[DISCUSSION] Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926

That's because the new startmenu is based on XAML. The settings however only works with the win32 startmenu.

 

Also for a possible causal Calculator replacement; Google does math problems At least in Chrome, it does it right in the search bar.

 

Mine works pretty good. 'Use small taskbar buttons' at the Taskbar and Start Menu properties does that for me.

 

XAML? Is that XML combined with CSS?

 

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Why does the new calculator have to be so damn big? The old calculator loads faster and is smaller. MS, you are falling backwards again.

 

Old Start Menu:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"EnableStartMenu"=dword:00000001
"EnableXamlStartMenu"=dword:00000000

Start Screen and Apps Screen:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"EnableStartMenu"=dword:00000000
"EnableXamlStartMenu"=dword:00000000

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Restore Start Menu:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced]
"EnableStartMenu"=dword:00000001
"EnableXamlStartMenu"=dword:00000001

 

Exactly. They want to make everything universal.. But they're doing it wrong (IMO).

@Ace2

Nice!

 

is MS what do u expect

 

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I agree. Realistically, they should at least be able to make it scale in size (the numbers, buttons, etc.) but they can't even seem to do that when you resize the Calculator. Next thing you know they will take Notepad away from us too.

 

nm, forgot to quote the original post.

 

4.3.20 worked fine for me..you just have to issue the "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" setextradata global VBoxInternal/CPUM/CMPXCHG16B 1 in a command prompt fist if that is the issue you are referring to. Of course that issue has been around with some oses for awhile now.

 

Keep in mind that not everyone has a 1080p monitor. I have a 720p and these universal apps are already overwhelming in pixel real estate. Is MS telling me that only 1080p or higher screen are needed to run Windows 10? And what is up with the splash screen?

 

I had no problem running any build of the Windows Technical Preview in any recent VirtualBox version, up to and including 4.3.20. Make sure that you select Windows 8.1 as the OS type when setting up the VM. This makes VirtualBox enable all the CPU features that Windows 8.1 (and 10) check for.

 

Well I expect them to listen instead of being a smart ass.

 

The new calc does resize but going bigger not smaller. At the minimum it's still too big. Old calc was perfectly sized, though you can't resize it.

 

Another showstopper for me (I hope they fix it in later builds): MS Office 2003 won't install, it hangs indefinitely right at the beginning ("Preparing installation..."). I tried to run it in compatibility mode (windows 8 and 7), but still the same. I don't want to use any newer version, since 2003 is perfect for my needs and I hate the f**king ribbons. Does anyone have any idea how I could install MS Office 2003 in W10?

 

how can i enable Cortana. I am from India, and its showing Cortana is not available in this region