Bazza Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Microsoft is removing its nagging Windows 10 upgrade notifications soon http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/6/11606392/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-notification-going-away By soon, they mean 3 months (July 29) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balabanto Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Take it before it escapes. After that date it will no longer be free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 The cheese in a mouse trap is "free," doesn't make it any less a trap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 My fears were realized - I woke up this morning to face a blue screen - Congratulations on upgrading to Windows 10! Er, I never actually chose to upgrade?! I will say my desktop seems to actually be running smoother now. I've been playing Darkest Dungeon and the glitches/errors seem to have cleared up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 We are the Borg. Your biological and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile. CaptnStrawberry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I'm not distinctive at all! I'm an utterly mediocre non-entity. So leave me alone!! Lawnmower Boy and Lucius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 The cheese in a mouse trap is "free," doesn't make it any less a trap... yes yes, go play your linux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 yes yes, go play your linux Sound advice for a career in IT - you would not believe the sheer amount of jobs I've not been able to get by only having theoretical Linux knowledge (messing with an emulator doesn't count apparently). It's just not used in my current environment (pure Windows) but a *lot* of jobs want to see 3 to 5 years of working experience with it. That's why working for the same corporation for 15 years is like RAID for an IT career: It kills careers dead. Just in case there are any youngsters out there considering entering the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sound advice for a career in IT - you would not believe the sheer amount of jobs I've not been able to get by only having theoretical Linux knowledge (messing with an emulator doesn't count apparently). It's just not used in my current environment (pure Windows) but a *lot* of jobs want to see 3 to 5 years of working experience with it. That's why working for the same corporation for 15 years is like RAID for an IT career: It kills careers dead. Just in case there are any youngsters out there considering entering the field. I am an oldster 4 years into the field and yeah, I've played with a bit of Linux in school but I'd be lost in a linux environment for a bit. "Lucky" for me I've been in windows environments which I'm comfortable with. I'm mostly desktop support tho. Not server/network stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I started desktop support (though my college diploma was for networking and administration practically everyone starts desktop) 20 years ago. Stick around and you'll move into administration organically, probably. I sometimes long for the days when I was slapping systems together in the back room of a Staples. Even those jobs get lost to you over time - "20 years experience as a system administrator? And he's applying for a desktop support job why? No, he'll be here a month and then leave. *toss*" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted May 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 I started desktop support (though my college diploma was for networking and administration practically everyone starts desktop) 20 years ago. Stick around and you'll move into administration organically, probably. I sometimes long for the days when I was slapping systems together in the back room of a Staples. Even those jobs get lost to you over time - "20 years experience as a system administrator? And he's applying for a desktop support job why? No, he'll be here a month and then leave. *toss*" Yeah, I'm definitely more a soldier than a general. My previous careers have shown me that. Hopefully I can remain relevant long enough to make it to retirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Microsoft is getting really sneaky and forceful now. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3070460/windows-pcs/microsoft-makes-final-aggressive-windows-10-upgrade-push.html The X in the corner to close the dialog suddenly means "Sure! Install it, please!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Microsoft is getting really sneaky and forceful now. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3070460/windows-pcs/microsoft-makes-final-aggressive-windows-10-upgrade-push.html The X in the corner to close the dialog suddenly means "Sure! Install it, please!" It just needs the friendly face of Clippy to reassure everyone. ("It looks like you're upgrading your computer.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Which update is this? I don't see any info except that it's a recommended update, and I haven't installed those in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Ironically enough my wife's laptop, which I actually want to upgrade to 10 because her 8 installation drives her nuts, is still on the stage where it's waiting to download 10 ("You'll be contacted when it's ready!") from back when you had to enter your email to download it. I'll probably sweep the 10 partial installation clean at some point and see if I can convince Windows update to push it down. Just classic Microsoft that it's been sent to everyone except someone who requested it. Enforcer84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 It's not bad, actually. Sure, it hurt a lot when they put the implant in my skull, but since then I only crash 3x a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Microsoft is getting really sneaky and forceful now. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3070460/windows-pcs/microsoft-makes-final-aggressive-windows-10-upgrade-push.html The X in the corner to close the dialog suddenly means "Sure! Install it, please!" Crap like this is exactly why I disabled updates. Megalosoft can take their updates and shove them where the sun don't shine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 Crap like this is exactly why I disabled updates. Megalosoft can take their updates and shove them where the sun don't shine. In Lancre? Nanny Ogg will be upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 https://i.imgur.com/Jy2u91f.gifv DasBroot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 https://i.imgur.com/Jy2u91f.gifv "Damn you, Bette Middler!" *drives off cliff and explodes* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 29, 2016 Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 DasBroot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Cancer and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 For the most part, I've been pretty happy with Win 10. Now, though, the makeup is peeling off and there are definite cracks beneath the surface. I've run into a couple problems and when I look for solutions online the general response is, "yeah, it does that. It sucks. They won't fix." This is not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost-angel Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Most of my Win10 woes revolve around video cards and related issues. Some of the laptops I've had to back the Intel Management Engine back down to 9.5 to get the machine to come out of sleep properly. I feel like the guy I told "don't have six monitors" got what he deserved though (we said we aren't supporting that, you can figure it out on your own). An older model video card flat out didn't work at all with Win10, so we replaced it and trashed the old one. Lenovo model machines seem to hate Win10, a lot. At least, the older models we have in the building do. No one of them has taken the upgrade well. Which is better than a few Dell Latitude laptop models have taken it: which is to say they don't. They don't even pretend. They just die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 I can anecdotally confirm similar results with upgrading Dell and Lenovo laptops as well as the intel engine / sleep mode issue. Desktops have been ok, however - so far. Still, since our merchandising software company doesn't support 10 yet (and it took them 3 years to support 7 when it first came out) I have plenty of excuses to not update - though the merchandising software is running properly on the Windows 10 systems as is. Bureaucrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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