Off Topic Windows 10

It wasn't amazing, but I didn't mind Windows 8 at all.

So far 10 has been fine for me, no bugs as of yet.

 

Sorry but it's not an issue really

People love to jump on privacy issues but.....if you want to use Cortana as it is designed you have to let it access your location & contacts, otherwise how do you tell it to remind you to "phone John when I get to the pub" or "remind me to buy flowers for the wife when I'm near a florist"

It is no more a privacy threat than Android or iOS

As for charging for "freemium games" again you are getting a free OS, they will make money like Apple or Google through advertising or selling apps

I hated Windows 8, so far I like Windows 10 but nobody is forcing people to upgrade & you can turn off most of the "privacy issues" in your settings if that worries you

 

Thanks for that info, NFT. I've not upgraded yet, nor had the prompt. I'm using 8 with an "XP-like" front end at the mo, as I can't stand the Tiles.

Guess I'll wait a bit, until other issues (which could well appear) are dealt with.

 

I've had the notification saying I can upgrade but seeing as my accounting software won't be windows 10 compliant until it's upgrade released in september/october I wont be upgrading until then.

 

Give the Jigsaw Puzzle app a try out, quite interesting as I haven't done jigsaws for yonks, there is some free stuff and some you have to pay for and there are 3 levels of difficulty. As for the other comments, I have yet to come across anyone who is totally ok with a new Windows version, I remember the furore over Win ME, which is still going on today, yet I bought a copy, installed and found some of the new features quite good. Then I read what all the know it all's were saying and I just had to wonder what they were on about, Win Me, before that 95 and since Win 7 and 8.1 have all had their critics so I'm not surprised at this latest onslaught, even thought this current download is for free.

 

I had a tendency to get emotional mood swings with feelings of lethargy & tiredness along with bouts of short term memory loss & lower concentration levels after using Wind ME.

 

That was from the mercury when you were a hatter.

 

Anyone hit this yet?

"Some users of Windows 10 are reporting issues installing one of Microsoft’s first updates for the new operating system, which traps them in a reboot loop.

The KB3081424 update, released on Wednesday, collects a series of smaller updates into one bigger patch designed to make the updating process for new users simpler and easier.

But some users are reporting issues with the update, which reaches a certain percentage of installation before failing and rolling back."

Read on: http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...pdate-endless-reboot-loop?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

 

Still no bugs for me on 10. The search bar at the bottom seems to lag a bit though, but that's it.

 

I installed Windows 10 and has no trouble, other than it wouldn't run my ancient version of Microsoft Money. I really like it, it's laid out for the benefits of users rather than In accordance with a style.

 

Nope, the only issue for me is how laggy Edge is. I thought the updates might sort that, but no such luck

 

With a third world internet speed where we are, it took over 10 hours to download and then failed on install. The same happened on a further 10 hour download and for good luck my wife tried again with the same result. We continue to use Windows 8.

 

My son who know a fair bit about these things said to wait until they iron out some of the minor problems.

 

Try downloading the .iso and burning to DVD using the Media Creation tool. That way if the install fails at least you won't have to download it again to retry.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install

 

No. This operating system sends huge amounts of personal data back to microsoft. Why does microsoft need this data in order for Cortana to work as it is designed? Clearly it doesn't; those people concerned with privacy are right to be concerned. Another issue with this os is that it uses your bandwidth to distribute downloads similar to how bittorrent works. This has already been found to be extremely insecure because it is a simple matter to inject malicious code and distribute compromised updates. Deal with these issues and maybe it is great - dunno, whatever.

 

Cheers. My wife is the N0 1 computer person in the household so will pass on your info to her.

 

Just to add, it doesn't have to be DVD. You can also create USB installation media.

 

In settings you can simply go in & chage any privacy P2P concerns you have to the off position....

Cortana clearly needs access to your contacts, calendar & location to work properly

 

Where in the settings?

 

Start - Settings - Privacy