Windows 10: Hate Microsoft

I don't want Edge. Stop putting your patronising and juvenile sales pitch on my PC every time I start up.

If you say you are going to text an authorisation code to my mobile then SEND IT. If you say you are going to phone the code though to my landline then PHONE IT THROUGH. Don't leave me sitting here wondering what to do next.

:)

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.

 

Microsoft Edge TLS Security

After trying everything (not a lot of steps) listed in the Microsoft Edge support site, I did a wider search and found this very simple youtube video that fixed it immediately:

For those who prefer not to click links the steps are simple:

1. Click in the Cortana search bar next to the Win 10 Start button

2. Type internet options

3. Select internet options (control panel) from the list

4. Click on the advanced tab

5. Scroll down to the security section

6. Make sure the following are all clicked:
Use SSL 3.0
Use TLS 1.0
Use TLS 1.1
Use TLS 1.2

7. Click apply

8. Refresh the page that was giving the error and it should now connect.

Hope this helps, it was a 30 second fix after hours of pounding my head against the error with the Support site suggestions.

 

I hate Nokia 5800 firmware V50.2.005

Hello, I hate the Nokia 5800 firmware V50.2.005

Here's why, with suggestions:

• The contacts at the home screen are HUGE with only room for 3 with a sloppy scroll that works 50% of the time. Suggestion: There should be 2 or 3 options for picture size and please add a "disable contact scroll" checkbox on the home screen options.
• Using these contact "shortcuts", it takes as many as 3 taps to make a phone call (it used to take 2 at most (tap contact picture [if not selected], tap phone button).
  
  • • • • • • Tap contact picture, which switches to a new view instead of the nice extended detail on previous versions. This sucks because you can't switch to another contact if you want to. Suggestion: I loved that tabbed extension below the picture. It should be
              optional.
            • Tap Phone button. Hey! now it asks which registered number you want to dial, it does not use the DEFAULT number already entered. Suggestion: Use the default -_-'
            • Tap the number.
• Sending a simple SMS takes 4 taps: All of the above and one extra tap, where you have to choose between SMS, email or audio message. Suggestion: Again, a default option would be nice.
• There's still no dialog-like SMS history. (so you can see the history of exchanged messages with a particular contact, as the iFone does). Suggestion: Please implement it.

Oh, btw there are some things I like: The "Slide to answer" thing is very good for not hanging up to people while getting the phone off my pocket. The music player controls in the home screen are cool too.





Any help other than "get rid of that curse" is welcome.