Symptom: After you install Windows 8, you may find the CD/DVD drive is not recognized. Resolution: 1. Run Command Prompt as an Administrator. Type cmd in Windows 8 Metro UI and press cltr+shift+enter 2. Type following and say enter reg...

Symptom: You installed Windows 8 CP. The Win 8 is running very well. Then you install Hyper-V role. After the install is complete, it reboots and gets hung at the start of the Windows boot process where the beta fish shows up. The splash screen typically...

Symptom: You upgraded from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 8 Consumer Preview, but found the Metro apps won't start when clicked. Sometimes, the app appears to start, the screen fills up with a green background with the app logo centered, but nothing happens...

Symptom: You installed the Win8 Server Beta without issue, but you are unable to install any roles or features like Hyper-V role. It just fails, no events in the Event Log. You can install Hyper-V role through powershell (e.g. Dism /online /enable...

Symptom: Customers installed Win8 and got the following error: “We are not sure what happened, but couldn't finish installing windows 8 Consumer Preview. We've set your PC back to the way it was right before you started.” Resolution...

Symptom: You try to install Windows 8 (CP), and encountered the following error: " We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see the Setup log files ." Resolution: Try to following methods: 1...

Symptom: When you backup a VHD to a network share which is a local drive, it may fails with the following error: The backup operation to \\server\b$\daily\a\ is starting. Creating a shadow copy of the volumes specified for backup... Creating a shadow...