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Converge said:
Not sure if it's been mentioned before, but I have problems with Windows 10 and the recent big update. Since installing it, my computer, about 80% of the time, doesn't boot first time. There's a black screen with a band of graphical nonsense (greens/reds/blues in a thin band across the screen) the screen goes black, then it eventually reboots of it's own accord without any issues. I've reinstalled my graphics drivers and tried the newest ones recently, but it still occurs... Was hoping M$ would have fixed it by now?

Anyone got any ideas as to how to solve it please? :)
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Tried DisplayDriverUninstaller (and disable internet while you do it so it doesn't install a random driver)?
 
Opposite way around here heh - I've been using 10 since about 2 months after the insider program started - you couldn't pay me to use it as my main OS. I'd put my Windows 10 tablet onto 7 if the drivers existed for it :|

Shame really as I really like the potential of the start menu in 10 and do miss some of the underlying hardware/threading improvements.
 
Microsoft Silently Releases a New File Manager in Windows 10 Creators Update

Microsoft has already confirmed a universal app version of File Explorer, and even though this was expected to launch with the Creators Update in April, the new file manager was nowhere to be seen when the company pushed the go-ahead button for the new OS update.

And yet, it appears that the new File Explorer version is actually there, only that it’s not directly available for users who install the Windows 10 Creators Update.

In fact, Microsoft hasn’t made it widely available in Windows 10 for a good reason: the UWP version of the File Explorer is not ready just yet, so the existing implementation is still work in progress. This means Microsoft is still developing the app and it should be released in the coming months, most likely with the Redstone 3 update to launch in September.
"How to enable the UWP File Explorer"

Fortunately, launching the new File Explorer for Windows 10 Creators Update or later is not rocket science, and all it takes is a simple trick that involves creating a new shortcut with a special target.

So what you need to do is to right-click the desktop, create a new shortcut, and in the location box, enter the following path:
Code: 
explorer shell:AppsFolder\c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515_cw5n1h2txyewy!App

Click Next and then complete the setup process, and when double-clicking the shortcut to launch it you should be able to see the new File Explorer and not the Win32 version that’s been around for so long.

This new version of the file manager is also optimized for touch and it’s already available on Windows 10 Mobile devices with the same look and features.

It remains to be seen when Microsoft makes the new File Explorer available for everyone, but in the meantime keep in mind that this is still work in progress and certain bugs might still be experienced because of that.

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Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/micr...er-in-windows-10-creators-update-515487.shtml

The thought process of Microsoft's management seems to be:
  • Can we make it uglier?
  • Can we make it flatter?
  • Can we make it as simple and basic as possible so table users can use our desktop OS?
  • Can we we ignore all the feedback from the desktop users?
No wonder they silently released it, this is probably the worst file manager I have ever seen.
 
Hah **** it looks like something pulled out of the early days of Linux when they were still getting to grips with a UI :(

All they need to do really is take explorer from 7 add in the copy, etc. dialogs from 8/10, add an expandable list of currently open explorer windows in the left navigation pane if people have multiple instances open and tweak a couple of scaling/selection things for touch use and maybe better expose/enhance features for working with multiple files (i.e. batch renaming) which are a bit obscure or incomplete.
 
Looks like someone enabled the low contrast mode and it looks horrible!!

Why would anyone want to create a shortcut to that file explorer?
 
it matches your light/dark mode settings. That's why it looks terrible. It's not so bad when everything else is using the dark theme as well but I still don't like it. I prefer the dark grey UIs of programs like photoshop to win10 dark or light mode.

Light mode:
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windows scaling on this surface 4 is wrecking that image for me, if it's not pin sharp for you guys it should be :rolleyes:

Why would anyone want to create a shortcut to that file explorer?
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Same reason they sign up for the insider builds i would expect.
 
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Does look better in light mode but urgh those folder icons - atleast some of the other icons are starting to look a bit better. Can see where they are trying to go with it actually but again its being hamstrung by resistance to just let it be what it should be.
 
My OS is an old Win7 install I cloned from a knackered HDD to brand new SSD then a few months later upgraded to Win10, which has been running great for the last 10 months. I've not had any issues at all but I recently noticed that a UEFI USB recovery drive doesn't see my OS so I couldn't recover a system image or restore point if a problem was to occur.

Is this something to do with the whole UEFI requiring GPT and Legacy with MBR thing? My OS disk is MBR since it was originally a cloned Win7 install, but I have no option to boot USB flash drives in Legacy, only UEFI.

So is it worth starting over with a fresh install? If I use UEFI USB creation tool and clean/convert the SSD to GPT I shouldn't have any issues with reinstalling Win10 right?
 
Anyone have any idea how to stop this damn OS from automatically updating Nvidia drivers? I left it alone for a few minute whilst I went to eat tea and when I came back it had 'updated' my drivers on it's own accord and without being asked. I can't find a single option anywhere that can switch this off. Surely there has to be some option.
 
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