W10 is great and fully worth the £0 it cost me, some people are just ungrateful when it comes to free gifts.
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Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.
I'm not sold on W10, It has just to much going on, pre installed apps you don't want or need, cortana does anyone use it? rubbish app store, not to mention Microsoft seems to be going the same way as google in regards to your data and advertising practices. The entire thing is definitely slower than W7 on my i5 4GB laptop.
The media etc love W10 but have a search for some user reviews and it would seem people are far from impressed as the below demonstrates http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/op...owser-3574736/
The media etc love W10 but have a search for some user reviews and it would seem people are far from impressed as the below demonstrates http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/op...owser-3574736/
Originally Posted by 2shy2007:
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
I went back to 8.1 after I started getting 1-2 second black screens the odd time with 10.
Originally Posted by 1manonthebog:
“I'm not sold on W10, It has just to much going on, pre installed apps you don't want or need, cortana does anyone use it? rubbish app store, not to mention Microsoft seems to be going the same way as google in regards to your data and advertising practices. The entire thing is definitely slower than W7 on my i5 4GB laptop.
The media etc love W10 but have a search for some user reviews and it would seem people are far from impressed as the below demonstrates http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/op...owser-3574736/”
“I'm not sold on W10, It has just to much going on, pre installed apps you don't want or need, cortana does anyone use it? rubbish app store, not to mention Microsoft seems to be going the same way as google in regards to your data and advertising practices. The entire thing is definitely slower than W7 on my i5 4GB laptop.
The media etc love W10 but have a search for some user reviews and it would seem people are far from impressed as the below demonstrates http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/op...owser-3574736/”
I only used Cortana once to try it out and didn't use it anymore after that.
Originally Posted by 2shy2007:
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
You don't know the difference between Windows 10 and Edge. You can use any browser. Your loss.
Originally Posted by zx50:
“I went back to 8.1 after I started getting 1-2 second black screens the odd time with 10.”
“I went back to 8.1 after I started getting 1-2 second black screens the odd time with 10.”
That sounds like a graphics driver crash. Again, probably easily fixed with a little effort.
Originally Posted by oilman:
“Who or what is a Kardashian - weren't they on Star Trek DS9?”
“Who or what is a Kardashian - weren't they on Star Trek DS9?”
That was the Cardassians who were also in TNG and Voyager. I made the same mistake for ages when I first heard about the Kardashians and thought there were loads of closet Star Trek fans out there.
Originally Posted by davejc64:
“W10 is great and fully worth the £0 it cost me, some people are just ungrateful when it comes to free gifts.”
“W10 is great and fully worth the £0 it cost me, some people are just ungrateful when it comes to free gifts.”
Not at all. People are ungrateful about being tricked/forced/nagged into upgrading when what they have works fine. If Microsoft had just made the free upgrade offer and left it at that then they would have had good PR and problems with upgrading (drivers etc) would just have been accepted for what they are.
Originally Posted by Stig:
“You don't know the difference between Windows 10 and Edge. You can use any browser. Your loss.”
“You don't know the difference between Windows 10 and Edge. You can use any browser. Your loss.”
I tried all my browsers,firefox, chrome, edge,opera, they were all the same.it really is not my loss, as I could not use my pc in the way I wanted on Windows 10.
I am back on Windows 7 and can now access the sites that Windows 10 would not allow me to.
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“Not at all. People are ungrateful about being tricked/forced/nagged into upgrading when what they have works fine. If Microsoft had just made the free upgrade offer and left it at that then they would have had good PR and problems with upgrading (drivers etc) would just have been accepted for what they are.”
“Not at all. People are ungrateful about being tricked/forced/nagged into upgrading when what they have works fine. If Microsoft had just made the free upgrade offer and left it at that then they would have had good PR and problems with upgrading (drivers etc) would just have been accepted for what they are.”
Absolutely. That would have been the best way to do it.
Windows 10 is fine for me once I'd removed lots of the crap I won't ever use or want. I'm happy that I can make the start menu how I want it with most used programs or windows applications on right there where I want them.
It's much like any other OS, once installed you then spend a few hours making how you want it, such as removing cortana, unticking all the sharing/spying/report back/crap and other assorted junk many won't ever use.
It's an operating system, I don't really care too much about all the bells and whistles, I just want a stable system that doesn't require taking drugs to get basic stuff done.
The one very irritating thing that gets me is that some windows look like Win7/8 and they never got around to making everything uniform... that's very poor I think. I'd rather all windows looked the same, and I think the current trend of nasty pale grey / wishy washy windows screens isn't as helpful as Win7 style of window screens.
It's much like any other OS, once installed you then spend a few hours making how you want it, such as removing cortana, unticking all the sharing/spying/report back/crap and other assorted junk many won't ever use.
It's an operating system, I don't really care too much about all the bells and whistles, I just want a stable system that doesn't require taking drugs to get basic stuff done.
The one very irritating thing that gets me is that some windows look like Win7/8 and they never got around to making everything uniform... that's very poor I think. I'd rather all windows looked the same, and I think the current trend of nasty pale grey / wishy washy windows screens isn't as helpful as Win7 style of window screens.
Originally Posted by 2shy2007:
“I tried all my browsers,firefox, chrome, edge,opera, they were all the same.it really is not my loss, as I could not use my pc in the way I wanted on Windows 10.
I am back on Windows 7 and can now access the sites that Windows 10 would not allow me to.”
“I tried all my browsers,firefox, chrome, edge,opera, they were all the same.it really is not my loss, as I could not use my pc in the way I wanted on Windows 10.
I am back on Windows 7 and can now access the sites that Windows 10 would not allow me to.”
Windows 10 does not block sites. I have no idea what your problem was, but it's not common to W10 users.
Agree with Stig.
Windows 10 does its self NOT block sites.
I have been using Windows 10 since it was first released with no problems what so ever.
Windows 10 does its self NOT block sites.
I have been using Windows 10 since it was first released with no problems what so ever.
Originally Posted by Stig:
“Windows 10 does not block sites. I have no idea what your problem was, but it's not common to W10 users.”
“Windows 10 does not block sites. I have no idea what your problem was, but it's not common to W10 users.”
Well everything was OK before installing, and everything is OK now I have gone back, so the problem was something to do with it, the sites would simply not load, and when they did , it took about 5 minutes.
Originally Posted by 2shy2007:
“Well everything was OK before installing, and everything is OK now I have gone back, so the problem was something to do with it, the sites would simply not load, and when they did , it took about 5 minutes.”
“Well everything was OK before installing, and everything is OK now I have gone back, so the problem was something to do with it, the sites would simply not load, and when they did , it took about 5 minutes.”
I observed this behaviour when the OS downloads updates, which is quite often. And during it's just "me me bloody me, Windows 10" and you can't really do anything else that requires a connectivity. When the OS is finished it lets you do something, too. I wrote a feedback about it to MS.
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“That was the Cardassians who were also in TNG and Voyager. I made the same mistake for ages when I first heard about the Kardashians and thought there were loads of closet Star Trek fans out there.”
“That was the Cardassians who were also in TNG and Voyager. I made the same mistake for ages when I first heard about the Kardashians and thought there were loads of closet Star Trek fans out there.”
It was a joke!!!!
Originally Posted by 2shy2007:
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
“Well after 2 weeks of frustrating surfing I ' went back' to Windows 7 and will never download 10 again, I can now get back on the sites that would not load with Windows 10.”
Good workmen never blame their tools. I detect operator error.
Gosh there really are some whinges on this thread and what comes through loud and clear with most is they really don't know their backsides from their elbows when it comes to using a computer.
Most of what I read about W10 errors aren't W10 errors at all but operator doesn't know what they are doing errors - embarrassing.
Most of what I read about W10 errors aren't W10 errors at all but operator doesn't know what they are doing errors - embarrassing.
You have to remember that just because you've had a smooth transition not everyone else has and it may not be user error. Having millions of not very technical users doesn't help, they're not the sort to have any interest in how or what an OS is, they just want to turn on, surf the web, write a letter, print it out. And when it changes they don't like it.
I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!
I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!
Well, I updated to Windows 10 again because I was getting sick of that nagging pop-up box. I'll just stick with it this time. I have a feeling either my monitor could be dying off because the same problem has started happening with both 8.1 and 10 whether the graphics driver from the motherboard disc or the latest one was installed. Anyway, I'll be rid of the nagging now. I'll have to get a cheap monitor.
Originally Posted by Orbitalzone:
“I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!”
“I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!”
Yep! I don't think I've ever had a problem during the 10 upgrade and all software that I've had has worked fine. Then again, all my programs are listed on their sites as being 10 compatible. The reviews on Amazon US are about halfy half on the product page. Some go crazy about Microsoft and call them everything (because of things going wrong) while other reviewers are perfectly happy with their new/upgraded operating system.
Originally Posted by oilman:
“It was a joke!!!!”
“It was a joke!!!!”
Oh right. I have heard the joke before but i assumed since it was so old that you wouldn't repeat it and that you'd genuinely made the same mistake as me and first thought they were from Star Trek - I heard a reference rather than seen it spelt otherwise I would have realised it was something different.
Originally Posted by bobcar:
“Oh right. I have heard the joke before but i assumed since it was so old that you wouldn't repeat it and that you'd genuinely made the same mistake as me and first thought they were from Star Trek - I heard a reference rather than seen it spelt otherwise I would have realised it was something different.”
“Oh right. I have heard the joke before but i assumed since it was so old that you wouldn't repeat it and that you'd genuinely made the same mistake as me and first thought they were from Star Trek - I heard a reference rather than seen it spelt otherwise I would have realised it was something different.”
That's a mistake easily made. They certainly look like from another planet. The whole murder of them.
Originally Posted by Orbitalzone:
“You have to remember that just because you've had a smooth transition not everyone else has and it may not be user error. Having millions of not very technical users doesn't help, they're not the sort to have any interest in how or what an OS is, they just want to turn on, surf the web, write a letter, print it out. And when it changes they don't like it.
I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!”
“You have to remember that just because you've had a smooth transition not everyone else has and it may not be user error. Having millions of not very technical users doesn't help, they're not the sort to have any interest in how or what an OS is, they just want to turn on, surf the web, write a letter, print it out. And when it changes they don't like it.
I think other than the forceful nature that MS had adopted, the actual Win10 upgrade for many people actually goes very smoothly. But inevitably some will crash, some will find software/hardware incompatibles and some will just hate change of any sort.
The problem is computers have become domestic appliances!”
Thing is I've done this three times now - once as a VM on my Mac, once on a circa W7 Laptop and once on a Laptop that started life with XP.
Two installs went flawlessly and although the older XP original Laptop warned it may not be compatible I did it anyway simply as an experiment. This was actually upgrading from a W8 install. Apart from tinkering with a few settings and a couple of driver updates this too is now running like clockwork.
Some of the stories I read on here make me want to weep - more often than not the issue does not lie with MS and Windows 10.
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