Wireless Network Profile management in Windows 8/8.1: GUI option coming back?
Obviously folks are well aware of the issue in Windows 8/8.1 of not being able to forget/re-prioritize wireless networks (except via CMD prompt which doesn't always work). Can a representative from...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 search of network drives shows UNC path based results
How do I go about showing the network drive based path as opposed to the UNC based path in Windows 8.1?In Windows 7 when the user searched for files on a network drive it displayed results that...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Peer-Peer Network
I've been asked to setup a small network of PC's for a small Charity They need 10 x PC's with Windows 8.1. No budget for a server8.1 Pro are more expensive - can I setup 1 PC to host file and the other...
View ArticleDual Band WIFI nic not seeing 5ghz band networks
I have windows 8 64bit release. I upgraded from windows 7 where I was connected via my wusb600N dual band network adapter using the 5ghz N network.After the upgrade windows 8 only sees the 2.4ghz band...
View Articleadministrative/ access prevention help?
I was actually just curious as to if anyone can help me turn off administrative sharing or any other ways to prevent external components from accessing my computer? ive run the windows defender and...
View ArticleCannot access domain file shares from Windows 8.1
Hello. I have a Surface Pro running Windows 8.1. At home I have a Windows domain network. I do not want to put my Surface on my domain, but I do want to access file shares and printers on my domain...
View ArticleMy laptop is using Windows 8.1 and it can't connect to a WiFi using...
I am using a laptop Dell Inspiron 15z with Windows 8.1 64 Bit OS. And i build a test lab to test WPA2/Enterprise authenticate.My Lab is like that:1/ My DC + DNS using Windows 2012 RC2 Standard.2/ I...
View ArticleSending Messages over a LAN
Is it possible to send a message over LAN from a Windows 7 MAchine to a Windows 8 Machine over a home network?
View ArticleWFi Hidden Network Issue
I have a windows 8.1 system, some how the Wifi shows "Hidden Network" which I want to get rid of, I have tried the netsh fix from command prompt on google but it does not work. Any help will be...
View ArticleWhen Windows 8.1 wakes up from sleeping, the PAC Proxy can't work normally
Hi,I'm using Toshiba WT8 Win8 Tablet.When my tablet waked up from sleeping, the PAC Proxy can't normally work on the Modern UI IE, when I reconnect the WiFi, it will be ok without any other...
View ArticleSvcRestartTask Issue
I have Windows 8 X64. I am experiencing a problem I need help with.When I open Task Scheduler I receive a message “Task SvcRestartTask: The task XML contains an unexpected node”.When I look in the...
View ArticleHow to Enable IPv6 Connection Permanently ?
How to Enable IPv6 Connection Permanently ?I've searched Microsoft's websites for hours trying to enable IPv6 but no one seems to know.I've enabled IPv6 from the registry but it disables after...
View ArticleOffline files become "read only" when not connected to network
I have a Windows 8.0 desktop and Windows 8.1 Enterprise laptop. Both on same workgroup and homegroup. After making some folders "always available offline", when connected to home network they are...
View ArticleUnwanted TAP-Windows Adapter V9 and TAP-Win32 Adapter OAS drivers installing
After upgrading to Windows 8.1, things were working fine until about 100+ updates came through... and now these TAP-Windows Adapter V9 and TAP-Win32 Adapter OAS drivers are installing over and over...
View ArticleMSTSC fDisableAudioCapture Registry Setting: Does It Work Like I Think It Works?
I recently added a speaker to my primary computer. The computer, (I have been using it to remote in to a Windows XP computer running Simian (radio station runner application)), I began to notice was...
View ArticleCan't run Connector, Changes the server name
I am trying to run the Windows 2011 Server Connector on a new PC running 8.1. Never worked with 8.1 before. Connecting on earlier OSs was easy. I am following the same procedure, but the system keeps...
View ArticleIn Practice 30years and my entire network ,profiles,insurance claims...
About a month ago I noticed changes on my computer such as passwords especially in Google changed every day. All my messages and contacts from about 13 sites stopped and I found some of them being...
View Articlechange unidentified network (ethernet connection) from public to private
I've connected a windows 8.1 to a windows 7 computer via ethernet (both in the same homegroup).The ethernet connection shows up on both devices as 'unidentified network' and defaults to 'public...
View ArticleFix for - Cannot access NAS Drives, \\Share\Folder is not accessible or...
Subject Cannot access NAS DrivesCannot access network attached storageError accessing NAS\\Share\Folder is not accessibleError code: 0X80070035 The network path was not foundHi all,I fixed a stubborn...
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