EvaUnit02 on 14/10/2015 at 02:57
Well it's become easier to activate Win 10 with older Windows keys.
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https://twitter.com/pcgamer/status/653991114605617152)
Really it should've been like that since the July 31st launch, but better late than never.
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Aja on 19/10/2015 at 01:02
That's funny. I recently tried to install my legitimate copy of Windows 10 on my Macbook with Bootcamp. After it was installed, it wouldn't let me activate it, even if I signed into my Microsoft account. I ended up having to delete the partition, install Windows 8 instead, and then go through the upgrade process, redownloading it. What a pain in the ass.
It was worth it to have Thief Gold and II on it, though.
icemann on 23/10/2015 at 04:39
So I upgraded my parents PC to Windows 10 and finally got to have a quick play with Windows 10 (Home Edition). Opinions:
* It's *better* than Windows 8 DEFINITELY. Feels more desktop-ish rather than something designed for a tablet or phone. Feels somewhat more user friendly, but nothing that comes close to what you get with Windows 7.
* You now can get to most things far more quickly / less steps than it took under Windows 8
* Cortana seems useful. Though it takes up valuable screen space. Be better if it was something you clicked on to access. That said I understand why they put it where they did.
* I quite like the amount of quick shortcuts you get to various things via right-clicking on the start button. Though many of them you already get by left clicking it under Windows 7. Still a huge improvement though over 8.
* Turning off Windows updates is still a real sore point with Windows 10. The absolute first thing I did on booting up my parents PC was to try and switch that off, but nope could not find an option for it anywhere.
The entire process of being able to pick and choose which updates you want to install appears to be gone entirely (though I'm sure I'm mistaken there). It's just a choice of whether you want to install them all, or not at all. That said, not all of the Windows updates had been downloaded and installed yet when I tested it, so maybe Microsoft fixed this later on?
I will say that Windows 7 imo is still the FAR better operating system, but I need to have more of a play with it.
How do you even get into Windows updates to see which updates are downloading and installing under Windows 10?
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Figured that last bit out. Never mind. I hate that you can't select which updates you want to download and install though.
henke on 26/12/2015 at 12:06
Finally went ahead and flipped the switch, installed Win10 on one of my machines. Took a couple hours on this old machine but the whole process was quite hands-off and painless. All I had to uninstall was Daemon Tools Lite, which isn't anything I've used in ages anyway. The rest of my 100+ programs and games seem to have transferred smoothly. :thumb:
bassoferrol on 26/12/2015 at 15:25
I still don't get why my gpu drivers have to be automatically updated.
I like my knickers and they feel very comfortable.
EvaUnit02 on 30/5/2016 at 08:53
I was up in Auckland over the weekend and I installed W10 on my 73-year-old dad's PCs. All are ex-office PCs running Core 2 Duos 1.8GHz-3.0GHz, 3-4GB RAM (8-10 yo hardware). Everything runs flawlessly. He was impressed by how much faster it is than W7!
Given that he's not all that saavy at maintaining PCs I left Windows Update on its default settings. I warned him that the automatic installation of updates might suddenly restart the PCs, he was utterly cool with that. He understands that having everything automated by default is in his best interests.
Even an aged pre-Baby Boomer with limited PC knowledge appreciates the superior experiences brought by modern software over ancient obsolete junk like W7! It's funny how some 20/30-something neckbeards can't.
Yakoob on 30/5/2016 at 10:00
It's true. As annoying as modern forced auto updates are in programs, on the whole they are better than the before
dj_ivocha on 30/5/2016 at 12:17
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Even an aged pre-Baby Boomer with limited PC knowledge appreciates the superior experiences brought by modern software over ancient obsolete junk like W7! It's funny how some 20/30-something neckbeards can't.
Some 20/30-something neckbeards probably like having a choice and at least a little bit more privacy, among other things. Stuff 73-year-old dads understandably probably don't care as much about.
Tony_Tarantula on 30/5/2016 at 13:50
Quote Posted by dj_ivocha
Some 20/30-something neckbeards probably like having a choice and at least a little bit more privacy, among other things. Stuff 73-year-old dads understandably probably don't care as much about.
More or less. When Windows 10 becomes mandatory for everyday use is when I switch to Linux as my primary OS.
icemann on 30/5/2016 at 13:52
Second that.
Also pro-choice (as in those wanting choices be made available to them rather than a streamlined approach) people aren't that much of a fan of it.
In the months since upgrading my parents computer to W10 I never did find any way to get W10 to show me what it was installing, or to be able to pick which I wanted. On one of the user accounts the start button stopped working entirely. If it wasn't for another user account already setup on the machine, the computer would have become nearly unusable.
The thing that irks me the most is in how sneaky Microsoft has gone about upgrading many users over. Often without any consent being given AT ALL. That is just plain WRONG in my book.
I for one plan on keeping my PC under Windows 7.
