Windows 10....one year later....disscussion, thoughts.

[sojourner]

Sounds like you have a system problem. Have you checked the logs?

 

[Kemaiku]

I'm checking a few of the online help sites for the OS and model itself, but I think it's the update system not finishing properly and causing errors. I've found "incomplete update" notices that weren't showing at the time. It's been interrupting drivers when certain programs are running. The problem last night though looks like the Wifi glitched when logging in for some reason.

 

[Amaris]

It sounds like you're going to have to do a fresh install.

 

[Kemaiku]

How? it's out of the box.

 

[Amaris]

How? it's out of the box.

You'll have to follow this process: http://www.howtogeek.com/224342/how-to-clean-install-windows-10/

It's long, and convoluted, but ultimately you'll get a trouble free installation out of it.

 

[Kemaiku]

Oh, well it's working alright at the moment so I'll wait and see if it was just one or two setup hiccups first. But it's been worrying how many little things are acting weird so far.

 

[Amaris]

Oh, well it's working alright at the moment so I'll wait and see if it was just one or two setup hiccups first. But it's been worrying how many little things are acting weird so far.

My initial install of Windows 10 had a lot of little issues. When I did a clean install, most of them disappeared. So far this new computer doesn't seem to have that problem, but I'm ready to do a fresh install if it looks like it will.

 

[Kemaiku]

Ahh, I think some programs like Steam still aren't entirely compatible as they were on previous versions too, that one causes issues. Minecraft, despite being bought by M$ long enough ago, crashes after a few seconds every time so far.

 

[DimesDan]

I've not had a single issue with Steam and 10.

 

[Amaris]

Ahh, I think some programs like Steam still aren't entirely compatible as they were on previous versions too, that one causes issues. Minecraft, despite being bought by M$ long enough ago, crashes after a few seconds every time so far.

Hm, I really think you need to do a fresh install. Backup all of your files, folders, and favorite settings, and do a clean install, because it sounds like the system is becoming more unstable every day.

 

[DimesDan]

If it'still a brand new machine, It could be a hardware issue, I had a Samsung laptop a few years ago, had numerous issues, thought it was software, but turns out it was hardware problem.

 

[John Clark]

I haven't used Steam too much on Win10 but it has been ok so far (as has Origin).

There are one or two games that haven't been entirely happy (Jade Empire for one and the disc versions of Kotor - but the steam version of Kotor has been fine)

 

[Marc]

Microsoft seem to be doing tickering the around the edges but nothing too major yet there have been 3 insider fast track builds in the past week.

glad I'm now paying for unlmited internet given that's 10GB in downloads to little real avail.

 

[Amaris]

Yeah, I'm glad I don't have a bandwidth cap with Time Warner, or I'd be pissed with the size and frequency of these downloads that seem not to be doing much on the home user end.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I'm liking it.

During my first month or two I reverted to Windows 7 but then decided "what the hell" and put it back. I'm loving it. Smooth fast, and blazes on an SSD.

 

[Random_Spock]

Yeah, I'm glad I don't have a bandwidth cap with Time Warner, or I'd be pissed with the size and frequency of these downloads that seem not to be doing much on the home user end.

Yea I won't be too thrilled with it. I'm unlimited for now, but if I quit next year, cable-wise, I'll be limited to 250gb a month. Not to mention lack of space on my laptop. Really, Microsoft? I only have so much space to work with.

 

[sojourner]

I'm running my Windows 10 on a 55gb SSD and still have almost half of the drive left in free space. Not sure what you guys are doing?

 

[Amaris]

I'm running my Windows 10 on a 55gb SSD and still have almost half of the drive left in free space. Not sure what you guys are doing?

Bandwidth. This is about Microsoft's frequent updates that use large amounts of internet bandwidth.

 

[sojourner]

Random_Spock mentioned limited space on his laptop. I was just pointing out that Win10 has a pretty small footprint.

 

[Amaris]

Random_Spock mentioned limited space on his laptop. I was just pointing out that Win10 has a pretty small footprint.

Some updates do increase the size of the Windows 10 installation, but aside from that, when one downloads an update that can be anywhere from 1 to 12 GB in size, it can put the squeeze on hard drives which are already feeling the pressure. Remember that while the program is installing, it needs a significant chunk of HDD space in which to use as a swap. @Random_Spock is likely worried that one of these installs or updates will hit the hard limit on his HDD.