r/windows8 15h ago

Help Does anyone know where to get drivers for the Ryzen 2500U integrated graphics for Windows 8.1?

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know where to get drivers for the Ryzen 2500U integrated graphics for Windows 8.1?


r/windows8 18h ago

✔ Solved Drivers for satellite c45 Toshiba

3 Upvotes

Just installed 8.1 cause 10 is too slow, Laptop doesnt have wifi drivers, wont recognize my mercusys wifi usb, website dynabook dont have them 404 not found, RJ-45 conection doesnt work. What do i do? how do i get those drivers?

EDIT: I solved the wifi by installing the 3DP software, luckily it had the old driver i needed, laptop already has audio as for video driver i just downloaded it from the intel website by using the reference, but at least i solved the wifi which was the most important thing.


r/windows8 2d ago

Help AMD Ryzen 3 3200G drivers for win 8

3 Upvotes

I switched to windows 8 lately and I want to install the driver for the AMD Ryzen 3 3200g I found nimez modded but it keeps getting the error 184


r/windows8 4d ago

Help need help installing windows 8 milestone 3 (READ DESCRIPTION IF YOU THINK THIS IS WINDOWS 7)

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17 Upvotes

(before you think this is windows 7. it’s windows 8 check the copyright year)i’m tryna install windows 8 milestone 3 on my mid-2012 13 inch MacBook pro but after “setup is starting” it gives me this stupid error saying that a “required CD/DVD device driver is missing”which funnily enough, i’ve seen a nobel tech video of them installing this exact milestone (build 7963) on a 2011 13 inch MacBook pro and NOWHERE in that installation process it doesn’t show that screen so either their model is one of the lucky ones or my usb is missing something. please help or explain this dumb infuriating predicament.


r/windows8 4d ago

Discussion Fresh installed on ASUS k551l (i7,8gb ram,gt840m)

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59 Upvotes

r/windows8 7d ago

Discussion i regret updating

11 Upvotes

in my older post i said that i was gonna upgrade to windows 8.1 9600. i regret it now. drivers are ass to find when you DONT have a FUCKING ETHERNET DRIVER

I've crashed out like 2 times today because of this

I dont know how to explain it i feel so dumb

Ive tried everything

it FUCKING WORKED YESTERDAY

AND WORKS ON LINUX

SO WHAT???


r/windows8 9d ago

Update wifi driver

2 Upvotes

intel wifi driver for acer aspure a515-54g from 2019

runs windows 8.1 9600


r/windows8 10d ago

Discussion I switched to Windows 8.1, and... I don't regret it! WAY better than Windows 10 or 11.

31 Upvotes
Overall, Windows 8.1 is probably the fastest OS i ever used, it can run Minecraft on 26.2 with no issues at 60 FPS (Because i have a 60hz Monitor), same goes with Happy Wheels, it performs smooth with no issues. I did watch some YouTube, which went fantastic! Overall, i would say Windows 8.1 is pretty much usable for today's use. Do you think i need to improve something?

System specs of my PC:

CPU: i7-870

Motherboard: GA-P55-US3L

RAM: 8 GB DDR3

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (2 GB)

Storage: WDC WDS240G1G0A-00SS50

Yes, i run ancient hardware.


r/windows8 9d ago

Discussion Will this laptop be fine for windows 8

6 Upvotes

So this is a shitty minimum specced windows 11 Laptop.
4GB Of ram at speeds of 2400MHz and then a Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4020 CPU 1.10GHz and then 58GBs of storage.

It’s a ASUS vicious E410MA
The reason I’m thinking of switching to windows 8.1 from 10. Is because with nothing open. The CPU is at 100% And the ram is at 70%

All I really need this laptop is for
Basic school projects : PowerPoint, Word,Excel
Mathletics
Teams
And maybe if maybe
Basic Minecraft and sd formatting


r/windows8 9d ago

Help Will windows 8.1 be fine for this machine?

3 Upvotes

So this is a shitty minimum specced windows 11 Laptop.
4GB Of ram at speeds of 2400MHz and then a Intel(R) Celeron(R) N4020 CPU 1.10GHz and then 58GBs of storage.

It’s a ASUS vicious E410MA
The reason I’m thinking of switching to windows 8.1 from 10. Is because with nothing open. The CPU is at 100% And the ram is at 70%

All I really need this laptop is for
Basic school projects : PowerPoint, Word,Excel
Mathletics
Teams
And maybe if maybe
Basic Minecraft and sd formatting


r/windows8 11d ago

App Windows 8.1 Apps

17 Upvotes

I’ve seen a lot of posts where people have *so* many apps on their Start screen. I tried to find those same apps, but without any luck. To the owners of Facebook, Twitter, Minecraft, and other old Windows Store apps that aren't available anywhere anymore: could you please share them? Thanks! (I know they don't actually work; I just want to spruce up my Start menu.)


r/windows8 11d ago

Help Driver

2 Upvotes

I Have A Latitude 7480 with a 7th-gen Intel Kaby Lake processor, I Install windows 8.1 on it for a lot of experiments, but dell never provided a display driver for it, the specific driver im looking for is the Intel HD graphics 620 driver x64, can anyone find this exact driver?


r/windows8 11d ago

Bug drivers

2 Upvotes

i need drivers for windows 8.1 9600 (Acer Aspire 5 (a515-54g) from 2019. Intel WI-FI Driver.

i need touchpad, wifi, sound, display (mx250) drivers)


r/windows8 13d ago

Update Planning to main win8.1 soon

11 Upvotes

planning to main w8.1 soon, how can i patch or do stuff so its still safe? i need to play minecraft, have Windows Phone tools, (WPInternals, etc) and Paint3d, and a fully working web browser


r/windows8 13d ago

Bug Microsoft Account not working

5 Upvotes

So i wanted to sign in to Microsoft Account on Windows 8.1 and nothing.

I just click to sign in and it says this service is currently unavailable


r/windows8 17d ago

Help POINT OF VIEW TAB-705W

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113 Upvotes

Hi, as an avid Manjaro user, i found this bloated and unusable intel based tablet the previous owner had upgraded to win 10 (originally win8), i kinda fell in love with the form factor and the chipset, it's cute but I wanted to keep it as some time capsule and restore it to factory on Windows 8.
I decided to reset the tablet but the recovery partition was empty so I went the usb route through an OTG dock but i'm stuck with a non functioning touchscreen after hours of trying various driver sources (manufacturer's/distributor's, Microsoft's driver store, even SDI).

To be precise, the touchscreen seems to work but needs either calibration or a better driver as it doesn't register the pointer where i move my finger or a touch pen it's far away to a corner instead.
I did try multiple times to calibrate it but it doesn't recognize some points on the screen and so isn't able to complete the last steps leading me to suspect a broken driver or a manufacturer specific calibration file that is missing,

I'd be glad if anyone with this similar model or knowledge of calibration for this type of device could help. I'm not sure how, maybe by zipping me their drivers folders ?
I read windows stores them in different locations like
"C:\Windows\System32\driver" or
"C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore" or
"C:\Windows\System32\DRVSTORE"

If it's a calibration issue and you know how to fix it, please let me know how. For now i'm using a bluetooth mouse but that's not ideal.

And no, i don't want Linux on it (yet) I really want the original experience for now but feel free to sugest a distribution that worked for you if you made the jump on a similar device. I might try it out in the future.

Thanks !

details about the tablet

System Manufacturer POINT OF VIEW B.V. 
System Model TAB-705W-132 
System Type X86-based PC 
System SKU Type1 - SKU0 Processor Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU  Z3735G @ 1.33GHz, 1329 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) 
BIOS Version/Date INSYDE Corp. NSDGM.G.WI71C.JFBMRBA01, 29.03.2016 
SMBIOS Version 2.7

r/windows8 17d ago

Discussion What could be Metro Calculator's most whimsical feature

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2 Upvotes

this is oddly whimsical


r/windows8 22d ago

Discussion Oddly specific question lol

5 Upvotes

Does anyone know if any modern sonic.exe games (pc port, sonic 2011, Sonic.EYX, etc.) work on windows 8.1? I can probably figure that the old og ones probably work on 8.1 but what about the newer ones? My specs are:

500gb HDD (with 400 being allocated for windows 8.1. I also have Debian installed :D)

4GB ram (I think it’s ddr3)

Intel core i7 m 620 (running at 2.67 ghz)

It’s a Dell Lattitude E6510!!


r/windows8 25d ago

✔ Solved windows 8.1 not working with microphone.

3 Upvotes

hello, my windows 8.1 doesnt pair with a microphone. i use a microphone connected to headphones, which i plug in to the audio jack.

does anybody know why this is happening? its not picking up audio at all. when i try connecting it through the sound panel my headphones just start playing a loud static noise.

i know my headphones are not broken of some sorts, because they work completely fine picking up audio with other devices.

is my computer just too old?

thank you.


r/windows8 25d ago

Discussion Any way to get metro apps (appx files) on my netbook

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36 Upvotes

r/windows8 26d ago

Discussion Anyone Just Love Windows 8.1?

5 Upvotes

It's always seemed to me that Windows 8.1 is highly underrated and should've become more popular. I think the reason it was generally disliked was due to its association with Windows 8 which people dislike due to its removal of the Start Button. I also believe that Windows 8 RTM was not as bad as some people make it out to be --- although it could be a little difficult to get used to.

Windows 8.1 felt like a mix with Desktop UI and Touch UI which made it convenient for both options. It was leaning more towards the Touch UI which is another reason it was unpopular - but why not use touch then? Windows 8.1 was great for Surfaces (including the RT --- I have multiple) which you cannot find in Windows 11. It's basically been Surfaces evolving but in a weird way. Windows 8 was excellent for touch. Windows 8.1 was great for touch. Windows 10 was alright for touch because it included tablet mode but was not nearly as alive as Windows 8.1. Windows 11 is literally just a touch PC. It's not very touch-friendly to say the least. This is why I argue Windows 8.1 should be used to this day.

I know a lot of people will probably say "It HaS eNdEd SuPpOrt". That is completely valid. But I think EOS can be exaggerated sometimes and can be used with proper antivirus.


r/windows8 27d ago

Meme/Funpost My Updated windows 8.1 start screen

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144 Upvotes

different


r/windows8 27d ago

Discussion What modern features could exist in Windows 8?

11 Upvotes

In your opinion, what modern features on Windows 10 and 11 could have at Windows 8 or 8.1?


r/windows8 28d ago

Discussion Chromium on the surface rt is too good!

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51 Upvotes

About 4 years ago I bought this surface rt. Eventually, it went in my junk drawer, no software support and worst of all… no chromium! Then in September of 2025, I saw a project, YoU cAn GeT cHrOmE oN tHe SuRfAcE rT! It looked pretty cool but never tested it, and I just tried it out and it is amazing, chromium 109 is the best version in my opinion! Btw, it is a surface RT, it is heavily theme though!


r/windows8 29d ago

Discussion hey, just wondering, is it possible to install Windows 8.1 on my laptop? and will official drivers work?

8 Upvotes

hello, so i have a laptop which ASUS VivoBook X515MA. when i got it, it ran some windows 10 version. right now it's on Windows 10 22H2 with all the updates (i think).
so, im wondering - will Windows 8.1 properly work on my laptop? i would prefer not getting modded drivers.

i think the specs are:
- Intel Celeron N4020 1.1 GHz (Gemini Lake)
- 4 GB RAM DDR4
- FORESEE SSD 128 GB
- Intel UHD Graphics 600

on the official ASUS website they state drivers work on Windows 10 20H1 and up.

so, is it possible?