
If you try 3 different types of sound media then miraculously one may suddenly work, and even if all are silent, you may get a clue as to what’s wrong with your system.įor instance, my internet Radio 365 was not working, I could see the music bars but I could hear no sound. The whole rationale of this page is there is a simple explanation for why your computer is silent.

The new switch /o in the shutdown command lets you restart your computer going straight to the advanced boot options.

Note that in Windows 8.1, the Advanced startup has moved to Update and recovery section under Recovery.Īgain, bring up the Charm Bar, click Power once, and press & hold Shift key before clicking on Restart icon. Select General from the left panel, and scroll down to the bottom at the right panel, and click Restart now under Advanced start up. #1 – from PC Settingsīest way for a tablet because you don’t need a keyboard to do so.īring up Charm Bar (either swipe across the right screen board, or press Win+I key), and click or tap Change PC Settingsat the boot of the bar. So where is the boot options now? and how to boot into it?įirst, it’s now called Advanced boot options, and you can boot into it via these 3 ways below.

Windows 8 boots so quick that there is no longer enough time for anything to interrupt, not even a quick F8 key press. The boot options that used to be fired up by pressing F8 during the boot has been revamped in Windows 8 to address an issue that’s never been a problem to Windows.
