Yun"nown errorY, usually >thou#h a#ain, not always@

;*3H;;;;U$

-isablin# (B power mana#ement appears to be one solution$ Clic" (tart, type

-3!DT$(C and press Z3nter[ to launch -evice ana#er, then clic" !iew L -evices By

Type$ 3*pand the niversal (erial Bus controllers section o the tree, ri#ht=clic" each (B Root

)ub entry in turn, select :roperties L :ower ana#ement, and clear Y0llow the computer to turn

o this device to save powerY$

Reboot your :C ater this twea" and try a#ain$ This wor"s or some, but i youSre out o luc" then

chec" the 0pple -iscussions thread or other ideas$

(58CI8D %33I8DE iTunes on Windows 7 wonSt always see, or sync with, your i:od

,. Windows 7 themes +hange your +ustom i+ons

Windows 7 has some spectacular new themes = thereSs a #reat selection at the icrosot site = but

installin# them can have one annoyin# side=eect$ I youSve previously chan#ed a system icon

li"e Computer or the Recycle Bin then that could disappear, replaced by the e+uivalent icon rom

the theme pac"$

To prevent this, ri#ht=clic" an empty part o the des"top, select :ersonali


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T043 5'R :IC4E 5ou can install as many, or as ew o the ive 3ssentials pro#rams as you

li"e

1>. &oo many minidumps

By deault Windows 7 now "eeps the last ; minidump iles >memory ima#es saved when your

:C crashes@$ I youSre "een on usin# dump iles to troubleshoot crashes then this is #ood news,

but i youSve no interest in that "ind o advanced debu##in# then minidumps are Gust a waste o

your valuable hard drive space$ In which case you should run R3D3-IT, browse to

)4356'C060C)I839(5(T39CurrentControl(et9Control9CrashControl, and set

ini-umpsCount to 1$ Windows will only now "eep the last dump ile and youSll ree up a little

hard drive space$

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Clear the Y)ide e*tensions or "nown ile typesY to show ile e*tensions, reducin# the li"elihood

that youSll accidentally double=clic" on virus$t*t$e*e in uture$

0nd as lon# as there are no novice users on your system who mi#ht #o po"in# around in

3*plorer, weSd also choose to Y(how hidden iles and oldersY as well as clear the Y)ide

protected operatin# system ilesY bo*$ ItSs oten important to see these iles when youSre

troubleshootin#, or ollowin# problem=solvin# instructions rom someone else$

13. DD audio issues

Windows 7 runs well even on old noteboo"s, say reviewers, and in #eneral theySre ri#ht$ But we

have seen reports o problems, or e*ample with -!- audio, where movie sound is either

completely unintelli#ible or doesnSt appear at all$

(hould anythin# similar happen to you then head o to Control :anel, clic" )ardware and (ound

L (ound, ri#ht=clic" your current deault playbac" device >itSll have a #reen tic" displayed@ and

select :roperties$

Then clic" 0dvanced, clear any settin#s in the 3*clusive ode bo* and clic" '4$ 5ouSve now

ensured that older or badly=behaved drivers canSt ta"e complete control o the spea"ers any more,

and this alone will oten be enou#h to #et your system wor"in# a#ain$ >But i it doesnSt, installin#

new audio drivers is your ne*t best option$@

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0nyway, a +uic" Re#istry twea" will solve this annoyin# problem$ (imply run R3D3-IT,

browse to )4356CRR38T6(3R9(otware9icrosot9Windows ive9ovie a"er, add a

-W'R- value called 0llow8etwor"%iles and set it to 1E Gob done$

I:'RT 83TW'R4 %I3(E 8etwor" access is only a Re#istry twea" away

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)4356'C060C)I839(5(T39CurrentControl(et9Control9CrashControl, create a new

-W'R- value called 0lways4eepemory-ump, set it to 1, and in uture the crash dump ile

will always be preserved$

1. -an;t disa*le hi*ernation

Windows 7 doesnSt ma"e it easy to turn o hibernation, annoyin# i you never use it as youSll

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(otware 3*plorer, but nothin# else provides +uite as much useul detail on the add=ons and

e*tensions youSll be loadin# when Windows, 3*plorer and your browser are launched$

(T0RT :E 0utoruns shows all the pro#rams that will load when your :C starts

21. '4plorer na8igation

The Windows 7 version o 3*plorer has partly disconnected its two panes, so i youSre double=

clic"in# your way down a comple* set o olders in the ri#ht=hand pane, the let hand tree wonSt

always e*pand to ollow you$

This may improve perormance a little, but it also means that you wonSt always be able to see the

complete older structure unless you e*pand it manually, which on balance seems a bad idea$ I

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WINDOWS

Windows E &he 1> *iggest pro*lems so far

)ow can I turn o the Windows H start screenQ

%or two months now, early adopters, IT pros, and developers have been wor"in# e*tensively with

the Windows H -eveloper :review$ )ere are the 1; o the bi##est pain points theySve ound,

icrosotSs reaction and some easy i*esN

By (andro !illin#er

ITworld \ 8ovember 1U, 2;11

0t icrosotSs BI- conerence in (eptember, the sotware #iant inally unveiled its latest '(to the public$ The Windows -eveloper :review, #eared towards >you #uessed it@, developers and

IT pros, has now made its way into the hands o thousands o early adopters who are busy

evaluatin# the new '( or their IT, writin# apps based on the new WinRT platorm or Gust

playin# around with it$

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ISve Gumped into Windows H with both eet$ I installed it on all my machines, put all my

important iles on it and made it my day=to=day wor" operatin# system$ ' course, bein# both a

maGor step orward and a very early >pre=beta@ release, I ran into some issues$ 'ver the course o

the past two months, I compiled a list o some o the maGor pains I had with the new operatin#

system and monitored the icrosot orums to see what +uir"s and annoyances other users were

reportin#$

The ollowin# list shows the top 1; annoyances that other early adopters and I have e*perienced

with Windows H, as well as some e*planations, solutions, and wor"arounds$

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This mobile oriented approach to the uture o the des"top hasnSt been #reeted with much love by

the community or the press$ %ocusin# on one >maybe two@ tas"s at a time dumbs down the entire

user e*perience$ 0lso, users ind themselves constantly switchin# between the new (tart screen

and the classic Windows 7=ish des"top >which includes the tas"bar, des"top, e*plorer and so

orth@$ )ereSs an e*ample o how annoyin# this isE (ay, or e*ample, youSre chec"in# on e=mail

usin# 'utloo" 2;1;, which is a traditional des"top application and one o your contacts is as"in#

or a speciic document$ The ne*t obvious step is to launch a ile search$ The problem isE once

you clic" on the (tart orb or hit the WI8 "ey to launch the search eature, the classic des"top

disappears with a bi# swoosh and youSre bac" on the new (tart screen pictured above, since the

(tart menu search is now only available in the new etro=style environment$ 5ou ind the ile,

open it and with another swoosh it throws you bac" to the des"top$

The same happens when you switch between the built=in etro apps >such as Twitter]ama or

(ocialite@ and your classic des"top applications$ In terms o raw productivity, itSs a maGor pain

point and a very noticeable I brea"$

any complaints also ocused around the act that the new I is aimed at tablets and phones,

which ma"es it utterly useless on des"tops and laptops$


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SolutionE nortunately there is no solution other than to turn the new (tart screen o$ 0ter a

ew days o pure a#ony and hatred or the new I, I too" a step bac" and reali


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The problem with this approach is that even suspended applications consume resources >i$e$,

memory@$ :lus, when cyclin# throu#h apps, I sometimes ind that apps have automatically

suspended and are only available when I launch them a#ain throu#h the (tart screen$ ThatSs

annoyin#$ I donSt want to swipe throu#h applications without "nowin# whether it is still active or

not runnin#$ I want to be in char#e o whatSs runnin# or not$

Windows H tas" mana#er

SolutionE In the Windows H :re=Beta >the one WIT) the developer tools, mind you@ you can

close apps usin# 0T̂ %, thou#h thatSs not wor"in# with the re#ular builds$ The only current

alternative is to launch tas" mana#er, Gump to the :rocesses tab and close currently runnin# apps$

But there is some #ood news on the hori5es there

will be, but we also want to tal" about why you probably wonSt need to use it$Y

I #uess weSll have to wait or the beta or a perect solution$

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3. &he green Start s+reen is dri8ing me +raGy

By deault, the Windows H (tart screen has this deault #reen theme with no option to chan#e itE

'bviously, icrosot "nows that users love to customiunreleased@ build lea"ed to the public on 8ovember th, is pretty solid proo that there will be a

personali


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SolutionE %or now, all you early adapters can use y W-: Customi


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= o# o, clic" on the :ower button and select either Restart or (hutdown

= )over over the (tart button, clic" on (ettin#s, #o to :ower and select your options$

I donSt even dare to as" why icrosot would put the (hutdown and Restart options in a menu

titled (ettin#s == itSs beyond bi


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8e*t, put them in the older Yappdata9microsot9windows9(tart enu9:ro#rams9Y$ Do to the

Windows H (tart screen and search or each o your shortcuts$ The search results should brin# up

the icons you Gust created$ Ri#ht clic" on them and select :in$ !oilaN


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!. Side*yside multitasking doesn;t work

'n displays with resolutions lower than 1?UU * 7UH, the (nap eature that allows you to display

two apps on your screen >and resi


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Bottom o %orm

'nce youSve restarted your machine you can easily display all apps side=by=side$ DreatN

,. "unning Windows in a 8irtual en8ironment

While ISm runnin# Windows H on physical hardware to ully e*perience the new '(, most o you

probably Gust need to ta"e it or a +uic" test ride or chec" on application compatibility$

nortunately, the Windows -eveloper :review #ives many users trouble usin# !ware or even

icrosotSs own !:C$

SolutionE !irtualBo* and !ware Wor"stationF:layer H are now ully capable o runnin#

Windows H virtuali


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UR)!=)8TWC=J4DH=R%R?R=?UXH >or the Windows H Client@ 5H8?=)7W=C7U!J=

5-?P!=B-4! >or the Windows (erver H@

That should be it to activate your Windows H -ev :reviewN

=. .N'& 9ramework 3.! is missing

By some weird happenstance, icrosot decided to omit the $83T %ramewor" ?$ rom its

Windows H -eveloper :review, which has version $; runnin# only$ I youSre tryin# to install an

application that re+uires ?$, youSll be aced with a dialo# sayin# it needs to download the

re+uired components$ nortunately, this process either ta"es hal an eternity > minutes on

some o my machinesN@ or results in error messa#es$

SolutionE Dladly, thereSs a way to run the oline installer on the Windows H -eveloper -!-$

Just ma"e sure that the -!- is in the drive >or the I(' is properly mounted@, ire up a command

prompt and type inE

dism$e*e Fonline Fenable=eature FeaturenameE8et%P? F(ourceE*E9sources9s*s

8oteE P is the letter o your -!- or I(' drive$ This should launch the installer immediately$

1>. 5rograms and dri8ers won;t run

I thin" itSs nothin# short o a miracle that nearly all o my Windows 7 applications and drivers

wor" ri#ht out o the #ate$ icrosotSs le#acy support is spot on, even in this early pre=beta

release o Windows H$ )owever, there is a small portion o pro#rams and drivers that Gust wonSt

wor", due to the act that Windows HSs version number Gumped rom U$1 >Windows 7@ to U$2 and

some installersS version chec"s simply reuse to run$

SolutionE I wonSt bore with the various compatibility modes >as you probably tried that already@,

but rather point you to part ? o my YRunnin# Windows on a acY series in which I describe

some steps to #et rid o version chec"s$ ore precisely, it details how to remove the Windows

version chec" o an installer ile usin# Y'rca (I 3ditorY or remove the version inormation

rom Y`$inY driver iles$ ' course, these steps wor" dierently on all drivers and installer iles,

but itSll #ive you the basic idea o how to orce your Yle#acyY sotware to run on Windows H

-eveloper :review and later$

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How to fx common windows !nd windows "# $%o&'(ms

By Matt Smith — January 25, 2014

icrosots newest operatin# system has its air share o problems, and while many issues arerelated to the conusin# new interace, some have deeper roots$ 5es, li"e any new operatin#

system, Windows H has bu#s$ DaspN

%ortunately, Windows H shares somethin# else in common with prior version o Windows& a

trend towards maturity$ any showstoppers and annoyances now have solutions$ )ere are the

common problems weve run into A and how to i* them$

1. 9inding the Start menu

The number one issue that new Windows H users complain about is the missin# start menu$

-espite what early rumors su##ested, Windows H$1 didnt brin# the (tart enu bac", thou#h it

did add an 0pp view,/ which sorta="inda does the same thin#$

%ortunately, there are some third party solutions that resurrect the (tart enu in Windows H, and

weve already covered the best options$ I you install one o these menus, then set Windows H$1

to boot directly to the des"top, you can almost or#et that the etro interace e*ists$ 0lmost$

2. '4plorer.e4e +rashes and reloads fre@uently

(ome users have reported repeated appearances o Windows 3*plorer has stopped wor"in#/

ater installin# a resh version o Windows H$ The problem usually occurs every ew minutes,

which obviously ma"es Windows a bit hard to useN

The tri##er or this appears to be a bu# between the operatin# system and a hardware driver or

installed sotware >usually the ormer@$ To i* the problem, youll need to use the Reresh y

:C/ eature$ Do to (ettin#s, then Chan#e :C (ettin#s, and then pdate and Recovery$ 0ter that,

open Recovery, and clic" or tap et started under "efresh your 5- without affe+ting your

files . This eectively re=installs Windows, but your iles will not be deleted$ With that said, its a#ood idea to bac" up your data beore a reresh, Gust in case somethin# #oes wron#$

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3. S8+host.e4e hogs your pro+essors performan+e

0 common Windows system process, svchost$e*e, can start consumin# processor cycles it

doesnt need$ This can ma"e your system eel slu##ish, and may even cause it to crash$

There are a ew potential causes$ The irst is malware$ Because svchost$e*e is a common

Windows service, some malware will use it as a dis#uise, "nowin# most users have come across

svchost$e*e beore and are unli"ely to thin" its a virus$ 5ou can rule out this possibility by

downloadin# a ree anti=virus suite li"e 0vira and scannin# your system$

0nother potential tri##er is the Windows u:8: >universal plu#=and=play@ service, which scans

your home networ" or compatible devices$ The service can #et out o hand, scannin#

continuously and usin# resources until no more are let$ To i* this, do a Windows search or the

8etwor" and (harin# Center, and open it$ Then #o to 0dvanced (harin# (ettin#s and turn

8etwor" -iscovery o$

%inally, some pro#rams install services that can ma"e svchost$e*e #o bon"ers$ The most li"ely

culprits include anti=virus apps, bac"up apps and networ"in# utilities$ Try un=installin# any

sotware that you installed Gust prior to the problem arisin#$

8ote that consumption o some C: resources by svchost$e*e is normal, includin# periodic

spi"es$ 5ou only need to loo" or a solution i the process is continuously usin# a si#niicant

portion o your processors power$

. a+kup sa8es multiple +opies of files that ha8ent *een +hanged

Windows has a robust bac"up utility with ile history unctionality built in$ This means the

bac"up service can detect iles that chan#ed and bac"up the new version while retainin# the old

one$ I you later decide somethin# you did to the ile was in error, you can restore the older

bac"up$

This is a #reat eature, but some users have noticed Windows H bac"in# up new versions o iles

that havent chan#ed$ This ills the bac"up drive to capacity with redundant iles, which is a

maGor headache$

nortunately, while this issue has #enerated many complaints, the e*act cause is un"nown and

there is no accepted solution$ 5our best bet is to disable the deault bac"up service and use a

third=party bac"up pro#ram instead$ Weve covered some o the best options, li"e Crash:lan and

3ases To-o, in a separate article$

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!. Windows does not go to sleep or stay asleep

:uttin# Windows to sleep is a #reat way to save ener#y, but sometimes a :C reuses to #o to bed

A or stay in it$ This is usually caused by devices tri##erin# a wa"e command$

5ou can see the devices that have permission to wa"e your :C by openin# the Command ine

>do a Windows search or cmd/@ and then typin# the command power+fg Hde8i+e@uery

wake%armed$

8ow that you have a list, open -evice ana#er and trac" down each component$ -ouble clic" to

open a components properties, and then #o to the :ower ana#ement tab$ In this tab youll see

a chec"bo* ne*t to allow this device to wa"e this computer$/ nchec" this bo*$ Do throu#h

your devices one=by=one, puttin# your :C to sleep ater each, to ind the oender$

I your :C still wa"es, the problem may be Windows pdate$ -o a Windows search or, and

open, the 0ction Center$ Then clic" on the aintenance section$ In the menu that opens, clic" thechan#e maintenance settin#s/ te*t, then unchec" the bo* ne*t to allow scheduled maintenance

to wa"e up my computer$/ 0lternatively, you can re=schedule maintenance to run at a time that

wont bother you$

,. ) *lank '4plorer.e4e window appears on *oot

any thin#s can happen when your :C boots, but one thin# that shouldnt appear is a mysterious

window$ (ome users have reported this problem, however, which ta"es the shape o a blan"

3*plorer$e*e pop=up with no te*t and an '4 button$

There are various thin#s that can cause this problem, but whatever the source, the root cause is

the same& an erroneous oad value in your re#istry$ To see it, do a Windows search or re#edit/

to open the Re#istry 3ditor, and then use it to ind the Windows re#istry old$ In it you will see

an entry called oad, which may or may not have data associated with it$ Det rid o that entry

and the blan" bo* will #o away$

7. D"I'"%I"#$%NO&%$'SS%O"%'#()$ *lue s+reen of death

While the dreaded blue screen o death can occur or many reasons, perhaps the most common

messa#e lashed alon#side it is the dreaded -RI!3R6IR68'T63((6'R630$/ This

bi


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I you pay attention to the additional te*t that oten appears, you may be able to i#ure out what

driver is the root o the problem and proceed rom there$ )owever, since your :C automatically

restarts, you may not have time$ 5ou can ind B('- error dumps in the CEFWindowsFinidump

older$ Wadin# throu#h them is not an easy tas" or the avera#e user, but i you loo" or names

associated with hardware in your :C, li"e 8vidia/ or RealTe",/ you can probably spot what

happened$ I not, you can try tal"in# to the helpul ol"s at icrosots Tech8et, who can analy4>>7>>7

Windows H, li"e previous versions, re+uires online activation to veriy that your "ey isle#itimate$ )owever, some users up#radin# rom Windows 7 have had problems with the code

rom the previous version o Windows becomin# stuc"/ and, since its or Windows 7 and not

Windows H, activation ails$

To solve this you need to use the command line$ -o a Windows search or cmd/ and ma"e sure

you have elevated privile#es A you may need to ri#ht=clic" and use Run as administrator$/

8ow type these commandsE

slm#r$vbs Fip" PPPPP=PPPPP=PPPPP=PPPPP=PPPPP

slm#r$vbs Fato

In the irst command, the PPPPP/ characters should be replaced with your Windows H

product "ey$ 5our activation should now complete successully$

=. lurry or fuGGy te4t

5ou may notice that some pro#rams display poorly on your Windows H :C$ This typically is a problem with older sotware which was desi#ned or screens that have a lower resolution that

those today$ Windows will oten try to scale the sotware to a hi#her resolution, but not everyone

li"es the blurry appearance that results$

To turn this o, ri#ht=clic" on a pro#rams e*ecutable, #o to the Compatibility tab and chec" the

bo* or -isable display scalin# on hi#h -:I settin#s$/ Then restart the pro#ram$

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I your problem is with icons and #eneral te*t, rather than pro#rams themselves, you may simply

need to scale the Windows I$ -o a Windows search or -isplay and, in the menu that opens,

chan#e to a lar#er or smaller I scale$ 5ou can also customi

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