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  • Don't you need the receiver for it to work anyway, because its not just bluetooth like the ps3?
  • Something something eggs in baskets.

    Quite.

    I'll use One Drive. I'll also use Google Drive. And Flickr. And Adobe's cloud drive. And a bunch of 4TB USB drives. And my NAS. And S3. And Glacier.

  • Churba said:

    Apparently, if you're using a wireless controller, you'll need to manually set it to use the 360 receiver driver, otherwise it just shows up as an unknown device.

    I've always had this issue. I thought it was possibly because I bought a Chinese ripoff from Amazon for like 10 bucks. I'm partially interested in the Xbox one single they're coming out with but $25 for that thing seems kinda wacky to me.
  • Don't you need the receiver for it to work anyway, because its not just bluetooth like the ps3?

    Yes and know - Wireless, you need a receiver, wired you don't. I have no fucking clue why they don't just allow it to work over USB with the plug and charge cable - It's already set up to do it, it just doesn't for no fucking reason. It even communicates down the cable to tell your computer there's a 360 controller connected, and what type it is - but just won't send input down the cable.
    MATATAT said:

    I've always had this issue. I thought it was possibly because I bought a Chinese ripoff from Amazon for like 10 bucks. I'm partially interested in the Xbox one single they're coming out with but $25 for that thing seems kinda wacky to me.

    Nope, apparently even the official ones have that issue. For some reason, w10 can't identify it at this point in time.

    I use a "ripoff", but it's from the same factory and physically identical, barring the logos. Standard MS driver works perfectly.
  • How do you reasonably verify that it's identical before buying? User reviews?
  • Too much going on, maybe in September I'll finally get this install done.
  • Ikatono said:

    How do you reasonably verify that it's identical before buying? User reviews?

    Didn't. Found out after the fact by comparing it with an official unit.
  • Lucked out. I've always had terrible experiences with third party controllers.
  • Ikatono said:

    Lucked out. I've always had terrible experiences with third party controllers.

    The only third party controllers I've had good luck with are specialty ones like arcade sticks or DDR pads.
  • edited August 2015
    Ikatono said:

    Lucked out. I've always had terrible experiences with third party controllers.

    Oh no, the controller is first party, so is the play-and-charge kit. I got it with my launch 360. The only third-party unit involved is the receiver, which I picked up from Dealextreme.
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  • edited August 2015
    VPN connectors are half broken. You can update them through powershell but the properties button when changing tcpip settings literally does nothing. I also couldn't get it to successfully remote into my work PC.

    For the record I've set up remote connections to my work PC on both Windows 7 and 8 just fine so I'm fairly confident it's not user error.
    Post edited by MATATAT on
  • Nearly 3 weeks later. Still not activated. This is becoming worrying as, after a month, Windows will enter reduced functionality mode.
  • Nearly 3 weeks later. Still not activated. This is becoming worrying as, after a month, Windows will enter reduced functionality mode.

    Wait yours didn't activate immediately?
    On all machines or one?
  • Just my desktop. My laptop and my Dad's laptop both activated immediately. MS support is saying its a common issue and that it WILL activate... eventually.
  • Hey Vic, remember that review of IE11 that you posted a while ago?
    Have you thought about maybe doing an update review on Edge and/or Windows 10?
  • I'm working on a review of Outlook for Android as a replacement for Google's Calendar and Gmail app. Edge is still pretty raw and, while Windows 10 isn't off the table, I'd need to learn a lot more about UX design before I could try tackling it for a review.
  • Just my desktop. My laptop and my Dad's laptop both activated immediately. MS support is saying its a common issue and that it WILL activate... eventually.

    Contact support again. What's the worst that can happen?

  • edited August 2015
    Post edited by Daikun on
  • Churba said:

    Just my desktop. My laptop and my Dad's laptop both activated immediately. MS support is saying its a common issue and that it WILL activate... eventually.

    Contact support again. What's the worst that can happen?
    I have done so. Many times.
  • edited September 2015
    Microsoft Edge now supports VP9. (Insider Builds only.)
    Post edited by Daikun on
  • I've finally found something with windows 10 that genuinely annoys me - there's no more "Install updates and shut down." You have to specifically restart for the purpose of installing updates.
  • Churba said:

    I've finally found something with windows 10 that genuinely annoys me - there's no more "Install updates and shut down." You have to specifically restart for the purpose of installing updates.

    Frankly, I'm glad they took that out. I've had quite a few occasions where I'm doing my daily browsing routine (YouTube, podcasts, webcomics, etc.) and it just randomly reboots. It pissed me off.

    Let me finish what I was doing, please. Then I'll reboot on my own accord. Thank you.
  • I think his point is after you install updates you computer always powers back on.
  • Ikatono said:

    I think his point is after you install updates you computer always powers back on.

    Yep. The rebooting of it's own accord thing was never an issue for me, because I turned it off pretty much immediately.
  • edited November 2015
    There's a setting which detects when your PC is most idle in the day, based on your usage of the OS. It restarts in that period automatically.
    Post edited by sK0pe on
  • edited November 2015
    sK0pe said:

    There's a setting which detects when your PC is most idle in the day, based on your usage of the OS. It restarts in that period automatically.

    Or at least it would, if it didn't choose apparently completely random times, or times that my computer isn't on. Though I suppose you could say it is at it's most idle when it's switched off, I don't think it helps.

    And the rebooting I switched off was for Win7. I haven't touched the settings for Win10 updates, because they're fine as they are, barring the aforementioned lack of shutdown update.
    Post edited by Churba on
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