Anyone using Windows 10 as Main OS?

Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by MrRTM, Oct 2, 2014.

  1. PaulDesmond

    PaulDesmond MDL Magnet

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    #121 PaulDesmond, Oct 4, 2014
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    that exactly is the lesson MS had to eat. To bring back an accepted os they only can run it fully loaded, no way around :D
     
  2. s1ave77

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    #122 s1ave77, Oct 4, 2014
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    Would guess they will handle it similiar to Win 8.1 to leave that upgrade path open. Unfortunately it's not supported by the Insider Program so one will stuck with 9841 build. The Pro Preview in VM already detects a new build where the ProWMC was blind :g:.
     
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  3. PaulDesmond

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    some "blind" entries might be useful for gettn' hints in the background but it doesn't mean that it will be done that way. Too many examples came along in the past with some disappointments
     
  4. whoosh1949

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    Much the same for me. Very stable and fast. I found all my programs worked first time with no conflicts.
     
  5. WaltC

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    I gotta' agree on this...Initially I was one of the loudest whiners about the separation of WMC (although I got it free with the promotional pricing of Win8 for $39.99 that Microsoft ran in late '12 & January '13), but being absolutely brutal about it I found I preferred VLC in spades over WMC even though I had not expected that to be the case. So I ate my own crow, in that case...I had built it up as some sort of "completeness" thing within Windows, but it wasn't...! Media Player isn't going anywhere--but like you I think WMC is toast, most likely. Heck--VLC is much better, imo, at least for the things I use it for. So I got WMC for free in the deal and here I am not even using it...figures...:D
     
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  6. luke

    luke MDL Senior Member

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    Only problem i had was my network and sound software wouldn't install had to install the drivers by hand.
     
  7. Smorgan

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    Usually the pieces of software that cover everything are:

    Media Monkey - Audio
    VLC - Video
    Media Player Class - Video
    PowerDVD - Bluray movies

    Sorry Windows Media Center isn't that great. Hell Windows Media Player still doesn't support Flac.

    And FLAC is a free audio codec they have absolutely no excuse.
     
  8. CiTRAX

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    The only problems i received was with installing my antivirus
     
  9. JARVIS9

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    #129 JARVIS9, Oct 6, 2014
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    i installed it but when it restarted my bios got corrupted and harddisk also doesnt show up on any pc ,donno whether its problem of harddisk or os :confused:
    its solved .its the hdd problem ..all over 10 is too good
     
  10. RocketSledder77

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    I am as well. I let Windows 7 download the preview the night it was released and went to bed early. I must of been tried and not read what what was going on. Instead of waking up to Windows 7 with a Windows 10 installer on my desktop. I just woke up to Windows 10 already installed. I went around my whole day with it installed with plans to remove it when I got home from school/work. Sometime during the day I noticed it was pretty stable and all my apps seemed to be working. It was faster, stable and more friendly than any version of WinDOH's 8 I have every used. So I decided to keep it and so far, for the most part I am happy with it.
     
  11. polochamps2004

    polochamps2004 MDL Junior Member

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    Using it as my main OS since release. Running excellent so far except for the intel lan driver.
     
  12. bjf2000

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    The 82579V is running fine here. Which do you have?
     
  13. Doryme

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    Gonna give it a go, just bought another ssd disk.
     
  14. Hadron-Curious

    Hadron-Curious MDL Guru

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    Could you believe I haven't come across major issue since I installed Windows 10 Technical Preview as main OS? I am still looking for what will cause major problem though.
     
  15. polochamps2004

    polochamps2004 MDL Junior Member

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    l217-V driver from Asus website doesn't work. Haven't tried downloading from Intel's website though the driver Microsoft provided out of the box works just fine.
     
  16. armyswat

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    #136 armyswat, Oct 9, 2014
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    Yeah Main OS... and I'm considering switching back to windows 8.1
    I don't like the start menu, looks simple, poor, no design and poor color. I don't like the app thing there as well.. i really don't want to make my start menu bigger because it will look uglier.. so now i can't add more apps.. so basically it's useless for me..

    Secondly the apps for example weather app.. it just doesn't match the window in win 10... it fits only for fullscreen.. without it.. it's not right at all..

    Did I like windows 10? Absolutely not.. i like windows 8.1 more... it's just horrible what i'm seeing now.

    I knew i wouldn't have bugs/problems so I installed it on my main OS.. but it's really a bad thing and a lot of ugly stuff.. some of it is not..

    Things I like in windows 10:
    Add Desktop, start menu icon, the new icon for This PC, the design in taskbar.. it's fine.. was same in windows 8.1 almost too..
    I liked the icons they added too.. I don't mine it at all.. Favorites Icon looks better and all of that..
     
  17. Carlos Detweiller

    Carlos Detweiller Emperor of Ice-Cream

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    In the Taskbar Properties you can switch back to the Modern UI.
     
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  18. Zardoc

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    Using it as main O/S. I have an SQL server and use juniper connections.

    A few errors, but no crashes.... YET :eek:
     
  19. mtrai

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    The only issue I have had is not MS problem but soundblaster sound card. It works most of the time, but a few issues with it, how it detects speakers and all, and every now and then sound will cut out, or completely be gone, until a restart.
     
  20. mechanicweb

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    Late to this thread. Been using W10TP as main OS since the first day of its release. No major issues so far. Only had issues with mounting ISOs with PowerISO resulting in "Incorrect Function" and some game giving me "Out of Range" errors.

    Overall its a good experience so far.