So how are you liking Win10 so far?

[Maximilian]

Well, outright dismissing everyone's views about the preview is kind of silly. Surely you have complained about something in your life, or had a less than perfect opinion about something, and you probably wouldn't feel great if you were just labelled as ignorant for sharing it. If you have specific complaints about certain opinions, it would make more sense to address those complaints specifically instead of opening your post by basically saying "you're all idiots" or whatever.

Indeed :thumbsup:

"This sucks balls" is a just as valid an opinion as "this is great!"

 

[dtgoodwin]

I am really loving Windows 10. One thing that now everyone may be aware of is you can have other accounts that do not have an email (think kids) tied to a primary login. With those accounts, you can set very specific limits. You can whitelist or blacklist local apps, whitelist or blacklist URLs (browser agnostic - pleasant surprise), and set time limits. I am using it for a PC for my kids. One of them has an online pre-school. He can only open that app and nothing else. He has a time limit of 30 minutes - 20 is required. My daughter uses an online website for reading called ticket to read. She has 60 minutes total per day, using Chrome as the only approved app, and two websites as the only approved sites. If they try to launch anything else, it comes up with a window that says it is restricted. They get the option to send a request to me to allow it - other apps/urls/more time, or they can click a button that says Parent is near, and I can provide my credentials and add more time, or approve a different site. For those with young kids just learning, or for anyone wishing for better controls, I'm very impressed with what they offer. I'm going to switch the defaults to no time, and then when they need to use it, I will add the time then. As they get older, things will certainly relax. We still have the PC is a very open area and don't just let them go nuts, but it's yet another measure for those times when you are distracted or forget just how long they have been using it.

 

[Mem]

Those Windows Phone bits are not going anywhere. The way 10 stands now, meh.

You forget Microsoft are now on a complete/all OS since Win8 that covers every type of hardware,the pure PC desktop only OS is a thing of the past,end of the day you are being a little naive if you expect Microsoft to forget about all the other modern hardware out there ,especially when some of that hardware is their products.

End of the day nobody forced you to use a preview build.

Personally I like Win10 so far(Start Menu can be improved for sure) and do expect some changes with preview builds to RTM,however nothing that I can't deal with .

 

[Muadib]

Try it on vmware player. works great here even before installing the guest tools.

I can't get sound to work, does it work for you?

 

[Morbus]

Indeed :thumbsup:

"This sucks balls" is a just as valid an opinion as "this is great!"

It's a more useful opinion though. What not to do is always more important to know than what to do.

 

[FrankRamiro]

Hi guys;anybody has any issues with grabbing another wallpaper to replace the default one, from the background pic available,when i try to change the pic on the desktop available pic , on some pic it kind get freezing when i try to grab it,it doesn't stay still so i can tick on it.

Also wish win10 Preview had an option to install win7 flashback desktop,like we have in Ubuntu Unity,we can install Gnome flashback meticity,
i really like the way i get the page tabs on Win 7,Win Vista, Win XP.
I never got use to do it the way it's done in win8,Ubuntu Unity.I like it the old school.

 

[Ketchup]

I can't get sound to work, does it work for you?

No problems with sound over here. Do you have a video card listen on the Player's hardware tab, and is it listen in the VMs device manager? I assume vmware tools in installed.

 

[Ketchup]

FrankRamiro, I have two methods of setting wallpaper, and both work fine on the preview:
1. Right-click a pic in my pictures folder and select "Set as desktop background"
2. In Personalization I tell it to look in my pictures folder and tap the "select all" button.

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Yes, just tested it out on youtube and it works fine (my VM is on vmware player, with guest tools installed)

I can't get sound to work, does it work for you?

 

[Chiefcrowe]

Another annoying thing I noticed that I sent feedback for - Unlike other windows
versions, there are no links to read more about what each windows update does or fixes.

Hopefully that is just temporary and they'll be fixing it.

 

[FrankRamiro]

FrankRamiro, I have two methods of setting wallpaper, and both work fine on the preview:
1. Right-click a pic in my pictures folder and select "Set as desktop background"
2. In Personalization I tell it to look in my pictures folder and tap the "select all" button.

Thanks but that i know,but i would like to know if you guys get the same issue, with the wallpapers offered by default, so i make a report to MS about it.

 

[Underclocked]

Frank pause the wallpaper slide show in advanced power options. See if that straightens it out.

 

[escrow4]

You forget Microsoft are now on a complete/all OS since Win8 that covers every type of hardware,the pure PC desktop only OS is a thing of the past,end of the day you are being a little naive if you expect Microsoft to forget about all the other modern hardware out there ,especially when some of that hardware is their products.

End of the day nobody forced you to use a preview build.

Personally I like Win10 so far(Start Menu can be improved for sure) and do expect some changes with preview builds to RTM,however nothing that I can't deal with .

A desktop still isn't a phone. Cortana should be decoupled from search as an option switch, same with the notification centre.

 

[Mem]

A desktop still isn't a phone. Cortana should be decoupled from search as an option switch, same with the notification centre.

What I said was the OS covers all hardware in modern times,you may not like the layout/UI etc ,best you can do is give them CONSTRUCTIVE feedback about your concerns,but don't expect them to ditch phone/touch,tablet features because it won't happen.


Microsoft and even modern hardware has come a long way since DOS/Win95 days,about time we had an updated OS that covers it all.

Personally don't see the main issue,you can still use your desktop PC with 10 quite fine,sure you can argue tweaks here and there,improvements etc but then it's still only a preview build for testing and feedback,throw in Win10 free for 7/8/8.1 users within the first year down the road ,you really can't complain,especially when it's your choice to upgrade or not.

 

[gizbug]

Anyone brave enough to run this full time as their main OS? Currently on 8.1 myself.

 

[Ketchup]

Anyone brave enough to run this full time as their main OS? Currently on 8.1 myself.

I will put it on my laptop when it is final. If I really love it, it will go on the desktop. Based on the previews, I don't hate it, but I don't see anything I like over 7. However, once the 7 support runs out, I may have a go-to, depending on how Microsoft decides to handle licensing at that time.

 

[Muadib]

No problems with sound over here. Do you have a video card listen on the Player's hardware tab, and is it listen in the VMs device manager? I assume vmware tools in installed.

I fixed it after reading this post. I had to change from using the default host sound card, to specify host sound card. Thanks!

Yes, just tested it out on youtube and it works fine (my VM is on vmware player, with guest tools installed)

Thanks for checking.

 

[Muadib]

I was looking around in the store, and found there's a word, excel, and powerpoint preview too. Anyone else install them?

 

[Rhonda the Sly]

A desktop still isn't a phone. Cortana should be decoupled from search as an option switch, same with the notification centre.

What's with the hatred for the Notification Center? It seems like a natural and appropriate evolution of the Notification Tray.

 

[DrMrLordX]

For any of you who might be using an ASMedia-based PCI-e SATA controller (2-port, SATA 2/3), you might want to read this:

I have a PCI-e SATA controller (SY-PEX40039, sold under the brand name of IO Crest) controlling two hdds. The default driver loaded by Win10 dated back to 2006 which seemed . . . quite a bit older than the product in question. In fact, it is so old that it predates the Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1 driver models. So I decided to replace it with something from the vendor.

What I found was SY-PEX40039.zip, containing a driver from 2011. Much better. As an added bonus, the file was provided by the manufacturer, so no (well, less) concern over malware. It's meant for Windows 7, so I skipped using the packaged installer utility and installed it by hand. My efforts were rewarded with the sight of "ASMedia 106x SATA controller" in Device Manager. All there was left was to reboot . . .

Sadly, after rebooting, Win10 would give me the "frowny face of not booting" no matter how often I rebooted or what my UEFI settings. Hmm! So I booted to Safe Mode. Win10 then greeted me with a warning, which I'll paraphrase: "Explorer has suffered an unexpected hard fault". Oh goody. Now the start button won't work, nor will any other icon associated with the task bar. So I right clicked the desktop, opened up the screen resolution control, and used the bar at the top of that screen to browse to All Control Panel Items so I could then get to Device Manager. I uninstalled the ASMedia 106x SATA Controller driver and rebooted.

Win10 started up just fine. I went back to Device Manager to see what was there, and I found that the controller still registered as ASMedia 106x SATA Controller. Hmm. Several test boots later, I find the machine as responsive as before, if not a bit moreso (assuming the driver is working without fault, one would hope a proper driver would result in improved drive performance).

TLDR summary: ASMedia 106x drivers meant for Win7 will work, but it may be a pita to get them to work. I am still not sure why the driver ever caused a problem in the first place, since it is working so nicely now.

Oh, and today is the second time that Windows Update has forced me to install an old Catalyst version, which I prompty "rolled back" (forward?) to the latest 14.12 . Sigh.

 

[FrankRamiro]

Hi guys; i'm trying to do a clean install of win 10 Preview on my HP DV-5 1254US; 64Bit Intel centrino duo CPU 2.00 GHZ P7350,Intel Video Card 4500HD, and it starts install but asks me for drivers and tells me to insert cd or browse pc,i tried to update drivers but the drivers i'm running Win Vista Home Premium SP2 are up dated, and there are no other drivers for this machine,
this is the same Cpu and hardware of my other Hp Dv-6 1259DX that was running Win 7 and i've upgraded it to Win 10 Preview, and it's running like a champ.

I made a DVD Win 10 Iso from Microsoft,
Any body knows what i should do. thanks

 

[Chiefcrowe]

I heard about this but I think this is the preview of the touch enabled version. If you end up installing it let us know how it is.

I was looking around in the store, and found there's a word, excel, and powerpoint preview too. Anyone else install them?

 

[Ketchup]

FrankRamiro, I am wondering if you need something like this to tell Windows about your SATA controller:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=15677&lang=eng

Alternatively, I am wondering if going into the BIOS and switching to IDE mode would allow the driver on the Win 10 DVD to detect it.

 

[JackMDS]

my other Hp Dv-6 1259DX that was running Win 7 and i've upgraded it to Win 10 Preview, and it's running like a champ.

Try to clone the running Win 10 from the other laptop to the Problematic laptop.

There is a few options for Cloning software, some are free, or use the Acronis True Image if you want to pay for the best.

All you need is a the Boot DVD/USB of a cloning software and an External USB (in enclosure) drive to store the cloned image and then use it to restore to the second laptop.

If you have all he hardware ready the whole process will probably take 10 Minutes to make an image and 12 Minutes to clone the Image to the second laptop.

 

[DrMrLordX]

and it starts install but asks me for drivers and tells me to insert cd or browse pc,

I actually had this problem on a desktop.

My first problem was apparently a corrupt .iso . I had to redownload from MS after trying an .iso from another site (I wanted to avoid getting myself on the MS mailing list).

Also, are you trying to install Win10 along another Windows installation, specifically on a drive using an MBR?