Windows 10
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I'm sticking with 7. ;-)
Max
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It's called progress PeterThe Millennium Edition was a disaster, Windows 8 was a disaster and now they expect people to jump into their next offering without so much as the blink of an eye………………:roll::roll::roll::roll:
Once bitten, twice shy ……………. What's the phrase when you've been bitten twice ?
95 was good, XP was good - why do they have to replace things that work with things that don't ? :twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted::twisted:
Ed
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For protection I used the Backup and Restore function on 7 (also available on 10) to take a system image of the C: drive to an external drive, so that if there's a major failure I have the easy option of restoring. Fortunately I didn't need to do that.
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Robert
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Robert, what folders on the "C" drive do you backup to an external drive?
For protection I used the Backup and Restore function on 7 (also available on 10) to take a system image of the C: drive to an external drive, so that if there's a major failure I have the easy option of restoring. Fortunately I didn't need to do that.
Ron
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why do they have to replace things that work with things that don't ?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
With possibly a touch of megalomania?
Or then again "because they can".
Cheers MIKE
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At the end of the process it will ask if you want to create a repair disc. If you do, it will write a CD/DVD which you can boot from to effect the restore. You only need to do this once.
The only restriction is that you can't do a backup to the same physical drive - eg on my 3rd PC I must use an external drive, whereas the SSD can be backed up to the 2nd internal drive if I wish.
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Robert
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As for Windows 10 I think its a breath of fresh air but I do have one problem on one of my laptops and it will not run Windows Edge it keeps freezing but otherwise everything is working fine and no problems with windows edge on other machines.
There are some settings you need to untick especially in the Privacy settings also I found another check box to untick in the advanced for windows updates to stop windows from updating all of the machines on your network at the same time, useful for some people but not for me.
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Can I just add that this information couldn't possibly come from a long phone call with a friend who works for a certain Company :cool:
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It's decided to download the Windows update again without me asking (currently 40%) so I'll see what happens.
I'm now using the garage laptop set up for JMRI running Lubuntu. Slow, but it works
Ed
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Cheers
Andy
Andy
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Sounds techie I know but basically, even if the Windows update check says your PC will run Windows 10, it may not without some alterations to the system.
First impression is it's a bit like your PC has become a giant smart phone.
I think someone has already mentioned you need to select custom install as well, or information about everything you do goes to Microsoft.
The reason for the fast start up compared with Windows 7 is that it doesn't actually shut down. When you select shutdown it actually puts the PC into suspend/hibernate. Sneaky!
It would appear mainstream support for Windows 7 has already ended and extended support ends in January 2020, so you basically have a year from now to get a free update to a newer operating system supported until 2025, if your PC can handle it.
Maybe I'll stick to Linux
Ed
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It would appear mainstream support for Windows 7 has already ended
So why does my Win7 pro 64 desktop install 8 upgrades every time I shut down (except when it installs more than 8)
Cheers MIKE
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At a guess Mike.
The pro version probably gets more updates than the bog standard version anyway, as there is more to it.
Ed
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Robert
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The pro version probably gets more updates than the bog standard version anyway
I could understand that if it wasn't for the fact that a laptop also running 7 pro 64 only updates occasionally, when it does the desktop updates its usual 8 plus however many the laptop gets, go figure!
They are both on the same network.
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I used to find my laptop appeared to get more updates than my desktop, when I used Windows regularly.
Ed
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It's been doing it for about 15 months, since new, every shut down 8 updates except when the laptop downloads 1 up date the PC downloads 9, if the laptop downloads 2 the PC downloads 10, then reverts to 8 when the laptop doesn't download any.
I had the same performance when I was running 2 identical PCs on XP, the PC which was "number 1" on the network downloaded the same number of updates every shut down except when the other had updates.
Cheers MIKE
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It may be that an update is not installing causing the machine to try to re-install them every time you are closing down.
I have had this in the past and had to tell it to ignore that update.
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Andy
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Sometimes problems occur when two related updates are installed together, and doing one at a time fixes this.
Robert
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