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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jul 30, 2015 0:09:48 GMT -5
my computer still waiting on it's wave.. if it's a computer maker thing I'm going to be waiting pretty much forever since well I'm the computer maker  |
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Post by xCompackx on Jul 30, 2015 0:17:27 GMT -5
my computer still waiting on it's wave.. if it's a computer maker thing I'm going to be waiting pretty much forever since well I'm the computer maker If you don't want to wait a potentially fair amount of time, I found this link earlier that you could try. YMMV and all, but it's worth a shot since nobody really knows how long it'll take to get everyone up and running. |
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jul 30, 2015 0:48:40 GMT -5
I do not get why Windows 8 gets so much hate. I have been using it for about 6 months and love it. But I have heard it works better when you have a touchscreen,which I do. Well, that's pretty much the core complaint with Windows 8: it's terrible as a desktop or laptop PC OS if you don't have a touch screen. It's nice for tablets or ultrabooks, but that's about it. 8.1 did make it a bit more traditional PC friendly, but not as much as W7 or W10. W10 is neat where it's technically one kernel for everything, but it can specialize for different platforms. So Windows 10 on a desktop will function differently than Windows 10 on a tablet despite being the same exact OS. I had heard it wasn't worth a crap on non-touchscreens. So when I got my laptop I made sure it had a touchscreen. |
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Post by The Legend of Groose on Jul 30, 2015 1:38:59 GMT -5
I got Windows 10 now. So far I really like it. There's a few things I need to get use to like a bigger window (taskbar is smaller than on 8) and having music not be on the media player. Still messing around with it but it's much more simplified and anything I wanted to change, I was able to change with ease. Edge is a good browser if you just want a vanilla browser without all the fancy stuff Chrome or Firefox has. I honestly thought the last version of IE was not bad, but Edge is a good browser.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 30, 2015 7:08:58 GMT -5
Just found out you gave to pay to play Solitaire without ads. And it's not a one-off payment, it's a yearly subscription for $10!
Ok, I know Windows are giving away a brand new OS for free and yes, it's 2015, you can play Solitaire for free just about anywhere and many other far more advanced games too.
But still, that seems a bit shitty.
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Post by The Captain on Jul 30, 2015 10:54:12 GMT -5
Well, that's pretty much the core complaint with Windows 8: it's terrible as a desktop or laptop PC OS if you don't have a touch screen. It's nice for tablets or ultrabooks, but that's about it. 8.1 did make it a bit more traditional PC friendly, but not as much as W7 or W10. W10 is neat where it's technically one kernel for everything, but it can specialize for different platforms. So Windows 10 on a desktop will function differently than Windows 10 on a tablet despite being the same exact OS. The biggest thing about 8 for me was the lack of a Start Menu. I actually liked a lot of the "tablet-friendly" stuff like the bigger buttons/icons and all that, and 8 was a lot faster on my laptop than 7 so it wasn't like it was a terrible experience or anything. There were a few weird cases where drivers wouldn't install and I'd have to hunt them down manually, but I would've been completely fine with 8/8.1 if they didn't go all-in on the whole tablet craze. Yeah, exactly. They pretty much just made Windows 8 to work great with their Surface and anything like the Surface and left traditional PC users out in the cold. Windows 10 basically takes the best features of Windows 7 and 8 and meshes them together while having an OS that should work great on any platform it's installed on. And they got rid of that horrid charms bar from W8. And it finally implemented virtual desktops, something Linux and OSX users have been able to enjoy for years now. Though paying for an ad-free Solitaire is bullshit. |
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jul 30, 2015 12:17:16 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm pissed. I'm trying to connect to Steam and it keeps saying there's a connection error. has anybody else encountered this problem?
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Post by CH Punk on Jul 30, 2015 12:46:32 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm pissed. I'm trying to connect to Steam and it keeps saying there's a connection error. has anybody else encountered this problem? Nope, Steam seems to be working fine on my end. Although, I've had it fail to connect a few times and I think logging in and out again solved the problem. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 13:01:28 GMT -5
Check out new AOL 5.0! Isn't this cool?
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Post by Lazy peon on Jul 30, 2015 13:28:33 GMT -5
The upgrade notification wouldn't show up for me so I downloaded Win 10 from here www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10I actually tested some games to see if I got a performance boost like a few people claimed. In Witcher 3 I gained a few fps, Shadow of Mordor I gained 5-10 fps, AC4 no change. |
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jul 30, 2015 14:02:30 GMT -5
Ok, now I'm pissed. I'm trying to connect to Steam and it keeps saying there's a connection error. has anybody else encountered this problem? Nope, Steam seems to be working fine on my end. Although, I've had it fail to connect a few times and I think logging in and out again solved the problem. Seems the servers were down for a tiny bit. It's all good now. |
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Post by Dat Dude on Jul 30, 2015 19:18:47 GMT -5
So far so good. The edge browser is fast as hell. Now testing out my Adobe and Autodesk apps.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jul 30, 2015 20:38:07 GMT -5
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Post by the2ndevil on Jul 31, 2015 1:29:26 GMT -5
The upgrade notification wouldn't show up for me so I downloaded Win 10 from here www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10I actually tested some games to see if I got a performance boost like a few people claimed. In Witcher 3 I gained a few fps, Shadow of Mordor I gained 5-10 fps, AC4 no change. I'm going to have to try that when I get home from work. |
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Post by Sam Punk on Jul 31, 2015 3:01:01 GMT -5
Sounds interesting
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Post by Professor Chaos on Jul 31, 2015 4:28:16 GMT -5
I have my windows 8 set up perfect to my liking and have no issues so would hate to risk losing that by upgrading. No idea if all my settings and programs would transfer or not. After reading that article I think I'll just keep 8. |
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Post by Chuck Conry on Jul 31, 2015 20:00:57 GMT -5
Well I just updated and now all my none windows sounds are muffled. Music, youtube, and everything sound like it is underwater and you can't make it out. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Post by the2ndevil on Jul 31, 2015 20:39:41 GMT -5
Upgrades this morning. Haven't really messed around in it, yet, but it looks soooooooo pretty.
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Post by darthobiwan on Jul 31, 2015 21:25:46 GMT -5
Have not upgraded yet but just curious before I did... does all your documents you save on 8 transfer automatically to 10 or do you have to manually safe them on flash drives or emailing them to keep them?
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Post by Chuck Conry on Aug 1, 2015 21:10:36 GMT -5
Okay, seems my audio is fine unless my headphones are plugged in. Things sound underwater with them.
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