Windows 8.1 Beta - Initial Loading Of Desktop Invokes 8 Instances Of Notepad
Aug 30, 2013
I reformatted my Windows 8 partition this week and reinstalled Windows 8 and then Windows 8.1 beta due to a no sound and unexpected shutdown issue I had been having. All is well now with the new install, I have sound and it is no longer shutting down randomly. However, when the desktop view is first accessed after boot (whether from the desktop tile or by starting "control panel") I get 8 separate instances of Notepad that pop up, each with a dialog box containing a little yellow triangle with an exclamation mark and proclaiming "Access denied".
All instances of Notepad are blank, and once I dismiss the 8 dialog boxes and close the 8 Notepad windows, I can freely go back and forth between the metro and desktop interfaces without them launching again.
Full disclosure, during the reinstall of Windows 8, the machine still experienced unexpected shutdowns (3 or 4 times) during the early stages of getting updates. Once a certain point was passed in the update process, it has been rock solid, and has run continuously for the past 48 hours. The unexpected shutdowns could have certainly introduced some problems as above, but I don't know where to look.
This is a homebuilt AMD quadcore desktop dual booting Windows 7. No problems whatsoever on the Win 7 side.
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Apr 20, 2014
Possible to open multiple instances of the desktop app or if there are any third party applications which could add such functionality. I would like to use the built in side by side app feature but for programs running in the desktop so I can have something like notepad++ or visual studio open on the left side of the screen and have a steam or twitch chat open on the right so I can free up my second monitor for full screen viewing of videos/games/websites. I know I can do this by resizing the windows manually but it is very clunky and harder to manage when I want to close a program or open new applications.
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My friend put his Lenovo desktop to sleep, and when he woke it up, it was at one of the initial setup screens that you see when you first turn on a new computer, or first install Windows 8 - the screen that asks you to accept the Express Settings or to customize the setup.
We could not get out of it, and restarting the computer brought it right back there. So I accepted the Express Settings, then it asked me to enter the Microsoft account info, or to create one. He had a local account only, so I kept denying that screen and finally somehow I ended up at a screen that said something like "use my existing account" although it showed no indication that there was any account.
It then said it was installing my Apps (there are no Metro Apps in use on this computer, other than what comes with Win 8). This took about 3 or 4 minutes, then it did some more setup, and when it was done it was (surprisingly) back at his desktop screen, with all his files and desktop icons just like they were before.
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So upon entering desktop from initial startup, all my icons are missing. The loading symbol shows if i move my cursor over the taskbar at the bottom. If I CTRl-ALT-DEL and signout i takes a minute but than i can sign in and it works fine. Im not getting any BSOD and this occurs about 1/3rd of the time. Also resetting does not solve the issue. I couldn't find anything about blank/empty desktop screens via google.
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When log in , just after loading "Metro" interface I try to press window key to go to "classic desktop" but until I start some application or even Control Panel it does not appear loaded.
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Skype Metro was first leaked yesterday. See below for the guide on 'how to':
Requirements:
You would need the following things
Skype Metro package which can be downloaded from here: Metro style Skype Preview for Windows 8 — WINHAX
An active internet connection not just for Skype usage but, for its installation also.
Microsoft Account for installation.
Now, when you have fulfilled the above requirements, follow the instructions below to install Skype Metro
Instructions:
First of all, extract the zipped files of the package.
Now, open the folder named as ‘Skype Metro’.
Here right click the ‘Add-AppDevPackage’ and select ‘Run with PowerShell’.
Your ‘PowerShell’ window would open. Wait for the commands to load.
After you have the commands, you would be asked; ‘Are you sure you want to execute the policy’, simply type in ‘Y’ and press ‘Enter’.
Next, after few more on-screen processes, ‘PowerShell’ will ask for the ‘Administrative Privileges’. Press ‘Enter’.
Tip: If, you are asked for the permission by UAC, simply give the permission by pressing ‘Yes’.
Now, your ‘PowerShell’ would open in Administrative mode.
Next, a pop-up window would open. Here read the license agreement and press ‘I Agree’.
In the next window, you would be asked to sign-in with your ‘Microsoft Account’.
After signing in, you would be showed a message that you have a developer license. Simply press ‘Close’.
You would be taken back to the ‘PowerShell’.
You would be asked again to continue. Type in ‘Y’ and press ‘Enter’.
Then, you would be showed that the developer license was successfully acquired and then, the installation of the package would start.
Wait for the installation to complete.
After installation, you would be showed that ‘Your package was successfully installed’. Press ‘Enter’ to continue.
Your ‘PowerShell’ window would close and your Skype is ready to use.
Go to ‘Start Screen’ and look for the Skype tile at the end of the list.
Enjoy using Skype Metro for Windows 8.Click to expand...
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From the desktop I click on the IE in the taskbar box and it loads and loads then says "this page can NOT be displayed" I then rebooted, and from the start screen I click on the e tile for IE and Bing comes up perfect with bookmarks, and all the frills. I then closed it and tried to get back to Bing by clicking on the IE box in taskbar on the desktop and nothing "this page can NOT be displayed" again. I then went to the start screen clicked on the Bing tile and it loads, but no bookmarks or frills. I then came to this site from there. The screenshot will NOT work in the "this page cannot be displayed" page. Google works fine.
I installed the MS updates yesterday, that's all I have done to this computer. It WILL take a screenshot of the desktop, and it WILL take a screenshot when I am in Google.
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For a few days I have been having some problems with my computer. Whenever I shutdown properly and then start again, the Desktop loads fine and after a few seconds of coming to the desktop. I see a black screen in front of me, I try to press num lock on and off to see if the system froze, it indeed froze. I disabled fastboot, after that even if I start after shutdown, it boots fine.
If I restart, it boots fine. Not sure why as my system should be fully compatible with fast boot. Here is my system specs, everything is updated as of posting:
MSI Z87 - G43 Gaming Motherboard with latest BIOS
Sapphire TriX R9 290 OC
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If this is best/only way to achieve this separation, does my MS license allow this, and how do I access it^
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Screenshot of the dropdown list: View image: Printer properties
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