Windows 10 has been, or will be downloaded today for those who reserved - Don't delete C:\$windows.~BT

[Valentyn]

The only issue I have with mine, is that I can't make it bootable for UEFI system... but mind you I haven't dig into it. Probably need to redo the partitions and such.

 

Odd thing is I had been using mine for EFI and OSX before and no issues.

[GoodBytes]

Odd thing is I had been using mine for EFI and OSX before and no issues.

Ok to be fair, my ONLY UEFI system that I have, is my Surface Pro 2.. so it could just be picky. Or I don't know how to do it properly.

[Hunched]

I've used this support link https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/3081048

Which tells me KB2976978 is not installed. Then provides a link to https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB2976978

Then I download the update it says I'm missing, and says I already have it, despite it not being in Windows Update history and it remaining the issue according to their diagnostic tool.

 

So I give up, I have no idea what to do. 

How convenient I need to upgrade to get the key too, or maybe that's changed.

God damnit

[Murdoch]

 

• Quick Access is now the default landing for Windows Explorer

 

This was the first thing I changed, seriously WTF Microsoft. I'll need to hack the registry at some point to get rid of the quick start folders. But there is an option to change the default landing page to the normal one.

 

Another thing, they seem to want to make control panel as hard to find as possible. You can't pin it to Quick access, and you can't add it to "start" along with all the other folders such as "settings", "network", "personal folder" etc.

[VagabondWraith]

I'm gonna wait a while until all bugs are fixed out. Don't wanna troubleshoot for hours. Just wanna game on stable environment.

[kuddlesworth9419]

I have everything installed. However I can't activate it just says please try again later. Is this just the servers being over worked.

[GoodBytes]

Ah yes. Forgot to answer this question.

 

When you open File Explorer it goes to the new "Quick Access".  You can change that to "This PC".

Open the Folder Option panel, and the first option you'll see at the top of teh panel, under the "General" tab, is "Open File Explorer to". Change it to "This PC".

[burnttoastnice]

Ah yes. Forgot to answer this question.

 

When you open File Explorer it goes to the new "Quick Access".  You can change that to "This PC".

Open the Folder Option panel, and the first option you'll see at the top of teh panel, under the "General" tab, is "Open File Explorer to". Change it to "This PC".

 

I don't think I'm going back to Windows 8 now... Maybe in a VM to use Adobe and Visual Studio though

[RH00D]

This was the first thing I changed, seriously WTF Microsoft. I'll need to hack the registry at some point to get rid of the quick start folders. But there is an option to change the default landing page to the normal one.

 

Another thing, they seem to want to make control panel as hard to find as possible. You can't pin it to Quick access, and you can't add it to "start" along with all the other folders such as "settings", "network", "personal folder" etc.

 

Quick access is a fantastic feature. It helps productivity a lot by showing recently accessed files and folders. Even Logan at Tek Syndicate praised the feature and he's known for criticizing Windows.

 

I guess the only people who don't like the feature are kids still living at home who don't want their parents to know which folder they're hiding their porn in...

 

But you can change it to not show Quick Access.

[Wyzzy Moon]

After A lot of messing around with getting it to not fail the update this has been the first windows upgrade that has gone flawless for me.
Windows 10 works smooth and all my programs still work!
It broke my multimonitor support but that was tnx to AMD 15.7 driver, now I am back at 14.4 everything is fine.

[Murdoch]

Quick access is a fantastic feature. It helps productivity a lot by showing recently accessed files and folders. Even Logan at Tek Syndicate praised the feature and he's known for criticizing Windows.

 

I guess the only people who don't like the feature are kids still living at home who don't want their parents to know which folder they're hiding their porn in...

 

But you can change it to not show Quick Access.

 

Wow, you are a condescinding little prick.

 

Edit: Oops that kinda slipped out. Haha.

 

I meant to say, quick access has little value to me, my folder structure is setup so I have easy access to anything I want, all it does is clutter up file explorer. While you might find it to be a "fantastic feature" I find it to be completely redundent. Yet, my post specifically addressed the fact you could change it to default, so I don't have any problems with it. Similarily I also removed the "favourites" links on Windows 8.1 for the same reason, to remove clutter. 

 

I also don't really see how Logan plays any part in the decision making process on the usefullness of Windows features.

[RH00D]

Wow, you are a condescinding little prick.

 

[burnttoastnice]

Safely remove hardware screw that i do what i want, honestly they should set usb sticks to quick removal already by default, most people either don't care or don't know how to safely remove usb stick.

 

Some expensive USB sticks store your saved files in Cache rather than writing it to the flash. They usually wait on an eject signal from a PC before they write it to the flash. If you unplug when your files are in the Cache, R.I.P.

Most modern USBs just write the files straight to flash anyway; I always change the partition format to GPT and the filesystem to NTFS so the firmware doesn't try any dirty tricks

[GoodBytes]

If you have a crappy or old flash drive, it can be an issue, and you need to eject the drive.

However if you have a fancy genuinely fast (no need to be crazy fast, liek those SSD models), on USB 3.0, then it should not be a problem. Just make sure the light is not flickering on the drive, and you can pull fine.

 

Windows already sets removable drive as well. removable. Look at Device Manager, and go to the Properties of your flash drive, and you'll see.

[BrianPena]

Used the manual installer, in Windows 10 now.

 

 

Apparently W10 hates DisplayFusion, though...

Click on whatever you want to screen shot and use Alt+PrtScrn so you don't have to show your other monitor wallpaper. It is a nice wallpaper though lol.

[comicsansms]

Depends on how fast your internet is and the load on the servers its being downloaded from. 

 

Basically not able to give you a time.

I think the Microsoft servers are being overloaded.

I am getting a sick 0kb/s D/L speed

[Exty]

people that cant install try restarting your pc then booting up , Typing wuauclt.exe /updatenow in cmd and just wait 10 minutes do what ever you usually do on pc . and it started updating on its own after that

[sof006]

I think the Microsoft servers are being overloaded.

I am getting a sick 0kb/s D/L speed

Give it time, ive had my copy for ages now and its amazing. Not to make you jealous or anything

[Retro1989]

I'm upgraded to Win 10, really need to do a clean install though. Tried twice now to do a bootable USB using microsofts tool but after it's downloaded it goes onto verifying then just closes. Trying the ISO option this time, but the download speeds are terrible (this is why i still like using discs).

[zMeul]

used wuauclt.exe /updatenow and got the free-path upgrade app back

 

 

but, the upgrade itself fails

[cyphon21]

used wuauclt.exe /updatenow and got the free-path upgrade app back

 

 

but, the upgrade itself fails

 

Just download their tool kit installer. Press upgrade and you're done. 

[zMeul]

Just download their tool kit installer. Press upgrade and you're done. 

it installs a W10 that's not activated, already tried

[Exty]

Just download their tool kit installer. Press upgrade and you're done. 

what do you mean? where from?

[burnttoastnice]

it installs a W10 that's not activated, already tried

 

There was a problem with the activation servers earlier. Running w10 Home activated now.

[Tweakforce_LG]

My windows gwx icon has disappeard and wont come back but it still sez i reserved win 10