Windows 10: I have yet to have a windows 10 installation last more than a week...

Oh, OEM installs as well...


To be honest I hate this OS more than my Ex Wife, if there was anything even remotely plausible as an alternative I would run it. Please, listen, for once. All of those apps you want us to use, they suck, Windows Defender runs 50% CPU and prevents you from doing things like PLAYING A DAMN VIDEO GAME. I DO NOT, have not, and never will use windows update. Seriously, I cannot be the only one! There is no such thing as a "essential service" in my universe. There are currently 29 running services on the machine I am running, other than Java and Chrome windows I have 31 running tasks, total. Windows 10 considers three times this to me the absolute minimum it can operate with. Performance wise this machine consistently sits between 0 and 2% cpu, the Windows 10 machine sat 20-30%, and it was an 11 year newer machine! Brand new versus 2009. The new machine Brand New Laptop was painfully slow compared to my 2009 desktop.


Please, stop treating users like idiots although I admit, most of them are. There are a few of us out there that do more with a computer than write an occasional email, play solitaire, and look at cat pictures in Bing. I feel that is the extent that Windows 10 was designed to handle however.


Also, when I am the administrator I really need you to understand that I am the administrator. I will remove that file, that entire directory tree, all of those things that you don't want me disabling and keep moving around in an attempt to maintain security through obscurity BTW, hidden directories, files, drives, partitions, are completely visible when you use a real OS.


Windows 7 was at least serviceable. Server 2008 was pretty good, but you tried too hard to make it robust and it was a bust. I have not touch much past 2008 because you got snotty about your licensing. To be honest, no I wont pay you for an obsolete OS that I am using, however you also refuse to refund me for the brand new OS that you sold me, which I had to delete because it was garbage, so lets call it a wash. The last machine I bought that actually used the installed OS had XP on it.


But please, have you considered a stripped version?


When I log in I wand a start button, a blue background, and a clock in the lower right. When you click on start I want to see the about ten things that I actually use. When I click on MY computer I want to see the full directory structure, not just the portions you want me to see. I do not need virus protection, I do not need a browser, a media player, an email client, web search, paint, solitaire... None of it. I do not want updates, I wont install them anyway. I don't hibernate, I don't use a swap file, I don't use restore points, I have never run anti-virus software, and I am still virus free they are pretty easy to avoid if you have half a brain.


Anyway, that is my rant. I keep seeing articles about "We are stopping support for Windows 7, upgrade now!!!!" Trust me, there are a lot of us who didn't want your support in the first place, and some of us who never used it at all.

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windows xp installation and dual core am

could someone please list the steps they follow to install windows with a dual core processor and windows xp service pack to. I'm reletively new to amd dual core and i feel i'm missing a step. All help will be appreciated. thanx

 

Is it time for Windows 10 already?

Here's a good step by step guide on doing a fresh install.

How to clean install Windows 10 from a USB drive - Software - Feature - HEXUS.net

 

New install Windows 10 (issue solved)

It's good that you're not experiencing any issues. Unfortunately many folks are, a quick Google search will show the same info im offering the OP.

Heres a couple examples:

Here

Here

It's basically what I mentioned above, small issues here and there ,but nothing to end your day.. for the most part.

I know it's anecdotal, but for my experience 95% of the time it's perfectly fine. The issues I've run into wouldn't be enough for me to roll back , but they would be enough (had I not installed it yet) ,to avoid it for another couple weeks which is why I'm suggesting it to the OP

Windows 10 Fall Creators Update problems and complaints

• Installation problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Microsoft Edge problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Drivers problems with the Fall Creators Update
• Experience problems with the Fall Creators Update

keep in mind, as of recently, the FCU is installed on 5% of devices roughly.....