Here are the top Microsoft Support solutions to the most common issues IT Pros experience using or deploying Windows 8 (updated quarterly).
1. Solutions related to installing Windows updates or hotfixes:
- Troubleshoot problems with installing updates
- How do I reset Windows Update components?
- Failure configuring Windows updates. Reverting changes. Do not turn off your computer error when you try to install Windows updates
- Error 0x800B0100 when you try to install Windows Updates or Microsoft Updates
- Windows Update freezes when you install updates in Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista
- Temporary connection-related errors may occur when you use Windows Update or Microsoft Update
- Error 0x80070424 ocurs when you use Windows Update, Microsoft Update, or Windows Firewall
- Error Code 0x80073712 occurs in Windows Update or Microsoft Update
- Error 0x80070005 when you try to install updates by using Microsoft Update or Windows Update
- How to fix errors found in the CheckSUR.log
- Windows Update error 0x800b0100
2. Solutions related to Windows Volume Activation:
- Update adds support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 clients to Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2012 KMS hosts
- Update adds support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts
- Volume Activation Troubleshooting
- Windows activation fails and may generate error code 0x8004FE33
- Solutions to Common Volume Activation Errors
- Activation Error Codes
- Volume Activation Overview
3. Solutions related to modern apps install\start:
- Win8: App: Modern: Modern Apps Fail to Start if the User Profiles or the ProgramData directory are Moved from their Default Location
- Win8: App: Modern: Modern applications fail to start if "Audit the access of global system object" is enabled
- Win8: App: Modern: Apps fail to start if default registry or file permissions modified
- Win8: App: Modern: Application considrations for roaming profiles
- Win8: App: Store related group policy settings
- Win8: App: Modern: Modern UI Apps fail to install with error 0x80073d0a if the Windows Firewall service is disabled
4. Solution for modern apps through authenticated proxy:
5. Solution for application not seen on Start screen:
6. Solution for Wi-Fi Direct (WFD) may not be available after suspend/resume:
7. Solutions related to .Net 3.5 installation issues:
- How to enable .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 in Offline Mode
- Installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 or 8.1
- How to troubleshoot error 0x800F081F when installing roles and features
8. Solutions related to Key Management Server (KMS) and MAK key:
- When trying to activate you get 0xC004F074 with description "The Key Management Server (KMS) is unavailable"
- "Change product key" link is not available in Windows 8 or in Windows Server 2012
- Volume Activation Overview
- An update is available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to support Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
- How To Verify or Check your KMS/MAK Product Key
- Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Recommendations for Activation
9. Solutions related to resuming work after system is in “hibernation”:
- 0x0000007a Stop error when you resume a Windows 8-based computer from Hibernate mode
- Windows 8 restarts to a blank screen after a standard shutdown or hibernation