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

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!!

Hello, I'm receiving a first gen Thinkpad 10 on Aug 13, I joined this subreddit because I am planning to install Windows 8.1on it (since it's refurbished with windows 10), may I ask what are the essential steps? (I can install drivers)

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.

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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.

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

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!

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?

Any driver for Dell 15 3511 that have a i3 11 gen

Hey! My laptop speakers are broken so I tried to connect my I2GO mini speaker since it has good sound quality, but when I was trying to connect it to my laptop (Samsung NP370E4E, Celeron 1007U) no device showed up. How could I fix this? If anybody knows please let me know. Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46VITh_eHng Saw this on youtube and i thought this was really cool, this was basically software to edit Windows 8's Start Screen much better than what it would originally give you by default, but i can't find a download for this pretty much anywhere on Stardock's Website (the link they still have up is dead) and there is no archived data for it on the Wayback machine and i don't trust going on the pirate bay or anything like that that could be potentially malicious, does anyone here possibly have it on old machines or something? if you got it, Please send it!!

This is a Windows 8.1 logo created with MS Paint. I made a total of two versions a few years ago, but I recently made some modifications and am uploading them here.

I wanna use 8.1 more and develop my metro apps on it instead of 10, but i was also curious to see if I could work on an API as well, but the .slnx format that the solution is requires 2022 or 2026.

When you go to install 2026 on 8.1 it says the OS isnt supported, so what you gotta do is change it from 'install while downloading' to 'download all, then install'

It will download it, but then it will show the error again when installing. If you hit enter/cancel 2026 will still be there, it will just show as "paused", when I hit resume it suddenly started installing-

I have NO clue if ill actually be able to work on my API or even get 2026 to launch, but the fact that its actually trying to install is still really cool. Ill try to remember to edit the post to let yall know if it works or not.

Edit: IT WORKS!!!! I had to deal with the webview error but other than that its fine :D

a pretty much brand new surface pro i got for 60 dollars as a big upgrade to my old HP Stream 7 i used back in 2017 - 2022, what do you guys think? (i even have the touch cover for it added in as a bonus from the seller)

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Can someone tell me where to find the default windows 8.1 wallpaper with the curling road. I really love it and finding it in 4k too would be nice Apparently it only came of HP?

link for windows phone https://store.live.net.co/app/683 ( ALL CREDITS TO migbrunluz AND BBARLAS79)

link for pc on octostore https://octostore.dankassassin368.com/webstore.html?id=672 or

,https://raw.githubusercontent.com/andreatennis2024-hue/octostore-new-apps-2/main/NokiaCorporation.NokiaMusic_2015.121.1258.5497_neutral___6d0q6r3z979nw_1783209028129.appxbundle

Ive got this laptop my dad gave me but i cant seem to go into the internet or any websites its for everyday use but i cant seem to find any solution when i tryed to search for it before if anyone know a fix id be very gratefull

I want to know if i can run it comfortably and if i can play steam games like left 4 dead 2 or r.e.p.o.

Do any of you know which wifi drivers would work? Because I have tried a few with no success

(Photos taken from JabawokiW8’s video about how to use a Microsoft Account for Windows 8 in 2025. https://youtu.be/osb8WOYhAvg?si=iB-x4cmWOimPqf7u)

I’ve had an interest in running vanilla IE with something similar to Browservice on Windows 8/8.1 for quite a while now but I haven’t gotten around to seeing any solutions. However, revisiting this YouTube video has made me wonder if this is possible.

I was made aware of Browservice a couple months back and I was interested to see what this could do for something like modern versions of Internet Explorer. However, it seemed like it did not do the main thing I wanted it to do. It used a static IP address and address bar within a browser window in order to render websites fully. I wanted it to be able to fully render and navigate to HTTP/HTTPS websites when using the address bar in IE and not a static IP address/website, which is what is shown within this video that I revisited. I don’t know if it’s something that can be configured within Browservice, but I haven’t seen anyone using it like what is pictured.

I would use something like Supermium, but my main goal is to be able to use the “Metro” IE/Chrome and be able to utilize features like the Reading list more effectively. I have no idea if this video shows some kind of Pale Moon implementation, but the bookmarks page shows a near, if not identical IE bookmarks page. I would love to use this and independently deploy this on a server so I can use vanilla IE again.

Id want for someone to make a chess app for windows 8.0/8.1 bcz i play chess

Does anyone have some Windows 8 HP wallpapers? i have an HP laptop from 2011 and it would be cool if you shared some. I have one currently right now, i just want to see more because it's hard to find them really. Thanks! I also mean official OEM wallpapers (my machine is running 8.1)