Windows 10...is it worth it?

[thanh293]

I was really excited with my new build with the brand new i7 skylake upgrade after staying quite sometime with gen 1 i7 as well as getting a new GTX 980 graphic card. I installed my good old W8.1 Pro and reserved my W10 update..After a week, it came downloading and installing. The whole installation was smoothly done, and I loved the new UI so much that I want to be with W10 AGAIN.

 

Note...AGAIN because after few minutes of using W10 (I installed all latest drivers available) BSoDs started to pop up like a pop corn bag in microwave...no joke around 10 of them (differently after few minutes of using)it made me seriously panicked that it was a hardware failure, but it wasn't after I reverted back to W8.1 none of those W10 BSoD appeared again. I talked to a friend who have just recently upgraded to W10 Education Edition (or something like that) and he said he encountered the same problem, and has gone back to 8.1 for a peace of mind.

 

So, I've been rolling with W8.1 for a month now, and is wondering if there are others that encountered these problems, and has it been fixed...

 

 

http://imgur.com/a/T7gDt

 

 

[Khajiit Dealer]

The only thing that turned me off the idea of using Windows 10 was Microsoft storing information about everything I do on my PC (including what I say)

 

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

[RollinLower]

i've been using both the official version of W10 and the Insider version of W10 for months, and i never encountered anything like this!

maybe i'm just lucky, or maybe your drivers just kept messing up somehow?

[Quincy15]

The only thing that turned me off the idea of using Windows 10 was Microsoft storing information about everything I do on my PC (including what I say)

 

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

 

Sure you dont do anything illegal but do you want Microsoft (and the US Government) having access to all your personal data?

[Sauron]

A fresh install should fix your bsods

 

The only thing that turned me off the idea of using Windows 10 was Microsoft storing information about everything I do on my PC (including what I say)

 

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

 

besides most of that can be straight up turned off.

[Khajiit Dealer]

Sure you dont do anything illegal but do you want Microsoft (and the US Government) having access to all your personal data?

 

They already do anyways, the NSA exists. 

[thanh293]

i've been using both the official version of W10 and the Insider version of W10 for months, and i never encountered anything like this!

maybe i'm just lucky, or maybe your drivers just kept messing up somehow?

Well, I did grab the latest drivers around and made sure they were compatible to W10, it wasn't a long period of time (3 days) but the BSoD made it feel to long.

[hk29]

The only thing that turned me off the idea of using Windows 10 was Microsoft storing information about everything I do on my PC (including what I say)

 

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

yea thats the main reason for not updating to 10. doesnt matter what i do on my pc is my business.  funny think tho that no one seems to remember that microsoft was sued for spying on users back in the day of xp i think. cant remember.

[Sauron]

Sure you dont do anything illegal but do you want Microsoft (and the US Government) having access to all your personal data?

 

Does it even matter beyond a certain point? You could be in the Truman Show for all you know, that doesn't change the way you live your life in any meaningful way. Unless you have sensitive and private information on your pc, let them have it. Or rather, once you turned everything off, if they still want your stuff that badly just let them have it.

[thanh293]

 

A fresh install should fix your bsods

 

 

besides most of that can be straight up turned off.

 

I kind of tried to avoid that...but there is no other way isn't it sigh*

[Sauron]

I kind of tried to avoid that...but there is no other way isn't it sigh*

 

you could keep the bsods if you find them aesthetically pleasing

[Bogica]

Sure you dont do anything illegal but do you want Microsoft (and the US Government) having access to all your personal data?

 

 

The only thing that turned me off the idea of using Windows 10 was Microsoft storing information about everything I do on my PC (including what I say)

 

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

And then you actually do research and notice that both windows 7 and 8 had this update and they are collecting information either way. Everyone is, get with the times, if you think that anyone providing a service for you isn't collecting your information I have some really bad news for you...

 

Anyway, Windows 10 is worth it in my opinion. I could go back to 8.1 but I would never go back to 7, I used it on a laptop recently and I have a feeling as if I reverted back to Win XP. Feels old and slow compared to 8.1 and 10.

[Khajiit Dealer]

yea thats the main reason for not updating to 10. doesnt matter what i do on my pc is my business.  funny think tho that no one seems to remember that microsoft was sued for spying on users back in the day of xp i think. cant remember.

 

I would actually support a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for spying on people. 

[soup]

Then I remembered I don't do anything illegal. 

 

<Mode:the tech>

Who decides what is illegal or rather who will decide?  Will the government in twenty years or so, decide that... is still legal ?

<Mode:off>

[Khajiit Dealer]

<Mode:the tech>

Who decides what is illegal or rather who will decide?  Will the government in twenty years or so, decide that... is still legal ?

<Mode:off>

 

If I commit a future-crime now (meaning that what I did was not yet a crime at the time I did it) then they cannot legally hold me accountable. Ex post facto. 

[Bogica]

I would actually support a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft for spying on people. 

Sure, the same would go to any other manufacturer. In fact, Google has more data on you, it has your contacts, their numbers, emails, location (along with facebook), how frequently you contact them, your text messages backup, same goes for Apple, and we all know how well that iCloud hack went. Microsoft is no different, but there are companies that have much more of your data. Wasn't it Steam or Origin that recently was accused of scanning your PC for pirated games etc. I could go on for hours...

[Philosobyte]

Sure you dont do anything illegal but do you want Microsoft (and the US Government) having access to all your personal data?

What data would you define as persona, and why exactly would you care about the government having it? What could they do with that data that would harm you in any way? 

 

I imagine all they do with their data is run it through software to make graphs and charts of numbers of clicks, speed of clicks, most common words typed, etc. 

 

<Mode:the tech>

Who decides what is illegal or rather who will decide?  Will the government in twenty years or so, decide that... is still legal ?

<Mode:off>

It's called ex post facto. You can't be arrested for something that's illegal if you did it before it was illegal. 

Besides, they aren't using this information to catch crimes. I think they only use your info for statistics and anti-terrorism. 

[Khajiit Dealer]

Sure, the same would go to any other manufacturer. In fact, Google has more data on you, it has your contacts, their numbers, emails, location (along with facebook), how frequently you contact them, your text messages backup, same goes for Apple, and we all know how well that iCloud hack went. Microsoft is no different, but there are companies that have much more of your data. Wasn't it Steam or Origin that recently was accused of scanning your PC for pirated games etc. I could go on for hours...

 

Privacy is dead. 

[Prince32780]

Not yet.

[soup]

It's called ex post facto. You can't be arrested for something that's illegal if you did it before it was illegal. 

 

<mode:tin foil hat/the Tech>

Yes just now, but when ...comes to power?

<mode :off>

[hk29]

Privacy is dead. 

it so is.  what is different with microsoft, it is an operating software.  you dont have to use google, facebook, steam.  but in order for your collection of pc parts to be useful you need an os. sure there are alternatives. spying on me isnt cool.

[Philosobyte]

<mode:tin foil hat/the Tech>

Yes just now, but when ...comes to power?

<mode :off>

Then we have waaaay bigger problems to worry about than pirating or other illegal web activities. 

[tgronseth1983]

I've been win 10 insider for a long while and every update has been better. Yea, give up info but as long as your not dou g anything illegal, whys it matter?