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How-to: Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8 #fix #computers #it

How-to: Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8 #fix #computers #it

Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8

Well Windows 8 has no Start Menu anymore and the startup folder has disappeared also.

Where can I find that folder? Or is there a new way with Metro?

Answer [by FiveO]: Where is the startup (autostart) folder in Windows 8

It can be found here:

C:\Users\YOURUSER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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Fix: Hide desktop.ini for the desktop view only; still show hidden and system files #dev #answer #solution

Fix: Hide desktop.ini for the desktop view only; still show hidden and system files #dev #answer #solution

Hide desktop.ini for the desktop view only; still show hidden and system files

Is it possible to hide desktop.ini on the desktop, but show it when viewed in Windows Explorer?

Essentially, I need to be able to see hidden and system files when using Windows Explorer, but I don’t like the two desktop.inifiles on my desktop (using Windows 7). Is there a way to hide those two files on the desktop…

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How-to: Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer #programming #it #dev

How-to: Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer #programming #it #dev

Google Chrome Missing from Volume Mixer

I have Windows 8.1, and Google Chrome is missing from my Volume Mixer (it does not show up on it). I cannot hear any audio from that program. I’ve tested both Flash audio (e.g., YouTube) and HTML5 audio. I can see video perfectly fine.

I can hear audio from other programs, including other web browsers, perfectly fine. I have tried uninstalling and…

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Fix: How can I sync SkyDrive/OneDrive on Windows 8.1 when signing in to PC with local account? #development #it #dev

Fix: How can I sync SkyDrive/OneDrive on Windows 8.1 when signing in to PC with local account? #development #it #dev

How can I sync SkyDrive/OneDrive on Windows 8.1 when signing in to PC with local account?

I have previously asked how I can install, or upgrade to, Windows 8.1, without using a Microsoft account, because “I like to keep things separate, and just logon with a tradional local account. Any apps that require me to sign-in with my Live account, will have to prompt me to sign-in”.

Until now, I never…

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Fix: Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100% #computers #dev #it

Fix: Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100% #computers #dev #it

Windows 8.1 search charm slow, with explorer.exe CPU usage at 100%

Since upgrading to Windows 8.1 this weekend, the Search feature became pretty useless. When I start typing, it sends my CPU usage to 100% (Task Manager shows Windows Explorer as the main offender), and results are pretty slow. The funny thing is, I have a i7 with 8 logical cores, and this is one of the rare times a single program…

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Fixed: Why is the total memory usage reported by Windows Task Manager much higher than the sum of all processes' memory usage? #development #dev #answer

Fixed: Why is the total memory usage reported by Windows Task Manager much higher than the sum of all processes' memory usage? #development #dev #answer

Why is the total memory usage reported by Windows Task Manager much higher than the sum of all processes’ memory usage?

Task Manager shows my total memory usage at 90% of my 6 GB total, but no single process is using more than 250 MB RAM, and the sum of RAM use of all running processes is less than 2 GB. I’ve tried:

Looking at the numbers in the “Memory” column on the “Processes” tab of Task…

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Solution: How do I remove English (US) from Windows 8.1? #solution #fix #development

Solution: How do I remove English (US) from Windows 8.1? #solution #fix #development

How do I remove English (US) from Windows 8.1?

I’ve got a slightly annoying problem. My locale is English (UK), but occasionally my keyboard randomly switches to English (US) on Windows 8.1. I see that the task bar has a language selector, which when I click on it displays two languages:

Most of the time it stays on UK, but occasionally randomly switches to US. When I go into the Language…

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Solution: How to use different scaling for every monitor? #it #fix #development

Solution: How to use different scaling for every monitor? #it #fix #development

How to use different scaling for every monitor?

One of the new features in Windows 8.1 is the new “Desktop display scaling”, which allows user to configure scaling per monitor. I’ve been trying to get this working in preview but with no success. If I configure the scaling, it always affects all of my monitors.

I have two monitors, the main one with a higher resolution and the secondary with…

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