• Microsoft issues KB3173040 as a final in-your-face reminder to upgrade to Windows 10 for free
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I found Afterburner easier to use than Precision. Even on a EVGA card. Less bullshit on the UI.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;50721993]With regards to compatibility, I think 10 is actually a bit better than 7 or 8 in that regard. It seems like some games that wouldn't run for me on 8 work fine in 10.[/QUOTE]Yes, I also feel the same. Mass Effect 1, for example, wouldn't run on Windows 8 no matter what I did, but it runs fine on Windows 10. [QUOTE=doommarine23;50722045]1. I love you for knowing this game[/QUOTE] System Shock 2 is seriously one of the best video games I have ever played in my entire life. I played it a long time ago and I still remember almost every second of it; it is an unforgettable experience. Shodan's voice still haunts me sometimes.
I had to downgrade back to 8.1 as I missed all the touchscreen swipings etc. Turns out that the Windows 10 inbuilt downgrader just messes up all the fullscreen programs, so yippie now nothing works. Sticking with Windows 8.1 tho
I got a new laptop with W10 and its pretty cool, had some slight issues with audio (because realtek drivers either suck or i had bad luck) and right now with my wireless card, but other than that, its :ok:
I enjoy reading the comments saying "The only problem I had was..." As if having problems like your optic drive or random USB bus' no longer working is acceptable. You people spent money on that hardware. It's bizarre reading. It is as if the lot of you guys who come into these "Fear-click-bait" threads to preach the good word of Windows 10 are in some extreme form of projected denial.
[QUOTE=Phone-Booth;50722157]I enjoy reading the comments saying "The only problem I had was..." As if having problems like your optic drive or random USB bus' no longer working is acceptable. You people spent money on that hardware. It's bizarre reading. It is as if the lot of you guys who come into these "Fear-click-bait" threads to preach the good word of Windows 10 are in some extreme form of projected denial.[/QUOTE] "Projected denial" is a pretty extreme observation when it's just moving from one version Windows to the next. It's better a few things not working, that are fixable, than having to backup and do a fresh install like with older versions of Windows. Windows 10 itself isn't the problem, it's Microsoft's terrible pushiness towards upgrading. That's a marketing problem, not a software problem. I doubt the programmers who put in these notifications were being willingly malign.
[QUOTE=CMB Unit 01;50722190]"Projected denial" is a pretty extreme observation when it's just moving from one version Windows to the next. It's better a few things not working, that are fixable, than having to backup and do a fresh install like with older versions of Windows. Windows 10 itself isn't the problem, it's Microsoft's terrible pushiness towards upgrading. That's a marketing problem, not a software problem. I doubt the programmers who put in these notifications were being willingly malign.[/QUOTE] Extreme observation or not, its what I have observed for months now. One of these threads pops up threatening the end of the PC world, followed by a dozen or so people saying they had problems- sometimes major problems, but in the same breath say people should update regardless. It is an oddity. There is a lot of people out there who would like to feel confident that the hardware and software they have purchased will be usable, and their data safe after and during this update. And its clear their fears are not unfounded, there are issues. But, you are very right. Its two sides arguing over the wrong issue. The root of these fears people have are from how Microsoft handled this update. Be it a good or bad piece of software, I think we all should be concerned.
[QUOTE=Phone-Booth;50722157]I enjoy reading the comments saying "The only problem I had was..." As if having problems like your optic drive or random USB bus' no longer working is acceptable. You people spent money on that hardware. It's bizarre reading. It is as if the lot of you guys who come into these "Fear-click-bait" threads to preach the good word of Windows 10 are in some extreme form of projected denial.[/QUOTE] am I in denial when I've genuinely have had no issues myself that w7 and w8 wouldn't have? w10 has been only a good thing to me so far
After months of not being able to actually download the upgrade, "Opps something went wrong sit here and re download the damn thing for another 3 hours. " I eventually managed to brute force it, installed OK, but whats not fine is that it broke / did not update my network drivers, leaving me without a usable internet connection, no second PC with internet access, and my phone could not transfer the files through the USB port because that got fudged too. I had to use a friends PC to burn a damn CD with the drivers the next day. Now i would not have minded any of that, If i was forwarned before i started the installation. And then my friend had the exact same issue, only he'd already put the drivers on his pc ready to install.
If I have a copy of Windows 7, and I wipe my computer, can I still upgrade it to 10?
At launch Win10 was sucky but it has improved a lot. That and a new big update is coming around sooner or later. [editline]16th July 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=notlabbet;50722267]If I have a copy of Windows 7, and I wipe my computer, can I still upgrade it to 10?[/QUOTE] You can start the upgrade and select that you want a fresh Windows 10 so that it wipes everything and you start with a new Windows 10. If you actually remove Windows 7/8 from your PC then no you cannot update, you need Windows 7 or 8.
[QUOTE=notlabbet;50722267]If I have a copy of Windows 7, and I wipe my computer, can I still upgrade it to 10?[/QUOTE] You could upgrade to 10 and wipe your computer afterwards, or make an install USB stick and do a clean install from that?
Upgraded multiple machines to win10, several 5+ years old and not really any issues to report. On slower machines I have found that sometimes getting the upgrade to work from within win7 or 8 can be a pain but once everything is installed it works fine.
[QUOTE=Phone-Booth;50722157]I enjoy reading the comments saying "The only problem I had was..." As if having problems like your optic drive or random USB bus' no longer working is acceptable. You people spent money on that hardware. It's bizarre reading. It is as if the lot of you guys who come into these "Fear-click-bait" threads to preach the good word of Windows 10 are in some extreme form of projected denial.[/QUOTE] Except going to a new OS can always cause driver issues... it's kind of expected and can be resolved.
Had to do a W8 clean install on my laptop last night and decided to upgrade while I was at it. Had no problems with the upgrade process. So far I'm happy with it, I'm thinking on upgrading my desktop PC as well but since this was a clean install I'm not sure if I should do it. [editline]news?[/editline] Well, I just updated it on my desktop PC. Again, so far no issues on my end with the exception of CCleaner and Speccy not working anymore. I barely used them anyway.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;50722402]Except going to a new OS can always cause driver issues... it's kind of expected and can be resolved.[/QUOTE] tbh anyone who is surprised at driver issues because of a new OS period probably shouldn't use computers if something goes right, something can also go wrong. This is like, the fundamental law of the universe.
[QUOTE=Tools;50722121]I had to downgrade back to 8.1 as I missed all the touchscreen swipings etc.[/QUOTE] [t]https://i.gyazo.com/eaef1a7169d0fa647f9d70924fe1a8c2.png[/t] Coulda used Tablet Mode
I'll have to buy it anyway so I think I'll wait
Finally. Going to be sticking with 7 until it's unusable, though. After that, I'll probably move to Linux.
[QUOTE=Monkah;50722629]Finally. Going to be sticking with 7 until it's unusable, though. After that, I'll probably move to Linux.[/QUOTE] Personal preference or is there something that you don't like about Windows?
[QUOTE=Zezibesh;50721726]I can understand not wanting to use w10, but why not just get your free key and revert? You can then upgrade to 10 later when it's more to your liking.[/QUOTE] BEcause OS installs are a pain in the fucking ass, mostly.
[QUOTE=TestECull;50722669]BEcause OS installs are a pain in the fucking ass, mostly.[/QUOTE] I do Win 10 installs on a daily basis because it's my job, but it takes [I]literally[/I] 5 to 10 clicks to install Windows 10 in a time span of 10 minutes if you have a decent computer to start the installation. After about 30 minutes to 1 hour you return to your PC and your PC is completely upgraded after that. I had a few issues but those were always before i even started the installation, usually compatibility issues (Windows warns when a program can't run on Windows 10 or hardware that does not support it).
Don't older games work on newer Windows (8.1, 10) versions if you terminate explorer before running the game? iirc you can just make a batch file that terminates explorer, starts the game, and then when the game closes down, restarts explorer.
Does this classify as digital rape? They're forcing you to something you don't want
I don't get it. Why not just keep this running forever?
Does still apply if I've already reserved my copy?
Man I'd love a free upgrade but I'm on limited internet (prepaid data so capped at whatever I bought) so can't waste 3GB on W10. Also, even if there are installs that keep my programs and such I can't risk it. My ISP's connection program (mobile dongle) is so badly made I wouldn't be surprised if it had issues. EDIT: Ha, saw that I can reserve my copy thanks to the post above me. Fun times
[QUOTE=darth-veger;50722657]Personal preference or is there something that you don't like about Windows?[/QUOTE]Both. It's my personal preference because there's something I don't like about Windows. The W10 user interface is absolutely cancerous, the telemetry is depressing, and you're forced to have timed updates/restarts unless you pay for the professional edition of the operating system. While toggleable, Microsoft puts advertisements into your user lockscreen, which I find to be disrespectful to the paying customer to begin with. The last one is pretty significant. Alongside how Microsoft essentially tried to trick users into switching over (eg: the situation where the 'x' button was the same as 'I agree') to W10, I feel like the new Windows operating systems don't really respect user control enough, to the point that I'd say I don't really feel comfortable with it. I doubt I'll ever really run into any of those problems with an Arch install.
I don't see why any of you are bitching about forced/timed updates. They literally don't interrupt a damn thing as long as you're, you know, not several months behind on shit.
I'm on 8.1 now. I really didn't like the upgrade from 7. But it can't get worse, right? Might as well get it while it's free.
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