New: Windows 10 Creators Update, any good ?

V F · 12 Apr 2017 at 20:09

modo77 said:
just a word of warning, updated this evening and all seemed fine aside from the fact that no game would work, it caused the pc to lockup with a black screen and had to do hard reset each time. tried disabling gaming mode and dvr recording but still the same, spoke with MS and they advised to roll back.

This proves automatic forced updates is a spectacular success.

jrodga2k5 · 12 Apr 2017 at 20:24

No issues here, everything working well including running games in game mode and Edge seems so quick and snappy now.

jpaul · 12 Apr 2017 at 20:29

This (sorry Glaucus)

V F said:
This proves automatic forced updates is a spectacular success.

in combination with now having a group of monkies to test their products ... but the fee paying Enterprise customers are protected

this_is_gav · 12 Apr 2017 at 22:18

jpaul said:
This (sorry Glaucus)

in combination with now having a group of monkies to test their products ... but the fee paying Enterprise customers are protected

Pro users can also defer major updates, not just Enterprise and Education.

V F · 12 Apr 2017 at 22:24

I hate how it updates when you're doing things. Or it starts to download if you check.

Safetytrousers · 12 Apr 2017 at 22:28

No problems with the Creators update for me.
With the latest BIOS my Ryzen system is running games better than I've ever had before. The crashing I was having with all previous BIOSes has gone, no crashes at all now.

darael · 13 Apr 2017 at 00:05

In some ways I prefer this update, it feels leaner - however, as I usually do, I did remove as many apps as I could from my installation image. I polished this off in Powershell to be sure.

My bug bear at the moment is that most used apps don't show in the Start menu, despite having the option to do so enabled.

I also want to get rid of Windows Defender Security Centre completely.

bledd · 13 Apr 2017 at 12:30

Minstadave said:
You can fix GTAV by moving d3d9.dll from system32 into the GTA folder too.

Surely copy the file, not move it..

bimbleuk · 13 Apr 2017 at 12:40

I noticed the blue light reduction feature so configured that as I've been using f.lux on my systems.

Didn't notice the control panel disappearing from the right click Start button but I tend to simply press the Windows key and type what I need and select from the context list anyway.

2 systems done so far and no issues though the 4 core passive PC did take a while having a fairly lowly Braswell CPU.

I've got a laptop to do while it's here whcih was really sow already so that may be fun.

Nikumba · 13 Apr 2017 at 15:17

Need to check tonight, but this morning as WoW seemed to have lower FPS than before the update.

bimbleuk · 13 Apr 2017 at 18:34

OK I've found one issue and that's the NZXT "CAM" fan control software won't load after the update so that's worth checking.

Brizzles · 13 Apr 2017 at 18:48

CAM 3.3.1 working fine here

bimbleuk · 13 Apr 2017 at 19:30

Brizzles said:
CAM 3.3.1 working fine here

Yep just installed that version and got it running again.

marc2003 · 13 Apr 2017 at 22:53

I've dabbled with windows 10 on/off for the last year or so trying it for a week or so at a time before deciding I bloody hate it and going back to windows 8.1. I'm giving it another try now, this time with windows update completely disabled and I think I might just be able to stick with it. At least nothing is happening without my consent now. No stupid new apps appearing on the start menu, my drivers aren't being updated when I'm busy, I'm saving bandwidth because I only have 4G internet with a small monthly allowance. I really think this is the way forward - sanity has been restored.

The-Hoff · 17 Apr 2017 at 07:47

The Creators Update is affecting features in the Nvidia Control Panel but I am sure they will be resolved in time. Unless you have a poor pc I would disable all the crappy game mode stuff.

Nikumba · 17 Apr 2017 at 10:22

On the first cold boot of the day after maybe 10-15 minutes I will start to lag in desktop, movies, games etc, no high CPU use, or GPU even pressing numlock slows to a snails pace, only way to fix it is to reset and then its fine.

Any thoughts?

xs2man · 19 Apr 2017 at 01:27

My time settings have been all wonky since the update. Just never seems to keep correct time anymore. Completely unreliable. Poor show.

bledd · 19 Apr 2017 at 09:21

Time settings usually means BIOS battery is on the way out. Probably unrelated.

Stretlow · 19 Apr 2017 at 20:38

I get black screen on first boot..... have to hit reset to get windows to boot

Danny75 · 19 Apr 2017 at 22:29

V F said:
I hate how it updates when you're doing things. Or it starts to download if you check.

Yes. Windows Update Minitool should sort that for you - Useful Freeware Utilities

If you set it to Notification mode, you'll still get the notifications of updates, but instead of doing anything through Windows, you can open the Minitool and choose the updates you want, and hide the ones you don't, etc.