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**TimeForWasp** · 02:00 PM

I've been using windows 10 for about a month now and somehow I hit the wrong key somewhere and made my text too small and cannot figure out how to change it back.

Figured it out.

Hey if anyone wants to try windows 10 you can go here.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso
It is better than 8.1 so there is that.

Chaunceythe3rd · 07-30-2015, 04:51 PM

Does 10 take seven minutes to close like 7 does?

Chiefs4TheWin · 07-30-2015, 05:29 PM

Don't forget to turn off the hidden peer to peer windows update setting where you seed out windows updates like your using bit torrent.

ILChief · 07-30-2015, 05:43 PM

I installed it at work. I like it. Better than 8

ChiefsCountry · 07-30-2015, 05:45 PM

Windows 10 was cool and really liked the design but I switched back because my WIFI adapter wouldn't work with it, thus I had no internet and work to be done.

Chiefs4TheWin · 07-30-2015, 05:48 PM

Start > Settings > Update and Security > Windows update > Advanced Options > Choose how updates are delivered > TURN THAT SHIT OFF

jjjayb · 07-30-2015, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ExtremeChief

I had a computer with XP, upgraded to Win7. I loved both platforms but for some reason I went through 3 power supplies and 2 hard drives in 4 years. I got tired of it not working so I bought a Mac. There is a lot of stuff I'm not used to or cant find but its very stable. I have a laptop with Win 8 on it and I literally can't do anything with it. I hate it. Is 10 going to be more like 7? It's like jacking with a cell phone.

(yes, I'm old)

It's more like Windows 7 than Windows 8. Liking it so far. Had 8 on my wife's computer and hated it like the plague.

**007** · 07-30-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefs4TheWin

Don't forget to turn off the hidden peer to peer windows update setting where you seed out windows updates like your using bit torrent.

Shit, so thats why my internet usage has been high since this afternoon. ****ers.

**007** · 07-30-2015, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiefs4TheWin

Start > Settings > Update and Security > Windows update > Advanced Options > Choose how updates are delivered > TURN THAT SHIT OFF

wouldn't that turn off all updates that can be delivered TO your machine as well? There is not setting to just turn off their torrent?

**007** · 07-30-2015, 11:39 PM

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015...eople-updates/

Windows 10 launched on July 29 to much fanfare — it’s a free upgrade for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 users — but along with the privacy issues, there’s another small thing you should check: by default, Windows 10 uses your internet connection to share updates with others across the internet.

The feature, called Windows Update Delivery Optimization is designed to help users get updates faster and is enabled by default in Windows 10 Home and Pro editions. Windows 10 Enterprise and Education have the feature enabled, but only for the local network.

It’s basically how torrents work: your computer is used as part of a peer to peer network to deliver updates faster to others. It’s a great idea, unless your connection is restricted.

You can disable WUDO, but the option is buried in the settings menu for Windows Update under ‘advanced options’ then ‘choose how updates are received.’

Microsoft says that delivery optimization will not download or send personal content and only sends “parts” of the update cache but enabling it by default isn’t fair for users who might be on internet connections with limited bandwidth. I’ve asked Microsoft for details on how much data is sent when it’s enabled.

I formerly lived in New Zealand, a country where the average internet data cap is 40 GB. This feature being enabled could blow through a decent amount of my data without me even knowing it, if my connection wasn’t detected as metered.

If you’ve got limited amounts of upload or download bandwidth, it’s worth checking if this feature is enabled for you.

You can stop it sharing updates on these types of connections by setting your connection to metered or disabling the delivery optimization feature entirely.

The feature is a great idea — speeding up updates is good — but enabling it by default without the user’s knowledge is probably not a great idea.

Update: Microsoft says that the feature “helps people get updates and apps more quickly if they have a limited or unreliable Internet connection” and “does not slow down your internet connection” as it uses a “limited portion” of idle upload bandwidth.

Read Next: Windows 10: Here are the privacy issues you should know about

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Chiefs4TheWin · 07-31-2015, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Guru

wouldn't that turn off all updates that can be delivered TO your machine as well? There is not setting to just turn off their torrent?

It just turns off the seeding portion of the update. You will still get updates.

**DaFace** · 07-31-2015, 04:10 PM

Installed it yesterday on my home lappy. I changed over to a SSD simultaneously, and holy shit - that's one hell of a speed boost on startup!

Aside from that, it seems like they've done a nice job of taking all the shitty Win8 "improvements" and making them tolerable. I honestly can't say that I like it better than Win7, but at least it's tolerable again.

For me, if you're running Windows 8, it's an easy upgrade. If you're on 7, it's newer, which is cool, but you're not going to find anything mind blowing for the most part.

**007** · 07-31-2015, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

Installed it yesterday on my home lappy. I changed over to a SSD simultaneously, and holy **** - that's one hell of a speed boost on startup!

Aside from that, it seems like they've done a nice job of taking all the ****ty Win8 "improvements" and making them tolerable. I honestly can't say that I like it better than Win7, but at least it's tolerable again.

For me, if you're running Windows 8, it's an easy upgrade. If you're on 7, it's newer, which is cool, but you're not going to find anything mind blowing for the most part.

I'm just a tad frustrated that the autoupdate didn't give an option for clean install. I'll have to redownload from their website to a USB drive now. Kind of a waste of time and bandwidth.

**DaFace** · 07-31-2015, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guru

I'm just a tad frustrated that the autoupdate didn't give an option for clean install. I'll have to redownload from their website to a USB drive now. Kind of a waste of time and bandwidth.

Yeah, it's clunky for sure. I also realized that I couldn't do a direct clean install - it wouldn't activate. You have to do an upgrade over Win8 first so that it registers your hardware as valid for the Win10 license. After that, you can clean install. So basically, you have to do it twice.

**007** · 07-31-2015, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaFace

Yeah, it's clunky for sure. I also realized that I couldn't do a direct clean install - it wouldn't activate. You have to do an upgrade over Win8 first so that it registers your hardware as valid for the Win10 license. After that, you can clean install. So basically, you have to do it twice.

wonderful. So I can't clean install the other computers in my home without doing it twice as well. ugh

**pr_capone** · 07-31-2015, 07:05 PM

Since Windows 10 is the first to use hardware verification... I wonder if I will be able to install the Student copy of 8.1 that I bought to upgrade to 10 from.

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