You may be able to block some of the updates by telling it you have a metered connection. I don’t think you can turn off updates completely in 10.
I updated a laptop but decided at the last minute to keep 7 on my main machine. Best decision I’ve made in a good while.
I’ll make a decision between 10 and Linux when I have to get a new machine eventually. Until then, I’ll avoid the Win10 problems.
Sounds like a lot of effort for no gain since there are free versions of all those games widely available on the net. It’s not the win 7 versions of those games were super amazing definitive editions. Take 10 minutes on your favorite legal download site and get new versions.
-PJ
Linux Mint with Virtual Boxes for XP and Win7.
Updates happen while you “work”. Not so many reboots on Linux. Windows VBs do need to reboot, but you can be doing other stuff simultaneously.
A few of the older games have openings for security issues. Patches for security may be trying to block those holes.
I have my Start menu setup with the programs I want in the order I want on my work pc they stay put... so far but on my personal laptop the programs shifted around and there is this stupid square with an arrow that swallows up my icons into into it and makes them tiny.
I drag it out of it and it repeats anytime I try moving my programs around. It is like one of those games where you move the squares around and Microsoft Pacman swallows up the icons!
Let’s see the problem logically.
Plays shitty games.
Uses shitty operating system.
Complains about shitty experience.
I wasted many hours playing that old pinball game that came with Windows 98.
It took me a while to get my XP games to run on Win7. That is precisely one of the many reasons I have NOT gone to Win10.
I have never understood software companies who remove features from their software programs in later upgrades/updates. Many times, the feature they removed was the exact reason I was using their program. I have dropped many software programs over the years for removing or changing features. The next task it in finding a good replacement, but for many features, comparable replacements do not exist.
I have several old (XP and Win98) programs and utilities that have no comparable equivalents in the Win7/10 world.
I usually use an old IE6-based tabbed browser for FR. It has several editing add-on utilities that are not available with other browsers. When FR ‘fixed’ the security certification issue several months ago, that broke IE. I had a computer reboot due to electrical surge and it ‘lost’ my IE log-in to FR. The problem is when the HTTP log-in screen tries to switch to an HTTPS secure page. The problem does not happen with Opera, FF, Chrome.
Then, there is Firefox and the rapid release. I have lost many good utility extensions/add-ons because the original creators stopped trying to update to Mozilla’s rapid release. I recently read that by upgrade 57, FF will completely redo their add-ons programming, so likely by then all existing add-ons will no longer be compatible.
New, Improved are not always better. I still cringe every time I see ‘upgrade’ or ‘update’ and wonder what THAT will break.
I’m still running XP (off line!) because a very expensive CAD program won’t run on anything newer.
Thanks Microsoft!
There is reason I still use XP.
You have probably seen this, but if not...
https://www.howtogeek.com/170870/5-ways-to-run-linux-software-on-windows/
Wonder (update) if that is why when I try and open an excel document it trys to open in the new excel 365 (wants me to buy) even though it was created on excel office 2007? Started happening a few days ago?
The Windows 10 Creators Update screwed up my printer (wasn’t showing up) and my Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard are lagging and mouse has to be clicked two or three times. When I called Microsoft, they tried to blame the 3rd Party Drivers as not being compatible with the new update. I called Logitech and was told they don’t have specific drivers to be affected.
Microsoft doesn’t give a damn what they do to our computers and is inept in my opinion.
Use a Restore point from before the update then turn off updates.
When I can no longer run W7 I am finished with Windows. I have a Linux computer, which is what I am on now, and a W7 box which I retain because of legacy photo and scanner programs which will not run on 10 or on Linux (both are originally for W95), and the games. The lack of a toolbar on this linux is inconvenient but I am getting used to it.
I am on W10 64 bit 16299.rs3, just played Klondike no priblems
That Creators Update makes my Asus cm1745 crash and lock up like crazy so I had to replace the drive and install Linux Mint 18.2 and it works great ,even games on Playonlinux . The win 10 drive is over there hiding ,I stick it back in once in awhile for updates to see if they fixed anything , so far no go
I bought a used Apple...problem solved!!!