It seems that it no longer works; it will give an error when trying to log in.

It is windows 8.1 day

Now I am trying to get my data out of it into a backup usb using puppy linux bookworm 10.0.12 booting it up from a bootable usb drive to copy all the files from hard drive to backup usb. This idea chatgpt gave me is it correct method?

Would you kindly suggest more ideas or more methods for doing this.

Windows 8 got stuck with a bad reputation. Somewhat similar to that of Windows ME and Windows Vista. (And, if you're old enough, DOS 4.)

But is it truly well deserved? Or by time the final Service Pack was issued for Windows 8.1, were the initial issues resolved (and it was just one step away from Windows 10)?

Hello, good morning, afternoon or evening. Personally, I find the Windows Metro interface, although it has potential, somewhat disjointed: especially the Windows Aero icons in contrast to the solid shapes and colors of Metro.

In any case, is there any way to customize Windows 8/8.1? Preferably with the ability to assign a different color to the taskbar than the system accent color, change the system icons and some stuff like that (Yeah, I know about Classic Shield, but I want something a bit more customized).

Thank you very much in advance c:

I try login to Microsoft account in windows 8.1 and is not working is just saying “That password is incorrect. Make sure you're using the password for your Microsoft account.”

Found the long lost PBS Kids Video app from 2015

It runs on Windows 8 and nothing works. It says it's outdated. I'm not good with tech (sorry!) and I've tried to do a lot of research but it's all confusing as HELL. Is it even possible if Edge won't work? I can open everything, but it just won't work. Thanks! :)

It crashed each time.

This weird dummy version of Bing was on the Microsoft Store servers. Which uses the placeholder icons.

Hey! I would appreciate help. I booted up my old Toshiba Windows 8 computer, and it's giving me this: Enter HDD/SSD Password.

I don't care about preserving any information on the computer. Is there any way to factory reset it and get it working again? I don't want to replace the hard drive, and I already tried booted it up while repeatedly pressing f2 to get into BIOS, as well as booting it up while holding 0.

Layman's terms please, in not a computer person.

Thank you so much!!

I did everything I possibly can do to lower ram usage as much as possible, raw idle Windows 8.1 consumes around 800MB-1GB RAM idle, anyone got any tips to make it even lower than 300MB? Doing this just for fun, lol.

Who know how to log in to Microsoft Account on Windows 8.1 today?

Yeah, so Windows 8.1 will finally have a real Start Menu as it should have been!
Metro Tiles and live tiles are fully working!

This will be released soon as a small c++ utility (sort of like how StartIsBack or Classic Shell worked), which will bring all of RTU3's features to the normal 8.1

More info on my discord server:

https://discord.gg/ty8frZevQF

Even though not all download pages are accessible anymore, there’s still a way to download the ISOs from Microsoft’s official servers, which lets you avoid less reliable sources, such as third-party websites or uploads on the Internet Archive.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Start by going to the Windows 10 download page (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10ISO)

2. Open your web browser’s developer tools (usually F12) and navigate to the HTML for the drop-down menu to select the Windows version (normally, there should only be Windows 10)

3. Change the form’s value (specifically the option element) to the one corresponding to the Windows version you want to download. See the list below:
value=’48’ : Windows 8.1 and Pro Single Language (Autumn 2014 update)
value=’52’ : Windows 8.1 and Pro (Autumn 2014 update)

4. Confirm the value by pressing Enter.

5. Follow the indications on the webpage.

Happy birthday windows 8. Even at you, I look at with rosy retrospection.

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I wanna switch to windows 7 so I can play games is it daily drivable my lappy is hp g42 456 tu 8gb ram with ssd primary and hdd secondry it's my main lappy iam on arch Linux rn tbh iam getting bored of it or should I use windows 8.1 😂 suggest me something cuz on linux wine compatibility layer makes performance shitt on games otherwise iam happy on linux

hello, I was just curious if anyone in this subreddit has a Windows 8 or 8.1 machine that was used between the years mentioned above. if there are any of like that, I wonder if y’all have those apps installed on your machines:
- Facebook (original one)
- Dropbox
- USA TODAY
- Picsart
- Drawboard PDF
- Fitbit
if you do, please reach out. thanks.

Around this time last year, I worked on a similar project but with a standard Intel-based PC. Everything went quite smoothly so this time I want to challenge myself a bit-and it’s also a way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of Windows XP.

Many of you might wonder how a laptop that doesn't use an Intel or AMD chip can possibly have such broad compatibility. Well, if you’ve ever looked into the history of the x86 architecture you’ll find that besides Intel and AMD there were several other companies that also produced x86 chips tho but in much smaller quantities. Notable among them is VIA Technologies which holds x86 licenses acquired through its purchase of Cyrix and Centaur, the two companies that had entered into cross-licensing agreements with Intel in the late 90s.

And what I have here is the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC powered by VIA C7-M, the last x86 32 bit CPU that was made by a third party. From the moment I bought it I knew this is a rare and truly special device, so what better way to explore its potential than to see just how many versions of Windows I could install on. It’s a bit of a shame that it’s a 32 bit CPU meaning the laptop can’t run Windows XP x64 or Windows 11. But in any case, 15 versions of Windows from 1.01 to 10 can certainly be considered a success to me.

The big improvement over the previous project is using Grub4dos bootloader instead of Xfdisk. This allows for direct loading the boot file of each Windows partition, bypassing the intermediate steps such as bootmgr→ntldr→io.sys that were previously required. Overall, the laptop runs stably but it still has some quirks that are unique to this one. You can check out the details of my experience in the video below:

Showcase video

Here are the specs for my laptop:

• CPU: VIA C7-M 1.6GHz

• iGPU: VIA S3 Chrome 9 HC

• Chipset: VIA CN896+VT8237S

• RAM: 2GB DDR2

• Storage: 160GB HDD SATA 2 (IDE mode)

• Display: 8.9 inches WXGA (1280x768)

• Wifi: WLAN 802.11; Bluetooth 2.0

Salut! Mon ami possède un ordinateur équipé d’un Intel Celeron N5105, et celui-ci souhaite installer des drivers d'affichage pour l’iGPU. Le seul souci est que les drivers sur le site d’Intel ne sont pas compatibles avec Windows 8.1. Quelqu’un sait si il existe des drivers non officiels pour l’iGPU de ce processeur?

Merci d'avance :D

I want to share a practical discovery with anyone still using Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 who has trouble accessing ChatGPT.

The problem

Recently, the logged-in version of ChatGPT stopped working on my older Windows (7 and 8.1) PCs. I tested several browsers, including Firefox ESR 115.43.1, Chrome 109.0.5414.168 and Opera.

ChatGPT would open, and I could see my account and log in but the conversation list would not load, the controls were unresponsive, and starting a new chat did not work.

The interesting part was that ChatGPT worked normally when I used it without logging in, on the same computers and browsers. Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems also worked with or without login.

Firefox's console showed this JavaScript error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: invalid regular expression flag v

This suggests a possible compatibility problem between the newer ChatGPT website and older browser engines. I cannot prove that this error alone explains everything, but the evidence points toward the browser rather than a general internet connection failure.

The solution that worked for me

I installed Supermium, a Chromium-based browser designed to support older Windows versions.

Official website: https://www.supermium.net/

Official project and releases:
https://github.com/win32ss/supermium

My installation is:

• Windows 8.1

• Supermium 150.0.7871.255, 64-bit

• ChatGPT works while logged in.

• My conversations load, and I can start chats and exchange messages.

• I also installed uBlock Origin Lite from the Chrome Web Store, and it works for me.

I now use Supermium specifically for ChatGPT, leaving my other browsers and existing setups alone.

What this does — and does not — prove

This is a working solution on my own system, not a guarantee that it will work on every older PC. I have not established the precise cause of the original failure, and other configurations may behave differently.

Nevertheless, if you are reluctant to abandon an otherwise useful older PC simply because ChatGPT no longer works in its existing browser, trying Supermium may be worthwhile.

I hope this saves someone else the time I spent troubleshooting!

If you try it, please report your Windows version, Supermium version, and whether ChatGPT works after logging in. It would be useful to know how widely this solution works.