Sorry but no. Back on topic though I LOVE windows 10 best release yet!
I put it on an old Optiplex 745 that is sort of souped up. So far, I am totally unimpressed but then I'm not the one that needs to be impressed. There is simply nothing there for me that doesn't already exist in Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. I'll probably run it on that machine for a few more days before I get tired of playing with it and dump it.
Didn't they add most of the normal start menu functionality to the left side though?
That in itself doesn't look that new, been using 8.1 a long time I guess to begin with.So far I don't mind it. It reminds me a lot of 8.1 expect the start screen is now shoe horned onto the start button. I just started playing with it though so I might have more to add as I get farther into it.
Here's a nice screen shot to make you guys get in gear and try it out.
I did. A chose a local account at first but after the install was finished I decided I wanted to check out the store so I used my hotmail account to login.Is it possible that the "Free Windows 9" is going to mean "Free Windows 10"?
Is it possible that MS might even make that offer to Win7 users, in order to get them to use the "App Store"? To try to get them into the MS ecosystem?
Also, for those that have installed Win10, is an MS account required, or will it let you use / create a "local" account?
Of course it doesn't look new because its not. Comparing 8.1 to Win10 is like comparing Vista to 7. Are they kinda different...sure but not really.That in itself doesn't look that new, been using 8.1 a long time I guess to begin with.
Looks a bit of much ado about nothing unless other things under the hood going on.
I'm a Win 8.1 fan, and so far using Win 10 Tech Preview for a couple of days now, the only major difference I can see is the Start Menu improvements. Otherwise pretty much same/same for me.
Not sure what you mean?
Basically you can either enjoy a modern-less UI and boot straight to the desktop.
Or you can still view the old start menu that's optimized for touch. The new desktop start menu isn't optimized for touch and has smaller UI elements hard to tap on without a stylus.
Virtual desktops is a torso at best. No drag and drop to arrange apps to different desktops? What is this crap?
I think I was able to do this, but I don't remember exactly how. I have it in a VM, and only tested it for a bit Wednesday before opening 2 apps caused it to completely hang. ^_^
I've been using 8.1 for so long now though that not having metro is throwing me off, especially since I wasn't able to figure out an easy way to get into it. I never minded metro, I just never liked the hidden corners.
After playing with it a bit in VirtualBox, I think the comparisons to Vista and 7 are apt. This isn't a dramatically revolutionary OS (at least in its current state), but it does iron out two of my three biggest Windows 8 complaints. Having modern apps in windows is fantastic. Similarly, having a start menu that uses the live tiles while still remaining a genuinely desktop experience is great. I haven't been able to test it yet, and it's a much more difficult problem technically, but if they can fix their high DPI support, I'd be elated. In particular, I want to be able to switch between my high DPI laptop monitor and my 1920x1200 desktop monitor as the primary display without logging out.
Yeah, has anyone noticed any under the hood improvements, or any show stopping bugs? Doesnt seem like theyre changing anything that radical.
So far I don't mind it. It reminds me a lot of 8.1 expect the start screen is now shoe horned onto the start button. I just started playing with it though so I might have more to add as I get farther into it.
Here's a nice screen shot to make you guys get in gear and try it out.
What options do you have in the colour (text/background) of the start menu, I prefer black text on white background.
Edit : looking at your screen, is the menu colour automatically chosen based on the main colour of your wallpaper, ie. black
I thought they changed the start screen to be like that continuum feature they showed, but I guess not.
I'm trying to find a purpose for these tiles, but the way they rearrange themselves drives me absolutely crazy. On the desktop I can put an icon anywhere I want. God forbid I change one tile, and my entire screen rearranges itself. It's like when your wife cleans up for you and hides all your stuff, and then you can't find anything. Makes for nice screenshots I guess.