Windows 10: So Very Disappointed With Win 10

For anyone who is thinking of buying a Mac, i bought a Mac Book Pro to support my Apple iPads with music files off CDs. I tried getting used to how it handles files and how it works just gave me fits.
And today it sits in the back room and just gets the OS updated from time to time.
Macs are quality computers and many people love them,it's just after using Windows computers for many years, i just don't seem to be able to make the switch.

 

Check this tutorial out:
Windows 10 - Go Back to Previous Windows - Windows 10 Forums

 

Sorry to tell you this, but if your HP laptop got corrupted by the Win10 installer to the same degree that mine did, it could very well be that the ONLY way you'll get back to Win7 is to order Recovery Media from HP. That is a set of DVDs and a CD that will erase your hard drive and restore the laptop to the state it was in when you first unpacked it. Needless to say, you will need to save off any files that you want to keep, and locate the install media for any non-HP applications you want to reinstall.

 

I have one HP Laptop it came with Win7Pro but also a bunch of special HP software, that caused nothing but problems.
After removing that HP assistance that kept poping up, and a bunch of other junk programs they installed it was a different computer.
It's a backup system today and it won't be getting Win10.

 

I have a home built computer with an ASUS motherboard and a HP DV7-1270us laptop. The HP laptop originally came with Vista but I upgraded it to Windows 7. The home built computer also had Windows 7. Both were upgraded to Windows 10 64 bit with minimal problems. I am very happy using Windows 10 and have no regrets using Windows 10.

 

Because in some cases is not working properly, for example, in my case is not working properly, I have some problems like after the Upgrade my Laptop never goes off and I needed to press the Power Key to turn it off; but I solve the problem already...


Regards,

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My point was not self explanatory enough? If you want I'll go off on a rant about how inefficient W10 is for me by comparison to W7. I'm not just upgrading because the number is higher and it's teh latest thing. I boot at 10 seconds atm, you really think I pined for months about booting at a few seconds less?

I need a reason and W10 doesn't give me one.

 

The update thing really bothers me. I liked controlling what updates i installed. With 10 you don't see whats being installed and have little control over it.

 

I agree. MS pushed this upgrade through updates by adding the upgrade button on every win7/8 that accepted all automatic updates. I posted to the MS forum about there being no OEM builds before the release. At least then there would be 1st line manufacturer support of some kind, and warranties.

As far as "backing up," if SHTF, then you need an image or a reformat. I think that is not cool. Windows has never provided intuitive tools for these procedures. I have had to fix so many "dynamic" partitions. And recovery partitions are nuked, or changed to logical = useless.

For the OP: Contact HP and order recovery media to get back to win 7. This link will lead to HP software that will show PC model and serial# etc.
http://h22213.www2.hp.com/ediags/gmd...px?lc=en&cc=us
If not, check under the battery for info.
The trips and things is something I vaguely remember transferring from one win 7 laptop to another win7 laptop for my parents.. It was tricky, I think there is some device (usb) that needs a driver, I'll try to look into it.

 

Although I don't profess to be an expert, I've been using Computers ever since the dawn of the internet and after buying my first one, I started building my own.

Along the way I made mistakes and never used to 'back up' anything but now I 'back up' everything every single time.

As such I am no stranger to doing 'clean installs' So when I decided to take advantage of the Free Upgrade to Win 10.

After Backing up all my Files (which I do as a matter of course) I formatted my HD and then put on a Clean Copy of Windows 7, with nothing on it at all except for the LAN.

Then I burned an ISO DVD of Windows 10 and put that on.

Lots of problems to Start with, which turned out to be caused by an Update of my Display driver, rather than anything wrong with Windows 10.

Mouse freeze/Screen freeze/Crashing & Rebooting.

So instead of trying to fix it, I did another Clean Install of Windows 7 and then used the ISO I burned of Windows 10 only this time making sure that I turned off any Updates for my display driver, which again were nothing to do with Windows 10.

In the beginning Updates for Windows 10 were coming thick and fast, which I'm sure may have unnerved some users, as sometimes the Screen would just go 'Black' or just hang for what seemed like forever, which almost had me reaching for the reset button.

But you just need to take a 'leap of faith' and hang in there.

As a result Windows 10 runs perfect on my Computer, with no problems whatsoever.

You don't have to look at all those tiles with Apps all over the place, you can just turn them off, or else pin the ones you want to the Start or the Taskbar.

Its very easy to Customize just the way you want and although I've always used Firefox, I am more than happy with Edge which is lightning fast.

So would I go back to Windows 7 only when hell freezes over.

 

I do agree on the new Edge browser
I am unhappy with my "start" menu expect for the progams that you use most that you can put (as mini tiles) next to it, that's great.
I prefer (must be caused by habit) the standard start menu, but would like the combination with the "most used" tiles that I can drag and drop in different categories myself:

 

People you need to stop "hijacking this thread". Are Bunny J, Superfly, and me the only ones trying to help? Your comments and gripes over 10 are just adding to the confusion of the OP, and making this thread hard to follow(even for me), they also create unnecessary notification for the helpers. If you have nothing constructive to add in helping, please refrain from commenting(this should be obvious, in help threads).

 

I did this last night and all it did was give me Win 10 (it took at least 45 minutes) What it did was LOOSE everything I had the first time around with Win 10... It lost my emails and contacts and a few programs of which I do not have the CD's with me (I am not home and won't be for a few months)...... I was using Outlook from 2003 (yes shame on me) I did find on here where I exported my contacts a long time ago but have no idea how to put them into the mail on Win 10...

I'll hang around (as best I can) and ask questions.....

Thanks to those who tried to help and Phhhtttttttttt to those who high jacked

I do have another question? What do I do to keep MS from spying on me? I know there is a setting but I don't remember what or where it is.....

 

I think one post will do.. don't ya??

 

I might have missed it but what brand of computer were you upgrading to?