most/all games misbehaving help

[Mirh 102]

yeah that makes more sense but in windows 8 i can't remember anyway other than uninstalling each individual program one at time do you have any how to do it in windows 8

install CCleaner (or another "cleaning" program)

and disable the applications you don't know which start at boot

[M0nster 1]

If you don't want to bother with just finding the application that is causing and would rather just reinstall your OS, there is a better thing you can do. Windows 8 has a built-in "refresh" feature. This will reinstall the whole OS in a way that all your documents and important files are kept but all applications are deleted (a list of all the applications that were deleted will be saved as a text file on the desktop after the refresh). I advise you do this as it'll get rid of whatever is causing your issue but still keep your most important files (like documents, images, etc.).

 

Edit: You could also remove everything and reinstall windows (again this is built into Windows 8 so you don't need a disc, etc.)

 

To access the refresh feature, go to the "Charm Bar" (the black bar on the right of the screen) and click "Settings". Then click "Change PC Settings" and try and find the Recovery option if you're in Windows 8. If you're in Windows 8.1 go to "Update and Recovery" then to "Recovery" and the refresh options will be there.

[L shneier 0]

If you don't want to bother with just finding the application that is causing and would rather just reinstall your OS, there is a better thing you can do. Windows 8 has a built-in "refresh" feature. This will reinstall the whole OS in a way that all your documents and important files are kept but all applications are deleted (a list of all the applications that were deleted will be saved as a text file on the desktop after the refresh). I advise you do this as it'll get rid of whatever is causing your issue but still keep your most important files (like documents, images, etc.).

 

Edit: You could also remove everything and reinstall windows (again this is built into Windows 8 so you don't need a disc, etc.)

 

To access the refresh feature, go to the "Charm Bar" (the black bar on the right of the screen) and click "Settings". Then click "Change PC Settings" and try and find the Recovery option if you're in Windows 8. If you're in Windows 8.1 go to "Update and Recovery" then to "Recovery" and the refresh options will be there.

  thats fixed thanks for everyone who helped figure it out now the job of reinstsalling steam etc

[Mirh 102]

It's a pity we won't ever know what funny program caused the problem

[L shneier 0]

It's a pity we won't ever know what funny program caused the problem

i could upload a list of the programs removed if you like