Windows 8 – Boot Straight to Desktop
KB ID 0000829 Problem Since its release it’s long been a gripe that you cannot boot Windows 8 straight to the desktop. Some people just don’t like the ‘Metro’ (or Modern UI) interface. I must admit I STILL use quicklaunch so I never really open it anyway. But with the release of Windows 8.1 Microsoft have finally done a ‘U turn’ and have given you the option to bypass it completely as the computer boots....
Windows 8 – ‘Network Connectivity Assistant service is stopped or not responding’
KB ID 0000841 Problem When attempting to check Direct Access connection status on a Windows 8 client machine with a Get-DaConnectionStatus command you see the following error; Get-DaConnectionStatus : Network Connectivity Assistant service is stopped or not responding. OK, so lets go and check the status of that service, if it starts great, but mine did not as you can see. And it logged an Event ID 7024 The Network Connectivity...
Windows – Images no longer shown as ‘Thumbnails’
KB ID 0000872 Problem While trying to locate some photos, I noticed my laptop was no longer showing images, (or videos) as thumbnails. Note: The icons on my machine look like this simply because I have Adobe Photoshop installed, and these files are associated with it. Solution 1. Normally this is because the ‘Thumbnail Cache’ gets corrupted. You can remove the cache and let it rebuild by removing the file(s) that make up...
Windows – Monitor Display ‘Turned Sideways’
KB ID 0000884 Problem I bit the bullet and said ‘Yes’ when prompted to upgrade to Windows 8.1 the other day. Post upgrade, I was beavering away working on the site when the display rotated ninety degrees; I’ve seen this happen with client in the past and pressing CTRL+Shift+Up Arrow (or the left or right arrows) usually fixes the problem, (but not in this case). I guessed Windows 8.1 was detecting movement on my laptop and...
Windows 8 – Empty Explorer.EXE Window Opens on Boot
KB ID 0000893 Problem After cleaning an infected Windows 8 machine, I was faced with an empty Explorer.EXE window with just a warning triangle like this every time the PC booted. Solution It was being caused by a piece of junk that was left in the registry. 1. Press Windows Key+R > type regedit {Enter} > The registry editor will open. 2. Navigate to; HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWindows 3. Check the...