Windows 10 Announced - Released 29-Jul-2015

Been waiting for this type of information. Thank you. Hopefully AppLocker will also be available for non-Enterprise versions in the final release. ^w^

 

It turns out the iso transferring from my pc to the media is not completed... that's the reason of the install can't find my hard drive
Thanks again Brian...Now my old mac book much more snappy with x86 comparing when using x64

 

first Nvidia 900 series, now this
AMD is screwed

 

LOL, is this what they call "innovative"? I still do not see anything that justifies calling it Win 10 instead of Win 9. No big changes under the hood, at least not for the consumer version, and no new exciting features.

http://www.softwarecrew.com/2014/10/first-look-windows-10-technical-preview/

 

I'm not sure how this "Win 9x" thing would cause all kinds of problems, but it still makes more sense to me, because like I said before, Win 10 is not really that different from Win 8. They introduced "virtual desktops" and a start-menu, but not a regular one, now it has "Live Tiles" (how impressive), stuff that most people hated in Win 8.

 

Exactly... the first thing that all testers should insist on is that they ditch that live tile junk attached to the start menu. IMO, anything "Metro" should be gone... But we all know that'll never happen. I'd hope that there is a way to at least hide that stuff somehow... maybe there is.

 

So turn live tiles off?

MS haters won't have anything to complain about with Win10, or they risk being exposed as haters for the sake of hating, and with no real basis for that hate. I can't wait.

 

If it has anything "Metro" in it, it's junk. No hate, just facts. Non-touch desktop and laptop users don't need "Metro". Period....

 

First thing I did was right click all apps and uninstalled them (metro) then threw classic shell on, works great thus far, but really the whole start menu has been a bust, as live tiles don't offer me much in the way of saving time. By the time the news tile scrolled to the third headline, I was already on the news site looking at all the headlines. search everywhere/anything (my guess will be cortana, but if you have to click a button, then talk whats the point? It should be voice activated IMO) anyhow thus far it's is just a fancy name for bing search app that is un-removable from the task bar .

They've also talked up the "app view" feature by pressing "Alt+Tab" but that's already a feature in 7 so I'm not understanding why they are talking about it as if it is some new thing. The virtual desktop I can see, but not the app view.

So far it's 8.1 with a little makeup slapped on the areas PC users hated. It runs well and feels smooth, but the look of it still is crap IMO (I like aero and borders on windows) driver identification is just as good (for the drivers I use which I've never had a problem before) and the performance gains, well, perhaps marginal at best, but bench marks have not yet been taken so I'll wait until then to make the final judgment. We'll see how things work out when more updates come, but so far not blown away

 

Kerodo,

We'll have to disagree here. I've removed the Win7 start menu and am using Metro for my start screen. It's much faster and customizable.

 

Windows 10 preview lets Microsoft collect private data in frightening ways

 

Ok, I will grant that some may like or want Metro, but I'm not one of them as you can tell.

IMO, if they want to make 10 usable by *everyone*, they should offer a way to hide or remove the Metro stuff, so that people can customize it as they see fit.

 

Everyone already does anyway. Nothing to see here.

 

Kerodo,

Yes, you can do that. Remove all the Metro tiles from the right hand side of the Win7 type start menu. Then only the familiar Start Menu will be seen. No tiles anywhere.

 

Come back and tell me that when your running the OS.

 

Already have 2 machines with it here.

 

http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/windows-technical-preview-microsofts-alchemy-moment

 

I'd say privacy in running the preview are dubious at best

MS needs to scrape as much information from you as they possibly can and use that data to deliver a better RTM.

This is what Beta programs are all about - saves them (MS) the expense on research.

Snap ! Discuss.

 

Ok, I can live with that. Very good... Thanks Brian.

 

Well as i alluded to in here https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads/w10-preview-spyware.368835/#post-2414110 let's hope it's just in the beta's !

 

October 2014 update for Windows Tech Preview and Windows Server Tech Preview
http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/3001512


Issues that are fixed in this update

• In Windows Technical Preview, certain devices do not receive firmware or driver updates.
• Adobe Flash update does not contain premium video playback.
• Some problems in the Compatibility View list for Internet Explorer 11.

This update is available from Windows Update.
Note This package contains update 3001512 and update 3002675.