Windows 8.1: Configuring power management

How to configure Power management in windows 8.1

Right click start menu and click “Power Options”
Click “Choose when to turn off the display”
Set Turn of display and Computer sleep time To an appropriate value Click “Save changes” to apply
Click “Choose what the Power buttons do”
To change all the settings – Click “change settings that are currently unavailable” Change settings to a value appropriate to you Click “Save changes” to apply
Configuration is now complete

Windows 8.1: Changing a Password

Right Click the start menu Click “Control Panel”
Click “Change account type”
Click the account  to change
Click “Change the password”
Type in the new Password Repeat it Add A Password hint too Then Click “Change password”
The password has been successfully changed

Arduino - Serial IO: Arduino works but then is not accessable in Windows

If you're writing a library that communicates to windows you might find that the Arduino becomes unavailable until you remove it and it steps up in the com port index.

Fix: You need a handshake between the Windows and the Arduino.  The windows app needs to tell the Arduino to start sending data.

Why:
What is actually happening is if you're sending a constant stream of data, windows assumes it is a mouse and changes the driver!

Windows 8.1: How to Add a Local Account

User creation - Local Accounts

Right Click the start menu Click “Control Panel”
Click on User Accounts and Family Safety
Click on “User Accounts”
Click Manage another account
Add a new user in PC Settings
Click Add an Account
Click sign in without Microsoft Account
Click “Local account”
Enter your login Details Then Click “Next”
Select if you require child filters Then Click “Finish”
You have successfully added a new local account

Windows 8.1: Updating Driver on an R9 290

Example: Installing device drivers post installation

Once you are windows right click the start menu and click device manager
Right click on devices with a “!” on top of them and click “update device driver”
And click Browse my computer and point the driver update at the correct location
Insert you manufacturer’s disc or have the downloaded driver file available and point the driver installer at the right location. Then click next
Click OK and the end of the process Repeat the process on all components that do not have drivers installed