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Articles for product: Windows 8

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109626 Enabling debug logging for the Netlogon service
140365 Default cluster size for NTFS, FAT, and exFAT
154501 How to disable automatic machine account password changes
177127 Incorrect Disk Free Space information for a DFS client share
179113 How to install the latest version of DirectX
184802 User32.dll or Kernel32.dll does not initialize
193888 How to delay loading of specific services
223300 How to enable Windows Installer logging
244617 Using Driver Verifier to identify issues with Windows drivers for advanced users
249873 How to use the Regsvr32 tool and troubleshoot Regsvr32 error messages
269155 Error message when you try to set an IP address on a network adapter
290301 What happened to the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility (MSICUU2.exe)?
299357 How to reset TCP/IP by using the NetShell utility
299540 An explanation of the Automatic Metric feature for IPv4 routes
314060 Your CD or DVD drive is not recognized by Windows or other programs
314828 The Microsoft policy for disk duplication of Windows installations
314837 How to Manage Remote Access to the Registry
323076 How to set event log security locally or by using Group Policy
325616 How to turn on debug logging of the LDAP client (Wldap32.dll)
325771 Extending the desktop while a video plays may cause problems in Windows
820129 Http.sys registry settings for Windows
820729 Error logging in HTTP APIs
823206 Unexpected relationship is identified between Device Manager and the Local Area Connections
827218 How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version of the Windows operating system
832017 Service overview and network port requirements for Windows
834432 How to access a network resource that requires username and password authentication when your user account requires a smart card for interactive logon
883260 Information about the Attachment Manager in Microsoft Windows
899191 New functionality in the Distributed Transaction Coordinator service in Windows
903944 The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service must run under the NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Windows account
909614 How the Windows Time service treats a leap second
912152 You cannot access a WebDAV Web folder from a Windows-based client computer
913086 Security updates are available on ISO-9660 DVD5 image files from the Microsoft Download Center
921471 Windows activation or validation fails with error code 0x8004FE33
923947 You cannot modify the Hosts file or the Lmhosts file in Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8
925316 Error message when you install a .msu update package on a computer that is running Windows: "The Windows Modules Installer must be updated before you can install this package"
927521 Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 setup log file locations
928152 You may experience connectivity issues or performance issues when you connect a mobile PC that is running Windows to a wireless access point
929833 Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files
929851 The default dynamic port range for TCP/IP has changed since Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
929852 Guidance for configuring IPv6 in Windows for advanced users
929854 How to enable persistent tracing for a wireless LAN in Windows
934307 Description of the Windows Update Standalone Installer in Windows
935799 When you configure power options for the active power plan in Windows Vista or in Windows 7, the changes are not reflected in the Power Options item in Control Panel
937251 Disk drive numbers may not correspond to the SATA channel numbers when you install Windows on a computer that has multiple SATA or RAID disks
937624 Programs may be unable to access some network locations after you turn on User Account Control in Windows Vista or newer operating systems
938120 Error message when you use user credentials to connect to a network share from a Windows-based computer: "The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password"
938449 Netlogon event ID 5719 or Group Policy event 1129 is logged when you start a domain member
943104 Fix: "This device cannot start" Code 10 error in Device Manager in Windows
947246 You may receive an "Out of Memory" error message because of the desktop heap limitation
947821 Fix Windows Update errors by using the DISM or System Update Readiness tool