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Posted on 07/10/2016 8:08:28 AM PDT by dayglored
Microsoft has released build 14383 of Windows 10 Anniversary, for both PC and mobile, in preparation for its public launch on August 2nd 2016.
Most "Insider" builds feature a watermark on the desktop, showing the version and build number, but that has gone in this build.
"This is because we’re beginning to check in final code," said engineer Donar Sarkar in the announcement blog post, though we are promised more builds before release day.
There are a bunch of fixes in this build but they are minor, as you would expect at this point in the release cycle.
"We fixed an issue where the Settings app was showing media controls in the taskbar preview window," said Sarkar, speaking about one of a dozen fixes for PC and a dozen more for mobile.
I am either an unlucky reviewer or some bugs remain, because I soon hit unexpected behaviour. I installed an Edge browser extension (a new feature in Windows 10 Anniversary), then clicked the top-right corner to close the browser. "Do you want to close all tabs?", said a pop-up dialogue box. I clicked "Close all", but nothing happened. I closed a couple of tabs individually, and then it worked. A minor detail for sure, but annoying.
What do users think? The built-in feedback application shows discontent with Microsoft's decision to kill "Messaging Everywhere", a feature that synched text messages between phone and PC, in favour of an enhanced Skype app. "Do not tie Messaging Everywhere to Skype," says a pessimistic feedback post. "If you do, we'll never see it working again." It is a topic that dominates recent feedback.
Complaints also continue about the inferior OneDrive integration in Windows 10 versus the placeholder feature in Windows 8, which showed all your OneDrive files but downloaded them only on demand.
Still, there are substantial new features to look forward to in Anniversary, including Ubuntu on Windows 10, Windows Hello for login by facial recognition (if you have the right hardware), and Project Centennial for running Windows desktop applications but wrapped as Store apps, for simple and clean installation and removal.
Any of you who WANT to upgrade to Win10 from Win7 or Win8x should get on the stick and DO IT before the crush at the end of the month.
Those who DO NOT want to upgrade can stop reading here. :-)
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14383 for PC and Mobile
But I have an open mind. I used to be heavily in the Microsoft camp and I thought Windows XP was rock-solid. Even liked Windows 3.1 (for it's day) and Windows 98.
So I will see what others have to say about this Windows 10.
Should I upgrade? I really don’t know what to do. We have win7
Build 14383 — that’s so the-day-before-yesterday...
I’m on Insider Preview build 14385, installed yesterday. The preview builds are coming fast & furious — apologies to Eric Holder — now, with one every couple of days.
I’ve got 10 running on most of my machines now, if for no other reason than to pre-qualify them for a permanent 10 installation in case I need to temporarily drop back to 8 or even 7 for some reason.
Whee!!!!!
It's not a simple decision for most people.
Many of us prefer the user interface (look and feel) of Windows 7, the last of the "old style" releases; or even XP. Others prefer the newer "Metro" UI that came out with Windows 8, and which has been modified slightly for Windows 10. That's mostly a matter of personal taste.
As an operating system platform, Windows 10 is perfectly fine -- it runs applications very well, quickly, stably. Some say, better than Win7 or Win8 do.
As an advertising delivery platform, Win10 is way ahead of the old style releases. In Win10 you are faced with the "Windows Store" and the goal is to sell you stuff you didn't know existed. This is hardly unique to Microsoft -- lots of outfits do it -- but many users find it annoying in their working environment.
There are privacy concerns about what Win10 "sends back to Microsoft" about your browsing habits, documents, preferences, etc. It's probably mostly benign, but there are aspects which are very troubling, especially to folks who don't like faceless marketers getting information about what they like or don't like, or what they look at when they surf the web.
So overall it's personal -- I can't say whether you should or shouldn't upgrade, but one final consideration is worth mentioning:
Windows 10 is the "future of Windows". Microsoft WILL eventually get everybody onto Windows 10. So it's really not a question of "if", it's a question of "now or later". And for another couple weeks, upgrading is free. After that it's gonna get pricey.Final VERY IMPORTANT note: Get access to a good "full image" backup system (e.g. Acronis), backup your system (and make a spare backup copy), and then try the upgrade. You may find you like Win10, in which case, great. If not, you can usually "roll back" to your previous OS. And if that goes sideways, you have your image backups to restore your system.
LOL
> I’ve got 10 running on most of my machines now, if for no other reason than to pre-qualify them for a permanent 10 installation in case I need to temporarily drop back to 8 or even 7 for some reason.
Yeah, I'm using VMs for the same objective. I don't see using Win10 on metal except maybe a laptop; but my current laptop is now 6 years old, runs great with dual booted Win7 and Linux, and has a Win10 VM on the Win7 side. Rather than upgrade the Win7 partition, I'll probably just get a replacement laptop in a few years before the Win7 support runs out (Jan 2020).
Not. At. Gunpoint.
Further reading has been suppressed.
“Microsoft WILL eventually get everybody onto Windows 10.”
I don’t like that sort of talk, and I don’t like being treated like some kind of subservient slave unit. In my view, Microsoft is being heavyhanded and un-American in their approach to the public.
They handled this whole transition wrong, in my opinion. They should have offered their customers more choice - not less. I would gladly pay an annual subscription fee to keep getting Windows 7 updates after 2020, but they don’t offer that choice to consumers who don’t want Windows 10.
They’re going to force me to stop doing business with them, even though I’ve been a satisfied customer since 1998. Sadly, it’s always been about force with that company. It’s their answer to everything.
I’m running Enterprise so I’m not terribly concerned with MS’s deadline. And I’ve found so far that the execution of the features on Win-10 are good to excellent. It’s the features themselves 0 the unwarranted and unacceptable intrusions into areas that are none of their F’ing business, that I find troublesome.
So I’m running 10 on a number of devices (mostly virtual) but not on anything that I care about - and nothing that has access to anything important.
Let us know when they build-in the “roll back” button so I can get back to what I have (Win 8.1 with Classic Shell) and I’ll think about upgrading. It has worked flawlessly and I never see Metro.
Upgraded all of our computers when Win 10 came out and keep all current. Absolutely no regrets. I do wish they’d fix OneDrive as it is not helpful—hate the extra steps in saving a file that came with it being integrated into Office. Very inefficient.
Thanks...our desktop and laptop are about 4 years old...we don’t like buying new stuff until we HAVE to. And I’m the computer “expert” here...haha...not saying much...I’ll have to look into Acronis
Thanks...oh and we’re still on Office 2010...wonder if that will be a problem?
Did not want to upgrade. went to Linux Mint. FU microsoft...
This is an area that I have yet to play with. Which VM software are you using, if I may ask?
I don't see using Win10 on metal except maybe a laptop...
I've upgraded several laptops at this point, but none has belonged to me. The only laptop I have is an older DELL Latitude D610, which doesn't do well with Windows 10, so I'll leave it running as an XP/ubuntu dual boot system.
Also have an Acer Netbook, but, let's not even go there... ;>)
I upgraded and Adobe Acrobat pro 9 would not patch. I bought Acrobat DC but found out too late that DC does not come with Livecycle designer. So I had to resurrect win xp machine to modify xml forms.
Upgrading may cause older programs so they will not work.
Office 2010 should not be a problem—I’ve never read a single problem about Office 2010 compatibility with newer O/S. Absolutely none. I’m on Office 2016, though, as I keep all of my computers on very latest versions of everything.
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