I just installed windows 8.1, got all the updates but when i try to connect my local account to a microsoft account it goes as far as the two factor authentication but then says we couldn't connect you to microsoft services or something like that, can anyone help?

So I've got a Win 8 laptop. After system boot, the spinning circle with windows logo, I don't see desktop immediately, which is fine ofc. But then, when the desktop icons appear, they seem to be lower size setting then expected, or global resolution is higher maybe... They are also arranged differently. It takes roughly 20 seconds for screen to blank for a moment, and then everything is normal, the taksbar icons like battery shows up. Is it maybe related to some autostart app delaying the system, or requesting another resolution?

I don't ask for a complete diagnosis, just some starting points for troubleshooting.

I didn't provide HW info as I'm pretty sure its a software issue, but If you think not I will gladly provide them. For example if a driver would want another resolution or something. I don't use any apps that would require non standard resoultions, or possibly messing with screen modes like on screen clocks, widgets, remote desktop etc.

Dell Inspiron Model 3043 Not Turning On

This was given to me by my father’s friend. According to my father, the package did not come with a power brick. I know that my Dell XPS laptop came with a power brick with the same voltage and so I plugged it in. For a bit it didn’t turn on until I heard the hard drive and it turned on. It beeped and said No Signal and then it showed the Dell logo and booted into the windows 8 setup. It then randomly shut off during the Wi-Fi connection part and I haven’t been able to turn it back on.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Guys is there any way to download apps like Instagram, spotify in windows 8.1 as microsoft store doesn’t work or is there any way to make it work I tried changing region also

Anyone???

So I've seen were people have modified the inf tiles and got uhd graphics 620 working but never seen anything for 605 is it posible to install them on 8.1 with some modifying of things assuming you know what I mean by people modifying inf files to get modern drivers for intel

When I install Windows 8.1 (I have installed 11 first), everything works, I can even get to the desktop. But once I shut down the computer, I am met with this error. Any help? (p.s, I turned off fast startup before the error happened if anyone needs to know)

Also, when the BIOS mode was on legacy, dualbooting worked perfectly fine. But with UEFI which I am using right now because I want Windows 11, dualbooting doesn’t work properly and I get that error.

Want to decompile windows 8 and 8.1 and need help in that

As the title says I'm confused as to what edition I need and wondering if anyone has a link to it?

Can I somehow run Steam?

I mean the OOBE and default logon color background is purple but there was Windows 8.1 bootleg called Windows 8.1 green edition that changed the default color from purple to green so is there a way to change the default color in the login screen and OOBE from purple to green (like Windows 8.1 bootleg) or dark blue (like Windows Server 2012 R2)

Hi everyone, someone donated a Hp pavilion dv2700 to me from 2008 and they installed windows 10 on it for whatever reason. The computer runs just fine, everything is in good condition but it runs extremely slow as I'm guessing a computer like this isn't meant to run windows 10 considering its age? (sorry I'm not very tech savvy) Can someone tell me if it is possible that I can completely switch the operating system to something else like a downgrade to windows 8 or even 7 so it's more usable or atleast performs a little better? I don't have any money for a new laptop and this is all I have at the moment. Any help will be appreciated :)

Hello, does anyone know if there's a discord server for the Windows 8 community?

how do you download apps from the microsoft store for windows 8.1 after end of life

I made Windows 8.1 mod that looks like Windows 8 Developer Preview but after I did sysprep Windows 8.1 there was an issue the boot screen appeared but the setup process also appeared for approximately 1 second before getting stuck at black screen and is there any fix for this?

Please

I have a PC that can only run Windows 8 or 8.1 and i dont have the iso, so im asking if anybody does? (or the link to a trustable source) since Microsoft ended support

I have win 8.1 industry enterprise and some appx work.But for some reason every new appx I try to install with wsappbak and enabled the thing in gpedit.They same thing I did with all the previous appx that work. It gives me the error "this app cant open" "check thr windows store for more info Whats the problem?

I have an Acer laptop with Windows 8.1, can you give me the link for the audio driver?

Hello, I need help. I've been running Windows 8.1 for 2 days but I don't have drivers. Please, it's for an Acer laptop. If you could give me the links to the touchpad drivers, the audio driver and the internet driver, please, if it's not a bother.

Help, I just installed Windows 8.1 Pro and my Acer laptop can't hear it. Can anyone give me or tell me where to get the audio and Wi-Fi drivers? It would be very helpful.

Anyone know how to get this off? Every time I press "Exit Setup" it goes right back to this screen after I put my password in.

I want to revive (recreate) some of the applications but first i need to know how to even make one, can i do it in .net?

I think there is a way to sideload, but all these tablets are rendered pretty much useless for stuff like web browsing, but a lot of these are devices that are cheap and easy to get. This could breathe a whole new life into these tablets/laptops.

I got an thinkpad 20c3 and it had windows 8 with 10 it was incredibly laggy. So is there any way to run modern apps on windows 8?

You know, with the newer layout but the same icons and more features? I tried to find it in MS's server but nothing is there (only 2.0). Please, if someone has it send it to me. If not, then it's lost to history. Thank you

Hi there. I was hoping if someone could help me. I recently downloaded a program called Aero Glass for Windows 8.1 and I think it messed up some things on my account. It made my screen flicker for the longest time and I couldn't access my account. Luckily the flickering stopped after a while and then I uninstalled it. The main issue is that whenever I go into my Color and Appearance settings, nothing is there. I cannot see any colors to choose from. I tested this on another account and the color options are indeed visible, so it only affected my account. This did not happen until I installed Aero Glass. Any help to get these color options back would be great. Thanks.

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i have an Acer Nitro 16 laptop with RTX 4050 and Ryzen 5, and a lot of stuff. I ofc, uninstalled win11 that came with it and installed 8.1. But i had to go back to 11. The GPU, Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, even the keyboard RGB lights didnt work cuz it didnt have the drivers. none of these devices have drivers for anything under windows 10. I am a windows 8 fan, how do i get the drivers working?