What do you think of Windows 10?

Post by **alcid34** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:17 am

I heard it's the new Windows 7, it's pretty good. What about you guys? Do you guys like Windows 10?

Post by **DarkenMoon** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:31 am

I don't think anything that Microsoft creates (operating system wise) will ever be as good as Windows 7 is. It's my personal opinion, so take it as you may.

Post by **domantasrackovas** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:01 am

Me? Windows is as good as dead - it died after Windows 8. I don't care if they bring the Start button back, the whole thing is just too flat and lifeless - they changed it too much. They seem to have moved away from what made Windows good. I am not upgrading to it until I get a new PC. Even with that, I'd probably install Linux on it, because I refuse to use a trash OS that is unintuitive and it is clearly made for mobiles and tablets - I don't think they really care about the traditional PCs anymore. Just my two cents.

Post by **wasabilee** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 9:24 am

its malware now
win7 was last good NTOS

Post by **anakin94** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:38 am

wasabilee wrote: win7 was last good NTOS

Agree!
I see no reason for me to upgrade, my systems running fine on Vista and 7.

Post by **Eggs6131** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:52 am

I haven't used it, nor have I seen upgrade prompts on any 7-based PCs. But from what I can see, it's just as bland, smartphone orientated and unusable as Windows 8, the only major difference being it's not in fullscreen mode.

They've truly dropped the ball, and personally I wouldn't be surprised if Windows 7 sticks around for the forseeable future like XP.

Post by **Courage** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:54 am

Ehhh, my opinion can be a bit controversial but here goes:

Indeed, I am biased towards the less popular versions of Windows (eg. Vista), simply because the more popular ones don't really work for me (eg. 7). However, I can still safely say that Vista SP2/7 SP1 (for people who prefer 7) is still the high point of the NT 6 line. (I'm counting 10 as NT 6.4 here.) Sorry MS, this ain't 7 MK II. Better luck (and skill) next time, with 10.1/11 or something like that.

Post by **DiskingRound** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:24 pm

Am I the only one in this thread who actually likes Windows 10 for the most part?

But yeah, I also kinda liked Windows 8.1 and liked 7.
Pros:

The start menu looks clean, good and simple.
When I open my laptop from sleep instead of having to login again the system just wakes up with everything right there.
Most of my applications still work on Windows 10.

Cons:

Using the track pad to scroll doesn't scroll at all.
Don't like the universal calculator.
VPC2007 no longer works, leaving me with VMware.

But that's just my opinion. Feel free to ignore all you want.

Post by **MrFreeman** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 12:28 pm

Windows 10 is the new Windows 8, but worse. I still regret the "upgrade". What was I thinking!? Somebody had to have drugged me to get me to download that ISO and "upgrade" using it.

Post by **Wheatley** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:01 pm

DiskingRound wrote:

Using the track pad to scroll doesn't scroll at all.

This is a problem with your trackpad drivers.

Post by **James** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:27 pm

wasabilee wrote:its malware now
win7 was last good NTOS

You know, for somebody on their final warning, you sure do like to play fast and loose. Do not post in this thread again unless you're going to contribute something that isn't your poor attitude. You are, quite frankly, one small step away from a ban.

Post by **ovctvct** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 2:40 pm

Eggs6131 wrote:I haven't used it, nor have I seen upgrade prompts on any 7-based PCs. But from what I can see, it's just as bland, smartphone orientated and unusable as Windows 8, the only major difference being it's not in fullscreen mode.

They've truly dropped the ball, and personally I wouldn't be surprised if Windows 7 sticks around for the forseeable future like XP.

Win8 is not unusable, just because it has metro... I use 8 and office 2013 for daily use, and I don't care what others say. My opinion is that 8 isn't bad at all, nor buggy, and so 10 isn't bad for the UI, just stability is what really is a problem. Also, 10 really is incompatible with most stuff it seems, older VMware, for example, just freezes it.

Post by **Gnome** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 3:44 pm

Upgraded from 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro, its good, has some niggles on nVidia surround still but will get sorted in due time, noticed games run smoother than they used to, TERA for example used to be hella laggy but on switching to 10 it loads and runs a lot smoother.

Post by **Goldfish64** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 4:54 pm

All my systems are now upgraded from 8.1 Pro to 10 Pro, and then clean installed, with the exception of one laptop. It still has its original Dell Windows 7 install, upgraded to 8 Pro during the $39 offer, then to 8.1, now to 10. Only some small issues here and there. I could have just upgraded and be done with it, but one badly needed a clean install as it was taking around two minutes sitting at the boot screen when you reboot, on a SSD. Now it's back to the normal 8 second reboot time.

My laptop is currently having a couple of issues, like the trackpad not working and VAIO Control Center not fully working. Those will probably be fixed when Sony releases drivers for Windows 10.

Post by **ehea617** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:31 pm

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Post by **wasabilee** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:25 pm

James wrote:
wasabilee wrote:its malware now
win7 was last good NTOS
You know, for somebody on their final warning, you sure do like to play fast and loose. Do not post in this thread again unless you're going to contribute something that isn't your poor attitude. You are, quite frankly, one small step away from a ban.

he asked why "we think of it", I gave my opinion, unlike you
not only that, I told him the truth, 10 is malware, too many telemetry and spyware
even admitedly written there stiffed init which user can't disable

wanna "ban" me ? then do it already kiddo

Post by **Eggs6131** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:10 pm

ovctvct wrote:Win8 is not unusable, just because it has metro... I use 8 and office 2013 for daily use, and I don't care what others say. My opinion is that 8 isn't bad at all, nor buggy, and so 10 isn't bad for the UI, just stability is what really is a problem. Also, 10 really is incompatible with most stuff it seems, older VMware, for example, just freezes it.

Sorry, I should've added "in my opinion". I've tried to use Windows 8.1 for daily use on a brand new laptop and gave up after a week.
It works for some people, not so much for others. It's all a matter of personal preference.

MrFreeman wrote:Windows 10 is the new Windows 8, but worse. I still regret the "upgrade". What was I thinking!? Somebody had to have drugged me to get me to download that ISO and "upgrade" using it.

Pardon my ignorance but does the downgrade option in Control Panel work with an ISO installation?

Post by **Goldfish64** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:17 pm

Eggs6131 wrote:
MrFreeman wrote:Windows 10 is the new Windows 8, but worse. I still regret the "upgrade". What was I thinking!? Somebody had to have drugged me to get me to download that ISO and "upgrade" using it.
Pardon my ignorance but does the downgrade option in Control Panel work with an ISO installation?

Yes, it does.

Post by **James** » Tue Aug 04, 2015 11:32 pm

wasabilee wrote:
James wrote:
wasabilee wrote:its malware now
win7 was last good NTOS
You know, for somebody on their final warning, you sure do like to play fast and loose. Do not post in this thread again unless you're going to contribute something that isn't your poor attitude. You are, quite frankly, one small step away from a ban.
he asked why "we think of it", I gave my opinion, unlike you
not only that, I told him the truth, 10 is malware, too many telemetry and spyware
even admitedly written there stiffed init which user can't disable

wanna "ban" me ? then do it already kiddo

Lmfao, bye.

Post by **MrFreeman** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 12:39 am

Goldfish64 wrote:
Eggs6131 wrote:
MrFreeman wrote:Windows 10 is the new Windows 8, but worse. I still regret the "upgrade". What was I thinking!? Somebody had to have drugged me to get me to download that ISO and "upgrade" using it.
Pardon my ignorance but does the downgrade option in Control Panel work with an ISO installation?
Yes, it does.

Yeah, but I deleted the Windows.old folder because I was still operating my laptop under the influence.

Post by **voidp** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:17 am

DiskingRound wrote:VPC2007 no longer works, leaving me with VMware.

https://www.virtualbox.org/

Post by **mrcobra92** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:21 am

Works great! Better performance than crappy Windows 7 (which looked like an ugly version of Vista, sorry but it's true). Very happy with it. It's much better than Wondows 8 and have no complaints other than I wish for the return of full Aero Glass natively.

Post by **Win7** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 6:28 am

Windows 10 would be perfect if VirtualBox 5.0 just worked a little better on it.

In fact, I have to get 3-4 errors while starting a session before I can use a virtual machine, even if it was already on and saved. I never encountered this bug until I upgraded.

I hope 5.0.2 will do better, as - until then - I can't stay safe with my virtual machines, mainly due to the fear that the virtual drives would crash.

Win7

Post by **classiconthebox** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:08 am

I didn't try it yet, and I'm not sure I'm going to try it now. I'm still on 7.

Post by **WindowsBetaz01** » Wed Aug 05, 2015 9:14 am

Upgraded my mom's laptop to Windows 10 from 8.1. I had to rollback because touchscreen stopped working and USB 2.0 ports as well (they're still not working, going to have to refresh everything). It was all going really well until I rebooted for the second time. Yesterday I rolled back to 8.1 and the clock/notification area of the taskbar is kinda messed up now. Tried to listen to something in media player and- BSOD. First time it has ever happened (couldn't see the code, rebooted instantly). I'm not really touching Windows 10 until a lot of the big kinks are worked on. Anyway, It working pretty good for the first few days. Compatibility for older games and software was the same as on Windows 8.1 which was pretty cool. I actually could play The Sims 1, a game that's 15 years old. By the way, my desktop is not going anywhere near Windows 10. Windows 7 is working fine, actually better than 10.