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Windows 8.1 is an updated version of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8.1 went RTM on August 27, 2013 and reached End Of Life on January 10, 2023. There are 4 versions of Windows 8.1, matching those that were available in Windows 8. They are: Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise and Windows 8.1 RT.

Windows 8.1 is an updated version of Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Windows 8.1 went RTM on August 27, 2013 and was released for general availability on October 17, 2013. There are 4 versions of Windows 8.1, matching those that were available in Windows 8. They are: Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Enterprise and Windows 8.1 RT.

New features and improvements in Windows 8.1 include:

  • Start Button
  • Boot to Desktop
  • Start Screen improvements
  • Bing Smart Search (Search Applications, Files, Settings, and the internet in one search)
  • New versions of existing Microsoft Products, including PowerShell 4.0 and Internet Explorer 11.
  • Updated version of Client Hyper-V, Including (See also: What's New in Hyper-V for Windows Server 2012 R2:
    • Generation 2 VMs
    • Enhanced Session Mode

Windows 8.1 Editions Comparison Chart

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OpenVPN sets wrong metric on TAP interface

OpenVPN client: 3.2.1(1180) (Windows 8.1 x64) TAP1 v9 Windows - metric manually set to 1000, just in case Realtek RTL8192CU Wireless LAN 802.11n - main network card, metric manually set to 10 OpenVPN server: 2.4.7 (Ubuntu 20.04) in…
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Determine the root cause of Windows update rendering PCs unbootable

Dozens of Windows 8.1 PCs across my environment show Fatal Error: C0000022 and cannot boot any further after installing either KB4541505 or KB4541509. Automatic Repair fails; they cannot be restored with System Restore; DISM cannot roll back the…
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How to determine what causes rogue key_up events

I have a Samsung laptop running Windows 8.1 in front of me, which has the following symptoms: When holding down the Windows key, the start menu opens, closes, opens, closes at a high rate Holding down the ALT key causes the following events keyup …
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Windows client isn't getting IP address from Windows DHCP server (through a Linux DMZ)

I have the following: 1 x Windows Server 2012 R2 (DHCP) 1 x Windows 8.1 client 1 x CentOS 7 (DMZ/Firewalld, minimal) All in Hyper-V environment Server attached to vPrivat Switch Client attached to vPC Switch DMZ eth0 attached to vExternal…
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Is direct hosting SMB 3.x over TCP standard or optional these days, if optional how do I make my computer use it?

I just came across this page ("Direct hosting of SMB over TCP/IP"). It's quite old, so I can't be sure if it's the standard these days. It refers to disabling NetBIOS over TCP and disabling WINS, which suggests that it's still not the standard or…
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Proper way to increase Windows 8.1 client volume size after iSCSI target increase

We increased the size of our iSCSI target from 500GB to 1TB. The only computer that connects to this target is a Windows 8.1 workstation. We would like the workstation's volume to increase and take advantage of the full 1TB available to it: I…
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How to configure a VLAN on Windows 8.1

Basically there is a media converter installed at my customer and from this media converter there is an UTP cable to my network adapter. This circuit is delivered to me with a VLAN(tagged) and to test it I need to set a VLAN in my network adapter…
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Windows 8.1 Windows Deployment Service 2012 R2 drivers not installing

I can't get the drivers to install for one of my Windows 8.1 images. There aren't any errors in the event log or any errors showing up during the installation it just doesn't install them. I have the driver path in my answer file for the WinPE,…
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What could be the reason for network issues in my case?

Please, just assume that the case below is how it is and I must solve it with what I have. Or at least understand what is wrong. Two identical computers connected between them with 10G cable. Both computers run Windows 8.1 Pro. Computer "A" streams…
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Add a Windows service in WinPE 5.0/10 image (64 or 32 bit)

Is it possible to add my own Windows service (myservice.exe) in a WinPE 64bit image? myservice.exe is 32bit applicatication that relies on the winusb driver. How can I add (manually) my own service in a WinPE image? Or how can I start it after I…
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Windows Share: Wrong content?

I like it to use Linux for many things (e.g. programming), but i also need Windows many times. So i have a virtual Ubuntu and a native Window. To share data i have installed samba on Linux (Ubuntu) and i always open this share on Windows. But now i…
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Remove hyper-v virtual switch extensions adapters from device manager

After reading the solution to this question I still cannot solve my problem. In my device manager I still see this virtual switch, but it's not present in my hyper-v manager and using the powershell command doesn't show anything at all. I already…
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How to gain access to a local user profile linked to a Microsoft account?

Inspired by this question, but without all the clutter about bad coding practices. On Windows 8 and later systems, you can log in using three types of accounts: Local user account Domain user account Microsoft account Let's say you need to gain…
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Safe to turn off Hyper-V VM during Windows 8.1 Windows Update?

I've got a Generation 2 VM running Windows 8.1. It has secure boot disabled and lists the VMs version as 5.0. Hyper-V itself is version 6.3.9600. This morning, about 4 hours ago, it started a Windows Update and rebooted. While I was connected to it…
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SSMS (2014) cannot connect to remote DB on local network

To start, this set up used to work. I wanted to help on a friend's project and installed git and vagrant and somewhere between the last time I opened my own project (using the setup listed below) and today, it has stopped working. Current set…
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