Unable to Play Windows Store Video on Win8

[Dan]

Originally Posted by ahurst

I am an idiot.

I finally realized what my issue is. I don't need the Displaylink graphics and core software.

I am not using multiple monitors.

I am running Windows 8 Pro on a nice desktop with a Dell S2340T touch monitor.

The touch functionality works without the Displaylink software. That is what I didn't know until now.

The Displaylink auto installs when you attach the monitor.

The past two months I've been dealing with driver updates from Displaylink and Intel when all I had to uninstall the Displaylink software.

Once I did that, then disabled all Displaylink services and processes, my Win 8 machine is running great.

Netflix, Hulu Plus, NBC News app, Metro Video and Music app, Camera and Maps app...all running great.

No flashing screens, no blue screen...

Wow. And I was about to buy a new XPS 8500 to try and resolve this.

Please don't call yourself an idiot! This is a confusing area even for experts.

I'm pretty sure if you run the S2340T in 'Green Mode' (available through the menus) you won't be provoked to load our software, but you will also lose out on wired ethernet functionality - if you have a desktop I'm sure you have good motherboard ethernet, and you won't be worried about this.

Once we'ved worked out which end of the wire has the bug (and fixed it), then you can return to single wire operation, although at that point you may get worried by multiple ethernet connections...

All I can advise for you in your minority situation is drop to a two wire solution, and occasionally retry and see if it's been fixed (or refer to these forums). I think the S2340T really shines in a multi-use scenario. It's still great as a single use touch/camera solution, but if you are permanently wired up, two data wires versus one is not a huge deal.

Just to confer, we've been demonstrating the S2340T to many customers on Intel platforms, and the problems are generally very soluble.