Windows 10

the implementation isn't that bad, it was oh look spying, how dare they fear mongering.
its still referenced as controversial by all articles.
when it was nothing of the sort.
 
anyone else unable to instal latest preview 14342? just get error 0x800704cf

nvm, it's installing. had to download microsft windows update fixer.
 
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windows 10 on desktop is great, windows 10 on tablet is a step back.
but it's really only due to two relatively small issues which ms could fix so easily, but aren't. need a metro version of Edge and when you use on screen keyboard then the text box needs to jump to top of screen, so you can see what you are writing, both of these where in w8.1

and apps are great. who wants to load rubbish email websites up.
Netflix app has a much better UI on the app compared to website.
audible is no contest the desktop app is just pure rubbish, while the modern app is great.

and it in no way stops you using desktop software.
which is why many of us much prefer windows tablets. apps and desktop applications on one system.

still disappointed by the tablet hardware especially mid price range,. high end there's a decent amount, low end there's some. middle of the road is pretty darn empty, or massively over priced. surface 2 is still the best tablet ive ever had. I want that tablet and os just with an M5 or m7 cpu



and anniversary update further improves it. Edge for a start is now usable and it's better than IE now.
context menus there's still about 6 different styles though, yet another simple fix which they aren't doing.
things are getting more unified. the setings is much improved and slowly but surly killing control panel.
quick actions is massive improvement, start menu is improved and list goes on.
 
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there like always, it's even on taskbar from fresh install.
However unless you're on preview I wouldn't bother using it. latest version is good though
 
nice feature

We are happy to announce a new tool that lets you start fresh with a clean installation of Windows. Use this tool to install a clean copy of the most recent version of Windows, and remove apps that came pre-installed or that you installed on your PC.



This tool is currently only available to Windows Insiders, and will only work on recent Windows 10 Insider Preview released builds (build 14342 or later).

as far as I can tell this is a feature specifically designed to get rid of bloatware that comes preinstalled on new computers.

Thought I'd give Edge another try.

Pinned about 10 sites, PC seemed sluggish, that's because Edge is using about 90% CPU!!!! (checked in Task Manager, each tab was chewing loads of CPU)

Unpinned all the sites again and issue goes away, Win10 seems to eat CPU for each site you pin :(

Now just tried it again, pinned 10 sites and it seems fine, just don't get it!

what version are you on, I do not get this issue.
again unless you are in the insider preview, don't bother trying Edge as its under developed. I still don't get why they released it with w10, all it's achieved is putting people off.
once anniversary update comes out try it again, its massively improved and actually a good browser now.
 
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at least 14915 is better than the old fast ring. settings app now works, as does start.
vpn software still kills internet connection on this version though. no issues when vpn is off. but if i enable it, only a restart will get internet back.
 
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windows 10 on arm processors with x86 desktop apps running as well. Thanks to built in emulator. Wonder if we will finally get some great budget and mid range tablets, they have been lacking on windows. Just modernise the surface 2, still the best tablet I've ever used for casual stuff.

 
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I'd be hugely excited for this if it wasn't for the direction Windows 10 generally goes in and MS's habit of getting something innovate nearly there and then inexplicably dropping it.

I might be in a minority but the ability to plug my phone into a large screen/monitor and/or appropriate peripherals and have a fully functional x86 compatible Windows desktop would be massive for me.

well windows central is saying this is actually happening and we should see devices early next year when snapdragon 835(q1 2017) is released. please be good. should be mid level price.
atom is about $35, 835 $70 and core M $300, so as long as oems don't go for profit should be affordable.
i wonder if the bottom end surface 5 will be snapdragon 835.

Does this mean we could see windows 10 "ported" to other (non intel/ms) phones and tablets in the future?
probably not, bootloaders are locked, so would need to be hacked.
 
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well exciting times for hardware early next year.
however if cortana cant itergreat with samsung smart things, phillips hue nest, and all the other smart devices, then its pretty useless.

and this is where amazon wins hands down with the echo, the comparability list is massive, comfortably beating googles attempt.

 
aprill 11 is the rumoured release date for creators update.
Settings menu is so much better in that, so much more has been moved over from control panel, more options, better laid out etc.
Edge is massively improved, but not sure its quite ready yet, but maybe they;ve improved it in the last month as came off insider preview probably 6 weeks ago.
Finding edge so much faster than chrome, but its just immature.
 
downloading now, wonder if it will allow fresh install.

a few things have been annoying me since leaving the fast ring, settings is so much more fleshed out and I apparently use it far more than i realised.
and i want to see if edge is usable now, as chrome is so incredibly slow(and really starting to bug me) and edge is so incredibly fast(but missing far to many features to actually use).

but was overall underwhelming, redstone 3 should be more exciting. As the arm stuff got pushed backed to that, and I would love an arm tablet than can run any and all x86 apps.
 
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damn it i went ahead and upgraded before you posted, oh well i'll leave it for another day.

Boo 3rd party vpn software still doesn't work on it, they've obviously changed something at the back end and vpn providers haven't updated their software yet,
however manual configuration using the built in settings does now work, unlike the last build i tried. So that's something.

time to give edge another try and see if its got enough features to be a daily browser or if its still a new born and needs growing up.
 
Someone mentioned it has been removed.
i'm assuming you are talking about the right click menu, which is most deffintley stiill there.
the only thing that has been removed from it, is the control panel, as settings has been massively fleshed out, not everything in there yet, but a colossal improvement and in nearly all cases is better than the old control panel(learning curve etc ).

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reinstalled the other nght as I was having some network issues and want to try and rule out windows. But decided to give edge a proper go, as Chrome has really got slow and annoying recently. So far much improved, adblock actually blocks ads on youtube now, which was my biggest bug bear when I tried using edge before.
So far it is so much faster(which I've found ever since it came out) than chrome and lighter on resources as well. Just have to see if I feel the same over the next week or if I see any issues. But after a few hours it seems it might actually be a proper browser now and not the half finished mess it was.
not many extensions yet, but its got the big ones I use.
I also see it is the only browser atm which supports Netflix UHD
 
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finally getting some info about the VR Microsoft announced what was it a year ago.
I hope it is only a couple hundred bucks, unlike the holo lens

 
after testing edge for a week, moved to opera.

just two issues otherwise i would have stuck with edge and called it the better browser.
it crashes several times a day, which i just cant deal with.
50% of the time when changing tab, rather than just changing tab, it pulls it out into a new browser, far to sensitive chrome and opera do not do this ever.
Those two issues are extremely infurating, shame as other than that it is super fast and a lot lighter on resources if you are using a low end device.
 
Wonder why it crashes?
I've weirdly not had an edge crash in months and months, which frankly amazes me.
In fact, its been so long since the old 'webpage has crashed clicked to recover' I can't think of the last page which caused it.

No doubt now I am in trouble. Expecting thousands of catch up crashes.
no idea, its a fresh install.
a page will just freeze (and different sites, so I don't think its the site that causes it) then a few seconds later it'll just close the entire browser.
 
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