Posted on 06/13/2016 9:04:11 AM PDT by Utilizer
One thing that really annoys us about Windows 10 is Microsoft’s aggressive upgrade strategy.
Steve Jobs famously said “people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” Microsoft must think this is true for Windows 10. And so its developers keep finding new ways to trick Windows 7 and 8 users into upgrading because surely they will like Windows 10 once the see it. Or they’ll just surrender.
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Microsoft acts as if its goal for 1 billion Windows 10 users supersedes the company’s responsibility for its existing Windows customers. This reckless battle has unintended consequences that not only hurts Microsft’s customers, but also its business.
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Get a Mac.
When you figure out how to get rid of Ask.com, could you please lemme know. I run Firefox and have that stupid extra box to check to continue running “with the new home page” which is Firefox. We have tried everything we can think of and just can’t get Ask to go away. Thanks.
Put it on all our machines. Love it.
This thread is full of competent computer users.
Well, I am not, but I do have a bad temper when assaulted.
W 10 imposed itself on me and took off before I could do anything myself, but sit there and be victimized.
I picked up the phone and called McAFEE, spent hours with them performing major surgery on my poor little desktop, and finally excised the S.O.B. from life.
It may not be permanent, before the expiration day on the 29th, but my computer runs better and McAFEE got that stinking Windows 10 icon off my lower bar screen.
My problem is Windows wants to update, but my computer won’t allow it, no matter what selections I make, which do include Windows recommended updates. The Windows icon still begs for update permission.
Maybe McAFEE blocked these updates, I don’t know, but McAfee banishes these intruders and does it with zest!
PS: I don’t even know what 10 is, either. It’s just the bullying tactics that have determined my resolve to never cooperate. lol.
I do run Linux. However, some of the high-end programs I use require some version of ‘doze to operate, and the latest version I can use for them is XP. They absolutely will not run on anything later.
When I have the time I plan on setting up some manner of virtual machine on one or more of the Linux versions I run and work with them from there, however, I do not see any of these machines ever running win10.
Mepis Linux, Kanotix, Uberstudent, DamnSmallLinux, Eagle Linux, Knoppix, or Mint13K-LTE -they all work well and each fills a need without having to deal with any Upgrade issues. :)
Even trying to convince some people (even some in the local citygov) to switch some of their computers over to Kiosk Linux to avoid all the malware headaches and licensing costs they have such a hard time dealing with, but some people just are so stuck in their ways they insist they MUST have microsoft running on their machines.
It gets tiresome after awhile, I must say.
Disconnect yourself from the Internet. Guaranteed no more updates.
Linux, yes.
Chrome-anything: No!
Chrome is Google, and they own access to your data and harvest information from any of the products you use or archive information.
Stay the Hell away from Google.
RE: “Unless you specifically need Windows to run a program, most people would be better off with a Chromebook or Chromebox.
More sophisticated users that don’t need to run a specific Windows program would be better off with Linux.
Microsoft Windows is not your friend”
I upgraded to Windows 10 on a tablet after which Bluetooth would no longer work. Fortunately I made an image backup using Clonezilla prior to the upgrade, so I was able to easily return to Windows 7.
Now I have run Never10, https://www.grc.com/never10.htm, which prevents the upgrade. No more nagging.
Windows 10 upgrades also shut down many (not all!) video cards and audio programs on older PC’s.
Sorry: No more audio.
And yo cannot “Undo” or successfully Abort the Windows Upgrade once it starts.
Microsoft Vista Home Premium on a new laptop turned me into a happy LINUX user. All of the Windows 10 upgrade problems I’ve read about convinces me that I made the right decision when I dumped Windows for LINUX...
..and everyone who approved this heavy-handed approach fired.
Thanks for your informative response. I need to learn the virtual machine technique since there are a few pgms I need to run that will not run under Linux, e.g Sibelius 6.
My upgrade happened on a reboot. At first I thought it was a virus. Now after months battling it, finding my pages off center, slow and the system running constantly, I have gone back to Google Chrome. I despise Windows 10 and will not use it again.
There are a bunch of videos on u-toob that chronicle the setup and maintenance of virtual desktops. There are several “flavors” including Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop, VMware, and Oracle’s Virtualbox (to name a few).
I run VMware at work and Virtualbox on my laptop.
Oh, and there are several FReepers who appear to work with VM’s as a part of their jobs so there’s always a wealth of free advice!
Totally true! I just love my new Linux OS. Why, oh why, did I wait so long?
Unless you have expensive application that only run on Windows, you should consider Linux.
Microsoft violated their own "backwards compatibility" rules when the foisted this new stuff upon us. Whatever happened to the concept of DLLs for ease of compatibility? I have thousands of dollars worth of instrumentation and software that will not work on their new OSs.
I've dug in for a long war.
I wouldn’t give McAfee the time of day anymore.
https://www.grc.com/never10.htm Go here if you don’t want anymore notifications. Other than that I love Windows 10 and didn’t have any problems with it.
I experienced a complete failed Win10 upgrade even though Microsoft said my PC was compatible. Unfortunately it wasn’t and the Win10 upgrade hung at 70% complete. I had to use my windows 7 recovery disc to recover my PC after working with Microsoft support for over 10 hours trying to restore windows 7. I spent many more hours cleaning up the mess this upgrade caused me.
I recommend everyone check with their PC manufacturer to ensure your specific model and serial number PC can support Win10 before installing it.
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