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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 02 2018, @01:16PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 02 2018, @01:16PM (#756822)

    So the police can force you to put your finger on your computer to unlock it.

    No.

  • (Score: 2) by ElizabethGreene on Friday November 02 2018, @11:43PM

    by ElizabethGreene (6748) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 02 2018, @11:43PM (#757135) Journal

    Put the wrong finger on it n times and it drops to the PIN prompt. Magic.

    If you have Bitlocker on it at that point the next step would be to subpoena your employer for the Bitlocker recovery key, beat the PIN out of you, or get the judge to hold you in contempt of court and let you sit in jail until you open it.