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I had 3 updates this morning and now it says im fully upto date so im hoping all is well.

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You could always use the free version of LastPass.

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LastPass is awesome, i have been using it years, shame it isn't free on mobile devices though.

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Has anyone used this tool?

http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10?

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Anyone else having trouble using the xBox app on W10? Kept freezing for me yesterday.

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The free version is available for mobiles and tablets.

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Has anyone here done a fresh install of windows 10 and if so did they have any activation issues that are being reported?

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Interesting, last time I installed it they wanted money so will have to check it out again.

Edit

It wants money to sync with desktop...... Deleted.

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My AV, Trend Micro Titanium has a password manager feature which works fairly well but sometimes asks me for it's master password which defeats the object IMHO.

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clean installed with no problems at all here

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It didn't.

It turns out that the processor, although it is powerful enough, doesn't support NX! Windows 8 and 10 require this. (Intel Pentium 4 540) I have found a single core processor that will fit my board and has NX support. (Intel Pentium 4 524) £6.80 eBay. I'll give this a try when it arrives.

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Well i managed to update my slowwww Dell 1520 Inspiron Laptop to Windows 10 from a dodgy Windows 8.1 install, MS sure make it easy to turn a dodgy install into a legit one!

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Apple is awaiting otherwise.

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Is it too old a board for a Core 2? Or a Pentium D?

My old 915 chipset board was P4 only - No dual cores, not even the Pentium D ... The 540 and similar may logically appear as if dual, but it's a single core with hyperthreading.

With a 945 chipset, you're generally up to Pentium D dual core - and with an updated VRM, Core 2 Duo but not the higher FSB ones.


PS. Wow the Pentium D seems to come up cheaper than the P4 - probably because of the small window when boards could take a Pentium D Dual but not the vastly superior Core 2 Duo

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Think I will put a cheap SSD in this thing as it looks like the HDD is a huge bottle neck.

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HDDs are pretty much the biggest bottleneck in any computer that still has one.

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When u did the install did u use ur old key or new one issued by Microsoft.

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if you upgraded first and activated you don't need a key to clean install can skip that and it activate from your hardware id

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This may not be a Windows 10 thing, but I have just upgraded Google Chrome(32bit) and now I cant even open it without it crashing, has anyone else tried yet?

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l upgraded Google Chrome and never had a problem SnoopZ.

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Are you on Windows 10? i managed to get it working again using the latest dev version i may drop down again and see what happens.

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try uninstall reinstall and if you if your using a 64 bit machine try 64 bit chrome

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Already tried that, using the 64bit dev version now though without issue, may try the 64bit stable tomorrow as off to work soon.

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The issue is with Comodo Firewall and Chrome so won't bring it up in the Windows 10 thread.

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Yes l am on Windows 10.

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Which version of 10 are you on? There was a problem with the Insider previews where Chrome 64bit would crash

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The latest version, loads of people have the issue from a google, not really win 10 related i dont think.

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Yesterday I had success in converting an old dual core Windows 7 PC to W10. To do this I did all the usual things, removing unnecessary drives, cards and drivers, but I also had to replace the processor with one that had NX support. This went smoothly apart from a whole hour trying to lock down the fan on top of the processor. INTEL motherboards are an absolute pig in that respect.

W10 runs quite well on a low spec machine, better than Windows 7, but I just have to be careful not to give it too much to do. Incidentally, Nvidia have now brought out Windows 10 drivers. Installing those after my main conversion task made a real difference to the crispness of the system.

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I am actually pretty surprised how easy MS have made it for people to upgrade to Windows 10 even if they're not running a legal copy of Windows 7 or 8 and for that machine to be classed as then running a legit copy of Windows 10.

Checked my laptop HDD out using speedfan and it is basically telling me it is knackered and needs replacing so i will through a 240GB SSD in there to breath new life into the laptop!

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If you remove the blurring on the theme that may improve it further.

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Yeah an SSD does make a great difference. I have one on the machine I just upgraded to W10.

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that.

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Intel motherboards and Intel stock coolers are the easiest in the world to put on these days. You must have a very very old design.

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Is there a straightforward way to organise favourites in Edge so they'll be in alphabetical order?

MS has given us that at least right?

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Not been able to do it so far..I've now given up using it because I can't find a way to block ads..

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Edge is still in development and i too am waiting to be able to block ads before i use it.

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Yeah! Circa 2006. It's that sort of board where the fan is held down by 4 cam-shaped thumb screws, one in each corner, which twist into a lock position. I got blisters on my fingers! They weren't designed to upgrade easily.

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I pretty well removed most all of the optional effects. I notice that application windows have become easier to move without lagginess.

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That is what i found on my laptop.

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Help please.

Windows 10 64 bit Pro.

How can I set IrfanView to be my default application for jpeg?

Ken

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Have you tried Settings -> System -> Default apps -> Choose default applications by file type?

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Same as other versions of windows i guess, Right click on the picture then select 'Open with' 'Choose another App' and hopefully it'll appear in the list.

Or the other way, Settings/System/Default apps.

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Settings/System/Default Apps/choose default apps by file type, scroll down the very long list to jpg, click on Photos then select Irfanview, you may want to do it for jpg and jpeg files.

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Thank you

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Do you use AVG Tune Up? (Used to be called Tuneuputilities) Yesterday, this made more difference to speed after upgrade to Windows 10 than anything. I'm sure there's plenty other apps that will do the same job, but Tune Up has served me well for years.

The clean upgrade is anything but. It is a messy process with lots of remnants of apps it was supposed to have deleted. It only seems to delete apps in Program Files and Program files(86) and without systematically deleting registry entries. For instance, I found registry entries for Disk Keeper, (Condusiv Technologies), in the registry when it had been removed at upgrade. Also my copy of Python, installed in the root drive, was left untouched!

Having done a clean install, wiping out all my old apps, I was reluctant, initially, to run any more start up applications for fear of reducing speed. However Tune Up has sorted out numerous issues such as clutter, irrelevant registry entries, orphaned links etc. This has transformed my system. Everything runs faster, it can multitask reliably and shutdown and start up are significantly quicker. Whereas the processor idled at around 15% it now idles at 2%.

I plan to use this PC as a media server, running Plex, (Not the crappy Windows 10 app, but the proper Plex server) , but it failed to stream smoothly if at all. Now it dishes out every film without any issues.

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No dont use it, have done in the dark ages though.

I will put an SSD in it as this hard disk is well knackered. :)

Glad you saw improvement though.

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SSD? WTG! They make a real difference. Remember, that they should not be defragged.

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Been using 1 for years in the desktop they make a huge difference. :)

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Have changed my default browser by Settings, System, Default Apps but every time I click a link, I get a window asking "How do you want to open this?" With my new browser highlighted and a box Always use this app which I tick but next time the biz appears again.

Is this an MS con to try and make us use Edge or is there a way around it?

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You can change it by selecting Settings / System / Default apps / scroll down and select Web Browser and select Internet Explorer

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Has anyone managed to disable the ribbon explorer? I find it annoying.

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You can hide it with the hide button if you don't like it.

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That's what I did but as I said in my original post, every time I click a link I get a window asking if I still want to use the new browser, there's a box to tick to use this app every time but the window keeps on appearing

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Finally got fed up with windows refusing to go near the edge of the screen so googled the problem and now windows are nicely lined up at the edge of the screen.

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What actually was the problem and how was it fixed?

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Huh... I thought that was the modern/easy type. Line it up, push the four pins in, done.

Did the "screws" look like this?

http://www.chillblast.com/images/P/stock%20cooler.jpg

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Goto control panel > ease of access centre > make the mouse easier to use

and untick the box labelled Prevent windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen

If I lined up a windows with edge of the screen it would jump in a small amount.

I have just had to readjust a windows that wasn't in the right place so it may not be working properly.

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I still use Firefox but a friend was using edge and liked it till he went to use something that needed flash and it refused outright to work.

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Edge works fine with flash here.

Make sure Flash is enabled in the Edge options.

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Didn't want to download Windows 10 to your PC and didn't even reserve a copy? ..........tough, Microsoft is downloading it to your PC regardless in reports.

http://arstechnica.co.uk/information...eserve-a-copy/

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Can I sue them for data charges if I'm on a capped mobile connection?

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Go for it!

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Lets hope they do not install automatically too.

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I'd be interested to hear if anyone has changed default browser from Edge and how this has worked. I still get a box asking me if I want to use my new browser every time I click a link

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I use Firefox 40.0.3 Progers no problems with it. :)

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I use Firefox 40.0.3 too.

I had the same difficulty as you at first. Even though I changed the default away from Edge, when asked, I continued to be asked every time I started Firefox up.
To permanently change default settings for all kinds of apps go to SETTINGS.


Start > Settings > System > Default Apps

I now have Irfan View as my default for photos, WinAmp for music and CDs, VLC for Video and DVD. I am trying the Windows 10 default for Mail and Calendar. The calendar integrates nicely with our Google-based family calendar on this PC, but won't detect it on my son's laptop. Mail works a bit like an Outlook Lite. I will probably go back to Outlook.

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I never had a problem setting any browser as default, you do know you have to go into the settings to do it, then it should stick? :)

I get to the settings from the action centre but you can go from the Start menu also.

Action Centre/All Settings/System/Default Apps/Web Browser.... then click it and select the browser you wish to use from the list, same goes for any other app people wish to use.

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I cannot get Windows 10 to activate on a new install.

Anyone have any ideas?

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Was it an upgrade to windows 10 you did? If so was it activated correctly? You shouldn't need to do anything if this was the case.

I've cleanly installed win10 on 2 machines after upgrade from 8.1 and they both activated without intervention.

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looky here they may have the answer

http://forums.mydigitallife.info/forum.php

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Anyone have a direct link to a windows 10 Pro iso?

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Does this help? Not sure which version but hopefully you get to tell it.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/soft...load/windows10

new user to windows 10
 

Like millions of other I took the bait for Windows 10. All was well at first, sorted one or two problems myself (just interested/not a techie)

Just this week I noticed on powering up, entering my Microsoft 4 digit pin I arrive at my desktop with a : Critical Error Message stating / Start Menu and Cortana not working, We will try to fix this the next time you log in.
So shut down and restart absolutely fine. Yet having to log in twice is becoming a pain. Would anyone have any ideas? they would be appreciated: :confused:

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Thanks SnoopZ, it's downloading the iso to my hd now.

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yes that's got home and pro on there same as the 8.1 one had both versions

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Not heard of this error before, it maybe better to ask in the Windows 10 thread, 2 thoughts come to mind try the system file repair command here https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/929833

Also try turning off Fast Boot in the power settings.


http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/19...n-page-92.html

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Thanks Snoopz for your pointers, must admit it, to me its always a bit daunting to meddle with the settings. Yet its thanks to you guys it encourages me to overcome those reservations.
This afternoon as I booted up to look into this issue, greeted with the usual message. So shut down again. Booted again and as expected no message. Notifications in the task bar flashed updates waiting to be installed. Chose to clear them first, this required restart which I did logged in MS account and through to desktop to find nothing. Booted up several times and all the way to my desktop and the gremlin of a Critical Error Message has gone. amazing???

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Anyone has any idea, where I can ask questions about networking problems with windows 10?

-WOL does not work. (I have tried the workarounds:disable fast startup, use old nic drivers, this worked for 3 out of 8 pcs)

-non-passworded local networking (I disabled it in network sharing but it still wants a password! 4 out of 8 pcs have this problem)

-what are those mystery phones that appear in the network? bluetooth? wifi? passers by with a phone? See

http://www.tenforums.com/network-sha...g-network.html

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Not sure but you may find some help in the MS community, although never used it before, you certainly do seem to have alot of problems with Windows 10 than the average user, have you tried a clean install and unplugging all your external crap and possibly some internal drives?

https://partner.support.services.mic...windows/setup/

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Thanks. I will try the link.

All are clean installs with different NICs.

My problems are technical and they do no usually apply to the average home user. With Linux one controls things, with Windows, it's voodoo stuff. But the people at my home are Windows users....

There are 20 pages in the MS community forum with WoL problems, passworded networking and I gave a link about the mystery phones. No real solution anywhere...

I worry, when a PC with no bluetooth/wifi, has an unknown phone in the network with no ip but with a MAC address that is not the MAC of anyone's phone in the family....

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I have now upgraded all four of our laptops and PCs
Generally, I am very pleased with the speed and function of W10. Even our old dual core PC runs better than it did on Windows 7. There are a few niggles. The email app isn't a patch on Outlook or Outlook Express. The calendar has imported our family calendar from Gmail on some machines, but not others. Irritating! I have also noticed, when using AVG tune Up, that W10 generates a lot of apparent errors and junk to clean up; this more so where I kept Windows 7 apps etc. Running Tune Up for the first time transformed the speed of apps, start up and shutdown.

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Build 10547 now rolling out onto the Fast Ring.

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http://www.neowin.net/news/what039s-...ew-build-10547

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Two days running I've had a blue error message saying the start menu and Cortana are not working, sign out and we will try and fix it when you sign in again. I sign in again and everything is working, anyone have this and can it be fixed? :(

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I saw this error on another forum, the only suggestion that was given there was doing a system restore to a point prior to when it started. Don't know if it worked tho.

Just found this
http://forums.windowscentral.com/win...hopefully.html

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Thanks for that Al I'll try that should the problem occur again. :)

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Updated smoothly to 10547 here.

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I now have an issue with build 10547, where when asked to restart the PC it just gets stuck there and never restarts, also Avast tray icon fails to appear and i am unable to access the Avast console!

Doing a 'sfc /scannow' scan now and hope to fix it!

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Just resinstalled windows 10 still cant see my note 3 or note 4, fed up

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I will be installing a new processor in my PC tomorrow. Will windows 10 throw a fit because of the new hardware and if so will it just reactivate?

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if your changing motherboard as well might have to go back and upgrade again I just upgraded my motherboard and processor had to upgrade again because of new motherboard but if your changing just processor you could be ok if not try phone activate it

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I change my processor and had no validation problems. On the other hand, if you change motherboard Microsoft will regard this as a change of computer.

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Its just the Processor thats being changed the mainboard was changed a few months ago after it failed.

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I forgot to mention here i dont know if anyone has heard of it, theres a program called Ultimate windows tweaker. I watched a video about it being used on windows 10 on youtube and its well worth downloading and changing some behind the scenes settings.

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I switched on the old Dell D610 laptop to bring it up to date, when I tried to log in after it rebooted, it did the modern BSOD equivalent, and rebooted, kept doing this :(

so googled the error

driver_irql_not_less_or_equal i8042hdr.sys

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/i...e-720b9b6ba5ae

seems a lot of people have had this, seems the lenovo touchpad driver gets installed! as in the link above, plugged in a usb keyboard and mouse, deleted the lenovo entry in device manager, rebooted, and all ok now!


Meanwhile on my desktop using win10, dessite Oracle saying virtualbox now works in win 10, my existing VMs and new ones, won't start :(

VMware works, but is annoying, after every big Win10 update, I have to uninstall vmware, and install it again, as the updates kill the bridged network adapter!

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Ashampoo® AntiSpy for Windows 10

https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/...for-Windows-10

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I would recommend Adguard for Edge ad-blocking.

30 day free trial, or $19.95 for full version.

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Hopefully Ad-block or similar will be available for Edge when it supports addons.

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Windows 10 reportedly passes 100 million installations milestone

http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-...ions-milestone

Microsoft Explains When You Need a Windows 10 Product Key and When You Don’t

http://news.softpedia.com/news/micro...t-492927.shtml

Privacy and Windows 10

http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwin...nd-windows-10/

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<<long screed alert>>

I was one of the many frustrated MS window users who were stuck with the 80040020 error message appearing every day. Took me ages to find out that the message didn't necessarily mean that I actually had an error but that Microsoft had decided to protect their servers from being overwhelmed. I was a tad peeved that, having reserved my upgrade to W10 very early on, Microsoft had left me and a lot of others in limbo trying to figure out what was wrong.

There were solutions out there but as they involved wiping folders and entering code in that scary black box, some fellow members will know that this timorous beastie does not cope well with instructions about typing anything in that thing :) , so I decided to wait until MS thought I was worthy enough to be upgraded.

This weekend, being stuck with bed rest for the third week running meant I was very very BORED so I had a play around and wondered just how much damage I could wreck using the MS media creation tool and, much to my delight, after a couple of hours of peeping at the screen over the top of my hand I finally have Windows 10!!!!!!! so there are now 10,000,001 users. :)

Initial thoughts are that I don't like the new start screen despite getting rid of most of the tiles, so have gone back to using StartisBack.

I talk to enough inanimate objects in my life and the idea of one of them answering me back freaks me out so no thanks Cortana.

Not overly impressed with Edge, will keep an eye on how it develops but in the mean time will continue to use Firefox.

Switch on to actually browsing seems a lot faster but that could be down to being bored enough to spend time clearing away the rubbish that I seemed to have lying around on my HD.

My Panda Free 2016 anti virus seems to be working well as is my Malwarebytes anti-exploit.

... and the best news is that I am off bad rest so my laptop can breath easier as I won't keep fiddling with it's settings. :D

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Don't forget to change these update settings if you don't want Windows update to use your connection for others!

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35...-post1102.html

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Thanks Snoopz. If there is anything else you or anyone else thinks I ought to be aware of I would be most grateful for the advise. :tu:

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Cortana still not available to you?

Here's the hoops you have to go through to get it.

http://ed-baker.com/cortana-uk/?CR_C...4_5781_6954615

So user friendly!

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I think W10 is awful, wish i'd never installed it.

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Well each to their own as l like it a lot.

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Care to elaborate ?