Windows 10 gaining desktop market share

Johnatan56 said:
No, had a quite high-end laptop with Vista, often had windows explorer crashes, driver errors, etc.
Got W7 on it on release, no more problems.

W7 > W10 > ... > W8.1 > ... > XP > ... > W8 > ... > ... > ... > Vista
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Many reviewers agree Windows 10 is the best Windows yet... Not even going to bother with the rest.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/o...nniversary-update-creators-microsoft-3574736/

Windows 10 review: The best Windows OS yet
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https://www.google.co.za/amp/arstec...ersary-update/?amp=1?client=ms-android-xiaomi


Windows 10 was better than Windows 7 and 8.1. Windows 10 Anniversary Update is better than Windows 10.
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https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/4896/windows-10-review

In combining the best of Windows 7 with the best of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has turned the page on a disappointment and done right by all of us.

Windows 10 is highly recommended to all Windows users.
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/28/9045331/microsoft-windows-10-review

The best part of Windows 10 is that it ends the cycle of good and bad in favor of something great.
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Of course it's the best, what are the competition?

A price of a house MacBook?
 
backstreetboy said:
Many reviewers agree Windows 10 is the best Windows yet... Not even going to bother with the rest.
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Oh boy, do you really believe? Reviewers get paid for a job. Do they tell you the truth about Windows 10 Home version forcing updates? Nope.
 
I find it interesting to watch a win 10 machine and a linux machine side by side with a network monitor running on each.

Windows network activity is constant and never seems to end. This process, that process, all wanting to call home, with names like "Application Experience" and "Helper Blah, Blah".

The Linux network monitor just stays there, flatlining on big fat zero until you open a browser or something. Close the browser - zero again.

WTF is windows doing? That's academic anyway, 'cos the windows machine is a clients. The Linux box is mine. I don't really care any more.

And don't get me started on disk activity...
 
Grouter said:
I find it interesting to watch a win 10 machine and a linux machine side by side with a network monitor running on each.

Windows network activity is constant and never seems to end. This process, that process, all wanting to call home, with names like "Application Experience" and "Helper Blah, Blah".

The Linux network monitor just stays there, flatlining on big fat zero until you open a browser or something. Close the browser - zero again.

WTF is windows doing? That's academic anyway, 'cos the windows machine is a clients. The Linux box is mine. I don't really care any more.

And don't get me started on disk activity...
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i dug around inside windows and switched everything off until it was flat lining when idle. i did it twice.

windows 'repaired' itself after updates... very annoying. havent bothered again.
 
Messugga said:
The whole lack of control regarding updates still pisses me off.
I have a rarely used work laptop. Every time I connect it to my WiFi hotshot, it tries to download a crap load of updates and kills a good amount of data.
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Also despise that happening on my laptop which doesn't get used so often, guaranteed everytime I fire it up I have to wait for update downloads/restart etc, if you are on the go with mobile data and you haven't budgeted for 280mb update that can be immensely frustrating nevermind expensive.

Microsoft = bunch of useless dwis's
 
supersunbird said:
If he had pro in the first place his Win10 would now be pro, send him a Win 7 or 8.1 Pro key then... ;)
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Easy Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade keys -->

Activation Keys for Windows 7 Professional
VTDC3-WM7HP-XMPMX-K4YQ2-WYGJ8
6RQ9V-6GCG4-8WV2H-966GF-DQ4DW
32KD2-K9CTF-M3DJT-4J3WC-733WD

For Windows 8 a local KMS server will be enough.
 
Munch said:
Windows 10, even more stuff that just works including DX 12. And you do ofcourse realise windows 10 spying was delivered to Windows 7/8 in a 2015 patch. Unless you took specific action to block that update you probably have less control over spying than in Windows 10 where you can disable it.
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Blocked it.
 
backstreetboy said:
Go to the Windows store (the carrier bag with the windows logo). Under settings you can disable App updates just like on Android/iOS.
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Have just been to the Store on the one HOME machine - don't see any Settings icon or heading anywhere ; only Home, Apps & Games at the top left & Top Apps, Featured, Top Games, Collections a bit lower down, with a Search bar top right. If I search for Settings in there, there's nothing showing general Settings to change things in the Store.

Therefore, it seems the Home version doesn't allow one to stop Updates to the Store.

sajunky said:
This is because on Windows 10 Home you cannot stop receiving updates. Even if you apply registry hacks published on some websites, it doesn't work in the long run.

Solution for Home users is a free upgrade to Pro version. Install demo copy of Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate with DAZ, validate online, then generate Windows 10 Pro digital certificate. Then make a clean installation of Windows 10 Pro without Internet access, insert certificate and then activate online. Remember to not enter any keys during Win 7 or Win10 installation.

Upgrading to Enterprise version is also free, but different. :)
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Thanks for this detail ; a lot to go through to get Pro. Might be worth it, but when one considers how easy it is to run a Linux ISO, get the updates either during or after installation, and then crucially ... decide on what you want in the way of Updates in only 3 easy to understand settings .. I may just blow Win 10 away on one of the 2 machines it's now on and put a Linux distro onto it.

The only reason to have Windows for me on any machine, particularly my work (Win 7) one, is there are some apps I need for work - Office in particular (no gaming at all) - so the remaining Win 10 one would be a backup in case the Win 7 one went south. Otherwise, I'd be quite happy to do away with Microsoft entirely.
 
Grouter said:
I find it interesting to watch a win 10 machine and a linux machine side by side with a network monitor running on each.

Windows network activity is constant and never seems to end. This process, that process, all wanting to call home, with names like "Application Experience" and "Helper Blah, Blah".

The Linux network monitor just stays there, flatlining on big fat zero until you open a browser or something. Close the browser - zero again.

WTF is windows doing? That's academic anyway, 'cos the windows machine is a clients. The Linux box is mine. I don't really care any more.

And don't get me started on disk activity...
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Why windows is a virus.
Always has been always will.
 
I O U said:
Have just been to the Store on the one HOME machine - don't see any Settings icon or heading anywhere ; only Home, Apps & Games at the top left & Top Apps, Featured, Top Games, Collections a bit lower down, with a Search bar top right. If I search for Settings in there, there's nothing showing general Settings to change things in the Store.

Therefore, it seems the Home version doesn't allow one to stop Updates to the Store.
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Right next to the search bar. Not sure how one can miss it.
 
Grouter said:
I find it interesting to watch a win 10 machine and a linux machine side by side with a network monitor running on each.

Windows network activity is constant and never seems to end. This process, that process, all wanting to call home, with names like "Application Experience" and "Helper Blah, Blah".

The Linux network monitor just stays there, flatlining on big fat zero until you open a browser or something. Close the browser - zero again.

WTF is windows doing? That's academic anyway, 'cos the windows machine is a clients. The Linux box is mine. I don't really care any more.

And don't get me started on disk activity...
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This.

I've noticed this as well. It's a virus.
 
Grouter said:
Another example of Microsoft's dumbing down of settings access coupled with the confusion of the whole control panel vs "Settings" app ending up as a non-intuitive UI that doesn't know whether it's Arthur or Martha.
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The beauty of Windows Search/Cortana is that it can search both Settings and CP making your comment irrelevant. CP is going away anyway.
 
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