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posted by martyb on Thursday November 01 2018, @06:49AM   Printer-friendly
from the against-my-will dept.

tl;dr: Directing the wind is not possible, being compelled to adjust my sails. How can I transition to Windows 10 and not suffer extreme loss in productivity.

Windows Classic Theme: How do I get something like this. I assume other Soylentils are like me and the first thing they do when logging onto a Windows XP/7 computer is change the theme to classic. Has anyone done this yet on Windows 10? In my very brief experience dealing with 10 I was unable to find a way to do this, I presume that they removed this because they are awful people.

Specifications: How powerful of a computer do I need to do the same thing I am currently able to do without any lag. I was compelled to do testing using an i7 laptop with 8gb of ram from a couple of years ago, I found I was unable to do any testing because it was bogged down at 95% CPU capacity just running the base OS. What should I be running to make this thing bearable. My job function is to review, build, maintain reports which can involve files large enough to bog me down on my current system (i7-5600U with 8gb), what hardware should I have, how much ram should I have.

Experience: What lessons did others here learn the hard way as they went though this process. I am aware of the updates causing data to be non exist and things of that nature. What are things that I need to know about in this new age of 10.

I am sure there are some other things I should ask, just can't remember ATM.

Just run Linux XD: I am not allowed to withdraw consent from Windows 10, but I am pushing off implementation as long as possible.

[For information about issues with Windows' updates, see Ask Woody. --Ed]


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  • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Thursday November 01 2018, @12:07PM (2 children)

    by RS3 (6367) on Thursday November 01 2018, @12:07PM (#756420)

    I don't run Win10 on any of my computers, but I've installed it and been all through it. I also (have to) use it in some professional settings.

    It's just another Windows, yet again repackaged, a few things moved yet again, but most everything "under the hood" is the same. Once you get past the top-level skin, most control panel and administrative tools are pretty much there and the same, some with enhancements.

    Above are some great tips for changing UI "skin", etc.

    My main gripe, by far, is that you can not disable automatic updates. That's pretty much a deal killer for me, partly because of somewhat limited ISP bandwidth. If I can find a way to throttle the downloads, it'll be slightly less of a problem, but in general I don't allow automatic updating of anything.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Pino P on Thursday November 01 2018, @12:39PM

    by Pino P (4721) on Thursday November 01 2018, @12:39PM (#756430) Journal

    My main gripe, by far, is that you can not disable automatic updates. That's pretty much a deal killer for me, partly because of somewhat limited ISP bandwidth. If I can find a way to throttle the downloads, it'll be slightly less of a problem

    Windows 8 and Windows 10 won't attempt to download large updates over a metered connection. So if you connect your PC to your router using Wi-Fi, mark your SSID as metered. Or if you connect your PC to your router using wired Ethernet, search the web for instructions to change the "default media cost" of Ethernet to metered [microsoft.com]. When you need to update without running up the meter, carry your laptop into the nearest public library branch, and sign in to the library's access point.

  • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 01 2018, @10:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 01 2018, @10:27PM (#756641)

    What's really frustrating is that at work in the middle of the day every couple of weeks the machine just has to reboot.
    Even though the force reboot settings are disabled, updates are scheduled to be applied outside of hours, etc etc etc etc.
    No. During the day it just gets its knickers in a knot. It must be restarted.
    Thanks, Microsoft. It's not like I'm using Windows at work or something. It's not like I have deadlines.

    Not everyone is a casual user or gamer. For some of us, having to reboot in the middle of the day is costly to productivity. Yes, I hate that word now. But, it's true. I'd rather have an OS which is more basic with greater stability than one that force restarts during the day. It's like being back in Windows 95 again without the blue screen of death.