Windows 10: Anniversary Update - Clean Install - First Impressions

My first impressions:

Pros:
Seems a bit faster overall - I did a complete system image backup in 00:02:09 (previously took 00:02:35)
OS install uses less space (at least for my installation)
Event viewer shows no new instances (I had two known issues before and they are still there)
Reapplied many of Brinks tutorial suggestions and most of them worked... except this one:









gpedit management notice is missing (second screen shot) so I can't say for sure if it will work (or not).

Cons:
Win10BGChanger1.2.1 still doesn't work (as expected)
Sound removed from notifications by default (not a con for me though)
Installed default audio playback to my headset - changed to speakers


All in all, working well so far (for me).

:)

 

Post Win 10 'anniversary edition' re-install instructions? (August 2016)

First:

Download Windows 10 Anniversary update ISO files
Then:

USB Flash Drive - Create to Install Windows 10
then

Windows 10 - Clean Install -

 

Pharos GPS-500 USB from MS Streets and Trips now crashes Win 10 Anniversary

If you needed to do a clean install after upgrading to 1703, your experience may not be an ringing endorsement for 1703 . I needed to do a clean install after installing the Anniversary Update the first time. It was a multiple day process!

Personally I have deferred Win 10 updates until I see how the dust settles with 1703.

 

I like everything except the removal of being able to skip the lock screen on wake from resume *Mad

 

Yep, it's stable and seems a bit faster for me too.

What I don't like is that no customization and settings have been preserved, that's one. Another is that all my OS-tied software activations were gone and I needed to re-activate several tools I use. Finally, I can see that some nice productivity utils that refer to OS elements display don't work correctly, but obviously that's not OS fault *Smile

 

Hi there

Networking (Windows never seems to get it right) - my Ethernet now reports 100Mbps instead of 1Gbps. !!!

VMware - Bridged networking Fails -- NAT works but doesn't show all computers on Network from within the VM.

Long File names (> 260 chars) don't work

So far Not impressed -- Backwards step. I was hoping for Long file names to work, Networking also seems a bit hosed again (Ethernet speed) and although converting to HYPER-V I still use VMware for the moment so I need Bridged Networking to work.

I've "Virtualised this machine and reverted to 1511 until these are fixed.

cheers
jimbo

 

Been using this for some time with the insider builds and I really like what they've done. I just can't wait to see what comes down the line with the next insider builds.

 

Bridged networking works. You just need to reconfigure the virtual network adapters. What I did is reset them to defaults. Now bridged networking works as always. What version of VMWare do you use? I use Workstation 12 Pro.

 

So far it's a nice update, but the settings app freezes in places.

 

UPDATE:
I recently received a pop-up notification that updates were available and they did not download automatically so maybe the gpedit option is still working?

 

Officially true. However see
Solved Possible way to get round lockscreen problem - Windows 10 Forums

 

Anyone Help Me With This ? My Problem After Anniversary Update

I Cant Open VIA Control Panel to Setting EQ

 

I had the same issues, somewhat annoying.

 

I'd do what it says, install the 64 bit version of the corresponding software (if there is any). Apparently you are trying to use a 32 bit version.

 

Back to original topic: I had to do a clean install, just too many little annoyances that had probably been introduced by all the upgrades had done (8 > 8.1 > 10 > Threshold 2 > Annyversary Update). Now everything runs smoothly, I must admit that MS has managed to surprise me in a positive way. Currently I'm really enjoying Windows 10. Let's see what the future might bring. If I only got the network connection of the Linux subsystem working...