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Microsoft Has Confirmed a Fix for A Serious Windows 8 Bug

windows 8 bug Microsoft has confirmed a fix for a serious Windows 8 bug. Not long after the Windows 8 Release Preview, users started complaining about a serious Windows 8 bug that crashed the system. Microsoft has just now provided a patch through Windows Update that will fix the issue.

The bug is KB2727113;  It was caused by “multimedia or communication” activities. More info http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2727113

Microsoft had known about the bug and had fixed as part of Windows 8 development… Butwindows 8 bugs telemetry data did not inform Microsoft that the bug was present in the Release Preview… they now provided the fix… but the issue is critical, your Windows 8 PC will get the fix through Windows Update regardless if you want to or not.

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Top 35 Tutorials and How-To for Blogger, Gamers, and Geeks

bloggers-tutorialsHow to for Bloggers:

How To Submit a Podcast to iTunes

How To Submit your Blog on Technorati

How to Embed a Facebook Like Box

How to Make your own Ads

geeks-tutorialsHow To for Geeks

How To Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for 14.99

How To Check if Your Computer is 64 Bit

How to Crash explorer.exe

How to Compare Processors

How to Install Windows 8 on Virtual Box

How to Dual-Boot Windows 8

How To Find the IP Address of your PC

How to Erase and Reset a Zune HD

How to Increase Download Speed in Windows

How to change Startup programs in Windows 7

How To Buy Headphones and Earphones: Impedance & Driver

How to Remove a Virus

How to Reset a Zune

How to open a DAT File

How to Open a ZIP File in Windows

peopleHow to for regular folk

How to Remove “Recently Watched” in Netflix

How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentation

How to Save Laptop Battery Life

How to Get an Xbox LIVE Account

How to Uninstall a Program

How to Delete YouTube Videos

How to Copy and Paste

How to Delete a Facebook Account

How to Delete YouTube Videos

How to Edit Glare out of Pictures

How to Upload Photos to a Facebook Photo Album

How to Uninstall a Program

How to Add Music to PowerPoint Presentation

How to Make a Graph/Chart in Microsoft Word

How to Set a Picture as Desktop Background

xbox-gamerhow to for gamers

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How To Upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for 14.99

Details are finally out for the Windows 8 Upgrade Offer: To upgrade for as low as 14.99 to Windows 8 Pro, follow Microsoft’s guidelines as listed below:

  1. Buy a Windows 7 PC between June 2, 2012 and January 31, 2013. *
    (You can even use Microsoft’s PC Selector to help you choose.)
  2. Register for the offer at windowsupgradeoffer.com before February 28, 2013.
  3. Microsoft will send you an email with your promotion code and purchase instructions when Windows 8 Pro is available.
  4. Download and install Windows 8 Pro on a compatible Windows-based PC with Windows Upgrade Assistant. Plus, the offer includes 90 days of Microsoft technical support at no charge.

Note: If you already have a Windows 7 PC ( Home Basic, Premium, Professional, Ultimate), just register at the same site and Microsoft will send you a promo code and purchase instructions.

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How To Find the IP Address of your PC

 

Troubleshoot and Fix your Problems Fast!

Difficulty: Easy   Time: Little to None

It is sometimes necessary to locate and find the IP address of your PC. To find the IP address, follow these directions carefully.

  1. On the keyboard, hit and hold “WINDOWS” Key and the “R” key
  2. This opens the “Run” utility; type “cmd.exe” and hit ENTERimage
  3. In Command Prompt, now type “ipconfig”; Hit ENTERtype ipconfig
  4. You will now see the following screen. ( NOTE: We have obscured the IP address for privacy concerns)ip adress
  5. In this screen, look for the first two numbers under the Category Wireless LAN Adapter Wi-Fi:

Link-local IPv6 Address: This is your IP Address ( v6 address)

IPv4 Address: This is your IP address ( v4)