Windows 10: Why I downgraded back to my lovely Windows 8.1

I could never get Windows 7 to boot in under a minute, and most of the time it took 90 seconds to boot according to how many programs you have in the Start Menu. Windows 10 boots in around 20 seconds from the time I press the power button. And that's with my dual boot system: within 5 seconds I'm ready to select Windows 10 on Volume 4 or Windows 10 on Volume 6. Once I click the correct OS, another 15 seconds sees me clicking on Outlook to get my email.

Oh, and I don't have an SSD drive in this machine; just a plain old hard drive.

 

Sometimes, you have to start over. And it takes some time. Windows had reached the point where it needed to be rewritten, but rather than do this all at once, it's happening in much smaller steps.

Sometimes, when they introduce a new feature in the "new" part of the OS, they have to remove it from the "old" part of the OS, even though the new feature may not be as mature as the old one was. New versions of Windows will come much more frequently though, every 3 or 4 months, so you don't have to wait 2 years for the next OS.

 

Well, this kid remembers it all, DeathStalker! How far back can I go with DOS? And before that was a Xerox dedicated word processor with a mouse built into the keyboard! *Smile

You're right; it's just the Operating System. So far I can run any program I want to on Windows 10. Most of my programs run just as fast as ever, and maybe even faster.

 

When I was a kid, I had to type my programs into the computer from a magazine, each time I wanted to use them because I had no storage device. Uphill. Both ways.

 

So are we going to have this same debacle 3 or 4 times a year now?

 

Its a new product called windows 10, either you like it or you don't and if you don't, don't use it.

 

No. That's what I showed in that previous post.

 

"Well, it only lasted 1 hour in my laptop"
With all due respect, you are either a genius that ought to write own OS or all of that "experience" is picked up from other people's opinions.

 

Well boot time for me in win10 is a little under 6 seconds, windows 8 - 8.1 managed that in just over 15 and windows 7's best effort was 43 seconds.

Took a whopping 15 min to install the OS as well.

 

Did you upgrade or did you do a fresh install?

 

Hmmm.... not sure about that. The last MAJOR rewrite of the core elements of Windows was Vista. Vista; W7; W8; W8.1 and W10 are in a very real sense all versions of Vista. When MS makes significant changes to the core of Windows they change the Build number as follows.....

Build : 4.0 Product Name : W95
Build : 4.1 Product Name : W98
Build : 4.9 Product Name : Millennium
Build : 5.0 Product Name : W2000
Build : 5.1 Product Name : Windows XP
Build : 6.0 Product Name : Vista
Build : 6.1 Product Name : W7
Build : 6.2 Product Name : W8
Build : 6.3 Product Name : W8.1
Build : 6.4 Product Name : W10

The name of the Build Number was changed from 6.4 to 10.0 prior to the release of W10. But Build 10.0 and Build 6.4 are the same Build, with different names. The name-change was incorporated so as to enable developers, who rely on the actual Build Number, to recode those elements within their software to refer to 10.0 (which makes more logical sense) than to 6.4.xxxx.

T.

 

1 - gibberish, Windows 10 removed the annoying charms, you have mouse and keyboard access to search, task switch, settings, notifications right from the taskbar.
2 - assuming you talk just about start & taskbar icons - it's really no contest in readability over a black background.
3 - agree, I always hated not having an option to go directly to Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections. It's a shame, really.
4 - the old Control Panel is just one right click over the start button away. It's neat and looks really good. Not as good as the new one...
5 - agree
6 - Explorer is a nuclear white since Vista. At least now you get useful quick access shortcuts. You want to better manage your files? Get a filemanager like Total Commander or alternatives!
7 - gibberish
8 - As intended. Upgrading to major OS versions will always leave old hardware behind, that's why you need to pay attention to the upgrade advisor. My experience is completely different: 10 served me full feature drivers for my Logitech webcam, atheros lan, realtek audio, nvidia gpu unlike 8 and 7.
9 - gibberish, 10 flies on all 6 systems I've put it (3 were in-place upgrades from 8.1). Maybe you should try a clean install next time.

+1 Cortana = meh but the new search is so damn neat
+2 nobody forces you to use multi desktops, but it's finally here for all to start using it. Not every competitor offers integration with the task switcher
+3 gibberish, the new start menu is on par if not better on usability, speed and looks with Classic Shell. Once you remove all tiles and shrink it *Smile
+4 agree first thing I did in Edge was to search for firefox
+5 agree
+6 blasphemy! Proper text selection, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, transparency - new cmd rocks!
+7 agree, disabling tiled apps and the whole store is the first tweak I apply
For the rest, I would just point you to paint.net, Process Explorer, TotalCmd, Open Broadcaster Software (even if the xbox thinghy does actually work ok). No comment on the Win+PrtScr ?

Overall score: 5 - Rant failed!

 

I also reverted back to Windows 8.1 because i was getting random freezes all the time even after doing all the "fixes" such as sfc /scannow, defrag HDD, updating all drivers to the most recent ones etc.

 

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL desk.cpl,Advanced,@Advanced put that into your run cammnd to make your own colors

How to Get Colored Window Title Bars on Windows 10 (Instead of White)

made my title bars blackisk pretty much make it what ever color you want helps with that white there ways i have have a background change program to change the login screen from that gay windows hero wallpaper or there is a reg setting you can do to make it just a plain color. that the only thing about windows 10 i dont like. its there but its all hidden.