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Windows 10 |OT| Something Happened? Something Happened.
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Succinct Verbosity
Member
Yeah, this is much better than Windows 8... Even the errir sounds are less painful to listen to.
Ah the psychology behind sounds and tech.
You can have shitty video but as long as the audio is good, then the user experience is positive.
Quick Mustard
Member
Just for some clarification, the DVD App, does it still come free after you do a clean install after upgrading?
I'm assuming not, as I dont have it, but would like to know.
Hesemonni
Banned
The most impressive thing about the upgrade, which I finally got, was that I didn't have to shuffle my stuff around. No moving of unwatched movies or mp3 or re-installing of programs, it just works!
But seriously, why doesn't Microsoft offer the upgrade deal to XP / Vista users?
But seriously, why doesn't Microsoft offer the upgrade deal to XP / Vista users?
I'm not sure. But I would hope the app is simply added to your account so you can re-download it to the same account just like any other app.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Everytime I go to upgrade, it goes through the process reboots my system several times, then brings me back to my regular Windows 7 saying something happened to prevent me from upgrading. Anybody know what's going on?
lemmykoopa
Junior Member
Guys I just upgraded from 8.1 to 10 on my laptop by mounting the .ISO file from the MS site. However I would like to do a clean install because I keep having 100% disk usage. If I choose the 'reset windows' option in settings, will I need to provide a disc with the installation files during setup?
Winterblink
Member
I'm in Canada. I don't need Cortana to be culturally relevant to be able to kick a search off by voice, or give me a what's up about what my calendar says.
Quick Mustard
Member
Doesnt seem to be the case.
I dont have the app pre-installed and it wants me to pay for it on the store.
I'm not fussed, I dont want DVD's on my PC, but was curious about the situation.
So far I'm really happy with Windows 10. Seems like my system has never booted up faster and I love the windowed apps.
Some thoughts:
- Edge doesn't yet cover the use cases I used IE for; i.e. pinning sites to the task bar. Having outlook.com pinned worked really well.
- The new start menu really de-emphasizes the live tiles. I hardly ever open it, since my most important apps are pinned to the task bar. That feels like a step back from Windows 8. I'll try switching to the full-screen start menu for a while.
- At times, I even miss the Windows 8 hot corners; e.g. when I'm watching a movie and quickly want to know the time.
- As much as I loved the virtual desktops in OS X 10.6, I haven't used them even once Windows so far. With my basically always-on Macbook (where the Windows always stayed in their spaces), and the hot corners in OS X, which made navigating and switching spaces fast and comfortable, I heavily relied on the virtual desktops. Working on my master's thesis, I had tons of papers, notes, windows, .... spread over 12 virtual desktops. They just stayed there for months.
Some thoughts:
- Edge doesn't yet cover the use cases I used IE for; i.e. pinning sites to the task bar. Having outlook.com pinned worked really well.
- The new start menu really de-emphasizes the live tiles. I hardly ever open it, since my most important apps are pinned to the task bar. That feels like a step back from Windows 8. I'll try switching to the full-screen start menu for a while.
- At times, I even miss the Windows 8 hot corners; e.g. when I'm watching a movie and quickly want to know the time.
- As much as I loved the virtual desktops in OS X 10.6, I haven't used them even once Windows so far. With my basically always-on Macbook (where the Windows always stayed in their spaces), and the hot corners in OS X, which made navigating and switching spaces fast and comfortable, I heavily relied on the virtual desktops. Working on my master's thesis, I had tons of papers, notes, windows, .... spread over 12 virtual desktops. They just stayed there for months.
No, but I think there are decent free versions of Word, Excel, and Powerpoint in the store. I did the simple update and my version of 2013 Office remained unchanged.
Good. Do you know what they're called?
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
What are some new keyboard commands in windows 10?
If you have multiple virtual desktops you can use
ctrl+Windows key+left/right arrow key to switch between them!
Works even with games in fullscreen mode.
Google disable fast startup and see if that fixes it
Not sure but I'd assume "Word for Windows 10." I haven't bothered since I have the whole suite of apps already.
https://www.thurrott.com/windows/wi...ord-excel-powerpoint-windows-10-now-available
ShalashaskaEx
Banned
Cross posting
Does anyone else have the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" icon in the taskbar, even though there's nothing like a USB stick, external hdd, etc. plugged in? Not a big deal but it's annoying me. If I click on the icon it just shows "Open Devices and Printers" and three dots (...) under that. Clicking on the three dots does nothing.
Does anyone else have the "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" icon in the taskbar, even though there's nothing like a USB stick, external hdd, etc. plugged in? Not a big deal but it's annoying me. If I click on the icon it just shows "Open Devices and Printers" and three dots (...) under that. Clicking on the three dots does nothing.
A lot of my Windows settings applications just immediately crash. I can't even get to the options for changing Windows Update settings for example. Any ideas?
Edit: Found a solution here
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...e/ec439819-7ee4-4b4d-abdd-35d82e04c55f?auth=1
Edit: Found a solution here
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...e/ec439819-7ee4-4b4d-abdd-35d82e04c55f?auth=1
Oh my God no way...
I have to try this out as soon as I get back from summer break.
Windows A -> Action Center
Windows C -> Talk to Cortana
Windows S -> Display Cortana
Windows I -> Settings
Windows G -> Open up Game Bar to take snapshots and record videos
Some that are from Windows 8 if you didn't know:
Windows Print Screen -> Take a snapshot of all monitors and save to Pictures under Screenshots folder
Alt Print Screen -> Copy current screen state of active app to Clipboard. Manually paste in photo editor of your choice.
Windows X -> Open up Power User shortcuts
A homegroups still a feature in Windows 10?
Or is there other stuff, that a fuss was made about?
Is that all, privacy wise?
Or is there other stuff, that a fuss was made about?
That is the summation of privacy snafus in W10.
Steelyuhas
Member
I get that people should be aware of that and have the options to opt out of whatever, but turning all that off turns off a lot convenient features the OS can provide and is clearly turning off security features that seems like a no-brainer to have enabled.
To each their own I guess
Indeed. I'm just making people aware for those who want it. Me personally, I went about 80% there but left on a few things.
It's pretty arbitrary but there had to be some cutoff. Microsoft ended support for Vista a while ago, XP even earlier so it made sense to only support systems that were still receiving official support. Also in terms of system requirements then most W7 machines can probably run W10. It's less likely to be the case with Vista or XP machines (which go back to 2001).
LukasTaves
Member
Word/Excel/Power Point Mobile
And OneNote is just OneNote
I thought the core 3 office apps in mobile form were only free on screen sizes 10.1" or lower.
There is no free version for desktop users and laptop users unless you use the website.
the_firewithin
Member
My dad is having trouble getting good his Bluetooth mouse to work after he updated. Any ideas
Lionel Mandrake
Member
Well, I have no sound, and the fix I found online isn't working.
... Kind of puts a damper on things.
... Kind of puts a damper on things.
Steelyuhas
Member
They are free to download and view documents/spreadsheets/etc, but on a device of 10.1" or larger you need an Office 365 sub to edit documents. That of course does not interfere with the existing desktop version of Office through the standalone version or Office 365.
Isn't the default time like 3AM?
Robobandit
Member
that's because most software is still 32bit
So my computer was downloading Windows 10, but then it seemed to be doing nothing for a long time at "Preparing for installation." So like an idiot I stopped the download, closed Windows Update, and restarted the computer.
I put myself in the queue for a new download, but is there any way I can restart that previous download? If not, how long can I expect it to be before I can download again?
I put myself in the queue for a new download, but is there any way I can restart that previous download? If not, how long can I expect it to be before I can download again?
Steelyuhas
Member
It'll resume your download I think, even if the percent meter starts at the beginning, it'll jump to your previous point after a bit.
Is this if I bring Windows Update back up, or if I wait for the queue to get to me?
Steelyuhas
Member
Wait, I might have misread your post. "Preparing for Installation" means that you've downloaded the bits and it's prepping for the update. If you open Windows Update it should prepare again.
How do I open Windows Update?
But viewers have always been free. This just seems like a shoe-in to sell Office 365 subs.
Steelyuhas
Member
Just type Windows Update into start
Well, you get actual native Office apps to view, but yeah on desktop you aren't getting full Office for free. That isn't changing.
It did it to me at like 6 PM.They are free to download and view documents/spreadsheets/etc, but on a device of 10.1" or larger you need an Office 365 sub to edit documents. That of course does not interfere with the existing desktop version of Office through the standalone version or Office 365.
Isn't the default time like 3AM?
PHOENIXZERO
Member
I recieved the update notification earlier but yeah... I think I'm going to wait a little longer and hope MS irons out some of the issues and other companies the driver stuff.
Microsoft is only saying Windows 10 is ready for your system when they are confident that the drivers etc... are ready and you will have an easy upgrade experience. If they are not confident and there are still issues, they won't notify you.