Windows 10: Microsoft announces Windows 10 Pro for Workstations

Yes - just not for boot drive. You can't install server on REFS either. It isn't clear if this is new functionality at all.

Enable or Disable ReFS File System in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Windows 10 Hardware Drivers Tutorials

What is surprising to be missing is deduplication as that is a server feature that would certainly be useful for some users.

Still 6TB RAM maximum is nice - now we can open 3 chrome tabs (joke copied from somewhere but I forget where).

It is 4 sockets that is supported - not 4 cores. Currently Pro supports 2 sockets but no limit (afaik) on cores other than what you can buy.

Microsoft Preps Windows 10 Pro for Workstation PCs - ExtremeTech

 

MS where going to change from NTFS I think in the early development of Vista (?) but dropped it.

 

Hi there

@cereberus

That's not really the point -- although things like WPS Office are as good a clone of Ms Office as you are ever likely to see.

Windows runs an incredible amount of diverse software and on really a humungous amount of different hardware -- and that's fine.

I'm not saying Linux should be used by an average user as a desktop OS if they need access to these types of applications -- but if you need to set up servers or create things like VPN's, gateways, VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure) then ANY windows server is an absolute dog to set up compared with its Linux counterpart -- and even serious Windows Network admins will usually agree on that one.

However there are a LOAD of decent FREE apps that will run on a Linux desktop such as Thunderbird (email client that makes Outlook seem a bit of a joke) and the GIMP which is a hugely successful FREE photo / image manipulation that can do almost anything it's nearly 700 USD PHOTOSHOP Windows sibling can do.

I agree if you need certain apps like a lot of commercial Engineering stuff / 3D CAD etc then Windows is your only choice -- but this is as I think you guys say on the Island "Horses for Courses".

Cheers
jimbo

 

Agreed. I just took exception to statement if you like Windows you are a fanboy or a troll. Everybody has different needs. As you say Horses for Courses.

 

Pointing out the bad behavior of others, doesn't invalidate the original point.

I didn't advocate switching from Windows either.

Agreed.
I certainly have to open up the Terminal far more often than the Windows Command Prompt. *Smile

Using a browser, listening to music or watching a video is basically identical in Windows, OS X and Linux Distros.

I did not say, "all Windows users are Fanboys and/or Trolls", you assumed that.

I use Windows for 90%+ of my computing (W7, XP & W10) and Linux Mint for the rest. *Smile

Trolls are different to Fanboys, just as Fanboys are different to normal users.

Trolls just cruise around posting random inflammatory comments.
For example, they "slag" Windows on Windows forums and then slag Linux on Linux forums.

Fanboys justify any annoying/stupid thing, because their chosen OS is the best.
For example, when MS has released a dodgy update (and acknowledged that fact) fanboys will still claim that it is the fault of anyone/everyone else (e.g. users, OEMs, peripheral makers, etc.).

Every normal user can point out things that (in their opinion) are annoying/stupid in their chosen OS.

I didn't think it wouldn't be necessary to include a disclaimer about "Windows Only" software.
Almost everyone reading comments on this forum already knows that.

Obviously if you need to use "Windows Only" software, then it's tricky to make it run on a Linux Distro or OS X.
Virtualization is one way to get around that.