Stuff Windows 10

[UK_Eliter]

Smivs, I find what you said useful.

The icons on my desktop are folders and files, not (mostly) applications. So they couldn't be replaced by a dock or panel or launcher. Still, I hadn't thought of using multiple desktops and just having one 'fence' worth of icons on each. That's a good idea. But I do think my 'fences' look nice. Here's a partial, and slightly fuzzy I'm afraid, screenshot: http://imgur.com/z3q4Q2X (I've forgotton how to do linked images properly . .)

[UK_Eliter]

By the way: Cody and any others who are having trouble with Windows Update not . . doing updates, you might want to give the relevant repair function of the 'Tweaking.com Windows Repair' tool a go. I can't attest to that fix working but, as a whole, I find that the tool seems to have got quite good in recent months. I wouldn't run all its fixes willy-nilly, though . . (especially the ones to do with permissions).

The tool is available here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details ... epair.html

[Cody]

I intend to upgrade it from W7 to WX before the free offer expires...

Windows 10 is somewhat annoying - and ugly! Classic Shell will be installed soon, methinks - Win7 is so easy on the eye.

[spud42]

i find win 10 better than win 8.1 but i must advise to run something like spybot's anti beacon software to disable most if not all of the telemetry that win 10 sends back to MS....

[Cody]

Yeah, I've been looking into disabling telemetry - makes me angry, all that mierda!

[UK_Eliter]

It makes me angry too - so angry, in fact, that, I won't use 10, though admittedly UI problems and lack of control over updates are factors too.

[spud42]

updates can be controlled as well.. just a quick google will reveal all.

[Cody]

I think many fixes only work with Pro and Enterprise/Education editions - those with Home have less control.

[spud42]

anti beacon works with all versions of win 10 , and i think the win update was a registry key added or changed. cant remember it was 6 months ago.

[Cody]

Conclusion: I do not like WX - too ugly, too controlling!

[spud42]

takes some getting used to..lol
the missus just upgraded on her main PC and not too happy with it but after offering to roll back to win 7 shes determined to get used to it..

Had to set some of her Craft programs to win 7 compatibility mode....

[Cody]

After three weeks, it's back to the Win7 machine - so much nicer, both the OS and the machine.
With any luck, I'll get my desk re-assembled (and the joystick operational) this week too.

[spud42]

i am used to it now. its a lot more like win 7 than 8 or 8.1 ever was. once you go through and disable services you dont want its quite fine. basically stopping the same services that i did in win 7.
my biggest niggle with it is the persistant use of the word "app" . i really hate that. i run programs and game programs NOT bloody "apps". this is a PC not a damn ipad!!!

off to google if i can change the text in the start menu from all apps to all programs.......

EDIT : damn useless logitech G11 keyboard.. keeps missing the "e's"

[Cody]

I'll stick with Win7 - unless I find a need for DirectX 12, of course. Unlikely, but you never know.

[phkb]

I found that if you stick Classic Shell on any Win8/8.1/10 system and you almost have everything that was good about Win7 with everything that's good about the later releases.