I don't have any problems with my computer. I tested that shit out on a laptop that had no important data on it whatsoever, and my other computers are still working perfectly. Nothing has been fucked up.
Has anyone been able to get the Pro edition upgrade? I've tried it twice and it failed both times.
My laptop and desktop are pro. My HTPC is Home Premium. The laptop is the only one I've attempted. It's working right now, but some things are a bit slow.
I'm honestly willing to pay someone to do all this for me when I get my SSD along with Jeremy's computer when his birthday present comes in the mail. Shhh. It's a secret and he probably doesn't check this thread either because it's not about board games or PAX.
Did you use launchy on 7? What's wrong with "hit windows key and type"?
Yeah, launchy is slower than fucking just hitting the Windows key, the key plus typing any program or even file works on my Windows 7. I uninstalled launchy years ago.
Has anyone been able to get the Pro edition upgrade? I've tried it twice and it failed both times.
All 3 computers in my house are waiting, yay Australian Internet. I should have done what one of my acquaintances did, moved into a neighbourhood where optic fiber had already rolled out.
I'm honestly willing to pay someone to do all this for me when I get my SSD along with Jeremy's computer when his birthday present comes in the mail. Shhh. It's a secret and he probably doesn't check this thread either because it's not about board games or PAX.
You can do it very easily, assuming they've fixed the bugs by then.
I'm honestly willing to pay someone to do all this for me when I get my SSD along with Jeremy's computer when his birthday present comes in the mail. Shhh. It's a secret and he probably doesn't check this thread either because it's not about board games or PAX.
You can do it very easily, assuming they've fixed the bugs by then.
I'm honestly willing to pay someone to do all this for me when I get my SSD along with Jeremy's computer when his birthday present comes in the mail. Shhh. It's a secret and he probably doesn't check this thread either because it's not about board games or PAX.
You can do it very easily, assuming they've fixed the bugs by then.
Eh. I've somewhat learned to install a new mobo/cpu when I upgraded my computer, but in all honesty I'd rather use my time to do other hobbies. I have friends that can do this and have no problem giving out money to save me time and effort. Yes, learning new things is good, and this is probably worth learning, but I just don't feel like it. Perhaps I'll change my mind because I need to go through my current 3 drives and clean and back up stuff.
Has anyone been able to get the Pro edition upgrade? I've tried it twice and it failed both times.
All 3 computers in my house are waiting, yay Australian Internet. I should have done what one of my acquaintances did, moved into a neighbourhood where optic fiber had already rolled out.
Here's the weird thing for me, though: The download reaches 100%, then it goes into installation mode for a few minutes...then it tells me it failed.
So, there's one major compelling feature for Win10 if you game:
The XBox Windows 10 app gives you access to "Record That!" in every game. It basically keeps a rolling clip of the last X (user-defined) minutes. When you issue the "Record That" command (win-alt-g by default, or Win-G and click "Record that"), it saves that clip to a folder for you to share to YouTube, etc.
Has anyone been able to get the Pro edition upgrade? I've tried it twice and it failed both times.
All 3 computers in my house are waiting, yay Australian Internet. I should have done what one of my acquaintances did, moved into a neighbourhood where optic fiber had already rolled out.
Here's the weird thing for me, though: The download reaches 100%, then it goes into installation mode for a few minutes...then it tells me it failed.
Are you forcing it? You have to get an absolute yes between host and client :^)
Updated last night. There were permissions errors with all my media folders (stored on a separate drive), but once those were fixed it's good.
The new start menu is pretty solid (once you remove the cruft), and things seem generally faster. Waiting for certain apps to update (*ahem* Chrome's window chrome), but it's generally a nice operating system.
EDIT: It would be nice to have a proper media previewing app, though (like OSX's Preview). Windows Photo Viewer wasn't updated for Win10, and opening every single image in Photos when you just want to see something is a colossally dumb idea.
EDIT: It would be nice to have a proper media previewing app, though (like OSX's Preview). Windows Photo Viewer wasn't updated for Win10, and opening every single image in Photos when you just want to see something is a colossally dumb idea.
Did you want something like the preview pane or launching photo editing from the photo application?
Got it, clean install in less than 20 minutes from USB. It just works and downloads drivers I need in the background.
Pressing the windows key and typing programs you don't even have as given options is pretty cool. Like I wanted to use Notepad++ and forgot I had nothing but there was an option that popped up "download notepad++ 64 bit".
The browser is surprisingly usable and really lightweight, I think I'm going to use Edge and Chrome rather than using Firefox. One computer down 3 more to go.
Edit - Also touchscreen controls are incredibly smooth and obvious without being intrusive like in 8
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I uninstalled launchy years ago. All 3 computers in my house are waiting, yay Australian Internet. I should have done what one of my acquaintances did, moved into a neighbourhood where optic fiber had already rolled out.
The XBox Windows 10 app gives you access to "Record That!" in every game. It basically keeps a rolling clip of the last X (user-defined) minutes. When you issue the "Record That" command (win-alt-g by default, or Win-G and click "Record that"), it saves that clip to a folder for you to share to YouTube, etc.
The new start menu is pretty solid (once you remove the cruft), and things seem generally faster. Waiting for certain apps to update (*ahem* Chrome's window chrome), but it's generally a nice operating system.
EDIT: It would be nice to have a proper media previewing app, though (like OSX's Preview). Windows Photo Viewer wasn't updated for Win10, and opening every single image in Photos when you just want to see something is a colossally dumb idea.
I'm so happy now.
It just works and downloads drivers I need in the background.
Pressing the windows key and typing programs you don't even have as given options is pretty cool.
Like I wanted to use Notepad++ and forgot I had nothing but there was an option that popped up "download notepad++ 64 bit".
The browser is surprisingly usable and really lightweight, I think I'm going to use Edge and Chrome rather than using Firefox.
One computer down 3 more to go.
Edit - Also touchscreen controls are incredibly smooth and obvious without being intrusive like in 8
Installed 10 on the old PC for my mum (previously running 7). no real complaints yet. Seems slower though, and some explorer stalls.