Windows 10 - Everything you Need and Want to Know

[avastuser3796]

So, Dual Boot is well, delayed. The program I was using, isn’t reading the EHDD I have. Need to find an actual FlashDrive.

Got a flashdrive, setting stuff up :). This will answer a few questions

[bob3160]

@Michael (alan1998) post:21

So, Dual Boot is well, delayed. The program I was using, isn’t reading the EHDD I have. Need to find an actual FlashDrive.

Got a flashdrive, setting stuff up :). This will answer a few questions

Why not set a a new partition on your current HD ? Then burn the iso to a dvd and install from there ???

[avastuser3796]

Windows 10 wasn’t seeing the new partition, but I see what went wrong. Little late to fix though… I will reinstall seven on the weekend, then try again. The virtual Machine was SO EASY, the actual computer, not soo much!

(The new partition was being read as NO MEDIA )

[CraigB]

@Dch48 post:17

I had a problem getting into 10 because I installed it while on my wireless connection. That would have been fine except that the driver Win 10 picked for my wireless card didn’t work right. When I got to the part about setting up my account, it kept saying I needed to be connected to the internet. I skipped that step and went on with the rest. The result was that when I tried to get into Win 10 from then lock screen, I couldn’t because no account was set up. What I did to fix this was to connect through a cable, go to the screen shown by Bob and choose reset. I had to make sure I was targeting the Win 10 partition and not the Win 7 one because I would have lost everything if it was targeted wrong. After the somewhat lengthy reset process the setup for Win 10 began all over again and I was able to set up my account. Everything then went smoothly and I was able to fully get into the preview. The wireless card still wouldn’t function and I had to manually trick the computer into installing the same driver used in Win 7. I reported the problem through the Windows Feedback app.

I guess the moral of the story is that you should connect through an Ethernet cable when installing the preview and not depend on a wireless connection working right.

Since I have it in a dual boot setup with Win 7, I can definitely say that 10 is faster than 7 but then so is 8/8.1. I really have no way to compare 10 with 8 as far as performance but in other areas, it’s much better. You never get a glimpse of the “Metro” screen on a desktop PC unless you really set out to see it and the Start Menu just about takes away the need to install any third party utilities like Classic Shell. I could do without the tiles in the right pane but they can be removed and the whole thing can be customized how you want it. The only thing missing is the option to add the IE browser favorites to the Start Menu. The option is not there like in 7 and 8. I’m hoping it was just an omission on their part and I did report it through the feedback. Jumping right to a favorite site right from the Start Menu is the thing I use the Start Menu for more than anything else. You can pin the Favorites folder but then you have to click the shortcut, open the folder, and double click on the favorite. Having Favorites in a mouse over menu directly in the Start Menu is so much better. Maybe somebody will figure out a way to do it if MS doesn’t add it back.

Windows 10 is simply what Windows 8 should have been from the very beginning. All the uproar about a new UI and new ways of doing things would have been greatly reduced and the OS would be more widely accepted than it is.

If your wireless/blue tooth card is always problematic then it might be wise to upgrade it to something better, I recently upgraded my laptops Atheros wireless/blue tooth card to an Intel 7260 ac and it’s much better and only cost $20
Concerning favourites…why not just drag and pin the links to the IE icon in the taskbar! then a right click on the IE icon will show all your sites for quick access and the private browsing is also accessed easiest via the same right click.

[system]

@CraigB post:24

If your wireless/blue tooth card is always problematic then it might be wise to upgrade it to something better, I recently upgraded my laptops Atheros wireless/blue tooth card to an Intel 7260 ac and it’s much better and only cost $20
Concerning favourites…why not just drag and pin the links to the IE icon in the taskbar! then a right click on the IE icon will show all your sites for quick access and the private browsing is also accessed easiest via the same right click.

I could do that but I have like 100 sites in my favorites, organized into folders for Computer stuff, Forums, etc. I’d have to pin them one by one. I also never use Private browsing.

[CraigB]

100 favourites :o just the most commonly used few then

I always use the private browsing for banking and online purchasing, that’s what it’s for

Back to topic discussion now :-X

[bob3160]

Registry tweak enables faster start-up for Apps in Windows 10 (Thanks to Winearo)

http://winaero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/startup-delay-Windows-10-600x309.png

[CraigB]

There are multiple speed up tweaks provided here http://www.askvg.com/collection-of-registry-tweaks-for-windows-7/ they also work on Win10 in one simple registry script download, the download also come with a script to remove the tweaks if you don’t want them.

[avastuser3796]

Read THIS

It is the most jaw dropping thing you will ever read about Windows 10. Talk about a MASSIVE invasion of ones privacy.

[CraigB]

It’s a technical preview, so just like every other technical preview over the years they will collect information to see what and how the OS is being used and performing, while using a preview version you are supposed to be forwarding information about usage performance and bugs discovered as well.

[system]

@Michael (alan1998) post:29

Read THIS

It is the most jaw dropping thing you will ever read about Windows 10. Talk about a MASSIVE invasion of ones privacy.

Nothing new. The same things have gone on in every preview version. It’s much ado about nothing once again.

[bob3160]

@Michael (alan1998) post:29

Read THIS

It is the most jaw dropping thing you will ever read about Windows 10. Talk about a MASSIVE invasion of ones privacy.

If that bother you, I suggest you never sign up to do any beta testing. Not even for avast!.
Sharing information of all types is a part of the beta testing process. Easy enough to avoid by simply no participating.
You wouldn’t share your precious information but you also miss out on all the fun and excitement of being among the first
to try something brand new.
You can also find a further explanation about the so called “key Logger” claim at:
http://www.zdnet.com/windows-10-youve-got-questions-ive-got-answers-7000034462/

[bob3160]

http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1412867604866-23889.png

[b] http://youtu.be/HPbwlBOpW0w[/b]
Just to clarify, once pinned to the Start Menu, a right click option also gives you the option to
unpin it from the start menu. The same goes for the task bar pin.

[system]

@bob3160 post:32

@Michael (alan1998) post:29

Read THIS

It is the most jaw dropping thing you will ever read about Windows 10. Talk about a MASSIVE invasion of ones privacy.

If that bother you, I suggest you never sign up to do any beta testing. Not even for avast!.
Sharing information of all types is a part of the beta testing process. Easy enough to avoid by simply no participating.
You wouldn’t share your precious information but you also miss out on all the fun and excitement of being among the first
to try something brand new.
You can also find a further explanation about the so called “key Logger” claim at:
http://www.zdnet.com/windows-10-youve-got-questions-ive-got-answers-7000034462/

Good old Ed Bott, always the voice of reason. He’s one of the few commenters/ reviewers I can stand.

[system]

I think there already is too much on the taskbar. I removed the store and I would like to be able to remove the task view and search icons as well. Currently, you can’t but I hope they add the ability in at some point.

Another quirk. In CCleaner, the OS is reported as Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview. Something didn’t get changed in the code.

[avastuser3796]

Very True bob!

I’m not so much bothered by M$ watching me (actually, I could careless). But in the hours of my frustration, I didn’t bother reading jackcrap from the install stuff, so I was unaware. It’s the price I pay, I guess… Regardless, I know, M$ won’t steal anything like banking info, or purposely watch you too see all of one’s personal activites.

I will most likely dual boot anyways and only use 10 when I need it or want to test some more things. 10 is too unsafe without AV’s or anything… Although, your best AV, is common sense, in my opinion

[Pondus]

Windows 10’s ‘built-in keylogger’? Ha ha, says Microsoft – no, it just monitors your typing
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/07/windows_10_data_collection/

[system]

Since Avast does not work in Windows 10 yet, I can suggest temporarily using the free Bitdefender version. It does work and although you may not like it’s lack of configuration options, it is certainly better then the built in Defender.

[bob3160]

@Dch48 post:38

Since Avast does not work in Windows 10 yet, I can suggest temporarily using the free Bitdefender version. It does work and although you may not like it’s lack of configuration options, it is certainly better then the built in Defender.

I’ll stick with Defender and wait for Avast to get things sorted out.

[CraigB]

Actually Defender is quite good against traditional viruses ( manual checking will deliver 3-4 updates a day ) and the areas it lacks in can be covered by MBAM Pro and the free version of MBAE.