Microsoft Windows 8.1 – YLNotes: Yunlong Notes

Default KMS Key for Microsoft Windows 8.1

Yunlong

23/02/2016

KMS Key

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KMS Key for Microsoft Windows 8.1 (Version 6.3)

Default Retail Channel Key for Microsoft Windows (8.1)

Yunlong

31/12/2014

Retail Channel Key

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Default Retail Channel Key for Microsoft Windows is a generic Retail Channel key used to assist in Windows installation such as Windows 8.1. This generic key cannot be activated and you must change with valid Windows Product Key to activate. Applies To: Windows 8.1 (Retail)

Windows Media DVD: Create Installation Media for Windows 8.1 (Retail)

Yunlong

03/12/2014

Windows Media DVD

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New PC pre-installed with Windows 8.1 may not have physical windows media provided in case reinstall is required. As you use Windows System, sometimes, it may go wrong due to bad device drivers, malware or even cause by human error such as deletion of important registry/files. If you cannot restore the system using backup, you […]

Windows Updates: CleanUp WinSxS to free space for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2

Yunlong

20/10/2014

CleanUp WinSxS

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Over time, Windows Updates files are superseded with latest updates and the previous superseded updates remained and it takes storage space. When the updates are stable, the superseded updates is no longer needed and we can free up the space. The Windows updates are stored in “C:\Windows\WinSxS”. In Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2, you can use […]

WinFix: .Net Framework 3.5 Windows Feature fails to install for the first time after Microsoft Updates on Aug-2014 (MS14-046)

Yunlong

19/10/2014

.Net Framework

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Installing .Net Framework 3.5 using Windows Feature for the first on Windows 8/8.1/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2 fails after installing Microsoft .Net Framework on Aug-2014 (MS14-046) with error 0x800F0906 or 0x800F081F

System Image Backup using Windows Backup (Windows 8.1) to Linux NAS

Yunlong

13/10/2014

Windows Backup

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Windows 8.1 comes with System Image Backup but it needs to be manually run and cannot be scheduled from GUI. If you have purchased Linux NAS storage that uses sparse file allocation and does not have root privilege, you will encounter error when running Windows System Image Backup directly into Linux NAS share folder. Since […]