Windows 8.1 Work Offline

Hello
I don't know if it's me or Windows 8 -8.1, but I can't find the Work Offline Online button.
When selecting a network drive like the home folder to be always available offline, I could in windows 7 choose when to be online and offline.
where do I find it in Window 8 and 8.1 some say it should be in Ease of Access somewhere, but where?
Thank you and have a good day

I'm not sure what IE has to do with my issue?
It would just be an example of something which used GlobalUserOffline. WLMail is another.
when you Sync a network drive and choose always available Offline.
I'm on W7 but unfortunately do not have a network drive to synch. However, I'm trying to figure out how to make a Home Group with my Surface 2 and could add my USB hard drive to it. Would that be good enough? First I need to
get the share working and then, if you tell me where to look, I could fire up ProcMon and see if GlobalUserOffline is involved with it too.
FWIW it's still there, even with IE11 installed:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
but not in HKLM (though I'm not sure if it ever was there). Also, another factor in my case may be that I still run InkSwitch (from InkLand, for old times' sake <w>).
Robert Aldwinckle

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== This happened ==
A few times a week
== when we had internet installed by comcast

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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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Hi,
1. For upgrading to Win8.1, please refer the following link:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/update-from-windows-8-tutorial As I know, Win8 activated using KMS, cannot upgrade to Win8.1
2. No, there is no such GPO settings added into Admin template. You will have to work around this using GPP...
3. There is no way to bypass UAC and allow Windows Store at one time. UAC is headache since Vista times and we have to live with the Protection :) Believe me, it does good to PC safety.
Regards, Brian
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thanks for the answers!
Yeah, UAC is a bit of a headache especially with legacy software. When deploying our Win7 domain clients however I got away by simply disabling it to make it easier for all users coming straight from XP environment.
for future win8.1 deployments however, I will set the UAC level to Low and keep it there, so modern apps and winstore stays operational if anybody wanted it or needed it. not a big deal, plus an added security layer, I agree with that.
As per default win8 file extension associations ... well, that's a bummer, and yeah, the GPP is what I had in mind to work around that manually.
I am running on upgraded win8.1 right now and so far I like it more or less in work environment, after adjustments that is :)
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Sysprep doesn't work on upgraded 8.1 (from 8.0), so I can't image that with generalization and on other hand the only generalized image I can take is from bare win 8.0 without the 8.1 upgrade. What I mean is that our computer vendor (HP) switched to OEM
win8 licenses tied to UEFI/BIOS (no more case stickers) and that doesn't activate when I try to clean install 8.1 even though it should, but the build ID string in BIOS must be changed ... need to open a case with HP to work it out, I am sure it's still possible
to achieve even without volume licensing.
We use a Basic Infrastructure model so far with retail+OEM keys (no KMS so far but it's in plans if Office deployment plans get approved by CFO). I thought for 8.1 actually it was a good idea to implement Standardized Infrastructure with thick images, as
manual upgrade to win 8.1 from win 8.0 is painful.

"Work offline" button went away from taskbar and cannot recovered after performing CSC cache clear

Hi All,
Some Windows 7 Pro users reported DFS folder mapping issue, CSC cache was cleared by following below KB article.
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support.microsoft.com/kb/942974/en-us
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social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/6285c814-837c-4798-838f-e2ba00dec5fe/always-available-offline-option-and-offline-files-tab-dissapeared-in-folder-options?forum=w7itpronetworking
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thommck.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/offline-files-versus-vpn-a-k-a-the-case-of-the-missing-work-online-button/
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Many thanks in advance,

Hi,
Regarding how the offline files works, please take a look at the following blog:
How the synchronization in Windows 7 Offline Files works
Besides, please also check the below article for the work offline button missing:
User Cannot Make Files and Folders Available Offline
Hope this may help
Best regards
Michael Shao
TechNet Community Support

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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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*[[/questions/919242]]
*[[/questions/917014]]

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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

I want to work offline. where is the option?

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Work Offline is in effect when there is a check mark next to it; not in effect when there is no check mark. Click Work Offline to place or remove the check mark.
*Firefox 4 & 5: click Firefox button > Web Developer > Work Offline
*Firefox 3.6.x or from old Menu Bar in Firefox 4 & 5: click File > Work Offline
**In Firefox 4 & 5, when the old Menu Bar is not visible, press the ALT key or the F10 key to make the old Menu Bar '''''temporarily''''' visible, then click File > Work Offline
*keyboard shortcut: Hold down the ALT key while pressing the keyboard letter F, release the ALT key, then click Work Offline (or press the keyboard letter W)
 
 
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How do I disable "work offline"?

I can no longer access my email through Windows Live Messenger. A window pops up that asks if I want to work online because I am offline. It continues to pop up after being told to go online. After several times it says a problem has been encountered with windows calendar & mail can't be accessed. A help forum from Windows Live said to go to Tools in web browser & uncheck "work offline" button. I can't find that button.

Close Windows Live
Open Internet Explorer (even though you use Firefox normally)
Menu - File - (check "Work Offline")
Menu - Exit
Open Internet Explorer Again
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Menu - Exit
Open Windows Live :-)

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