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Bad Tweak – Using ProfilesDirectory Setting

October 19, 2013, 12:36(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logoEd Bott has an excellent post up: Don’t move your Windows user profiles folder to another drive
I’ve always advocated moving your My Documents / Libraries folder to a drive or partition. The method I’ve always suggested is using the Microsoft supported method of using “Move”. See: Move Your Libraries
It seems somewhere there are tweaks being posted that involve moving your Profile folder using the ProfilesDirectory setting. The downside of using this unsupported tweak is “Using this setting to redirect folders to a drive other than the system volume blocks upgrades.” as folks who used this tweak and tried to upgrade to 8.1 just found out. See the article listed above for more info. Well done Ed.
Added to Bad Tweaks.

Tagged With: Windows 8

Gid Rid Of Windows 8.1 Help Stickers

October 18, 2013, 09:43(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win81helpstickre_logoDepending on your point-of-view these things can be useful or highly annoying. [Read more…] about Gid Rid Of Windows 8.1 Help Stickers

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 8

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Info Links

October 18, 2013, 09:21(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logoPress Release – Windows 8.1 is available now
Windows Blog – Windows 8.1 now available!
Windows 8.1 Product Guide (PDF)
Meet Windows 8.1. *Ahem*: “Built for touch PCs and tablets”
Windows 8.1 in detail
iPad vs. Windows “Do you still think I’m pretty?”
Top questions
Search, touch, & mouse
Update to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8
Upgrade to Windows 8.1 from Windows 7

Got any official Microsoft Windows 8.1 links to share?

Tagged With: Windows 8

No Windows 8.1 ISOs For Public

October 18, 2013, 08:34(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logoThere will be no ISO downloads of Windows 8.1 for the public.
Well that sucks. Bandwidth much? :banghead:
Source: Andre Da Costa, via Pureinfotech, via Mary Jo Foley (on Twitter)

Tagged With: Windows 8

Upgrading To Windows 8.1 – In Pictures

October 18, 2013, 08:12(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logoHere is a walkthrough of upgrading to Windows 8.1. Including a tip or 2.
[Read more…] about Upgrading To Windows 8.1 – In Pictures

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 8

Cleanup After Windows 8.1 Upgrade

October 18, 2013, 08:08(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoUpgrading to Windows 8.1 leaves behind files that you can optionally clean up after install. [Read more…] about Cleanup After Windows 8.1 Upgrade

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 8

Preliminary Notes – Installing Windows 8.1

October 17, 2013, 14:57(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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thpinpostlogoI’ve now upgraded 4 machines to Windows 8.1.
3 desktops, 1 laptop. (2 triple boot, 2 dual boot)
Here are my early notes. [Read more…] about Preliminary Notes – Installing Windows 8.1

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 8

Windows 8.1 Available In The Store

October 17, 2013, 11:43(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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win8logoUpdating. More later..
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Tagged With: Windows 8

Windows 8.1 SkyDrive Options

October 16, 2013, 14:05(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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skydrive_tileSkyDrive has been a part of Windows 8 from the beginning. It has been put front and center in Windows 8.1. [Read more…] about Windows 8.1 SkyDrive Options

Tagged With: This Site, Windows 8

Create Shutdown, Restart, Logoff Tiles For Windows 8

October 15, 2013, 15:33(EDT) By Eric (a.k.a. TweakHound)

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shutdwn_tileThere are a couple of ways to create these tiles but I thought y’all might enjoy this.
[Read more…] about Create Shutdown, Restart, Logoff Tiles For Windows 8

Tagged With: How-To's, This Site, Windows 8

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