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jadebox said:
I just discovered a new "feature" of Windows 10. It changes the default printer by itself. I came home today to find dozens of pages printed in tiny little print on my label printer. Ugh.

This "feature" can be fixed by going to "Settings --> Devices --> Printers and Scanners" then setting "Let Windows Manage My Default Printer" to "Off."

-- Roger
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This is a new feature. See this page for more information http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-10-november-update-let-windows-manage-default-printer

For some reason I do not have this option. Yet my updates to Windows 10 are up to date.
 
ComfySlippers said:
Indeed. I'm happy that I don't worry about pointless trivia.
Must be awful for the folk who have nightmares about uber-hackers stealing their useless information.
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Interesting, most bad hackers are interested in credit card numbers or creating zombie computer.

So little paranoia can go a long way, not much against a key logger however.

Yet many people in the USA do their banking on-line and purchase materials on-line. So a compromised computer can provide some monetary gain. Not exactly useless information.
 
jadebox said:
I just discovered a new "feature" of Windows 10. It changes the default printer by itself. I came home today to find dozens of pages printed in tiny little print on my label printer. Ugh.

This "feature" can be fixed by going to "Settings --> Devices --> Printers and Scanners" then setting "Let Windows Manage My Default Printer" to "Off."

-- Roger
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More interesting Window update wanted to install a new build of Windows 10, so I opened the admin account invoked the update and ran it.

Silly bugger reset the .pdfs to the Edge, reinstalled the Metro apps and some other minor annoyances.

I did run Destroy Windows 10 Spying again. It kept the other settings and programs however.
 
Have been happy with 10 on my three PC's til now..

Latest updates killed the old Photo viewer ( Why? ) , which I preferred for a number of reasons.

Found this registry update which turned out to be safe..

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/14312-windows-photo-viewer-restore-windows-10-a.html

However, after registry update, right clicking on an image offered no option to " open "..
Had to go to control panel, make the photo viewer the default image viewer; after which, double clicking images would open them in the old viewer..
 
Update on above:

Determined I did not have to run the registry change; just needed to go to Control Panel, list the default programs, and choose Windows Photo Viewer as the default for the file types it supports..
 
Skeptical Greg said:
Have been happy with 10 on my three PC's til now..

Latest updates killed the old Photo viewer ( Why? ) , which I preferred for a number of reasons.

Found this registry update which turned out to be safe..

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/14312-windows-photo-viewer-restore-windows-10-a.html

However, after registry update, right clicking on an image offered no option to " open "..
Had to go to control panel, make the photo viewer the default image viewer; after which, double clicking images would open them in the old viewer..
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Same thing happened to me with the Photos app. Turned out all I needed to do was visit the Windows Store and download an update for the Photos app. All better now, but I wish it had told me I needed to update rather than just cause the app to crash whenever I tried to open it.
 
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DGM said:
From what I've read I think it's going to be downloaded over a period of time along with the windows regular updates. Most of the files will have already been down-loaded at the time of the release.
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I somehow got a MS icon down in my lower left hand corner of my pc and I can't get rid of it and I keep getting a pop up screen that says something like "Do you want to upgrade to W10 now or have the files downloaded and installed at a later date". Every night about 2:00-3:00am my computer lugs down so badly it's basically unusable and When I do a restart, the blue screen part of restart says it's downloading 1-12 files pleas do not turn off computer. Is MS pulling a sneaky one on me and if so should I just bite the bullet and install it anyway?
 
jakesteele said:
I somehow got a MS icon down in my lower left hand corner of my pc and I can't get rid of it and I keep getting a pop up screen that says something like "Do you want to upgrade to W10 now or have the files downloaded and installed at a later date". Every night about 2:00-3:00am my computer lugs down so badly it's basically unusable and When I do a restart, the blue screen part of restart says it's downloading 1-12 files pleas do not turn off computer. Is MS pulling a sneaky one on me and if so should I just bite the bullet and install it anyway?
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Yes basically seems they are probably pulling a sneaky one

Microsoft has been preparing Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 PCs for a more aggressive Windows 10 upgrade strategy that the company will kick off shortly, according to the developer of a tool that blocks such upgrades.

"Over Thanksgiving weekend I started getting reports that the Windows Update 'AllowOSUpgrade' setting was getting flipped back on on a number of peoples' PCs, and it keeps re-setting itself at least once a day if they switch it back off," said Josh Mayfield, the software engineer who created GWX Control Panel. The tool was originally designed to make the "Get Windows 10" (hence GWX) applet go away after Microsoft installed it on consumer and small business Windows 7 and 8.1 PCs starting in March, then activated in June.

"This is new behavior, and it does leave your PC vulnerable to unwanted Windows 10 upgrade behavior," he said.
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http://www.computerworld.com/articl...-for-massive-windows-10-upgrade-strategy.html


Specially since most Win 7 users still haven't succumbed to the Borg.:eye-poppi

The report states Windows 7 usage was about 61% in July, dipping only to 57.7% in August (September saw 56.5%, October 55.7%, and November 56.1%). Suddenly Microsoft's aggressive approach makes more sense.


Meanwhile, Windows 10 usage was 7.9% in October and rose to 9% in November. It's said adoption has been slowed by "sluggish" sales of new computers, which come with Windows 10 pre-installed.
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http://www.tweaktown.com/news/48824/windows-7-users-budging-despite-free-10-upgrade/index.html
 
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It looks like they want Windows 10 installed everywhere so badly, they will soon start offering free upgrades to XP and Vista users too, pirated copies included. Or maybe they'll make Win 10 officially freeware. Actually this may be their last chance of securing the desktop platform before Android establishes itself there as well.
 
Ran into my first major problem today. When I signed out of my work account and then signed into my personal account, the calculator app disappeared from the taskbar and wouldn't open from the Start menu.

After much digging, I finally found the solution. This is a known issue for Windows 10 users with multiple accounts, particularly those with a new machine or who are in the Insider Program.

Consider the following scenario:

You have a Windows 10 device that has not yet installed Cumulative Security Update KB3074683 or subsequent Cumulative Updates. This may occur if you purchase a new Windows 10 device, or installed Windows 10 as part of the Windows Insider Program.
Prior to installing Windows Updates, multiple user accounts are created and one user installs or updates an app via the Windows Store while the other users are not signed in.
The installed or updated app is available for multiple user accounts. Examples of such apps include Cortana and Windows Store.


In this scenario, the installed or updated apps may fail to launch for other users, and the Start menu will not dismiss.
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3092053

The above link has a troubleshooter that you can download and run to solve the problem. I had to run it twice, but after the second time it fixed the problem and my calculator app is back.
 
I got my first Win 10 BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death, for the uninformed) yesterday. OK, so it happens, but is it really a good thing to precede the error message with a 128-point emoticon? "colon, left parenth" specifically :(

I also detest messages that are overly friendly, like "Oops, something went wrong. We're fixing it right now!"
 
The big Win 10 update that was postponed a while back is now arriving near you. A few updates like Edge now being able to cast to compatible devices . But annoyingly this update will reset a lot of your preferences eg default photo viewer and reinstate unwanted crap like x box and paid for "movies & Tv" that I already removed from the Apps list.
 
Hi Rrose,
I saw that too, it reset all the default programs, like Edge for .pdfs and the like. The rebuild is a real rebuild.

So I also ran Destroy Windows 10 Spying again

(Note to other users, DW10S will disable all your Metro apps and system restore)
 
Rrose Selavy said:
The big Win 10 update that was postponed a while back is now arriving near you. A few updates like Edge now being able to cast to compatible devices . But annoyingly this update will reset a lot of your preferences eg default photo viewer and reinstate unwanted crap like x box and paid for "movies & Tv" that I already removed from the Apps list.
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This has also happened in a previous Win 10 "update", right ?

I see a new pattern here...
 
It probably did, though I havent been on Win 10 that long so earlier adopters most likely have had this before.
I've already got Office and Skype installed so why do I need an app to tell me I need to "get it" again? Don't want any of their paid for services and don't play games or x box.
You cant easily (if at all) remove some forced built in apps like Cortana but this guide tells you how to tidy up your Start menu and remove quite a few redundant apps that wont uninstall in the usual way. No doubt it will need to be done again for future major updates assuming MS dont make it impossible.

http://www.howtogeek.com/224798/how...-10s-built-in-apps-and-how-to-reinstall-them/
 
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El Greco said:
This has also happened in a previous Win 10 "update", right ?

I see a new pattern here...
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These are both the same update.

In November, there was a big update which was cancelled because there was controversy about it resetting privacy settings. After fixing the issue, Microsoft started rolling out the update again. Some people, like myself, got the update in November before Microsoft cancelled it and had to redo all of their settings. Anyone who didn't get then should be getting it soon, if they haven't already. The privacy settings should remain the same with the "fixed" version of the update, but I'd check them anyway.

Yes, the big update does download a bunch of apps, even ones you've previously uninstalled. Subsequent updates, however, do not. It looks like you may want to check your system thoroughly after a big update, but not after the little ones.
 
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