Win 10 free upgrade

[Aurelian]

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/how-to-keep- ... 99429.html

[Gilmer]

ORIGINAL: Aurelian

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/how-to-keep- ... 99429.html

Thanks! I went and updated a lot of those settings.

[rhondabrwn]

This is interesting. A setting that allows your PC to become a server for dispensing MS updates using your bandwidth.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955491/ ... k.nl_today

[rickier65]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

This is interesting. A setting that allows your PC to become a server for dispensing MS updates using your bandwidth.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955491/ ... k.nl_today

Thanks for the link Rhonda, that looks like something I'll want to do when i upgrade to Win 10.

Thanks
Rick

[KISSMEUFOOL!]

so i'm guessing you use something completely different as a O/S then?

I use Linux for surfing & WinXP for gaming. Ill never have any use for anything else and since NSA actually IS spying upon everyone on Earth there is reason to be cautious.

[KISSMEUFOOL!]

every time you install anything, go online, use a mobile phone or send any sort of electronic message, or plain snail mail for that matter, some one has the chance to read it, no matter what you do, or what ever method you use, unless you're saying we go back to writing on slates i can't see the point of repeating the same old scaremongering and poorly misinformed posts, as nothing in the thread has mentioned anything new that hasn't been in all O/S since they first started making them, now at least they are telling you in advance and letting you make a more informed choice, does it keep dates / work and will use it?, is the same as cookies and sites that keep them, who cares?

Depends upon who's listening & watching. Shouldnt a democracy always be vigilant?

[zakblood]

while i agree with some points, i also think that if a user who is given something for free has nothing to hide, what ever data is shared, isn't going to overthrow a country or planet, any hacker worth a cent could take it anyway, so just use common sense, turn off all that can be turned off, as many here like poster above are finding some great info out, SP1 is out next week, which also sorts out a lot of people's concerns as well, with some defaults being turned off and you have to turn them on etc etc, so a better way imo.

but as anyone ever used a upgrade that was not only free, well no as it's the first, but works for fixing broken pc's O/S as well, for me it's a tool sent from heaven and would say most techies hours of repairs, can't believe it.

Shouldnt a democracy always be vigilant?

well from that comment you are from the US, and are still in a denial that you live in a democracy as why you may think you have much choice or control of well anything, mega corps have been running the world for too long, and have the power the normal person doesn't, they just let you think you do.

But now that Microsoft has ended support for Windows XP, any outstanding bugs and security holes are never going to be fixed. So as you're still using it, you're living on borrowed time, and you prefer this to window 10?

very strange, you point out problems with the latest O/S and give good reasons not to use it, then carry on using something that will never now have any known problems fixed, while the latest ones gets 1000's of hours spent per week, week in week out for it's future life, they have already said, this may be the last O/S and just carry on updating and replacing it with patches and fixes, and money both of us could never understand the amount in numbers or costs etc, and still you choose to use XP? must admit in it's day, with windows 98SE, XP was one of the best, but now? sorry it's obsolete and as soon as the support went, it had it's day with me.

but good luck, like a leaky boat on a vast ocean, it may or may not sink, it's a gamble, but stay lucky[;)]

[zakblood]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

This is interesting. A setting that allows your PC to become a server for dispensing MS updates using your bandwidth.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2955491/ ... k.nl_today

great find and share, known and will be sorted in SP1 in a week or so times, hopefully then most stuff mentioned will be turned off by default and user if wanted or needed will have to enable, so again they have listened[;)]

there's scripts out atm that do most of this, but as there WIP i won't share as yet, but here's a list of fixes so far in one script, it's a run one file that auto turns off default items, and works, is safe, but a update could turn it back on, so gets updated, few kb file, but as most are waiting for SP1, will wait and see to post this.

Features:
- Disable telemetry and data collecting
- Disable or uninstall OneDrive
- Uninstall default Windows Apps
- Replace Utilman with Sys-Admin CMD on Lockscreen (optional)
- Disable Quick Access as default view in Explorer
- Block Telemetry servers via hosts file
- Disable Cortana / Bing Search and Searchbar
- Disable unnecessary services
- Disable unnecessary scheduled tasks
- Enable the classic vertical icon spacing on desktop
- Remove versioning tab from properties
- Enable classic control panel view
- Disable lockscreen
- Indicate compressed NTFS files
- Change Logon screen background with accent color
- Show file extensions
- Disable jump lists
- Internet Explorer 11 tweaks
- Disable Windows Update sharing


And thanks to the five million people who tested Windows 10 before release, good job

and not a M/S fanboy either, just like to give my opinion and credit to where credit is due, if it as bad, very bad i'd be one of the first to know, then agree[&o][&o][&o]

[KISSMEUFOOL!]

But now that Microsoft has ended support for Windows XP, any outstanding bugs and security holes are never going to be fixed. So as you're still using it, you're living on borrowed time, and you prefer this to window 10?

Utterly. Ive repaired any problems myself. Theres no need for any modifications since I mostly use it for gaming and it still runs them superbly. No need to change a thing, especially when you need to modify the so-called, "upgrade" to prevent data leaks and unwarranted snooping. What kind of paranoids need to know what I do?

very strange, you point out problems with the latest O/S and give good reasons not to use it, then carry on using something that will never now have any known problems fixed, while the latest ones gets 1000's of hours spent per week, week in week out for it's future life, they have already said, this may be the last O/S and just carry on updating and replacing it with patches and fixes, and money both of us could never understand the amount in numbers or costs etc, and still you choose to use XP? must admit in it's day, with windows 98SE, XP was one of the best, but now? sorry it's obsolete and as soon as the support went, it had it's day with me.

Thats because youre a follower. Theres no need to fix something that isnt broken & spyware should be illegal and enforced as such. Linux is superior enough for searching & working.

but good luck, like a leaky boat on a vast ocean, it may or may not sink, it's a gamble, but stay lucky

More like an icebreaker cutting through glaciers of undesired, preposterous & useless intrusions, but thanks for the luck. [:'(]

[zakblood]

ok, here's something you haven't got, it's a godmode version of a O/S works in 10

and here's how it works,

goto your desktop, and make a new folder, call in your name, then a .{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} so for me the folder is called zak.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

and press enter, this combo makes a folder for super power user in windows 10, we call godmode, share, enjoy and be careful once in it, as yes if you don't know what you're doing you can wipe everything, but see the power it can give and enjoy another share

your system account must have administrative privileges for this folder to work.

[gexmex]

ugh, deleted. Stupid post.


On topic through, I'm really enjoying my Windows 10. Everything is operating nominally, games and all. [8D]

[solops]

I'll just stick with Win 7. It does everything I want. Maybe I'll upgrade later to Win 12 or Win 13. Maybe by then the idiots at Microsoft will get a clue.

[zakblood]

lol,

Win 12 or Win 13

so you're not what you call software buff then?

as M/S has said, but not made it 100% clear and final as yet, but have made more than a few comments on the subject, Windows 10 will be the last version of windows, full stop, it will just be upgraded and patched and has no end of life statement, all other O/S before it had one stated as soon as it was released, a clear path to the next version and upgrade, windows 10 does not, and for a reason.
so you maybe waiting for a long long time, but have a year to take up the free offer, then after that buy it if needed.

good luck.

[Aurelian]

ORIGINAL: zakblood

lol,

Win 12 or Win 13

so you're not what you call software buff then?

as M/S has said, but not made it 100% clear and final as yet, but have made more than a few comments on the subject, Windows 10 will be the last version of windows, full stop, it will just be upgraded and patched and has no end of life statement, all other O/S before it had one stated as soon as it was released, a clear path to the next version and upgrade, windows 10 does not, and for a reason.
so you maybe waiting for a long long time, but have a year to take up the free offer, then after that buy it if needed.

good luck.

It does have an end of life. 10 years from now. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-GB/windows/lifecycle

[zakblood]

The new entry reads, "Windows 10, released in July 2015."

My guess, based on that language, is that in the next two years or so we'll see an extension of the 10-year lifecycle based on a new baseline release date. But that's just speculation, and we'll have to wait for the actual answer.

M/S has been vauge about windows 10 being the last one, and while it now has a end of life, many insiders think a different version released 2 or 3 years down the road, maybe free or not with a still win 10 title but on a different release date will alter the date from that's which has been atm posted, as no other version of windows has been given a release date version end of life stamp

Windows 10, released in July 2015 as all other version are win 7 / 8 with no date

being a lot more cryptic now days is M/S...

but information coming out atm is next is 10.1, then .2 so win 10 in this format could go on for 20 year plus or forever, with 10 being the last one, given a date for version 10 of ten years, gives an idea of what coming next, in a couple date / info maybe added that 10.1 is extending that to another few years or so, with 10.2 release date doing the same, etc etc...

no new info or links to post as yet, just forum gossip.

[KISSMEUFOOL!]

ok, here's something you haven't got, it's a godmode version of a O/S works in 10

What can it do that Linux cannot?

[PipFromSlitherine]

Guys, let's try and keep this thread OT on Win10 for people who might have questions, rather than another skirmish in the OS wars.

Cheers

Pip

[zakblood]

agreed, ty

[Freyr Oakenshield]

I was wondering if there is any simply way to change the location of MS Edge cache...

[zakblood]

Press Windows key + X.
Click on the System. Click on Advanced system settings on the right hand side.
Click on the button near the bottom labeled Environment Variables.
You may see both TMP and TEMP listed in the section labeled User variables for (account). That's the common location; each different login account is assigned its own temporary location.
In the Variable value Edit box, you may specify the path to the directory that Windows and many other programs will use for temporary files.