Anyone Installed MS Windows 10?
Oct 22, 2014, 4:49 pm
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Anyone Installed MS Windows 10?
I have downloaded Windows 10 technical preview but haven't installed it yet. I was wondering if any of you have tried it yet. If so, is it stable enough to install on a partition or should I run it off of a virtual machine?
I skipped Windows 8 and would like to see if the changes made in 10 are enough to make me upgrade. I've used Windows 8 on my friend's pc and hate it. I'm not sure what the hell Microsoft was thinking by releasing that abomination of an operating system. And apparently consumers feel the same way with Windows 7 still having the majority of the market share among pc users. They need to get rid of that childish metro screen and bring back the actual start menu. I don't want to have to search for my programs either. I want to point to a folder and open my programs within a matter of seconds which is why I stick with Windows 7.
I skipped Windows 8 and would like to see if the changes made in 10 are enough to make me upgrade. I've used Windows 8 on my friend's pc and hate it. I'm not sure what the hell Microsoft was thinking by releasing that abomination of an operating system. And apparently consumers feel the same way with Windows 7 still having the majority of the market share among pc users. They need to get rid of that childish metro screen and bring back the actual start menu. I don't want to have to search for my programs either. I want to point to a folder and open my programs within a matter of seconds which is why I stick with Windows 7.
Oct 22, 2014, 5:00 pm
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I skipped Windows 8 and would like to see if the changes made in 10 are enough to make me upgrade. I've used Windows 8 on my friend's pc and hate it. I'm not sure what the hell Microsoft was thinking by releasing that abomination of an operating system. And apparently consumers feel the same way with Windows 7 still having the majority of the market share among pc users. They need to get rid of that childish metro screen and bring back the actual start menu.
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$5 for Start8, boot to the classic interface, and all is back to normal. My kids hit some key combination a couple of weeks ago and brought up the Metro/Modern/Tile/UIThatShallNotBeNamed interface for the first time since my PC was 2 days old.
Once that's out of the way, there are several improvements over 7.
Once that's out of the way, there are several improvements over 7.
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My favorite is the free Classic Shell. I can have the XP Start menu but all the advantages of Win7.
Oct 22, 2014, 6:00 pm
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Didn't know about the programs to bring the start menu back. I guess I'm still happy with Windows 7 and haven't seen a need to switch. If Windows 10 brings back some normalcy then I'll consider upgrading. As far as Windows 8 goes...kill it, kill it with fire. It's the most unintuitive operating system I've ever used. It might be ok for tablets but it has no place on a pc/laptop.
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I have downloaded Windows 10 technical preview but haven't installed it yet. I was wondering if any of you have tried it yet. If so, is it stable enough to install on a partition or should I run it off of a virtual machine?
I skipped Windows 8 and would like to see if the changes made in 10 are enough to make me upgrade. I've used Windows 8 on my friend's pc and hate it. I'm not sure what the hell Microsoft was thinking by releasing that abomination of an operating system. And apparently consumers feel the same way with Windows 7 still having the majority of the market share among pc users. They need to get rid of that childish metro screen and bring back the actual start menu. I don't want to have to search for my programs either. I want to point to a folder and open my programs within a matter of seconds which is why I stick with Windows 7.
I skipped Windows 8 and would like to see if the changes made in 10 are enough to make me upgrade. I've used Windows 8 on my friend's pc and hate it. I'm not sure what the hell Microsoft was thinking by releasing that abomination of an operating system. And apparently consumers feel the same way with Windows 7 still having the majority of the market share among pc users. They need to get rid of that childish metro screen and bring back the actual start menu. I don't want to have to search for my programs either. I want to point to a folder and open my programs within a matter of seconds which is why I stick with Windows 7.
I have my Windows 7 laptop setup to basically function like XP/Vista, but can't repeat all of that, but can get close, in 10.
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Didn't know about the programs to bring the start menu back. I guess I'm still happy with Windows 7 and haven't seen a need to switch. If Windows 10 brings back some normalcy then I'll consider upgrading. As far as Windows 8 goes...kill it, kill it with fire. It's the most unintuitive operating system I've ever used. It might be ok for tablets but it has no place on a pc/laptop.
I'm not suggesting this is an example of good design, but knowing it will make your time with Windows 8 a lot less frustrating.
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Oct 26, 2014, 4:12 pm
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This isn't new. You can do this with Windows 8 and 8.1 too.
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I'm waiting for the fully touch-optimized version (hopefully there will be a preview release) at which point I'll throw it on my Surface Pro.
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