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    Missing the windows 8.1 power button

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Hayoung, Feb 11, 2015.

  1. Hayoung

    Hayoung Notebook Consultant

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    Did a clean install of 8.1 and I'm missing the power button (and the search button) shown in the following link: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/44237-power-button-start-screen-add-remove.html A friend used the same iso on his desktop and he has it, I thought doing the windows updates would get me it but it didn't.
    Following the guide I got until HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\ but the last step aka the launcher isn't there. Any ideas on what to do?
     
    Hayoung, Feb 11, 2015
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    On which laptop did you do a clean install of Windows 8.1? Does it have a touch screen?
     
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  3. Hayoung

    Hayoung Notebook Consultant

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    The asus k53sv-dh51 in my sig, no touchscreen, installed on a clean ssd.

    Also having problems installing printer drivers for my brother laser printer that's hooked up with Ethernet, it sees the printer during installation but I get an windows error code, had to go so I didn't get to get the code but will this afternoon.
     
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    The power button came eventually in a windows update!

    and oddly enough the printer drivers I'm trying to install that keep failing have shown up as a windows update.. should I try downloading them from there?
     
    Hayoung, Feb 18, 2015
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