I have been playing with the upgrade version of Windows 8.1 from 8.0. So far I'm not impressed and reverted back to W 8.0. I don't like the forced "password" to start my computer. I did find a app to automatically do this but 8.1 did not give me the no password option at least as I can find. I'm hard pressed to find the 8.1 does anything for the desk-top computer. Microsoft didn't even address the "start" button on the lower left. It's still not there? I found that when starting DX4WIN it takes 10 to 15 seconds to actually start where 8.0 is almost immediate. I also found that when I upgraded to 8.1 that my rotor will not activate when I press "rotor, then, short path". I'm using the Hy-Gain DCU1 option as my rotor box is the Hy-Gain Tail-twister with the Idiom Press RS232 board which works fine with 8.0 and has been for years going back to Windows XP. All other connected devices such as my Kenwood TS-990S, SteppIR, Digital wattmeter LP-100A, Alpha 87A amp, Win Keyer work fine. It's just that rotor box that will not respond. I've tried all I could to get it to wake it up even trying a known good com port, no good. Thanks goodness I have a "cloned" a 8.0 hard drive and can boot back to it. All works well with 8.0. Anyone else find problems with 8.1?
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