Windows 10: I don't want version 1607

You misunderstand my post. I don't re-install every six months. I manually do the next big upgrade with the ISO file. Build 10240 to version 1511, version 1511 to 1607, and now 1607 to version 1703. I prefer to do the upgrade ahead of time before it pushes through Windows Update. I've upgraded 7 computers on my network now, nearly flawlessly. The single issue I have had in the last 2 years is 1 computer that just does not like to run USB attached WiFi network adapters for some reason.

But it's just like anything else in life, some people like certain products and some people have reason to not like certain products. Considering that Windows has to work on billions upon billions of different hardware combinations, I think it's a pretty solid OS. Even the US military is already moving to Windows 10.

 

Still its not how its supposed to work and if you follow what Microsoft prescribe via WU you will end up with much broken.

 

@positronic

I've been using CENTOS 7 for ages --solid and as stable as a rock - works absolutely fine --using it basically for NAS serving - and Networking works straight OOB.

OK not the most "leading Edge " distro but since it's based on Red Hat enterprise server which zillions of companies worldwide use then I've no complaints.

About the only time I re-boot my NAS boxes is if I'm upgrading hardware or if there's a hardware defect. - Kernel updates are fairly rare and these type of systems always use what's known as "Long Term support". They run 24 / 7 --and I don't have to worry about updates shutting down and re-booting the system --you don't want that if it's acting as a SERVER !!!. A simple YUM update command from a console handles minor updates and I can honestly say that I've rarely had a problem with the OS.

Perhaps Windows could learn a bit from this type of approach -- for people who aren't always upgrading hardware regularly Windows should perhaps provide the equivalent of an "LTS (Long Term support) Version".

Cheers
jimbo

 

They do for enterprise. LTSB

 

Enterprise LTSB is sadly not available to the masses, and even if it was the benefits are purely of not having many stock apps installed, and extra length of support, Still has same bugs unfixed since Windows inception and where it comes to upgrades IMO it suffers the same weaknesses and same issues as any other windows versions I have tried.

You can run but you cant hide *Biggrin

Anywho, Im offtopic for a few posts now, so Ill stop hijacking the thread and apologise to Op.