I stopped the updates on my old toshiba laptop a few months ago. The updates were taking hours to install. I think the operating system is Windows 7.
It killed CC Cleaner on my PC deader than a doornail.
It can’t repair it or even tell me what version of Windows the program was written for.
Thanks
I hate the updates because they often change privacy and advertising settings.
Use Linux on the bare metal host and create a W10 guest (virtual machine) to run apps that can only run on Windows.
Keep your data in a shared folder, that is, a folder that can be shared by the Linux Host and the W10 guest.
I use Oracle VirtualBox, which provides a “seamless desktop”, so that your Linux and Windows task bars and app windows can share the same desktop.
You could also run the W10 guest in alternative desktop on the Linux box. Most Linux desktops provide four alternates by default.
For Windoes users, a flavor of Ubuntu is probably most easy to adapt to.
Being an experiencedad IT guy you should have known that Windows 10 is going to eat a core 2 duo for lunch. You should have upgraded the hardware, if not just for speed, but for the fact that electronics eventually die.
Your mistake, not Microsoft’s.
If you have software that has to run on windows, it is time to find new software.
Some folks still access the interwebs on AOL....LOL!
I’m in IT too and Windows 10 is a disaster.
I HATE Windows 10. This forced update stuff is just horrible—it breaks something every time. It used to break OneDrive after every update, so I changed to Google Drive. It also killed my printer drivers and I was unable to fix that until I used my MSDN subscription to download Windows 10 Enterprise and reinstalled everything.
Windows 10 is the worst MS Windows in decades. Just horrible.
It might be advisable to do an image of your system before installing updates, if they’re going to prove so unreliable.
Installed on my old dual core Dell Inspiron last night. Running fine so far.
Now you've got me wondering. My thin little thin, HP, el cheapo, 17-incher (I use it on trips because it is so lightweight and thin): I was in Vegas, did some financial and correspondence work on it the morning of 12/9, closed it, took my lady to lunch and shopping. Upon return, I opened the little HP up, and it wouldn't even turn on. Not even a blue screen. No nada.
Now unlike you, I'm not an IT guy; but no novice, either. I have resurrected many a computer, both from software and hardware standpoints. This recent event, I think, is clearly a hardware issue; but your post has me wondering: is it possible that a bad software update could've triggered on/off relay problems like I described?
Cox Cable has admitted to me that they are incompatible with Windows 10 for email purposes. I can receive email sometimes but can never send email. Cox claims that the problem is related to changes they had to make to their servers to prevent future hacking. In the meantime I’ve had to revert to Old Windows 7 desktop. Cox admits that the problem may not be solved until March 2017. They refused to give any consideration on billing even though they can’t provide full internet access.
Windows 10 is working and updating just fine on 3 of my machines, two of which are old. After having to mess with XP, 7 and that POS 8, am finding 10 to be the best yet (so far).
I have a W10, don’t use it much because of all these horror stories. So far no problems but I trust it less than the others. Miss my W7. RIP. :(
my next desktop will be a mac. I was so pissed at the auto update from 7 pro to 10 that I’m willing to jump to the evil side and learn a whole new OS just to get away from MSFT. I’ll own their stock, but won’t buy their desktop. Bastards.
You should setup a dual boot Windows 7 and 10.
I’m typing this on a Dell 780 Core 2 Duo (slightly different from your dual core). It’s set for automatic updates, and I’ve never had an issue with updates. I also have a couple of dual core Dells (not 780s) that are set for automatic updates, and have never had issues with those, either.
“Dell Dual Core 780”
There’s your problem. My son bought one of those for $15 at the university auction. It turned out to be one of my old work machines. PSU’s are suspect
Sorry to hear of your troubles. The forced upgrade “feature” in Win10 is pathetic and despicable. It’s happened on a few occasions that I needed to use my PC, turned it on, but only to find it could not be used for an hour while Win10 installs its privacy-violating bloatware and reboots several times.
I also have Ubuntu 16.04 on this machine, which is what I usually use. That required a few tweaks to make touchscreen work well but the windows partition is accessible. I’d say now Ubuntu and the Unity windows manager are 90% good, not ideal - but at least there is something I can do about it.
Thank you for the warning, I will make sure my backups are up to date before I boot into win10.
Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop. Use WINE for those pesky Windows only apps.