Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Issues

[Deeje]

Has anyone else had issues with the last Windows 10 upgrade? I have an older HP laptop upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10.....and when the Anniversary edition came out I upgraded , thinking that it would be an improvement (hated 10).....but it froze everything, so they automatically re-installed the previous version. This week I again had the latest version downloaded onto my computer (without my consent) and I couldn't even get past the login page this time. It froze the keyboard completely and I had to wait for my grandson to visit so that I could get my previous version re-installed.

I thought science and technology should be improving, but it appears that if you don't have the "latest" technology, you are penalized. I loved my old XP because it was so user friendly.....I can't say the same for Windows 10 or any OS since XP for that matter. I hate having to learn new things every time they decide to upgrade. I wish they would spare a thought for us old dogs having to learn new tricks.

 

[sun rise]

I don't like Windows 10 very much. I'm a retired IT guy and can deal with new software but locking down the system so I can't delete bloatware irritates me. The menu system is more user hostile. And so forth.

On the other hand, my current Android phone is a lot better than the prior one and so forth. The software is better not different.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I downloaded Windows 10 as my son insisted on it. But then had a trojan problem. So, the mechanic reinstalled Windows 7. I am happy about that. MS will service it till 2020. I will think of Linux after that. BTW, I installed 'Classic Shell' instead of the Windows Start menu and 'Search Everything' for finding files. I am happy about that too.

 

[YmirGF]

I downloaded Windows 10 as my son insisted on it. But then had a trojan problem. So, the mechanic reinstalled Windows 7. I am happy about that. MS will service it till 2020. I will think of Linux after that. BTW, I installed 'Classic Shell' instead of the Windows Start menu and 'Search Everything' for finding files. I am happy about that too.

Yep, 'Classic Shell' was one of the very first things I installed on Windows 10. My first 1/2 hour was spent turning off useless services and annihilating features I have no desire for. Cortana was relegated to invisible anonymity - never to be used. Then I had to arm wrestle the system to use folders I wanted to use as defaults. Now that its the way I want it, I quite like Windows 10.

 

[SomeRandom]

Oh god Windows. Microsoft went pretentious as hell after XP. I had Vista when I started my IT course and it was atrocious. We had to and still have to learn XP and the latest OS version simultaneously. Because XP was great but Windows keep insisting we use 10. Even my teachers prefer XP.

 

[Eliab ben Benjamin]

Yep i detest it, give me back my old XP

 

[HonestJoe]

People have been moaning about new versions of software since DOS 2.0. People will complain that version B is a terrible step back and totally unusable but a few years down the line when version C comes out, they’ll be moaning about that and depending the right to keep the wonderful version B. People don’t like change.

Microsoft have definitely had plenty of ups and downs with their operating systems but Windows 10 really isn’t one of them. It’s a big shift under the hood, especially from Windows 7 and a major shift in a look and feel that is already tarred by looking like Windows 8 (in great part designed to work with the increasingly variation in hardware these days). Windows 10 is far from perfect and hasn’t been without its problems (just like every major software product ever developed) but it isn’t any kind of disaster.

I guarantee that at some point in the future (hopefully not too soon), many of you will be complaining that you have to upgrade to that horrible Windows 11 when Windows 10 works perfectly well for you.

 

[Aupmanyav]

I quite like Windows 10.

Don't know when they will start asking for money, that is why I have not downloaded it again. Other than that (and of course the start menu and slow Windows search), I had no problem with it. But then I do not use cloud and other modern things.

 

[SomeRandom]

People have been moaning about new versions of software since DOS 2.0. People will complain that version B is a terrible step back and totally unusable but a few years down the line when version C comes out, they’ll be moaning about that and depending the right to keep the wonderful version B. People don’t like change.

Microsoft have definitely had plenty of ups and downs with their operating systems but Windows 10 really isn’t one of them. It’s a big shift under the hood, especially from Windows 7 and a major shift in a look and feel that is already tarred by looking like Windows 8 (in great part designed to work with the increasingly variation in hardware these days). Windows 10 is far from perfect and hasn’t been without its problems (just like every major software product ever developed) but it isn’t any kind of disaster.

I guarantee that at some point in the future (hopefully not too soon), many of you will be complaining that you have to upgrade to that horrible Windows 11 when Windows 10 works perfectly well for you.

Whilst that is true, it's also true that many businesses and even schools use XP to this day. Because it is quite user friendly. And it's not like they didn't upgrade ASAP before XP. When I learnt how to type we were using Windows 95 at school. Windows 98 and ME were also used by my Primary (Elementary) school whilst I was a young whippersnapper. Then when XP rolled around it oddly seemed to just stay put, no matter what else was released.

 

[HonestJoe]

Whilst that is true, it's also true that many businesses and even schools use XP to this day. Because it is quite user friendly. And it's not like they didn't upgrade ASAP before XP. When I learnt how to type we were using Windows 95 at school. Windows 98 and ME were also used by my Primary (Elementary) school whilst I was a young whippersnapper. Then when XP rolled around it oddly seemed to just stay put, no matter what else was released.

The enterprise environment is somewhat different to the home one and it’s interesting history, both technologically, commercially and sociologically. Microsoft certainly went through a period of some questionable decisions and inconsistency, variously focusing on enterprise or home users and ending up with a couple of versions that didn’t work well for either. XP was indeed a decent enterprise solution which is why so many organisations stuck with it for so long. The doesn’t mean options like 7 or 10 are bad ones though, but it becomes a huge leap for any significantly sized organisation to make, both technically and for their (increasingly informed and demanding) users.

 

[SomeRandom]

The enterprise environment is somewhat different to the home one and it’s interesting history, both technologically, commercially and sociologically. Microsoft certainly went through a period of some questionable decisions and inconsistency, variously focusing on enterprise or home users and ending up with a couple of versions that didn’t work well for either. XP was indeed a decent enterprise solution which is why so many organisations stuck with it for so long. The doesn’t mean options like 7 or 10 are bad ones though, but it becomes a huge leap for any significantly sized organisation to make, both technically and for their (increasingly informed and demanding) users.

True. But XP is still boss.

But Windows are a bit weird as an OS in general. Like the start menu is more akin to the app screens on iPhones than, well, a start menu these days. Does Windows want to be a phone or a PC? I can't tell.Linux is much more stable IMO and without the fluff. We used it quite often in what I dubbed "sandbox mode" (seriously I forgot the name. You know when you go into like a sort fake DOS mode and install an OS and just play around? Ahh it's on the tip of my tongue. It's used to teach kids software without the consequences.)
Anyways. Microsoft is the household name so everyone has that. Go figure.

 

[HonestJoe]

True. But XP is still boss.

As I’ve said, there will be at least an element of familiarity feeding that. I think 7 is technically a better product pretty much across the board.

But Windows are a bit weird as an OS in general. Like the start menu is more akin to the app screens on iPhones than, well, a start menu these days. Does Windows want to be a phone or a PC? I can't tell.

Both really, and everything in between. They’ve had to account for the growing range of tablets, minimalist laptops and other hybrid devices these days. Unfortunately, it’s not all about us old-school desktop users any more. Still doesn’t mean there’s anything fundamentally wrong with Windows 10 as a desktop OS though.

Linux is much more stable IMO and without the fluff.

That’s a bit like saying the road to the north is so much smoother when I need to get somewhere south. I love Linux from a technical point of view but it’s very nature means it’s not going to make it a match for a general consumer OS in the foreseeable future. Sad but true.

Anyways. Microsoft is the household name so everyone has that. Go figure.

They’ve an effective monopoly and it doesn’t look like breaking any time soon. I think that brings some good and some bad to be honest though I’d probably welcome some viable alternative to create an Apple/Android or Xbox/PlayStation kind of world. That said, I guarantee the same people complaining about Windows now would find stuff to moan about in that situation too.

 

[SomeRandom]

As I’ve said, there will be at least an element of familiarity feeding that. I think 7 is technically a better product pretty much across the board.

Both really, and everything in between. They’ve had to account for the growing range of tablets, minimalist laptops and other hybrid devices these days. Unfortunately, it’s not all about us old-school desktop users any more. Still doesn’t mean there’s anything fundamentally wrong with Windows 10 as a desktop OS though.

That’s a bit like saying the road to the north is so much smoother when I need to get somewhere south. I love Linux from a technical point of view but it’s very nature means it’s not going to make it a match for a general consumer OS in the foreseeable future. Sad but true.

They’ve an effective monopoly and it doesn’t look like breaking any time soon. I think that brings some good and some bad to be honest though I’d probably welcome some viable alternative to create an Apple/Android or Xbox/PlayStation kind of world. That said, I guarantee the same people complaining about Windows now would find stuff to moan about in that situation too.

7 is pretty good. Vista was a mess. 10 is sometimes annoying but fine. I use it without worry. Although I swear Cortana is just a rehashed clipy (what's his name) from Microsoft Word. I know it's supposed to be more like a Siri but on a PC all I can think is, can I change it into a Robot or a dog? And will it do random animations when I click it?

People like to complain, true. I recall a lecture from one of my teachers about the failings of an iPhone once. It was equal parts salt and informative lol