The only windows device I own or I have worked on while upgrading to Windows 10 was an intel stick. Other than that I have had 0 issues with windows 10, even on several gaming rigs no driver issues ever.
I personally really like Windows 10. Yes it spies, I try my best to stop it from doing that. Not that this makes it right, but EVERYTHING SPIES ON YOU. Great you use GNU/Linux, the moment you go to google you are being tracked, don't want to use google? Sure use another search site that may not track but sucks compared to googles search. People have to realize they trade convenience for privacy, I am not saying it's right, but that is the world we live in right now.
I too have had many issues with windows 10. Like not even having the start menu work.. like fucking really? also when i let the computer lock the screens/sleep and I wake it back up it shoves EVERYTHING onto one screen all icons all my previous windows. it's so goddamn annoying.
and before the did you do an upgrade.. yes i did at first then i did a complete reinstall.. only thing that fixed was the sound not switching outputs.
I've had a consistent issue with Windows 10 on 2/3 computers that I've put it on.
My mom's new-ish (about 2 years old) HP laptop seems to work perfectly fine.
I have a custom-built desktop which contains mostly ~6-year-old components except for my GTX970 and my second HDD. Occasionally Windows Explorer crashes, and when I go to restart it it just goes to a black screen with my task bar, but ultimately I end up having to hold down the power button to restart the computer every time because none of the buttons work.
Same thing happened on a computer I was going to sell. This was a semi-old all-in-one that my parents gave to my brother. It originally came with Windows 7 and before selling it I upgraded it to Windows 10. There didn't seem to be any issues with it, but my brother didn't use it much either, so maybe he just never noticed. The day that the people came by to buy it, as I was showing them how to navigate around Windows 10 (they were older and didn't really know much about computers) it fucking crashes just like my desktop. I was going to sell it for $150, but ended up only getting $50 as-is. So Windows 10 cost me $100.
If it weren't for gaming, I would be all over Linux in a heartbeat. But I really don't feel like screwing with PlayOnLinux and Wine, because probably 95% of the games I have aren't made for Linux.
Now, I do still have my Windows 8.1 image and a retail disc, but I really don't want to have to reconfigure all of my storage locations, because they weren't the same when I had 8.1. I'd rather deal with the occasional crash then have to go through all that again now that I work full time and go to school full time.
I don't want to have to downgrade. I just want MS to fix Windows. There should be no reason why it doesn't work.
@Cosaga Exactly. I turn off Cortana and all the stuff that it asks about during setup, but beyond that people are just wasting their time. If you're using Windows then you're being tracked in some way or another. If you have a smartphone they're you're being tracked. There's literally no way to completely escape it unless you're ok with being way behind the tech train. And since I work in tech support, that's not really an option.
I have windows 10 on 3 machines now, and haven't had a single problem. I did all the security things you can do and I feel confident in the OS. I haven't had any issues and my experience is better then it was on 8.1. I really am starting to think that most people that have problems with Win 10 are more looking for problems then having problems come up. This sounds a lot like you want to operating system to be bad instead of it actually being bad. If your having stability problems it might just be something in particular with your configuration. Or maybe all you need is to update a motherboard Bios, that is kind of a common thing people don't do which can fix a lot of problems.
Most home user problems that I've seen related to Windows 10 arrive through the automated system updates. Both in the form of what's been in several of the updates themselves and in how poorly the UI conveys what is going on. I've had to accept returns on brand new systems on account of Microsoft screwing up the user experience, even though neither the OEMs or Microsoft give retailers any backing on this. Then again it's not quite as bad as with Windows 8, so in the business we're seeing some light at the end of the tunnel after all. Windows Update does however look like it will keep the sunlight blocking tunnel over our heads for the forseeable future. And mostly not for technical reasons, but for design ideas that are just quantifiably bad.
That Windows 10 runs well enough for me at home is not good enough at all.
i have been a windows 10 backer since the beta started rolling out. Since then i have reinstalled this OS Eight Times on my personal computer alone... not even mentioning my laptop. I think windows 10 should have had alteast one more year in bug testing and development before they released it. They also desperately need to stop rolling out broken driver updates. This was the reason for 3 of my installs. Overall i have been very very unhappy with the windows 10 experience so i have decided to run windows 8.1 with Multiple VM's
I'm confused, so you're upset about having to do the job? lol let me give you a warm welcome to the field of IT, where the dummies and failed upgrades are the reason you will always have job security. You could always just say no or not do it. Just saying. I did 4 upgrades this weekend to Windows 10. I probably average at least two a week for my business, both with and without issues. This is the same as the 8-8.1 upgrades that sometimes worked, sometimes didn't. Most of the issues I've found are to do with bad hardware, or previously loaded stuffs that you can just refer to as 'end user issues.' This is such a familiar feeling from the 8.1 upgrades that were complete shit back in the day. It's not like I enjoy the upgrade process, that failed on this dual core AMD and worked fine on a DV6- but with respect, that is the nature of IT work. It's why I got hired to the job in the first place. I'm not defending MS, I'm simply saying that I've used this opportunity to make extra bank. You aren't always going to get to do what you think is best- let alone enjoyable. I image machines for 8 hours a day, often for the same exact machine over and over. It is not fun, I don't like MS products, but I do what I need to make money.
That right there, that's your biggest mistake, especially when it comes to user data. Windows 10 upgrades, hell from 7-8, Vista to 7 and XP to 7. None of it has ever been a stable build. Always fresh install, never an upgrade. Upgrades always give headaches. Backup, upgrade to get a 10 key, then re-image the drive. Sounds backwards, but 10 is completely re-built OS from the ground up, so I'm not surprised you ran into problems. I use fresh installs, with no issue. Same goes for Linux.
Yeah I hate Windows 10. I got it, it works great for a week; then turns you PC into a shit hole. The biggest pain in the ass software I have used. Half of my game libraries fonts were all fucked up; I tried so many things, so I had to lose all my saves to downgrade to windows 8.1, which is better, but still not that good. I don't care is W10 is free forever; I'd rather go with pretty much any other OS. I'm thinking maybe for DX12 capability in a future build I'll put Linux on the PC and have W10 on a virtual machine for those exclusive programs.
I like windows 10. Works amazingly on every PC I've built and used. Nice and simplistic and easy to navigate. I understand is it's not some peoples thing, but I feel like somtimes it's the "cool thing" to hate on Windows.
I've never had any problems with 10 upgrades on my computers, but I have had plenty of people upgrade shit windows 7 laptops and it would break. When I've had ppl bring me comps to upgrade they normally go fine unless it's full of malware, bad HDD, or stupid enough to corrupt their comp.
For those considering running Windows in a KVM and GPU pass through environment, I've tried Windows 7 through 10 as a pass through guest and I have to say Windows 10 was by far the least problematic for me. UEFI worked, all updates at the time worked, installing GPU drivers was flawless for both AMD and Nvidia, and I think even hibernation worked (if anyone cares to do this in a VM).
I've had a lot of problems with Windows 10... I've had a lot of problems with Linux... I've had a lot of problems with OSX.
In my experience, WIndows 10 and most Linux distros are about even, and OSX has the fewest issues. The Windows 10 problems seemed easier to fix, but that's probably because I grew up with Windows and am more familiar with it. But despite all of that, I prefer Linux.
Yeah, bugs are annoying, but considering how mind-bogglingly complex modern operating systems are, it's a miracle they work at all. Windows 10 is made up of at least (and probably much more than) 25 million lines of code. If you were to print all that code out and stack up the paper, it would be well over 150 feet tall.
I 100% agree about Windows 10, its crap, NTFS while maybe superb I don't think it will touch BTRFS when its ready for production environments. But Linux isn't without its stressful times, mainly GPU drivers. You picked a good time to move over, With W10 going Saas/sub model I think we will see an influx on members for Linux
Can certainly understand where you're coming from and your frustration is warranted imo. Upgrading an OS is something I prefer to steer clear of, I'd just rather do a clean install. As I mentioned my experiences of 10 have been good, but that's newer hardware.
Thinking about it again, given how hard windows wants to push everyone onto the new OS, it makes a lot of sense that they have created a potential shit storm for older PC's. And Windows are dropping future support for older CPU's or something right? Windows want everyone transitioning to 10 regardless of whether or not that is truly sensible, people like you are the paramedics helping those that crash land on the way. I kind of wonder though, is there any pattern to failure you've encountered? Hardware of a certain age etc?
I still remember when my university upgraded all the library pc's to Vista Business. Given that those machines were low end, circa 2001, it wasn't the smartest decision. It used to take me 20mins to log on. I went through almost my whole course without using the library.
Today I read in a magazine that Windows 10 has incorporated key-logger. LOLOLOLOLOLLOL That's just kick in the balls. How people seem to be Ok with this is mind-boggling. It's like saying I would hate to be robbed of money by random stranger but won't mind if rich fat cat working at a bank will steal my money.
Well if you have installed any updates for windows 7 or 8.x lately, Then it could be that you have those key loggers aswell. If you have installed the wrong updates.
