Windows 10

unwashed potato! · 3 Feb 2015 at 14:58

mark2410 said:
mostly though, if windows update starts updating drivers, because we all know how awesome windows update is for drivers, and then breaks something i will be hugely annoyed

that's the point of this release surely? if they update something the need to know if it causes any more issues. like others have said, go back to win8 if you're going to be annoyed. it's like you can't understand why this huge massive business has released an unfinished piece of software for free.

ED209 · 3 Feb 2015 at 14:58

to be honest for what i use my PC for the OS is fine.

only things i don't like are the start menu and control panel but this is easily sorted by installing classic shell and all is right in the world again lol

robgmun · 3 Feb 2015 at 15:32

Any icon packs out yet for W10? Not sure how much i can last looking at those circa win3.1 icons

mark2410 · 3 Feb 2015 at 16:18

Elevon said:
Don't take this the wrong way but I get annoyed when I read posts like this,first it's preview alpha/beta build so YOU use it at your OWN RISK,by design it's for feedback and testing purposes only, so you are basically unpaid tester for their software.

Don't expect a perfect OS from a preview OS build because you won't get one,end of the day was your choice to install and use a preview build so your issue not Microsoft's.

There are many reasons why quite a few people wait for final/RTM builds and then some.

just to clarify what i meant, since a few commented on it. i have no problem with betas having issues, its to be expected. it was more that it didnt seem as though it was an "opps broke it" issue but rather that it was something intentional and hence would be a constituent aspect of win 10 going forward.

sorry if that was not more clear.

Elevon · 3 Feb 2015 at 16:28

mark2410 said:
just to clarify what i meant, since a few commented on it. i have no problem with betas having issues, its to be expected. it was more that it didnt seem as though it was an "opps broke it" issue but rather that it was something intentional and hence would be a constituent aspect of win 10 going forward.

sorry if that was not more clear.

I hope(you probably are) you are sending feedback to Microsoft,the more people do the better issues/problems can be fixed for later builds.

Woden · 3 Feb 2015 at 16:37

Can we get project Spartan yet?

mark2410 · 3 Feb 2015 at 17:58

Elevon said:
I hope(you probably are) you are sending feedback to Microsoft,the more people do the better issues/problems can be fixed for later builds.

indeed but i dont hold a great deal of hope. ms was so intransigent with win 8 and regarding the lack of a start button for so long, when the world had largely screamed in unison they wanted it back.

given that its only those of a more techy persuasion that are going to be fussed about auto / manual control of updates, i dont see them caring.

Elevon · 3 Feb 2015 at 19:45

mark2410 said:
indeed but i dont hold a great deal of hope. ms was so intransigent with win 8 and regarding the lack of a start button for so long, when the world had largely screamed in unison they wanted it back.

given that its only those of a more techy persuasion that are going to be fussed about auto / manual control of updates, i dont see them caring.

Start button was not an issue for me,however it's always easier to adapt then wishing for most things you want in an OS that you never get,Microsoft have their own ideas just like all those people out there.

Personally I just adapt to Win10 regardless of UI like I always do for many decades now.

I only ask for one thing on 10 ie stability,anything else is a bonus in my books.

Glaucus · 3 Feb 2015 at 19:54

Woden said:
Can we get project Spartan yet?

You can enable the spartan render engine in ie11.

Enable Experimental Web Platform Features
1.Open IE11
2.Type about:flags in the address bar
3.Set 'Experimental Web Platform Features' to enabled
4.Restart browser

ED209 · 3 Feb 2015 at 20:26

sastusbulbas said:
Minecraft is not working properly for me, lag, freezes, etc

min was running fine, what java are you using and is it 32 or 64 bit?

kration · 3 Feb 2015 at 20:43

I'm thinking of installing the release version of Windows 10 (when it's released) on a laptop that currently has Vista 32-bit. Though I'll install Win 7 to get the free upgrade to Win 10.

The laptop is pretty ancient (a Compaq Presario C700) and only has 2GB of memory. Will that amount of memory be an issue for Win 10?

ED209 · 3 Feb 2015 at 20:49

kration said:
I'm thinking of installing the release version of Windows 10 (when it's released) on a laptop that currently has Vista 32-bit. Though I'll install Win 7 to get the free upgrade to Win 10.

The laptop is pretty ancient (a Compaq Presario C700) and only has 2GB of memory. Will that amount of memory be an issue for Win 10?

requirements are meant to be the same as windows 8, specs below

•Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
•RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
•Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
•Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

kration · 3 Feb 2015 at 20:54

ED209 said:
requirements are meant to be the same as windows 8, specs below

•Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with support for PAE, NX, and SSE2
•RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
•Hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
•Graphics card: Microsoft DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver

It should be OK for memory - I'll probably choose the 64-bit option so 2GB should cover it.

Not sure about the graphics card, but we'll see...

mark2410 · 3 Feb 2015 at 20:57

Elevon said:
Start button was not an issue for me,however it's always easier to adapt then wishing for most things you want in an OS that you never get,Microsoft have their own ideas just like all those people out there.

Personally I just adapt to Win10 regardless of UI like I always do for many decades now.

I only ask for one thing on 10 ie stability,anything else is a bonus in my books.

well ill confess i hated the no start button so i installed a 3rd party one and then mostly win 8 was pretty good. still the general populous (the kind that have yahoo tool bars) didnt seem able to do that and were lost without the start button. that so many wanted it back, something so simple to do yet ms effectively stood there and FU all. its that that troubles me when i encounter things like the only auto updating. ms didnt care about millions of users so i cant see them giving a fig if a handful of control freaks dont like it.

Woden · 3 Feb 2015 at 23:01

Glaucus said:
You can enable the spartan render engine in ie11.

Enable Experimental Web Platform Features
1.Open IE11
2.Type about:flags in the address bar
3.Set 'Experimental Web Platform Features' to enabled
4.Restart browser

Thankyou

Will give it a try after work.

Simian · 4 Feb 2015 at 08:00

Glaucus said:
You can enable the spartan render engine in ie11.

Enable Experimental Web Platform Features
1.Open IE11
2.Type about:flags in the address bar
3.Set 'Experimental Web Platform Features' to enabled
4.Restart browser

Woden said:
Thankyou
Will give it a try after work.

Done it!!

Don't notice any difference! :confused:

thecremeegg · 4 Feb 2015 at 12:37

kration said:
I'm thinking of installing the release version of Windows 10 (when it's released) on a laptop that currently has Vista 32-bit. Though I'll install Win 7 to get the free upgrade to Win 10.

The laptop is pretty ancient (a Compaq Presario C700) and only has 2GB of memory. Will that amount of memory be an issue for Win 10?

I have it installed on an old laptop - has a pentium processor, 2Gb of Ram, built in graphics and an SSD. Windows runs fine, only the graphics let it down but that's the laptop and not the OS - it can barely run Candy Crush Saga

Woden · 4 Feb 2015 at 13:02

Simian said:
Done it!!

Don't notice any difference!

You won't. It's just the rendering engine. We don't have the new UI yet.

steinooo · 4 Feb 2015 at 13:34

is the xbox one remote play stuff available in these previews please lads?

atomic7431 · 5 Feb 2015 at 08:15

Microsoft has announced today a new patch for Windows 10 and this one is packed with updates, 18 in total. You can download the patch now by going to Windows Update and checking for updates.

So what has been patched this time around? Everything from the start menu not opening to improving battery life of your device. You can check out the entire change log below and for those of you that are curious, this patch has the label of KB3036140.

XBOX Live-enabled games that require sign-in do not launch, and incorrectly display the message, "To use this app, you need to sign in with the Microsoft account that was used to download it."
The Start Menu fails to launch shortly after install
The shortcut for the new Store (Beta) does not appear on the taskbar
The user remains at the "Please Wait" screen when attempting to sign in with a Smart Card connected
Virtual machines (VMs) lose connectivity to virtual hard drives (VHDs)
Users receive Error 0x8E5E05E2 when installing apps
The system stops responding when installing apps from the Store
There is a delay when opening a new tab in Internet Explorer
The system fails to resume from sleep when connected to multiple monitors with some graphics drivers
The user is presented with the incorrect End-User License Agreement (EULA) during upgrade
The Settings app incorrectly reports that new builds are available, which return error 0x80246017 when attempting to download
The screen doesn't properly refresh after rotating between portrait and landscape
Creating a virtual machine or bringing a HyperV host under management results in error 0x80200065 - "The transfer was paused because the computer is in power-saving mode. The transfer will resume when the computer wakes up."
Windows Remote Desktop Client crashes when playing video or displaying fast moving images in a remote session
Reliability improvements for virtual machine live migrations
Reliability improvements to prevent some system crashes
Reliability improvements to prevent possible data corruption
Increased power efficiency to extend battery life

Source

I dont have windows 10 installed as of yet but i keep being tempted. I remember the early builds before XP was released, so much fun