jaygsi

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Just only and PC decided it wants to download windows 10, cheeky thing, so i pull the Ethernet cable out

Anyway is there anyway on stopping this, keeps saying will down load later, but no option to cancel?

Brun

Windows 10 is great - it ain't no XP but it's way better than the shower of **** that is Windows 7 and 8

dpb

Just make sure you've got spec machine to run it
You will get choice to use previous Windows version or Windows 10 on start up , anyway.

And if you go for 10 you'll realise , alongside the new tiled look , you've got the same old previous Windows format at the same time

neroo

I upgrade to windows 10, it works great for me

matt-c

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Windows 10 is by far the best version of Windows - just remember to turn off all the data collection stuff.

As for negatively comparing it to the 2001 vintage XP - Seriously?

jaygsi

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Yea thats the stuff i'm not keen on all the data collection stuff.

dpb

yes , apparently apple are the only people who don't harvest your details



haha

urban

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I'm not convinced on win10. Certainly seems slower than 8.1 to me

tarmac terror

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@Jay - pulling the Ethernet cable out will not stop the updates - windows will background transfer the files at any point where your machine is on-line.


You can prevent windows from upgrading to windows 10. Look at your windows updates and find KB3035583 - uninstall that update, job done - the nagware is gone.


A bit of tweaking in the registry will stop the update from being deployed.


find HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUp date
locate the entry named DisableOSUpgrade and set it to 1


Locate HLKM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Win dowsUpdate\OSUpgrade
Set the ReservationsAllowed value to 0


If you change your mind, revert the values back - but be aware if you change your mind after July 2016, the upgrade will no longer be free.

ALi-B

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I agree.

As daft as it sounds and as much as I hated win 8.0, win 8.1 was a improvement and was usable (win 8.0 was unusable ) win 10 to me sits in between 8.1 and win7. My i7-5500U 8Gb SSD laptop certainly is not as quick on win10 as it was on 8.1 and it runs hotter (its usually fan-less).

Brun

Negatively comparing?

XP was simple and still works very well.
I find Win 7 and 8 a complete pain to work with. Although 10 operates in a very similar way to those, it seems very logical to an XP stalwart like me.
There is not a single thing however that I do on my Windows 10 machine that I can't do on my XP machine.
If Microsoft still supported XP then I wouldn't think twice about running a new system with it

dpb

Could I run XP on my present laptop , which stsrted out with 7 pro ( as well as windows 10 now) , I wonder

this is what id need to run lexia 3 software for car

andy97

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As long as you can get the xp drivers for modem, graphics etc. That is what did it for me in. Got a new laptop and xp didn't have drivers support for it. Moved to Windows 7 pro. I have just ordered a NUC i5 pc it will have windows 10 installed. This will be my test to see if I like it. If not downgrade to Windows 7

Support for Windows 7 runs till 2020 by then we will have AI

dpb

thanks for that

jaygsi

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My mum has an older PC still running XP, she has discounted it from internet for security reasons, although guy down my road still uses XP online, it takes 5 mins to load PC up lol

My laptop keeps trying to restart to load up windows 10, i just turn wifi off, try updating now Microsoft

boomer

You need GWX Control Panel!

mb

jaygsi

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Hmmmm interesting, have you tried it?

boomer

Yup - got it installed on my works PC. Strictly speaking GWX should not be forced on it because it is on a domain, but it is nice to have an independent check.

You can either install GWXCP or just run the EXE, but either way it is fairly unobtrusive (apart from a "10" icon in the sytem tray) - but at least it is not the malware-based one

Alledgedly you can block the auto-updates via e.g. Confirmed: How to stop Windows 10 forcing itself onto PCs – your essential guide (if you trust the horse).

More worryingly, if you do get "infected", major slurps start to occur - see Reminder: How to get a grip on your files, data that Windows 10 phones home to Microsoft

So there is NO WAY that Windows 10 will be appearing on my home PCs!

mb

johned

I think if you run windows then eventually you will have to accept windows 10.

boomer

I'll not be running Windows (at home) in any form at all once Windows 7 has expired (or if Slurp implements further inappropriate "security updates" - even sooner).

They have become a very nasty organisation.

mb

jaygsi

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Is there a program that can be run along side windows 10 to combat there noisey stuff.

tarmac terror

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Have a look for Shutup10 from O&O software - It doesn't need to be installed, can be ran directly from your machine or removable media.

There is no guarantee that MS will not reinstate disabled functionality through its updates or windows store, or indeed add new functionality which will leak out additional information.


I have written a technical paper recently for my company about how to secure w10 within our own enterprise and for our customers. Much of this will be a step too far for home use, but I can share the relevant bits from my notes, or if you have questions just ask. For obvious reasons I can not share the whole document.

Dazzzzz

Yes, you can run a little app that can disable their snooping stuff, a few available here http://bgr.com/2015/08/14/windows-10...privacy-tools/

andy97

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My mate is a MS agent. He said that July would be the cut off for free upgrade to Windows 10 So maybe the toolbar will stop nattering after that., maybe.

jaygsi

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Its getting abit laggy windows 8, wonder if thats how they get you.

Rusti

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I think Win 10 is a definite improvement .... as long as it is not on a surface

Galifrey

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I ditched windows 10 when I found out it doesn't support my dual display using different graphics cards.