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Post by Nick1984 on Jun 1, 2015 9:28:41 GMT
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jun 1, 2015 20:40:28 GMT
Windows 10. No way.............I still luv Vista Baby.
I'll get me coat.
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Jun 1, 2015 20:47:36 GMT
Windows 10. No way.............I still luv Vista Baby. I'll get me coat. And don't forget your umbrella it's wet out there.
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Post by Boothen on Jun 1, 2015 21:42:35 GMT
I'm more interested in the performance enhancements brought about by DX12 more than anything else.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 3:19:55 GMT
Windows 10. No way.............I still luv Vista Baby. I'll get me coat. Vista? You serious? I thought they made packet curries? You ought to try Microsoft like the rest of us mate, not some cheap Indian copy.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 10:55:53 GMT
I'll give it a try but I still miss Amiga Workbench =)
See how it supports my SLI cards and Multi Monitor as well as G13 and Saitek Wheel set up as usually new windows suck big time in driver support for devices.
Why I would want to stream low quality xbox games to my PC , I really don't know and as for streaming games to a phone OMG I cant see my big monitor never mind a tiny phone screen.
Windows 8 has been a disaster for them so lets see if they have got the message on what people want as opposed to what they think we should have being shoved down our throats.
Direct x 12 will, only improve things if you have a dx12 graphics card and the game or software you are using was written for it.
Maybe they should have called the talking assistant Nag as that's what we a are used too =)
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Post by unknown182 on Jun 2, 2015 13:50:46 GMT
I still use 7 and it runs as smooth as it ever did. But if it's free then i'll have some of that.
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Post by Nick1984 on Jun 2, 2015 15:10:01 GMT
Direct x 12 will, only improve things if you have a dx12 graphics card and the game or software you are using was written for it. I'm more interested in the performance enhancements brought about by DX12 more than anything else.
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Post by Boothen on Jun 2, 2015 16:24:21 GMT
Direct x 12 will, only improve things if you have a dx12 graphics card and the game or software you are using was written for it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct3D#Direct3D_12DirectX 12 API will be supported on all Fermi and later Nvidia GPUs, on AMD's GCN-based chips and on Intel's Haswell and later processors' graphics units. I use Nvidia and know little of AMD cards. So basically, for Nvidia users, anything from the old Geforce 400 series upwards will be able to take advantage of DirectX 12's reduced overheads on games written to use DX12.
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Post by MooG on Jun 2, 2015 17:33:35 GMT
I'm a bit worried about having to give up any control over MicroSoft updates but hopefully some clever sod will come up with a way to get around the automatic updates only setting for those of us poor people with the Home version.
For example I just got GWX as a system upgrade but, since I don't want to be nagged about upgrading for the next few months, I uninstalled it. I'd like to be able to do that under Windows 10 as well.
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Post by Nick1984 on Jun 2, 2015 20:00:34 GMT
My main issue with Windows 8 was the way certain apps would run in a different environment and you couldn't resize them.
That's completely gone now and it feels like Windows 7. From the preview Cortana search, the Notification centre and the new Store are great additions to me.
No reason not to upgrade from Windows 7 as far as I can see.
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Post by Nick1984 on Jul 22, 2015 19:36:28 GMT
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Post by manchesterpotter on Jul 22, 2015 19:58:06 GMT
Only a free upgrade if you're running Win 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1
Been using it a lot at work and it's bloody good.
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Post by dutchstokie on Jul 23, 2015 6:41:22 GMT
Direct x 12 will, only improve things if you have a dx12 graphics card and the game or software you are using was written for it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct3D#Direct3D_12DirectX 12 API will be supported on all Fermi and later Nvidia GPUs, on AMD's GCN-based chips and on Intel's Haswell and later processors' graphics units. I use Nvidia and know little of AMD cards. So basically, for Nvidia users, anything from the old Geforce 400 series upwards will be able to take advantage of DirectX 12's reduced overheads on games written to use DX12. But surely the interface between the cheese and onion pasty and the umbrella would be out of sync due to the size of sauce bottle being used ????
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Post by lurcherman on Jul 24, 2015 19:45:50 GMT
Right lads, go easy with me I'm as thick as they come with computers a couple of questions will I still be able to watch stoke streams? can I still use google ? cheers
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Post by ukcstokie on Jul 24, 2015 20:12:19 GMT
Right lads, go easy with me I'm as thick as they come with computers a couple of questions will I still be able to watch stoke streams? can I still use google ? cheers Yes and yes.
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Post by lurcherman on Jul 24, 2015 20:23:53 GMT
Right lads, go easy with me I'm as thick as they come with computers a couple of questions will I still be able to watch stoke streams? can I still use google ? cheers Yes and yes. Cheers mate, I might give it a go, it still looks bloody technical tho'
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Post by ukcstokie on Jul 24, 2015 23:23:46 GMT
Cheers mate, I might give it a go, it still looks bloody technical tho' If you get stuck I'm sure there's plenty on here willing to help.
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Post by Nick1984 on Jul 25, 2015 17:06:07 GMT
For those of you who don't like the tiles, here's what the Start menu looks like with them unpinned. Basically the same as Windows 7.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2015 19:11:05 GMT
It's free BUT if for some reason you need to re-install following some kind of issue you will have to buy it because it's a one off free upgrade with no disc or support if it goes wrong.
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Post by Boothen on Jul 26, 2015 19:56:16 GMT
It's free BUT if for some reason you need to re-install following some kind of issue you will have to buy it because it's a one off free upgrade with no disc or support if it goes wrong. All the upgrade does is convert your existing Windows 7/8/8.1 key into a Window 10 key. So re-installing after a any sort of an issue won't be a problem. I don't know how it will work after adding a new motherboard, but I guess there are ways around that if you contact MS directly like you had to with Windows 7. www.digitaltrends.com/computing/windows-10-upgrade-reinstall/
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Post by Nick1984 on Jul 27, 2015 16:04:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 16:10:29 GMT
Think I'll give it 6 months so they can fix the bugs that will inevitably come with a new version of windows
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Post by Nick1984 on Jul 27, 2015 17:01:38 GMT
Think I'll give it 6 months so they can fix the bugs that will inevitably come with a new version of windows There shouldn't be that many bugs, unlike previous versions this one has been thoroughly tested by millions of insiders since last year. insider.windows.com/
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2015 17:17:11 GMT
Microsoft have said once upgraded you can do fresh installs in the future. How's that going to work?
Download?
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Post by nik80 on Jul 27, 2015 18:25:02 GMT
Done it, though I'm not sure if I should. Only just got used to Windows 8.1. Hated that at first.
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Post by Nick1984 on Jul 27, 2015 19:25:41 GMT
Done it, though I'm not sure if I should. Only just got used to Windows 8.1. Hated that at first. I still hate Windows 8, so much so that I switched back to 7. Thankfully no one will have to use that abomination after Wednesday, awful experiment.
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Post by manchesterpotter on Jul 27, 2015 23:51:42 GMT
Microsoft have said once upgraded you can do fresh installs in the future. How's that going to work? Download? Microsoft are calling Windows 10 a 'service' rather than an operating system, so it can be reinstalled through the internet. You have to have a Microsoft Account in order to use it and that's what the software goes through. It's similar to how Apple accounts work. Someone mentioned earlier about what happens if you have to replace your motherboard. Because it's now being treated as a service, it means that you can just contact Microsoft with your Microsoft account information and they'll be able to see that you're a Win 10 user and they'll reactivate it on your machine. It also knows which OS you're currently using, so if you use Win 7 or 8 Pro on your current machine, when you upgrade you'll get Win 10 Pro.
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Post by ukcstokie on Jul 28, 2015 9:21:46 GMT
Microsoft have said once upgraded you can do fresh installs in the future. How's that going to work? Download? Microsoft are calling Windows 10 a 'service' rather than an operating system, so it can be reinstalled through the internet. You have to have a Microsoft Account in order to use it and that's what the software goes through. It's similar to how Apple accounts work. Someone mentioned earlier about what happens if you have to replace your motherboard. Because it's now being treated as a service, it means that you can just contact Microsoft with your Microsoft account information and they'll be able to see that you're a Win 10 user and they'll reactivate it on your machine. It also knows which OS you're currently using, so if you use Win 7 or 8 Pro on your current machine, when you upgrade you'll get Win 10 Pro. So if it's a "Service" - where is Microsoft's revenue stream? To me it sounds like they're going to start charging you a monthly subscription for updates at some point in the future?
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Post by manchesterpotter on Jul 28, 2015 9:43:13 GMT
Microsoft are calling Windows 10 a 'service' rather than an operating system, so it can be reinstalled through the internet. You have to have a Microsoft Account in order to use it and that's what the software goes through. It's similar to how Apple accounts work. Someone mentioned earlier about what happens if you have to replace your motherboard. Because it's now being treated as a service, it means that you can just contact Microsoft with your Microsoft account information and they'll be able to see that you're a Win 10 user and they'll reactivate it on your machine. It also knows which OS you're currently using, so if you use Win 7 or 8 Pro on your current machine, when you upgrade you'll get Win 10 Pro. So if it's a "Service" - where is Microsoft's revenue stream? To me it sounds like they're going to start charging you a monthly subscription for updates at some point in the future? That's exactly what experts in the business are thinking. It's looking like MS will be moving towards full updates of the OS rather than releasing updates on a monthly basis. The biggest hint that this is happening is that Windows 10 doesn't have Windows Updates in the Control Panel. The only way you can get to the updates is through the Settings (cog wheel) in the start menu. The updates are now also compulsory, so you have no control over when they download and install. And rumour also has it that the Control Panel will be done away with very shortly. I reckon that MS are going the way of Apple, whereby they'll release new operating systems more frequently and drop support for older OS a lot quicker.
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