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Windows 10

W10: everything runs smoothly.

Hello,

The automatic update didn't work, so I had W10 installed by my local PC technician, upgrading W7

After a few weeks of search & error, now everything runs smoothly.
 
Here's anew one for me. After a few days away, switched on recently updated Win 10 PC after it having been off (not hibernated or sleeping) and found it stuck on the lock screen wall paper with a still correct working clock (and date). No response from mouse nor keyboard. Tried several on/off restarts via the power button. Replaced battery in Mouse. Still no response. Looked on my tablet and eventually found a suggestion to try.
While screen is showing, unplug the PC from the power by removing the cord so it goes off.
Waited a few seconds to replug and start up.
Back to normal responsive boot up and user login screen,
Might help someone else.

Never happened with Win 7. Just sayin'.
 
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Rrose Selavy said:
Here's anew one for me. After a few days away, switched on recently updated Win 10 PC after it having been off (not hibernated or sleeping) and found it stuck on the lock screen wall paper with a still correct working clock (and date). No response from mouse nor keyboard. Tried several on/off restarts via the power button. Replaced battery in Mouse. Still no response. Looked on my tablet and eventually found a suggestion to try.
While screen is showing, unplug the PC from the power by removing the cord so it goes off.
Waited a few seconds to replug and start up.
Back to normal responsive boot up and user login screen,
Might help someone else.

Never happened with Win 7. Just sayin'.
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So. You switched it off and then on.
You've just qualified as an I.T. Professional.
 
Switched over last night only to discover that Win10 borks SQL Server for users on the same machine. Which is my case since I run SQL Server on my PC to support my own applications. Microsoft apparently acknowledges the issue. There is a work-around, which I'll try this afternoon.
 
Well despite saying previously that the stealth downloading of the Win 10 install folfer of up to 6 GBs even for those who had not accepted the invitation was "a mistake", they now make it official policy , despite Win 7 being officially supported til 2020;

Windows 10 will automatically download on to Windows 7 or 8 PCs
Company to make Windows 10 a ‘recommended update’ next year, meaning those running updates will have it downloaded and will be prompted to install
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http://www.theguardian.com/technolo...0-automatic-download-windows-7-8-pc-computers

Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices group said: “If you choose to upgrade (our recommendation!), then you will have 31 days to roll back to your previous Windows version if you don’t love it.”
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No, Mr Microsoft man, we do not "love" Windows operating systems, even the popular ones like XP or Win 7, they may be tolerated or even liked, but they are not loved. Certainly not within 30 days.
 
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SezMe said:
Switched over last night only to discover that Win10 borks SQL Server for users on the same machine. Which is my case since I run SQL Server on my PC to support my own applications. Microsoft apparently acknowledges the issue. There is a work-around, which I'll try this afternoon.
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Link to the work-around?

Let us know how that works out. I'm getting ready to do some stuff with SQL Server on WIN10 mysef,
 
John Jones said:
Link to the work-around?

Let us know how that works out. I'm getting ready to do some stuff with SQL Server on WIN10 mysef,
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The forum I was reading to get this info stated that installing SP1 did not fix the problem which is why I mentioned the work-around. However, I decided last night to install SP1 just to see for myself and, I'll be darned, it did fix the problem. My GUESS is that the Win10 upgrade somehow fritzed the SQL Server Browser and that SP1, as a side effect, fixed that problem as well.

tl;dr Install SP1.

BTW, I'm using SQL Server 2014. This might not apply to other versions.
 
I have just had the dreaded "Start Menu & Cortana Critical error message" Total pain to get rid of. Seems like the Microsoft response is poor for this and there are seemingly multiple random fixes.
 
funk de fino said:
I have just had the dreaded "Start Menu & Cortana Critical error message" Total pain to get rid of. Seems like the Microsoft response is poor for this and there are seemingly multiple random fixes.
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Let me know the answer if you find it, sounds like the problem my mum has.
 
funk de fino said:
I have just had the dreaded "Start Menu & Cortana Critical error message" Total pain to get rid of. Seems like the Microsoft response is poor for this and there are seemingly multiple random fixes.
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zooterkin said:
Let me know the answer if you find it, sounds like the problem my mum has.
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Seems to be a problem with antivirus screwing up updates - Avast in particular. Uninstalling the antivirus fixes it in many (but not all) cases
 
I saw that about Avast, but my mum doesn't have that. I'm going over there later this week, and see if I can work out what the problem is. She does have Norton, I think.
 
I tried various fixes from webpages and also some of the youtube videos. The only one that seemed to work for me was the "Press F8" on boot repeatedly. This made the machine look like it was doing nothing with a blank screen so I just left it and I then got the log in screen. It then took ages to boot but the fault was gone. I managed to fix the now slow boot with a desktop shortcut for the shutdown command fix I found somewhere else previously. But having read many online comments on this error I suspect it may reoccur. Possibly after an update.
 
I finally bought a new Windows 10 laptop the other day and unboxed it yesterday. I got this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-15-6...lack/4221600.p?id=1219708598794&skuId=4221600. It's got a touchscreen and Windows 10 was pre-installed.

I'm liking it so far. Setup was a breeze. It's going to take me some time to get used to the new interface and to using a touchscreen, but that's to be expected.

I haven't had much time to play aound with it yet, but one thing that impressed me was how quickly it recognized my wireless mouse when I plugged it in. In every other version of Windows I've used it would have taken a short while to download and install the drivers. With Windows 10 the process was instantaneous! :jaw-dropp It didn't even bother with drivers -- as soon as I plugged the dongle in the mouse worked!

One thing I could do without is Microsoft constantly trying to get you to use a Microsoft account. I did use a Microsoft account (a new one using an alias and giving Microsoft as little info as possible) during setup just to make life easier and so that I would be able to download apps from the Microsoft store. For everyday use, however, I set up a local account. When I went to download the mobile (i.e. read-only unless you pay for Office 365) Office apps from the Microsoft store using my local account, it -- as expected -- prompted me to sign in with a Microsoft account. After I did so, it presented me with a confusing message saying that my entire computer would use the Microsoft account from then on. It took me a few minutes to find the fine print link that said I could just sign into that app, i.e. the Microsoft store. It also took me far too log to figure out how to log out of the Microsoft store; they really hid the logout button.
 
I went down to my local computer store to ask them about Windows 10 because I had problems installing it on my laptop. They were pretty positive about it and I decided to trust them as they'd panned previous releases and suggested I just stay with Windows 7.

They just happened to have a used 17 inch laptop sitting there with a $300 price tag on it so, on a whim I bought it and had them install Windows 10 with the understanding that if I hated it, I could bring it back and have them replace it with 7

So far so good

No annoying codec packs to search out and install so it will play mp3s, no weirdness about using a browser to view gifs. I haven't tried using Edge though, I just installed Firefox and the add-ons that I like however there appears to be a problem with one of them Swiffout so I don't know whether I'll have to wait for an updated version of just suck it up and live without it.

Now I'm not an android user ( even though we have 4 tablets ) and I'm just not getting it when it comes to all these apps. Why on earth do I want an app when a browser link serves me just fine? I know exactly who I want to get my weather forecasts from and with one click,...poof...the app is no longer there. Well, maybe it's just hidden but it's no longer in my face.

Will I install Windows 10 on my desktop? Probably not. I like 7 and if support is going to continue for years to come then I'll just stick with it until the computer croaks. I'm a creature of habit I guess.
 
funk de fino said:
I have just had the dreaded "Start Menu & Cortana Critical error message" Total pain to get rid of. Seems like the Microsoft response is poor for this and there are seemingly multiple random fixes.
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Full restart rather than just logging off has always fixed it for me.
 
Damien Evans said:
Full restart rather than just logging off has always fixed it for me.
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Certainly wasn't the answer on my mum's computer. Tried a few things I found on the internet, but it's still in the same state. I'll see what else I can find; I did install Teamviewer so I can try remotely.
 
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