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cashcow Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Blue State
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 4:57 pm Post subject: Windows 10 |
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"Microsoft has not gone for the nuclear option with Windows 10 -- forcing the new operating system on consumers and small businesses now running older editions -- but it has tiptoed close to that line. Five months ago, Computerworld laid out the steps Microsoft had taken to distribute Windows 10, but noted that it had not yet moved to the next logical phase: not only downloading and initiating the upgrade, but completing it without any explicit user approval. To recap, Microsoft kicked off the radical distribution strategy in January 2015 when executives announced that Windows 10 would be a free upgrade from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 for one year after 10's official release. The Redmond, Wash. company then moved on with a succession of schemes, including letting customers "reserve" a copy of the upgrade; downloading the upgrade bits in the background to those users' machines; and finally, in October 2015, saying it would automatically push the Windows 10 upgrade to all eligible PCs, then initiate the upgrade process. ..."
WTF? They have tried this on me and I was able to block it. I'm happy with 7. What does everyone think of 10 vs. 7? |
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brokentoes Guitar God
Joined: 01 Jul 2008 Posts: 1533 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:23 pm Post subject: |
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Don't know about 10 myself so i can't really comment. I have windows 7 and it works well for what i use it for. I have noticed they push hard the OS that are crap. To my mind the last good one before 7 was XP. |
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Diodibuh Guitar God
Joined: 11 Aug 2006 Posts: 692 Location: Slovenia
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Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 6:42 am Post subject: |
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I'm using win10 in office, at home and in my studio. Computers works much faster comparing to win 7 (I had win 7 on all of them before), crashes, no issues. But in my studio I waited till Cubase and Wavelab were officially fully supported from Steinberg (Yamaha).
So for me . win10 works just great. _________________ http://www.highendguitars.eu |
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cashcow Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Blue State
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:49 am Post subject: |
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3rdstone Guitar God
Joined: 18 Oct 2007 Posts: 130 Location: Hagstrom Guitars, ABBA, Yngwie, Meshuggah, Volvo and IKEA
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Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Many says Win 7 is really good. I haven't tried that since I went from Vista on my old laptop, then bought this one that had 8 installed. I wasn't found of 8 with that app-gimmick I never used.
I was sceptic though if it really would be better to do the free upgrade to 10, until I asked my brother and friends who work with various computer systems, servers etc. I was recommended to do it, and has only used it for a short while, but it works fine for me so far.
Someone said it's more like Win 7, with a few differences. I can't tell myself, but i prefer it over 8, that's for sure. _________________ "What, another one? But for God's sake why, they all look the same?!!" |
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cashcow Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Blue State
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:05 am Post subject: |
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http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/15/windows-upgrade-takes-low-road/aVyanm5XLfYUHs4OaKVVcP/story.html
"Then sometime this spring, Microsoft came up with the tackiest tactic yet. A big message box appeared on millions of computers, announcing they were “scheduled” for a Windows 10 upgrade. Many who saw this box just clicked the “X” in its upper-right corner — the standard way of shutting down Windows programs. But in this case, clicking the “X” amounted to confirmation the user wanted an upgrade. Only if they read the small type in the message would they learn how to actually refuse the upgrade." |
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marcusnieman Guitar God
Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 8950 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:42 am Post subject: |
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cashcow wrote: | http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/15/windows-upgrade-takes-low-road/aVyanm5XLfYUHs4OaKVVcP/story.html
"Then sometime this spring, Microsoft came up with the tackiest tactic yet. A big message box appeared on millions of computers, announcing they were “scheduled” for a Windows 10 upgrade. Many who saw this box just clicked the “X” in its upper-right corner — the standard way of shutting down Windows programs. But in this case, clicking the “X” amounted to confirmation the user wanted an upgrade. Only if they read the small type in the message would they learn how to actually refuse the upgrade." |
The upgrade loaded onto my desktop at home by itself - turned it on one day and bam....Windows 10. Couldn't roll it back to 7. I have heard that eventually, you won't have the option to choose. |
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cashcow Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Blue State
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:17 am Post subject: |
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I thought you could revert back to 7 if you didn't like 10. I'm keeping 7. It's supported until 2020. |
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marcusnieman Guitar God
Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 8950 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 11:47 am Post subject: |
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cashcow wrote: | I thought you could revert back to 7 if you didn't like 10. I'm keeping 7. It's supported until 2020. |
Dang it..... |
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ibicus Guitar God
Joined: 28 May 2015 Posts: 158 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Win 10 makes an image of your system when loading that lasts for 30 days what means you can totally restore your system in those 30 days.After the image will be deleted and you have no way back except for a complete new installation of win7 with the installation cd Marcus. |
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marcusnieman Guitar God
Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 8950 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:05 am Post subject: |
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ibicus wrote: | Win 10 makes an image of your system when loading that lasts for 30 days what means you can totally restore your system in those 30 days.After the image will be deleted and you have no way back except for a complete new installation of win7 with the installation cd Marcus. |
Yeah, I found out about the 30 day thing 40 days after it loaded itself onto my desktop. I'm stuck with it. No sense in reinstalling 7 because after awhile, it won't be supported. Hate 10 though.......
Might go Apple next computer. It's what I started with long ago. |
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ibicus Guitar God
Joined: 28 May 2015 Posts: 158 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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I changed 7 for 10 one year ago and it works very good for me.Fast and not one problem til today.Had to personalize it though.I use Apple for my job and it annoys me hundred times more than Windows  |
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marcusnieman Guitar God
Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 8950 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 7:12 am Post subject: |
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ibicus wrote: | I changed 7 for 10 one year ago and it works very good for me.Fast and not one problem til today.Had to personalize it though.I use Apple for my job and it annoys me hundred times more than Windows  |
Good to know.
The 10 format is a pain in the ass to use - to find documents, photos, etc. Hate it but probably haven't messed with it enough. |
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cashcow Guitar God
Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Posts: 800 Location: Blue State
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Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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Effing Microsoft. They asked me "one last time" and I declined. |
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marcusnieman Guitar God
Joined: 22 May 2003 Posts: 8950 Location: Dallas, Texas
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Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2016 9:46 am Post subject: |
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cashcow wrote: | Effing Microsoft. They asked me "one last time" and I declined. |
I declined it every time and then one day, poof..... it was on my computer. Bastards |
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