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Windows 10

The Union Square Outlook plugin is no longer working reliably, but I'm guessing no one can help with that. Well, no one other than Union Square.
 
Well, I can't figure out how to get it to download/install, due to the ATI Radeon X1200 thing. I see on-line that Win 10 has been installed and works fine on machines with that card, but I can't figure out how they're doing it.

I'm still getting the upgrade icon; but every time I click on it, it tells me this machine can't support 10.

Any help out there?
 
quadraginta said:
Have you ever checked out Fences?
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I used Fences with Win7. It organized things, but they still covered up the pretty wallpaper I have of the sun as seen in Hydrogen Alpha light.


My Avast seems to be working fine. It tells me I'm protected and it updated today. What's odd is that Avast isn't listed when I click the Start button and select All Apps. In fact, if I type Avast into the search box, it doesn't find it on my computer, even though it appears in the file manager. The Avast icon appears in the group of icons at the lower right of the screen.

Steve S
 
One issue you need to know about

But there's a very important security caveat that users should know about before transitioning to the new OS: unless you opt out, Windows 10 will by default share access to your Wi-Fi network with any contacts you may have listed in Outlook and Skype — and, with an opt-in, your Facebook friends!
This brilliant new feature, which Microsoft has dubbed Wi-Fi Sense, doesn't share your Wi-Fi network password per se — it shares an encrypted version of that password. But it does allow anyone in your Skype or Outlook or Hotmail contacts lists to waltz onto your Wi-Fi network — should they ever wander within range of it or visit your home.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/...ty-concern-20150729-ginejo.html#ixzz3hVWjcDfx

Do not understand how having an encrypted version of a password can help. Is it unencrypted somewhere? If so that is a security concern by itself.

So if a friend starts coming to your place and uses their tablet they could be downloading material they should not be downloading and you are responsible.
 
rjh01 said:
One issue you need to know about



Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/...ty-concern-20150729-ginejo.html#ixzz3hVWjcDfx

Do not understand how having an encrypted version of a password can help. Is it unencrypted somewhere? If so that is a security concern by itself.

So if a friend starts coming to your place and uses their tablet they could be downloading material they should not be downloading and you are responsible.
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That is an important security advice, people.
 
ComfySlippers said:
Not particularly.
The steps involved to activate it make it pretty impossible to accidentally achieve something silly. Not that WifiSense can really do anything that's going to cause World War Three.

This is a less fear-of-MS-porn version:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/no-windows-10s-wi-fi-sense-feature-is-not-a-security-risk/
And a tad more accurate.
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Should you be some retired Microsoft operative or something, you can keep on your comfy slippers as Apple and Google and the other NSA lackeys are easily every bit as invasive of our privacy as MS is. So no need to agitate. ;):)
 
I had the same problem as whoever earlier about Cortana not answering questions and just sending everything to Bing (well, almost, I got an instant answer for the time in London but that was about it). So gave up and switched back to local where it isn't available anyway.

Otherwise, having fixed the tiny teething issues that come from upgrading, and gone round the settings (and put back the old-style personalization window and volume control), I'm warming to it. I'm kind of amazed how little memory Edge uses, and the lack of extensions doesn't bother me. Only real annoyance is that they've made the taskbar buttons tinier. Too tiny! And they have the temerity to call it the 'large' option!
 
Upgraded from Win 7.

My keyboard wasn't working at first, probably because it was in "Tablet Mode" even though I explicitly said "NO" to that. There's a new weird sound for silly things (e.g., searching a document for a word that's not on the page).

I have a dual monitor set-up and they put the taskbar on the second screen. Not sure how I feel about that yet.
 
Cain said:
Upgraded from Win 7.

My keyboard wasn't working at first, probably because it was in "Tablet Mode" even though I explicitly said "NO" to that. There's a new weird sound for silly things (e.g., searching a document for a word that's not on the page).

I have a dual monitor set-up and they put the taskbar on the second screen. Not sure how I feel about that yet.
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Open Display Settings (either the 'modern' or old control panel version will do), select your main monitor, tick the checkbox 'Make this my main display'. If it's already your main display... uh, I guess try unlocking the taskbar (right-click menu) and try dragging it across?
 
Cain said:
I have a dual monitor set-up and they put the taskbar on the second screen. Not sure how I feel about that yet.
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There should be an option in display setting to change which monitor is considered #1 and #2 (at least there is in Win7). Swapping the numbering around should make the task bar move.
 
McAfee was uninstalled and I cannot seem to install it.

Although I can download the installer, it then complains that it cannot connect to the download server to download the software :mad:
 
Will be buying a new laptop with 10 within a few weeks, so monitoring this useful thread.
 
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