Windows 8 name group start screen W3-810

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rdwray
rdwray Member Posts: 17 New User
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To name a group on the start screen in Windows 8 the dash must be present in the botton right corner. It has appeared a couple of times while playing around, but does not seem a consistant way to access it. The scroll bar at the bottom of the start screen is just a thin line. How do I get the dash to appear consistantly?

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  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,779 Trailblazer
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    I can't remember for sure with Windows 8, but for 8.1 you swipe down from the top to bring up the 'Customize' option.

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  • rdwray
    rdwray Member Posts: 17 New User
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    This model (1416) will not accept 8.1, it crashes after 3 taps; it may be some program I install. What I have found so far is that you can only change the group name is when you first open the start screen and tap the very bottom right corner; sometimes that doesn't even work.

     

    I hope that you heard that 8.1 will not receive security updates if you don't install their patch by May 13 - google it.

  • billsey
    billsey ACE Posts: 31,779 Trailblazer
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    rdwray wrote:

    I hope that you heard that 8.1 will not receive security updates if you don't install their patch by May 13 - google it.

    Just backwards, they require the upgrade from 8 to 8.1 by May 13th.

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  • rdwray
    rdwray Member Posts: 17 New User
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    You might want to do some research. Here are quotes:

     

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_update/windows-81-update-failing-to-configure-revert-back/6aa26c7d-9a1a-4184-a2aa-922bb3979b63?page=2:

     

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    If you're running Windows 8.0 now, you'll have until January 2016 to upgrade the 8.1

     

    What will happen on May 13 though is that if you're already running Windows 8.1, but don't install the 8.1 Update, you won't get anymore security updates and hotfixes.

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    The Windows 8.1 Update a.k.a. KB2919355 remains available and can be downloaded via Windows Update, or you can get it manually from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42335

     

    But if you haven't installed it by May 13 which is the next Patch Tuesday, then any security patches will be marked as not applicable to your system unless you're running Windows 8.0

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