[Guide] Things To Do After Installing Windows 8.1

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1. ^^ No. At least not legally and officially. I dont know whether such version is available on torrents, etc or not.

2. i regret on updating to 8.1 .. this update ruined 50% of my computer … I cant believe why i choose the 8 over the 7 which is stable OS.

3. Hi I really need your help, I used to play games smoothly with no issues but after installing it, my graphics turned brown and blurry, any solutions to that?
   AM using NVIDIA GeForce GT640 4GB gracphics

4. ^^ Did you try following?

   https://www.askvg.com/fix-bold-blurry-or-hard-to-read-font-problem-in-windows-8-1/
   https://www.askvg.com/fix-mouse-pointer-freezes-lags-or-other-problems-while-playing-games-in-windows-8-1/

5. After upgrading from 8 to 8.1, opening files from a network share is painfully slow. This occurs randomly. IE 11 will also randomly hang for like 30 seconds with “not responding” at first launch.
   any suggestions?

6. ^^ I can only suggest you to either try Reset/Repair PC options or perform a clean install of Windows 8.1. There might be many reasons behind your problem such as driver problem, upgrade issues, etc.

7. Hi there.
   Im new here, just a noob asking,

   Recently ive bought predator G3-605.
   Running on stock windows 8.1.
   What my problem is, torrent downloads are very very very slow. Downloading at 0.1kbps to 0.8kbps. Ratio between seeders/leechers are good. Im not understanding why it’s downloading at such speeds.

   Was previously using a win7 laptop. I could reach up to 5mbps. So now with my new equipment, i cudnt even reach 1.0kbps.

   Im not sure whats wrong, everything is new & up to date(I did check). Im using a wired ethernet connection so I believe it should be downloading at amazing speeds. Can anyone rectify for me please?

   Normal downloads and browsing are fine. Its just torrents.

   Thanks for the help!

8. Hi! I purchased a Gateway with windows 8.1 installed. Worked great until the computer did an automatic windows 8.1 update. After that, my app store will not load at all. Not only that, I cannot even load Facebook. I currently use Opera as my web browser. I tried many fixes listed on google. I even tried running Internet Explorer to open Facebook with no avail. Please help me. I have only had this computer for 4 months!!!! I am so frustrated! Thank you!

9. ^^ You can uninstall the Windows 8.1 Update 1 using Control panel -> Programs and Features -> View installed updates.

10. Hi, After installing Windows 8.1 There are a LOT of registry errors. Why are there so many registry errors on a new installation? Is it ok to use CCleaner to clean the registry so soon after the install. Should I run the file cleaner before using the registry cleaner or should I run the registry cleaner first. I apologize for asking what probably sound like dumb questions but I am very new to computers. Thank you

11. ^^ Both are separate things and you can use them in any order.

12. About a year ago I bought a new Gateway computer with 8.0. I love(d), Love(d), LOVE(D) it! I sang the praises of 8.0 to anyone who would listen. Got several family members and friends onto the 8.0 bandwagon. Then a few weeks ago a family member ACCIDENTALLY “upgraded” it to 8.1…(how does that even happen?—nobody knows). Now as far as I am concerned my computer is RUINED. And nobody sells 8.0 any more. Microsoft totally screwed up with 8.1. I have spent hours unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to make my scanner save in any format that is a document rather than a “picture.” The whole system wants desperately for me to send EVERYTHING I do to the blasted “cloud,” and everything runs sloooooooooowly because of all the garbage that 8.1 insists on running in the background. There is absolutely NOTHING good I can say about 8.1. I have ordered recovery discs from Gateway to restore 8.0 once I have managed to figure out how to backup EVERYTHING onto a flash drive. Even THAT process is so convoluted in 8.1………8.1 just made EVERYTHING have to go through extra steps that 8.0 didn’t require. Pictures saved from my camera or cell phone to the computer insist on saving EVERYTHING in 4 different places and AGAIN—wants to default everything through the cloud. And the cloud related “features” cannot be uninstalled—-they are a permanent part of 8.1. But what makes me even more furious than anything else is that Microsoft will STOP SUPPORTING 8.0 NEXT YEAR!!! Seriously. This is ridiculous. Rather than “upgrading” to 8.1 (again) between now and then after I get it all back to 8.0 I can only say that I guess I am grateful that I will have over a year to save up for my first ever Apple computer. After which I will NEVER own another computer with any form of MS Windows again!

13. MANY thanks – disabled the 8.1 upgrade request (hopefully) (using method 2).
    I had thought 8.1 would be a harmless upgrade but it basically wrecked the machine so I did a factory reinstall of Win8.
    The wrecking meant I’d no access to software or computer settings – task bar had been corrupted and ‘start button’ missing/disabled.
    I note your article mentions auto boot to desktop. This is available in W8 through “Skip metro suite” – and ‘classic shell’ offers well, the classic windows features – including allowing you to choose the style you prefer from three different versions of windows!

14. Two things.
    One: When I updated, I couldn’t open skype, the program was running, i could see it on the taskbar, but it was stuck minimized.
    I fixed that.
    What I can’t fix, however, is number two: All my games changed rendering devices from OpenGL to Direct3D9.0
    The only reason I know that is because killing floor lets you select rendering devices, all my other games don’t. Which is why I’m here.
    Seriously, please help?

15. ^^ Try to update your graphics card driver. Go to the manufacturer website and download the latest driver.

16. Hey VG,
    Recently I had installed Windows 8.1 but I have a serious problem with this. Whenever I start my laptop and after booting Windows 8.1, even without opening any program, memory consumption is 750MB. It is making my laptop really slow.

    Please give a solution.

17. ^^ You should check startup programs list and Service Manager and disable unnecessary programs and services.

18. recently i installed windows 8.1 in my lap.but the problem is pc games like fifa11 are not working at all.plz find a solution for this.thanx.

19. After I install windows 8.1 my scanner stopped working printer still works fax still works but scanner quit working

20. Hi VG

    After i installed 8.1, my torrent client became too slow. I have change my torrent client and gave me the same result. Other downloads not using torrent seems to be fine. Thanks

21. The problem I keep having with 8.1 update is it removes all of my network settings and I’m not able to reconnect to my home network not to mention driver issues all of the drivers become missing UGH…

22. hi please since i installed windows 7 to my windows 8 system my sound has stopped working. now have upgraded to 8.1 on the same system its still not working. i did a clean installation. i have tried almost everything

23. ^^ You’ll need to install required drivers for the sound card and the sound will be back. You can get the drivers from Windows Update, your PC manufacturer website or recovery CD.

24. how do i get them? i have already tried drivers pack 2014 and downloaded a lot of drivers. but the sound still didnt work

25. hello please is there something else i can do. cause i have downloaded and updated a lot of drivers. i miss my computer sound badly. and i need it urgently

26. After installing window 8.1 the first vital step is to check if you have latest security updates available for your windows operating system. To get the security updates automatically, go to control panel and check your security updates needs.

27. Sir, Is there a desktop cleanup wizard in windows 8.1 ? How can I cleanup my desktop without it?

28. ^^ Desktop cleanup wizard used to automatically delete unused shortcuts from Desktop. Its better to manually delete unwanted shortcuts yourself.

29. Hi my problem is I have done a clean install of Windows 8 and then did all the updates so I could install Windows 8.1 it has downloaded but then when I turn computer off and then go back to it there is a message saying windows did not install properly so it is going to shut computer down and restart, when it does restart it has the same message, it just keeps restarting it self I have used 8.1 since it first came out and I think it is the best, but ever since Windows 10 arrived I have had nothing but trouble I really don’t like it so why does Microsoft insist that we insall on our computers surely everyone should be able to use which ever one they are most comfortable with please can you help.

30. I upgraded from Nokia Lumia 8 to 8.1, after which the application store has refused to open. What do I do?