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Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:25 PM Dec 2015

Upgraded to Windows 10 - Wow! Great OS.

Not sure what all the fuss was about. I held off because I was concerned about the transition. It was seamless, and took about 10 minutes (I have an SSD with not much data on the drive).

Works beautifully. Super fast (especially coupled with the SSD). Aesthetically pleasing and very intuitive.

If anyone has any doubts or questions, I'm available to answer.

Cortana is pretty sharp, too.

Edit to add: My version came with Edge and IE 11 (I use Chrome, but was worried because I was working on a project that uses IE as an object). If Edge evolves to handle add-ons/extensions, that's a pretty good looking browser.

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Upgraded to Windows 10 - Wow! Great OS. (Original Post) Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 OP
I have been ok with it MuseRider Dec 2015 #1
I might be wrong, but I think you can disable/opt out of the ads. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #11
I upgraded... yallerdawg Dec 2015 #2
OK, so I went to W10 and have IE11 and Youtube works fine. CurtEastPoint Dec 2015 #4
Windows 7 never a problem. yallerdawg Dec 2015 #6
try going here for help steve2470 Dec 2015 #9
Thank you. yallerdawg Dec 2015 #10
Hadn't noticed the loss of YouTube. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #12
I am running it now on a non-production TM99 Dec 2015 #3
Thank you! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #13
I agree-- upgraded the desktop a couple of weeks ago and have it on the new laptop... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #5
How much memory do you have, and what processor do you have? Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #14
Yes, 64 bit TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #17
I still love Win7 gvstn Dec 2015 #7
Windows 10 is Windows 7 on steroids, in my opinion. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #15
I like it, with the following caveats steve2470 Dec 2015 #8
Why not use Chrome or IE instead of Edge? Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #16
I use Opera mainly, then Chrome steve2470 Dec 2015 #19
Well, that certainly makes sense. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #20
Edge is a work in progress steve2470 Dec 2015 #22
Interesting. I'm not a CEO ... Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #23
no, I don't, sorry steve2470 Dec 2015 #24
Thank you .... Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #25
sorry, formatted the link wrong steve2470 Dec 2015 #26
My 'pooter slept on it... yallerdawg Dec 2015 #18
Glad you got it back! Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #21
I'm a bit disappointed with the inability to set UAC to level 3 for non-admin users.. frylock Dec 2015 #27
Sorry to hear about the UAC control levels. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2015 #28

MuseRider

(34,057 posts)
1. I have been ok with it
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:31 PM
Dec 2015

but am not using Edge because of the ads. It is like my phone now, too many ads to deal with. When Adblock or something else is available I will probably go to it, I did like a lot about it.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
11. I might be wrong, but I think you can disable/opt out of the ads.
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 11:47 PM
Dec 2015

Don't quote me on that, though. I don't use Edge, but the little bit of time I did, I was quite fond of it. The only thing keeping me from making it the default is the lack of extension/add-on support. Once that comes about, I will really consider using it as my default. It's quicker than Chrome, and has a really nice feel and look to it. I am by no means a Microsoft fanboy, but I'm giving credit where credit is due.

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. I upgraded...
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:33 PM
Dec 2015

and lost you tube videos on IE 11.

Tried some suggested fixes, didn't work, now using Chrome.

But I really like Explorer. Especially after the years!!! Things are different! Pages show different.

I want my IE!

CurtEastPoint

(18,548 posts)
4. OK, so I went to W10 and have IE11 and Youtube works fine.
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:38 PM
Dec 2015

I am a Chrome person but your comment intrigued me.
That doesn't sound normal, does it? That videos don't play?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
6. Windows 7 never a problem.
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:58 PM
Dec 2015

Now IE 11 gives error message on all you tube videos wherever they are - here at DU!

My 20-something daughter said "Screw it - just use Chrome" and walked away. My 20-something son muttered "Luddite" and walked away.

I emailed Microsoft Help - when I told them, my kids laughed for some reason...I don't know what that means, but no response from MS so far.

Windows 11 seems to have a lot more to synchronize?

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
12. Hadn't noticed the loss of YouTube.
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 11:53 PM
Dec 2015

I don't use IE as my default anyway - I use Chrome, so I'm not really concerned about it The only thing I need it for is I'm trying to use VBA to "scrape" the net to find current balance values for all of my credit card websites (building an automatic credit utilization tracker in Excel). By the way, if anyone knows how to use HTML elements with VBA, I'm interested. I've got it to work with Discover, but it took me a week to figure that out. Of course, the other websites have different HTML elements to code for, so I could use help with that.

 

TM99

(8,352 posts)
3. I am running it now on a non-production
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:35 PM
Dec 2015

laptop, and I agree with all you share.

However, there are some privacy issues.

Follow the instructions on this link and those are mostly resolved:

https://fix10.isleaked.com/

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
5. I agree-- upgraded the desktop a couple of weeks ago and have it on the new laptop...
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 05:50 PM
Dec 2015

and it's working great. Seems to have better memory management, but I'll still have to max out the desktop memory to get it to work right with four browsers and Thunderbird open.

It is a PITA to have to go into settings to change some defaults, and there are privacy issues, but nothing catastrophic that I know of.


Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
14. How much memory do you have, and what processor do you have?
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 11:55 PM
Dec 2015

Also, is yours a 64-bit system? I noticed that IE is 32-bit on my 64-bit OS. That might be an issue, though I'm not expert by any means.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
17. Yes, 64 bit
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 02:20 AM
Dec 2015

Desktop processor is AMD A4-5300 6 gigs memory (4+2) I tried to add 8 gig to the 4 but couldn't get it to work even though HP swears it should.

I don't remember what's in the laptop and can't dig it out now.

I haven't used IE on 10 yet, but Edge works fine within its limits, and it's a minor pain to reset the default browser. I don't use Chrome, but have Edge, Firefox, Opera and Pale Moon open all the time, and with Thunderbird for mail that sucks up a lot of memory.

gvstn

(2,805 posts)
7. I still love Win7
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 06:44 PM
Dec 2015

Rock solid reliable and everything available from the Start/Search box. I only tried Win 8/8.1 but didn't see any real benefit. I do think the underlying OS behind Win10 is just a little bit faster.

steve2470

(37,456 posts)
8. I like it, with the following caveats
Thu Dec 3, 2015, 07:56 PM
Dec 2015

1- MS really needs to pay attention to the uproar over their privacy practices. You can turn almost all
of that stuff off except for aggregate technical telemetry data-gathering.

2- Edge crashes all the time on me. It does need addons and extensions too.

3- They need to give detailed verbiage when they do updates. This minimal cryptic style sucks.

There's a very long thread here: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_security/why-so-many-people-hate-windows-10/ad4845af-9bae-4929-bc0d-c5c427fd3989

I'm not agreeing with all of that thread, just providing it for discussion.

steve2470

(37,456 posts)
19. I use Opera mainly, then Chrome
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 09:59 AM
Dec 2015

I think IE11 is 32 bit for compatibility purposes with corporate websites. It's being left in Win10 for businesses to use, mainly, and for use with websites that demand IE, like Microsoft's own Update Catalog website.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
20. Well, that certainly makes sense.
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:21 AM
Dec 2015

I don't know why MS dropped the ball by not including extension/add-on support with Edge. Edge looks to be like it will be a pretty good browser. Do you have any thoughts on why they did that?

steve2470

(37,456 posts)
22. Edge is a work in progress
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:24 AM
Dec 2015

My understanding is it will eventually include addons in 2016. My personal opinion is that MS released Win10 about six months too early. After another six months, many more bugs and issues could have been addressed, and Edge would probably have addon/extension support and be much more stable. It literally crashes to desktop practically every time I use it.

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
23. Interesting. I'm not a CEO ...
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 10:32 AM
Dec 2015

... but if I was, I'd certainly wait until Edge was complete before rolling it out. That way as soon as everyone gets a taste of the product, and if they like, they make the switch.

In this case, everyone tries it, somewhat likes it except for the lack of extension/add-on support, so they go back to their favored browser, and now Edge is lost and forgotten. In my case, I like it, but I've literally opened it maybe 3 times. I went back to Chrome, made sure to mark it my default browser, and will probably never use Edge again - simply because of this oversight.

To me, that's a horrible business decision, but then again, I'm not CEO, so maybe they know something I don't.

By the way, I mentioned earlier that I'm trying to track current balance information from different credit card websites using Excel VBA. I've worked out only one site (Discover). I know nothing about HTML so, it took me about a week just to figure out Discover's tags/IDs. Would you happen to know how I can find out how track other credit card websites that use different tags?

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
18. My 'pooter slept on it...
Fri Dec 4, 2015, 09:33 AM
Dec 2015

and today I woke up and have you tube videos back on IE after Windows 10 upgrade and a first set of closing shutdown updates. And all the crap I tried.

"Sweet mysteries of life."

frylock

(34,825 posts)
27. I'm a bit disappointed with the inability to set UAC to level 3 for non-admin users..
Mon Dec 7, 2015, 09:41 PM
Dec 2015

I don't grant my login admin privileges on my system, which was causing issues with an app used to launch some modified racing simulators. It simply would not launch because of the prompt you receive when UAC (User account control) is set to level 2. After researching, my options were to lump it, or to disable UAC, which I elected to do. I then learned (through trial) that certain apps will not run when UAC is disabled, namely the Windows Media Player and whatever they call the new native Windows photo app. I was able to work around those limitations by installing VLC player, and configuring Windows to use the classic Fax and Photo Viewer. I like greater control of the Start menu, so I also installed Start10 and set up my Start menu to look like Windows 7. I have not experienced any driver issues thus far. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied. It's fast, and runs all my apps, including Grand Prix Legends, which was released in 1998!

Fantastic Anarchist

(7,309 posts)
28. Sorry to hear about the UAC control levels.
Wed Dec 9, 2015, 02:20 PM
Dec 2015

Glad you still like the system, though.

I know I shouldn't, but I do run my account as an admin account. I do have firewalls and anti-virus set up, so I'm happy to be delusional about my security so I don't have to mess with all of that.

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