Is Windows 10 really this "bad"?
Okay, there has been some threads here where we have bashed the hell out of Windows 10 since it was first released almost a year ago but I just want to ask... it really that bad? Yes, it has the worst UI possible (even with that Start Menu ffs) and yes it likes to know what you're up to. As of this post, the market share for it is now nearly 20% and, I'm guessing the number may increase as the months go on. I heard that it was getting major updates for last month and I wonder what they were... were they for improving the whole thing, even of the interface that looks like that a kid ate too much fruity yoghurts and spewed it all over? I don't know.
The main reason why I'm posting this thread is because later this month, I am expected to start work soon and I believe that most computers have upgraded to 10 and I even openly admitted that I wish to not use it for the reasons I and others had complained about but, things may be different for it within the workplace, I don't know. I certainly won't use it for home use though, and as if I'd ever would.
The main reason why I'm posting this thread is because later this month, I am expected to start work soon and I believe that most computers have upgraded to 10 and I even openly admitted that I wish to not use it for the reasons I and others had complained about but, things may be different for it within the workplace, I don't know. I certainly won't use it for home use though, and as if I'd ever would.
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Some of its changes are completely unnecessary, but it's not like you can't modify it to your liking. If don't have it yet, you're not missing much, but we're not talking of a WinME-style trainwreck.
On my laptop (which was a Windows 8 machine originally btw) the start menu refuses to open and the taskbar goes off the screen sometimes. Before I reloaded it with the built in reinstaller the scan app wouldn't work. I have and still have proper Windows 10 drivers installed for my laptop and still have these problems.
On a computer at my school one of the machines wouldn't EVER open the start menu and explorer didn't work at all.
However, on my desktop machine it works fine, so I think I've just had bad luck with Windows 10.
PS. Windows 10 home blocks you from stopping Windows Update and it's really difficult to uninstall updates. The Windows 10 Store blocks you from modding your games etc.
PPS. Be a little concerned of Windows 10's spying
These issues can be dealt with and once you do that it's actually quite good. I still hold out hope that some future update will actually address these issues.
I suspect Windows Updates were forced for the masses, not people like ourselves. Many people out there don't really bother with updates whether for their smartphone or PC unless they are practically forced to. If I remember correctly over the years some viruses and security issues were exacerbated by these habits, simply because a large chunk of society didn't bother with software patches. Then of course the media targets Microsoft and/or some other corporate. I know a few people that just lament having to go through an iOS upgrade or wait for a few Windows updates to install.
There is a "choice" though it comes in the form of needing to use the enterprise edition of Windows, so IT admin can control the flow of patches to their liking
Privacy issues are no different to me than the likes of Google, Apple, and Facebook. Data that can be potentially sold for advertising and market research, and very specific advertising and content to the end user.
I don't really have an issue with the shell either, though I tend to reduce the number of tiles on the Start menu. I still prefer the old style Control Panel though.
Between an old Core 2 Duo, 1st gen i3, 2nd gen i5, and a Lenovo i7 laptop they have all upgraded to Windows 10 rather smoothly. I haven't had issues with those. The only issue was upgrading from WIn 7 on my Sharp netbook, as it used to crash during installation and would revert back to Win 7. After some time and another attempt it did eventually work, and while it's not fast it doesn't perform worse than Win 7 on it either.
I haven't had a lot of hands on with enterprise though.
It doesn't stop updates completely though, and plus all updates are bundled up which makes things worse.
For me, Windows 7 was much faster than Windows 10.
For me on Windows 10 I had constant issues with programs and games crashing and I've only had that issue occasionally on windows 7.
Oh, and for a bit of offtopicness, it seems that the free upgrade to 10 isn't offered through Windows Update anymore... didn't see that damned KB number when it came to this month's update when it kept reappearing each time. Well, I suppose that's good news, and maybe it's now safe to turn back on automatic updates.
I have 10 on a few machines and it works well enough, but there is always something wonky with them, didn't matter if they were new with 10 or upgraded. I recently found that I can't even open the store or any other apps on one of them, not sure when that broke, wsreset fails with permission errors and my google-fu efforts haven't yielded working fixes besides reinstalling.
Why it's not fixed yet is beyond me.
Plus *most* DOS programs still run...
Not everybody saw the same level of instability, it depended somewhat on the device drivers installed. OEMs often didn't bother to update their 98 drivers for ME since it was the end of the road. Why fix it if mostly works with just a few random BSODs? :P
Given that it's been years since I've messed around with it, the temptation is strong to give it another look in a VM. In fact, I may just do that if I get sufficiently bored.
Also, it now includes bash (has to be enabled), which is kind of neat. I haven't switched over to 10 as a daily driver yet, so I'm not sure if I'll ever use this feature regularly or not. For now it's just an interesting feature with more interesting potential.
'bash' is included from the Linux Subsystem for Windows - an element that converts Linux syscalls to WinNT syscalls. It stems from the failed and discontinued Bridge for Android.
I suppose the hideous ballooned-up Start Menu and the dated folder/file icons are still there (they've been around since Vista, for god sake change them) but, what about the problem of updates turning back on settings if you changed them, even for the telemetry-based ones?
No, Microsoft still hates Linux and in fact fears Linux. WSL was a reactionary move to try and keep developers from leaving windows and moving over to linux completely. Also, a couple years ago Microsoft sent people over to Valve's HQ because they had fears that Steam for Linux would succeed.
Don't forget about programs being uninstalled without the user's permission.
And about WSL, if Microsoft really hates Linux with a passion, then I think adding that in seems a bit contradictory don't you think?
I specifically mentioned bash rather than LXSS due to the fact that all of the linux stuff has to run under bash first... So regardless of what's going on behind the scenes, it still feels more like it's just a separate environment running within bash.
As far as I know, most companies are still running on 7 due to not wanting to have to test compatibility with programs that they use...But, the Enterprise version allows you to disable updates if needed.