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Windows 10

I have to say, I'm very disappointed with Microsoft. It's been two weeks since I upgraded and I haven't had to mess with anything. I suppose it is my fault, I didn't chose the "custom" install. :rolleyes:




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There's also the fact that the installation process encourages users to create a MS account, tying you more closely to their app store. Windows 8 does that, too, but offering the upgrade free will pull in a lot of people upgrading from Windows 7.
 
zooterkin said:
There's also the fact that the installation process encourages users to create a MS account, tying you more closely to their app store. Windows 8 does that, too, but offering the upgrade free will pull in a lot of people upgrading from Windows 7.
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Yes, the Windows 8 installer did encourage users to create a MS account, or use an existing MS account to log in locally. The option not to do that was also deliberately made obscure.

However, on the Win 10 install, I can't recall it was there. And I was on the look-out because of the Win 8 procedure. Maybe it skipped that because I installed it overan existing Win 8.1 install with just a local account?
 
The Toshiba ran well enough for the last week or so to prompt me to upgrade Windows on my Thinkpad.

The download took nearly 6 hours, the upgrade around 1 1/2 hours.

So far the only complaint is that Citrix receiver on full screen doesn't allow me to switch apps.
 
John Jones said:
ETA: The new laptop upgraded to WIN10 flawlessly, and appears to have solved some network issues that have been plaguing me since I got it.
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Yes, that is certainly one thing that seems better. Windows networking, at home, anyway, has always been hit and miss for me, but it seems pretty solid since upgrading to 10.

elgarak said:
Yes, the Windows 8 installer did encourage users to create a MS account, or use an existing MS account to log in locally. The option not to do that was also deliberately made obscure.

However, on the Win 10 install, I can't recall it was there. And I was on the look-out because of the Win 8 procedure. Maybe it skipped that because I installed it overan existing Win 8.1 install with just a local account?
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I'm pretty sure it was there, but perhaps easier to avoid than on Windows 8, though I've a feeling it didn't show up exactly the same way on the three PCs I updated.
 
iCloud and Windows 10 compatibility issue

Good thread for anyone contemplating using iCloud with Windows 10. My experience was identical to that of the posters in that forum as I posted previously. I have managed to get my computer back to normal in Windows 7 from a failed attempt at Windows 10 install. Testing the system, I found I did have to reinstall some programs such as VLC video converter which somehow got corrupted. Itunes was also doing odd things after reverting to W7, but I installed a new version and it seems to be OK.

ETA: The annoying popup begging me to install Windows 10 is still bugging me. From what I've read, it's not all that easy to get rid of. I may just put some duct tape over that portion of the screen.:)
 
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Apple software, especially on PCs is always crap so I'm not surprised there are problems. I've had a look around and it doesn't seem that big of a problem still hopefully Apple will fix it asap as for many people iCloud is something they rely on
 
Olowkow said:
ETA: The annoying popup begging me to install Windows 10 is still bugging me. From what I've read, it's not all that easy to get rid of. I may just put some duct tape over that portion of the screen.:)
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Actually it's not that hard.

  1. Uninstall the KB3035583 Windows update.
  2. Reboot.
  3. Go back to Windows update and check for updates.
  4. Right click and choose to hide KB3035583.
It did come back on me once after Microsoft re-issued a revised Windows update last month but it hasn't come back again since then.
 
paulhutch said:
Actually it's not that hard.

  1. Uninstall the KB3035583 Windows update.
  2. Reboot.
  3. Go back to Windows update and check for updates.
  4. Right click and choose to hide KB3035583.
It did come back on me once after Microsoft re-issued a revised Windows update last month but it hasn't come back again since then.
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Wudang said:
Groan, BSOD and WDF_VIOLATION.
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Is the blue screen of death the result of uninstalling KB3035583? or Windows 10? Please explain.

I did read about the uninstall of the update on a forum, but at least one forum poster suggested it just comes back after rebooting. I'll consider trying that.

ETA: Just found this about WDF_VIOLATION. I have no idea whether it is bogus or not. I don't trust anything I find on the internet anymore until I cross check extensively.;)

http://www.solvusoft.com/en/errors/...erating-system/bug-check-0x10d-wdf-violation/
 
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Has anyone else had this problem? On several occasions, when I click on the Start button nothing happens. It usually occurs after the computer has been on a while. At first I thought maybe my mouse button was acting up, but it would work when clicking on the other icons at the bottom right. Right clicking brings up the options box as usual.

Steve S
 
I'm convinced. I'm going to continue to ignore the little upgrade icon on this Win7 laptop until such time as we buy a new one with 10 and I see how I like it. I'm still quite happy with XP on the old machines, BTW.
 
steve s said:
Has anyone else had this problem? On several occasions, when I click on the Start button nothing happens. It usually occurs after the computer has been on a while. At first I thought maybe my mouse button was acting up, but it would work when clicking on the other icons at the bottom right. Right clicking brings up the options box as usual.

Steve S
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Yup had that just the update from win 7 to win 10. After a couple of days it prompted for a re-boot for no apparent reason. I suspect it had installed an update as after the reboot all was ok.
 
MetalPig said:
What is the latest news on the NVidia issue? Is it safe to update yet?
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I updated a machine with an NVidia card, and everything went well. The wise course would be to search around for information on your specific card to see if there are problems with it.
 
I have a GTX 660; no video problems upgrading. (Some other minor issues detailed above, but they were clearly unrelated to the video driver).
 
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