Open PowerShell as admin, and run this: Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Anyone notice a reduction in base video memory usage? Normally (at least builds 130 and 158) just sitting at the desktop I'd use approx 140mg of video memory (nVidia GTX 670 - using EVGA Precision 4.21). Just did a clean install of 159 and using the base drivers I'm only using 92mg of video memory. Anyone else confirm? T
In admin CMD: Code: wmic os get Caption When branding is crippled it will only show 'Microsoft' instead of the SKU name. Normal output: Code: C:\Windows\system32>wmic os get Caption Caption Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro mit Media Center
Still few bugs like some freezing and IE crashing on exit, wifi still disconnecting sometimes but OMG this build is good. I think I stay with Insider program, so much to try and discover.....Getting mad with some builds----Getting happy with others and this is worth it.
Using x64 adds much more complexity to the system file hierarchy-wise, which in-turn uses more disk space, and (from what I heard) 32-bit apps end up running in a compatibility layer. If you have no need for x64 software nor the OS, x86 is a better choice. Such scenarios however are probably pretty rare nowadays though. I have a HP DC5750 with 3GB of RAM and a x64 CPU. I only use 32-bit operating systems on it due to it's usage (it only runs a single game, which only comes in 32-bit), even though it has a x64 processor. On Windows, the architecture I use for this program doesn't particularly matter, but on Linux, using x64 makes getting that game running significantly more difficult since it isn't a x64 app (go from needing 1 dependency on x86 to over 20 with x64 (since the x64 Linux distro itself doesn't come with a bunch of 32-bit installed), with no benefit).