Thanks for the tip!
The new start menu is better than that metro crap from 8, that's for damn sure. And yeah, lovin' the action center too.
Windows 10... Microsoft goes back to it's roots.
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Thanks for the tip!
The new start menu is better than that metro crap from 8, that's for damn sure. And yeah, lovin' the action center too.
^^ This.
And more ^^This.
OneDrive has been a gamechanger for me and with the 365 subscription, it's got unlimited storage.
The changeover from SkyDrive to OneDrive was a little funky on my mac, but otherwise, it's been great to be able to go from device to device and always have my shit within reach.
Don't upgrade... It's complete shit.
- Can't change white header nav bar. (Unless you want to install a new theme + edit the CSS file, etc)
- Removes ALL Plugins from Chrome.
- If you're using a laptop, all your touchpad settings will revert to THEIR settings. (Which include scrolling up = scrolling down. Annoying but fixable)
- X buttons don't work half the time, the bounding box areas don't have an outline.. So you have to literally hit the X.
- During install there are easily 10+ privacy options in advanced.
But here's the thing...
- In settings, there are easily 20+ MORE privacy options they didn't even tell you about. Plus apps that get your private data/information. Even SMS/Texts.. (To the point where I feel the only reason 10 was "free" was because it's riddle with massive data collection. The # of times I saw read our privacy policy was insane.
- In the start menu, it's pre-setup with a bunch of "apps" aka ads. Iheartradio, etc.
- UI/UX is awful, looks worse than windows 98 on right click/windows/etc. Not sure if serious.. Start menu looks cool, but that's about it?
- If you're running a high res screen, text will be too small, icons will be insanely crisp to the point of almost blurred out. (Easy fix but still the icons are outdated/funky)
- It's simple, but not really... They've made 2 ways to do everything. For instance, there's a new settings panel in addition to the old control panel now, lol. So instead of having just ONE, they made another one and mashed a few things in there and called it a day; leaving the old one doing the same exact functions.
...
Thankfully there was a revert back to Windows 7 option in the Settings area.
Back to 7 now, much happier.
- Can't change white header nav bar. (Unless you want to install a new theme + edit the CSS file, etc)
- Removes ALL Plugins from Chrome.
- If you're using a laptop, all your touchpad settings will revert to THEIR settings. (Which include scrolling up = scrolling down. Annoying but fixable)
- X buttons don't work half the time, the bounding box areas don't have an outline.. So you have to literally hit the X.
- During install there are easily 10+ privacy options in advanced.
But here's the thing...
- In settings, there are easily 20+ MORE privacy options they didn't even tell you about. Plus apps that get your private data/information. Even SMS/Texts.. (To the point where I feel the only reason 10 was "free" was because it's riddle with massive data collection. The # of times I saw read our privacy policy was insane.
- In the start menu, it's pre-setup with a bunch of "apps" aka ads. Iheartradio, etc.
- UI/UX is awful, looks worse than windows 98 on right click/windows/etc. Not sure if serious.. Start menu looks cool, but that's about it?
- If you're running a high res screen, text will be too small, icons will be insanely crisp to the point of almost blurred out. (Easy fix but still the icons are outdated/funky)
- It's simple, but not really... They've made 2 ways to do everything. For instance, there's a new settings panel in addition to the old control panel now, lol. So instead of having just ONE, they made another one and mashed a few things in there and called it a day; leaving the old one doing the same exact functions.
...
Thankfully there was a revert back to Windows 7 option in the Settings area.
Back to 7 now, much happier.
I didn't/don't have problems with either of these things. I've heard about all kinds of problems over at reddit though, so I don't doubt it.
Still need to update my touchpad drivers...
Windows 95 Sucked -> Windows 98 Ruled
Windows ME Sucked -> Windows XP Ruled
Windows Vista Sucked -> Windows 7 Ruled
Windows 8 Sucked -> Windows 10 Ruled
No surprises here, when Microsoft makes a jump they ALWAYS fail, then on the next iteration they get it right.
Windows ME Sucked -> Windows XP Ruled
Windows Vista Sucked -> Windows 7 Ruled
Windows 8 Sucked -> Windows 10 Ruled
No surprises here, when Microsoft makes a jump they ALWAYS fail, then on the next iteration they get it right.
In my experience, Windows ME was alright if you didn't have to do anything on your computer for more than 20 minutes at a time.
I'm using Windows 7. Windows 8 was fucking awful.
I'm using Windows 7. Windows 8 was fucking awful.
Yep, it's your computer alright. You do know though that none of the software on it is yours, right? Not the OS, the programs, apps, fonts, or anything else you've installed is yours. You're simply given the privilege of using that software which can be revoked at any time.
3 years later and I still don't get these kind of statements. What was awful about it exactly? My experience with Windows 8 is EXACTLY the same as Windows 7, albeit better looking, faster, more secure, better gaming with directx 11.1, etc. For $3.99 you can get your Start menu back, exactly like it was in Win7. If that's all that you think made it awful, it's a moot point.
I'll be updating all 3 of my machines to Windows 10 tomorrow most likely. Bring on the future!
4chan summed up Windows 10's privacy settings to help you guys out (Why is there a keyloggering? And why does WiFi need access to your Facebook account? LOLOOL - that can't be right...):
They're coming out with a desktop messaging app that syncs with your phone SMS's in a similar way to Apple's "Messages" app and iMessages, so you can send and read SMS's from your computer etc. They're not collecting data for shits and giggles, how else are they meant to implement these kinds of features?
Damn so many microcucks in here. I'm running Debian because linux/gnu is a sexy development environment, doesn't jack your data and spy on you, is more lightweight, is more customizable, and CS:GO runs on it now which is basically the only game worth playing. Feels good to be free, man.
Nope, not at all.
Doesn't stop hordes of people deriving their identity from a product though.