Anyone trying Windows 10

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

From the little I know about 10..
- it constantly gathers data from you and uses it to send ads your way and for onselling.
- it scans your drives and can automatically delete files MS chooses.

And was it an automatic download for 8.1 users? Because i hear it has been putting people over their d/l quotas. That is a breach of trust right there as it was not what automatic updates were for. A lady at work has now unwisely (but i don't blame her) turned automatic updates off.


I have Vista and was looking for 7 but is 8.1 the best before big b10ther came along?

The ads thing can be opted out of if you chooses default as well. It's a bit of a fiddle, but doable. It wasn't an auto download for 8.1 unless you reserved your copy for it, and you had to go through a different procedure to get it, as opposed to it being in the general updates page.

I think that only happens if you choose the Default options in the initial configuration. It asks a lot of questions about sending stuff to Microsoft including what you mentioned. I simply chose No on all of them.

Or google the opt out thing as well.

I've installed it on my new laptop and had one issue with it and thats because I didn't pay attention to when I installed it, and that was because it was in Japanese, I accidentally accepted default install. And it likes to reinstall apps I take out. I'd really like to delete forever some apps (never going to use the xboxx app for example).

I like it more than 8.1, but overall, I think Win7 is better than both. So if you're on 8/8.1, do it. If win7, I'd stick with that

[kup]

A couple of days ago Win10 downloaded an update that caused my PC to go on an infinite boot/crash cycle. Tried repairing and it wouldn't budge. Anytime it loaded any aspect of windows, the crash loop cycle would start.

I was forced to remove it and go back to Win7....

Microsoft, I gave your OS a fair go and that's how you repay me? Get your act together.

[MV75]

Don't forget that this is going to be forced shovelled onto xbox ones as well.

The only advantage here is that it should give dx12 the development boost it needs, the ONLY reason to use win10. But in the end it's still windows 10.

Buy a console, buy a ps4.

[kup]

Don't forget that this is going to be forced shovelled onto xbox ones as well.

The only advantage here is that it should give dx12 the development boost it needs, the ONLY reason to use win10. But in the end it's still windows 10.

Buy a console, buy a ps4.

Never had much interest in Xbone and the PS4 library does not yet have an assortment of exclusive games I would be interested in.

I'll stick with Windows 7 until win10 gets their act together, the PC is still my gaming platform of choice.

[lancalot]

A couple of days ago Win10 downloaded an update that caused my PC to go on an infinite boot/crash cycle. Tried repairing and it wouldn't budge. Anytime it loaded any aspect of windows, the crash loop cycle would start.

I was forced to remove it and go back to Win7....

Microsoft, I gave your OS a fair go and that's how you repay me? Get your act together.

wow ...that sucked .... time for a fresh install instead....
one of my updated win10 comp...the stupid edge explorer crashed and would not work any more.... so only using chrome on that ...
but my main fresh installed win10 comp working just fine....
so i think the updated one has compatible issues still ...

[5FDP]

Still using 8 and loving life

[kup]

Still using 8 and loving life

To each their own. I hate Win8, to me, it's another Vista.

Generally speaking, we are basically trying Win10 so we know it is a bit experimental but since it is something being peddled to the public as the next awesome thing, one would expect some quality control issues to have been sorted before publishing.

As it is now, it is too unstable to be any good and there isn't much of an excuse for that as it is running on a very similar platform to Win7. Just poor quality control which leads me to not trust it until it ages more.

[MV75]

Still using 8 and loving life

Oh yea.

Win 10 is actually the most faithful to the problems of Vista.