and how do you deal with the forced driver updates?I agree. For the most part if flows and looks crisp. The privacy issues are fixed with settings and I've been monitoring my network and I'm happy with what I'm seeing.
and how do you deal with the forced driver updates?
Even though I hid a Bluetooth Adapter Driver update using the Microsoft Hide Updates tool, it kept nagging to be installed and all other updates were not being installed pending the Bluetooth Driver install.
I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing but the way I did it is I went to Control Panel > System > Hardware Tab > Device Installation Settings, and set it to never receive driver updates from Windows updates but this setting does nothing as confirmed by me and others I know on other forums Windows just ignores it and the moment you enable Windows updates it will install all the updates + Driver updates in one shot ignoring the fact that I have the latest drivers installed already from the device manufacturers.I have turned off the "deliver driver updates via windows update" setting and Windows 10 hasn't updated a single driver since (several days). I installed the drivers I want and they're still there.
I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing but the way I did it is I went to Control Panel > System > Hardware Tab > Device Installation Settings, and set it to never receive driver updates from Windows updates but this setting does nothing as confirmed by me and others I know on other forums Windows just ignores it and the moment you enable Windows updates it will install all the updates + Driver updates in one shot ignoring the fact that I have the latest drivers installed already from the device manufacturers.
So next I formatted and the moment I went online I used the Microsoft tool to hide/show updates, I ran it and let it search for updates, then I was able to successfully hide the driver updates it found.....2 days later, it showed me a Bluetooth Adapter driver update so I used the tool to hide the update but it refuses to go away despite me restarting my computer. What's worse, now the other updates like there was a Microsoft Silverlight update isn't being installed because I kept seeing that Bluetooth Adapter driver update the first thing when I opened windows update as if all updates were pending until I forcefully installed this.
Can you tell me your way of disabling the driver updates please?
Well I'll say it now. You are wrong.
I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing but the way I did it is I went to Control Panel > System > Hardware Tab > Device Installation Settings, and set it to never receive driver updates from Windows updates but this setting does nothing as confirmed by me and others I know on other forums Windows just ignores it and the moment you enable Windows updates it will install all the updates + Driver updates in one shot ignoring the fact that I have the latest drivers installed already from the device manufacturers.
Can you tell me your way of disabling the driver updates please?
I use that setting and still have Windows Update enabled and it has not installed any driver updates since then, on any of my machines. Not sure what to tell you on it. It works as advertised for me.
For example, I'm using a 2014 VIA USB 3.0 controller driver when Windows Update had installed a 2015 driver during Windows 10 installation (2015 driver was causing it to not stay shut down). It has not tried to replace it yet. Another example is display adapter drivers, chipset drivers, etc. All are using ones I installed and have not been overridden. I also haven't received any new driver updates since I set that setting.
Gave me such a migraine that I'm quite sure I lost at least 20 IQ points from reading it.i understand that .. his skill level .. fluctuates wildly.
however, as a gamer, he has proven himself. so even if he gets right the stuff that he does by feel, at least he is reliable on that. in other words, if he shows up and says "overclock your WMO to 500hz with this patch and run it at 400dpi", then you do that and you can be assured that you will do well.
now, i'm sure i could point out a few things i don't like about W7. but i am cohabiting with it quite well; it very rarely pisses me off, and it generally complies with my demands.
i can also game on it reasonably well and this is a big deal.
random services firing up for a few milliseconds here and there and hogging my cpu cycles is really a no-no for twitch-aim games. what is unnoticeable to most users can be horrible for people who refuse to have .. pre-rendered frames on their GPU .. whose monitor has so little brightness and gamma it looks like a piece of rock (its better for detecting movement) .. who have to "enhance pointer precision" in order to NOT "enhance pointer precision".
not to mention the various network configurations, some of which work, some of which break everything.
it's not easy getting a responsive system, but it's a joy when you do. and i do dream of microsoft one day releasing a gamer OS .. let me rephrase that .. a paranoid hardcore gamer OS, i know it's not gonna happen.
but, if they only did release a modular os - one that i can BUILD as i need, instead of one that i need to DEMOLISH as i need.
I know this is a bit long, but do me a favor guys and read it till the end, this is exactly how I feel about the new Start Menu and the new search feature that searches all over the web..... I never read long articles but this one is an exception......very well written.....
The Start Menu Should Be Sacred (But It’s Still a Disaster in Windows 10)
I use and love Windows Media Center, which is why I will not upgrade to Windows 10.
So you complain about things you know how to fix? That's stupid.
Are you saying that you liked the Start Menu more in XP? Or that you'd rather click on icons on the desktop? Or ones pinned to a sidebar? Or that you rather use keyboard shortcuts? Or use Search every time you want to look for something? Or have a menu of items appear out of thin air when you say "Menu"? You mention how much you hate the Start Menu, but you don't mention why or what you'd rather use instead beginning with Vista.I hate the Start menu. I have tried to avoid using that turd since Vista (which I jumped to as soon as possible. I was Beta'ing it way back in 2006 too), and I was glad to see it die with 8/8.1. Very sad to see Microsoft caving to a bunch of whiny little shits and bringing it back in 10.
You mention how much you hate the Start Menu, but you don't mention why or what you'd rather use instead beginning with Vista.
I almost forgot how awesome the Start Menu from Windows 95 was (with the nice one narrow column). This is one of the many reasons why I've been using Puppy Linux distros for the last few years. Default is very similar to the 95 start menu except even more convenient because all the programs are only one-level deep:
Microsoft fight tooth and nail to prevent the US government accessing their offshore datacentres.
Why? Because a large amount of their customer's data (and customer's of customer's data) has been specifically stored on datacentres outside of the US to help protect their data from US government law. This includes all computer systems based on Microsoft Azure which is a major cash cow for them. Without fighting, their customers may move away from Azure back to locally hosted computer systems.
Microsoft has an entire website dedicated to their protection of their customer's data and are vocal of their criticism with the current US laws here - http://digitalconstitution.com/
Here is a recent blog post about how they have been fighting against a US warrant to release emails from their Irish server - http://digitalconstitution.com/2015/...earch-warrant/
These are not the actions of a company who are going to hand over your personal data easily.
I still stand by my statement Win10 is pretty polished for its initial release.
Btw better off moaning at US government, (Read this below over at OcUK forums).
This is incorrect. I set the same setting and I never get driver updates. WHen I enable it again I see Intel ethernet drivers via windows update.
With it off no updates, with it on it wants to install ethernet drivers.
I know people like to parrot the same rehashed complaint that it's broken, but because it's working for me I can't accept that.
I wouldn't describe it as polished. It still suffers from the same schizophrenic UI that it's had for the last 3 versions of Windows.
Of just keep your data as much to yourself as possible?
If Microsoft don't have it they can't hand it over.
Are you saying that you liked the Start Menu more in XP? Or that you'd rather click on icons on the desktop? Or ones pinned to a sidebar? Or that you rather use keyboard shortcuts? Or use Search every time you want to look for something? Or have a menu of items appear out of thin air when you say "Menu"? You mention how much you hate the Start Menu, but you don't mention why or what you'd rather use instead beginning with Vista.
UI is always a preference thing,when I said polished I meant it's been very stable for me ie no crashes, no driver issues, and all my software works fine on both my Win10 upgrades..
It is a matter of personal preference, but to me the default 7 start menu is pretty ugly and a big waste of space. The entire right hand side is borderline useless. I don't even know why they put a default programs link in there, never click it. All the various document shortcuts are easier to use through explorer.
Are you saying that you liked the Start Menu more in XP? Or that you'd rather click on icons on the desktop? Or ones pinned to a sidebar? Or that you rather use keyboard shortcuts? Or use Search every time you want to look for something? Or have a menu of items appear out of thin air when you say "Menu"? You mention how much you hate the Start Menu, but you don't mention why or what you'd rather use instead beginning with Vista.
It is a matter of personal preference, but to me the default 7 start menu is pretty ugly and a big waste of space. The entire right hand side is borderline useless. I don't even know why they put a default programs link in there, never click it. All the various document shortcuts are easier to use through explorer.