What is your opinion of windows 10?

2016-02-15T12:48:43-05:00

I noticed that windows 10 is very internet dependent and can cause issues for people who have limited internet, so when one exceeds their download limits, unless one disables the programs that are internet dependent.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 15 at 2016 12:53 PM

2016-02-15T12:53:46-05:00

I think if you don't like it, there's always . . . Linux Zorin - can look very much like Windows XP or Windows 7. Linux Mint Cinnamon is also very stable. I'm just saying

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Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Feb 15 at 2016 1:02 PM

2016-02-15T13:02:08-05:00

Told my wife the next computer will be an Apple product. They've had way too many years to get reliable and "unclunky". I believe SGT Private RallyPoint Member has been a Linux fan for a number of years. I will say 10 is better than 7/8 for what I use it for. However this morning I got a BSOD with a note to just look it up on the internet. So I did. The answer was essentially something bad happened. So if it persists, I've been down the road with "Nickel and Dimesoft" before. Using a Dell box. They were great once a long time ago.

Response by SSG Ed Mikus made Feb 15 at 2016 1:24 PM

2016-02-15T13:24:39-05:00

I actually really love the new windows 10 there are definitely issues but it's come a long way. That's what the internet dependency that is a hard to find configuration when you set it up tell it not to use your Microsoft account, or you can go back in and configure it to use a different account. I have all of the windows 10 computers in my house configured to use local only accounts there is an MSN account tied to them for activation but that's all. I disabled cloud storage and it had no real issues you can also set up metered connections so that it doesn't use the internet as frequently on programs that don't need it.

Response by SPC David S. made Feb 15 at 2016 1:27 PM

2016-02-15T13:27:52-05:00

Microsucks way of pushing the cloud. They also canned Media Center with 10.

Response by SPC Paul Tillson made Feb 15 at 2016 1:37 PM

2016-02-15T13:37:21-05:00

For those who are interested, I have posted links to how to disable the programs that are internet dependent on my Company's Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/PCWebFix

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Response by CPT Jack Durish made Feb 15 at 2016 1:38 PM

2016-02-15T13:38:23-05:00

I can't comment on the affects of limited Internet access. Mine is just fine. But I can observe that updating from Windows 8 to 10 on my wife's laptop has resulted in vast improvement, especially in speed of operations. Also, the interface is easier to navigate. Upgrading my desktop from Windows 9 to 10 shows negligible improvement except that 10 boots much faster than 9. Interestingly, I have to boot then restart my computer because my computer fails to recognize my keyboard from a cold boot. I have yet to figure that one out. However, the cold boot followed by restart in Windows 10 is still faster than a cold boot in Windows 9. Like I said, interesting...

Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Feb 15 at 2016 1:47 PM

2016-02-15T13:47:49-05:00

I like it so far, I never used Cortana though just as I never used Siri when I had an iPhone.

Response by LTC John Shaw made Feb 15 at 2016 1:59 PM

2016-02-15T13:59:08-05:00

I can't stand the tile format or the bias Bing search engine that brings constant left wing propaganda from MSNBC. I have the upgrade free but have four iMac or macbook pros for my wife law practice. The good thing about being deployment is not answering all the family tech support questions.

Response by 2d Lt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 15 at 2016 2:02 PM

2016-02-15T14:02:02-05:00

I absolutely love Windows 10. I use Windows 10 on my desktop computers, and my laptop computers. One of the features I love the best is that you can set a connection as a "metered" connection, and it won't download updates or do other high data activities with it. That way when I'm at home, it'll update and such, but when I'm out and about on my hotspot, it won't waste my data.

Windows 10 overall has great performance, it's easy to use, and has great (as of posting) security features. I've heard some people have had issues with upgrades, but I've not experienced any issues (beyond some early adopter driver incompatibility, which it warned me about ahead of time, and said I should wait) with upgrading. I've upgraded 3 computers to Windows 10 so far.

Response by SGT Jerrold Pesz made Feb 15 at 2016 6:21 PM

2016-02-15T18:21:04-05:00

I have still not made up my mind about Windows 10. I have 10 on my laptop but I still have 7 on my desktop. Part of my problem may be that I had terrible bad experiences with 8 and have hesitated to upgrade my desktop because I know that 7 works and I use that machine the most.

Response by SSgt Jamie Ritter LeBlanc made Feb 15 at 2016 6:41 PM

2016-02-15T18:41:44-05:00

I refuse to download because it first deleted a lot of important research on my cousin's computer and the reviews were horrible. Lots of bugs to fix so I'll wait at least 2 years before I'd even consider it.

Response by SCPO Joshua I made Feb 15 at 2016 11:41 PM

2016-02-15T23:41:40-05:00

Significantly better than 7 or 8. Not sure what's "internet dependent", if it's running something you don't want run turn it off and manually update -- but most likely if it's running updates it's because they need to be run.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2016 4:16 AM

2016-02-16T04:16:50-05:00

There's actually options to limit certain background downloads. I have MACS and WIN10 and both work fine. Depends what you have running.

Response by TSgt Anthony White made Feb 16 at 2016 9:24 PM

2016-02-16T21:24:28-05:00

I like it, I have not had any issues and with all the programs I use for my web design business Windows 10, thus far is great....

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 12 at 2024 11:34 AM

2024-11-12T11:34:06-05:00

Windows 10 really does rely heavily on internet access, from updates to app syncing, and it can be a pain for anyone with limited bandwidth. I've found that tweaking settings to turn off background data and disabling some of the built-in apps can help keep data use in check.

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