Windows guides
How to Rebuild the BCD in Windows 10 or Windows 8.1
Repair Boot Configuration Data from Windows Recovery Environment, using Startup Repair first and Bootrec or BCDBoot only when needed.
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Windows 8.1
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Troubleshooting
Use DISM to Repair the Windows 8 or 8.1 Component Store (Historical)
Check and repair Windows 8/8.1 component-store corruption with DISM, then run System File Checker to repair protected system files.
Tech & reviews
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3 for Windows 8/8.1 — Historical Review
A historical review of Ultimate Windows Tweaker 3 for Windows 8 and 8.1, with the original feature set separated from newer UWT releases.
Windows guides
How to Enable the Built-in Administrator Account in Windows 8.1 (Historical)
Enable the built-in Windows 8.1 Administrator account only when necessary, set a strong password, and disable it again after troubleshooting.
Windows guides
Windows Live Mail on Windows 8 for POP Accounts (Historical)
A historical Windows 8 guide explaining why users installed Windows Live Mail for POP support; Windows Essentials 2012 is now unsupported and unavailable from Microsoft.