If you have downloaded an .iso file just right click on it and select mount, it will then open in a virtual drive. (you need to do this first via file explorer so the file association gets set for explorer)
If you feel the need to do a 'cold' boot, just select 'reboot' from shutdown options. You will then get the traditional cold boot.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
I have no idea what you're talking about.
Which bit do you not understand?
No more need for third-party applications for isos then?
No need.
A bit of picture info here.
Each .iso file gets installed in a different virtual hard drive so you will have to 'cull' old ones
Excellent, good to know. I was wondering why it wasn't baked in myself, given MSDN downloads are all ISO
If you have downloaded an .iso file just right click on it and select mount, it will then open in a virtual drive. (you need to do this first via file explorer so the file association gets set for explorer)
If you feel the need to do a 'cold' boot, just select 'reboot' from shutdown options. You will then get the traditional cold boot.
I couldn't see it on my Win8 Pro.
After some digging around it was due to .iso being associated with PowerISO.
So the Mount command will only be available in the context menu if ISO's are associated with File Explorer.
I couldn't see it on my Win8 Pro.
After some digging around it was due to .iso being associated with PowerISO.
So the Mount command will only be available in the context menu if ISO's are associated with File Explorer.
Thats why I put that info in my post mta, so you would know that!!!
Damn, I must have only had a boy-look, what can I say.....
well its working fine. no problems yet
After a new laptop arrived with Win8 I've upgraded my ancient Dell desktop to match. There's nothing you want to do in Win8 that can't be solved with 30 mins on Google.
On initial setup I set both pc's to Auto Update Off. This had no effect, and soon the laptop received the awful Browser Choice app, which can't be disabled or uninstalled or the update backed out. So I set both pc's to 'Check but let me chose to download and install'.
Today on the Dell I noticed that the power-off choice is power off or restart to apply updates, so I looked again at the Update settings and it had reverted to Auto Update. I've switched Auto Update off again and the power off has gone back to restart or power off. Has anyone else experienced this behaviour? And if so how to stop it? I may chose no downloads at all in the hope of stopping it.
In the update history there is a list of updates in pending restart status. I think it's too late to stop these as it says Installed. I can't remove or do anything with them. Any help, or should I just roll over?
(Edited to correct update option description)
Do a restart from the power shutdown options (not a shutdown)
The updates have to go in and if you don't restart within a certain timeframe the machine may do it for you
Do the browser choice (eg IE) and then it will leave you alone. You will know when it has 'taken' as the choice browser window will say 'you are now using the latest'
this has been invaluable for the whole BS shutdown thing
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5215-power-add-cascading-desktop-context-menu-windows-8-a.html
I edited mine to be just what I wanted and to match the order of my start menu replacement's power menu, easy peasy
To make sure all links open in the desktop version of IE10, go to Internet Options in the Control Panel and under the programs tab use the little dropdown arrow (where it says choose how you open links in Internet explorer) to select desktop IE and then click apply.
Most peculiar. My Windows Update status is still 'Check but let me chose to download and install', for which I am truly grateful, but the list of updates that yesterday were in a state of Installed, waiting restart, have now changed to Succeeded. I have powered off and on again overnight, but not restarted, and there was no indication that the updates were being applied. Furthermore the dreaded Browser Choice app is not installed. I'm beginning to well, like Windows 8, but I have no idea what's going on.
Ah well, Win8 forced a restart on me and that dam*ed Browser Choice is there and popping up before my very eyes.
I have discovered that:
Shutdown means go into advanced hibernation (that's why stop/start is so fast) and Restart is really reboot from BIOS. That's pretty understandable then.
If you install Win Media Centre or Essentials 2012 or Office then "1 Your default update source would have been "flipped" from Windows Update to Microsoft Update. 2.Automatic Updates would have been reset back to the default Automatic setting." - from a M/S support site. So when I commented earlier that my Win update choice had been changed, and thus allowed the Brower Choice app to be installed, I was not losing my marbles. I had installed Live Mail so I could use a POP mail account, and this changed my update settings.
So now I have the indestructible Browser choice. I wouldn't really mind about this thing except that it's unremovable, it unpins IE from the taskbar, it asks if I want to install IE (I already have it, thanks), and there's no "No thanks, leave me as I am" button.
At the moment I think that I am in control of my pc for 75% of the time, and M/S 25%. Or the other way round.
When you get the browser choice and you click on IE does it take you to the start screen IE10?
If so, what happens when you click on the Microsoft address at the bottom (where the address bar is in the start screen IE10 for some reason)
Also have you set your home page and search engine to google yet?
I just cancel the browser choice. I don't use IE from the start screen, just from the desktop. I might tweak the start screen app to fire up IE in the desktop when I get round to it, or just leave it as it is. Yes, the default search is Google, and I use my own home page.
I don't use IE from start screen either but as you know there are 2 IE10 in Win 8. That is why I asked if the browser choice window when it goes to IE10, is it opening the desktop IE for you, or the start screen one.
I have all links set to open in desktop IE.
I have all links set to open in desktop IE.
yo tambien (me too)