Windows 10

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This thread is for questions, answers, issues regarding Microsoft Windows 10. Anyone with a question, please don't be afraid to ask, and anyone with a solution, please do so as well.

Anna: One thing i can't seem to change is, you know when you come up to the lock screen and you start logging in - the background there. I don't like it. But i can't seem to find anything on changing it. I just want a plain colour. Not the blue windows thing.


Yeah, I don't like the logon screen as well. The blue color is very bland and the resolution isn't very high. So in essence it's a pretty annoying and boring way to logon on. Previously on Windows 7 -- and probably 8 as well -- the logon screen and the lock screen were one, and there were options to customize it with certain software or technical know-how, if you were so knowledgeable. I used a software called Windows 7 Manager to showcase a variety of landscape images on my logon screen and it made the process much more enjoyable. With Windows 10, Microsoft separated the two screens, but failed to offer a variety of images or customizable options for the logon screen. I think it's a really bad job by them, cause we're stuck with this really boring screen and there's nothing we can do about it. I don't have a solution for it right now, but I'm sure in time some enterprising software company will come up with one. Hopefully it's soon. 

[Anna]

Aug 1, 2015 3:17:37 GMT -5 @dman24 said:

This thread is for questions, answers, issues regarding Microsoft Windows 10. Anyone with a question, please don't be afraid to ask, and anyone with a solution, please do so as well.

Anna: One thing i can't seem to change is, you know when you come up to the lock screen and you start logging in - the background there. I don't like it. But i can't seem to find anything on changing it. I just want a plain colour. Not the blue windows thing.


Yeah, I don't like the logon screen as well. The blue color is very bland and the resolution isn't very high. So in essence it's a pretty annoying and boring way to logon on. Previously on Windows 7 -- and probably 8 as well -- the logon screen and the lock screen were one, and there were options to customize it with certain software or technical know-how, if you were so knowledgeable. I used a software called Windows 7 Manager to showcase a variety of landscape images on my logon screen and it made the process much more enjoyable. With Windows 10, Microsoft separated the two screens, but failed to offer a variety of images or customizable options for the logon screen. I think it's a really bad job by them, cause we're stuck with this really boring screen and there's nothing we can do about it. I don't have a solution for it right now, but I'm sure in time some enterprising software company will come up with one. Hopefully it's soon. 

Yeh hopefully they'll fix that. I had 8.1 before, and it was a similar process with the two separate pages, but the log in screen was just my solid accent colour. Which i could change. The windows thing just looks tacky and yeh i want it gone.

What other changes have you done in your transition?

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Aug 1, 2015 5:53:20 GMT -5 Anna said:

Aug 1, 2015 3:17:37 GMT -5 @dman24 said:

This thread is for questions, answers, issues regarding Microsoft Windows 10. Anyone with a question, please don't be afraid to ask, and anyone with a solution, please do so as well.

Anna: One thing i can't seem to change is, you know when you come up to the lock screen and you start logging in - the background there. I don't like it. But i can't seem to find anything on changing it. I just want a plain colour. Not the blue windows thing.


Yeah, I don't like the logon screen as well. The blue color is very bland and the resolution isn't very high. So in essence it's a pretty annoying and boring way to logon on. Previously on Windows 7 -- and probably 8 as well -- the logon screen and the lock screen were one, and there were options to customize it with certain software or technical know-how, if you were so knowledgeable. I used a software called Windows 7 Manager to showcase a variety of landscape images on my logon screen and it made the process much more enjoyable. With Windows 10, Microsoft separated the two screens, but failed to offer a variety of images or customizable options for the logon screen. I think it's a really bad job by them, cause we're stuck with this really boring screen and there's nothing we can do about it. I don't have a solution for it right now, but I'm sure in time some enterprising software company will come up with one. Hopefully it's soon. 

Yeh hopefully they'll fix that. I had 8.1 before, and it was a similar process with the two separate pages, but the log in screen was just my solid accent colour. Which i could change. The windows thing just looks tacky and yeh i want it gone.

What other changes have you done in your transition?

I didn't implement any major changes since my settings and software all made it through intact. I have to give Microsoft credit here, cause this was the easiest transition from an operating system I've ever done. Everything worked exactly as before -- other than some minor driver issues.

Saying that, there is a learning curve to it, cause many of the settings on 10 aren't quite the same on 7. Some of them are in different places, under different headings, so figuring it all out has been a bit of a challenge. I do like the start menu though. The different tiles that correspond to various programs... yeah, that was nice. There's the photo tile, the weather tile (which has been really useful so far), the news tile, the email tile (which I'm currently using), the app store tile and all the others. They've all been great so far, so I'm really liking that aspect. 

I also like the different look to 10. Coming from 7, it's been a nice change of pace. The new icons are nice, the color scheme is a bit bland (too many solid colors for my taste), but it's growing on me. I like the new task preview button on the task bar, cause it shows all the open programs, which makes things a bit easier to track. I also like that when you press the start button you can immediately start typing to get results; not to mention the results can be system oriented or web oriented. I know windows 7 had that, but in 10 it's bit more robust and effective. 

Another thing I noticed is the CPU and RAM seems to run more efficiently, even with multiple programs running. In 7, the RAM had a tendency to skyrocket with the same work load, so that has been a pleasant surprise. The forced updates I do not like. I like having options (which is why I'm not a big Apple supporter; not to mention their ridiculous prices), and Microsoft pretty much left me with none when it came to that. One problem that's been nagging me ever since I upgraded has been my Elan Trackpad driver. Microsoft downloaded the latest version which seems to makes my cursor less responsive for some reason. I tried rolling back to an earlier version, which worked for a while, but with the forced updates the new one comes back and the mess starts all over again. So basically the only way for me to keep the old driver is to keep the computer in sleep mode, cause if I do a shutdown or restart, the new driver would come back. So these forced updates are a real b***, cause they leave you no option when things like that happen. I don't mind them forcing updates when they are necessary to protect the system, but all others should have an option to them, so I can pick and choose what I want. I really hope they rethink this and offer a patch in the near future, cause I'm sure this is a major issue with other consumers as well. 

I'll try to give an update as I tinker with it some more. But so far that has been my assessment. Both good and bad.

[Anna]

Aug 1, 2015 8:18:20 GMT -5 @dman24 said:

Another thing I noticed is the CPU and RAM seems to run more efficiently, even with multiple programs running. In 7, the RAM had a tendency to skyrocket with the same work load, so that has been a pleasant surprise. The forced updates I do not like. I like having options (which is why I'm not a big Apple supporter; not to mention their ridiculous prices), and Microsoft pretty much left me with none when it came to that. One problem that's been nagging me ever since I upgraded has been my Elan Trackpad driver. Microsoft downloaded the latest version which seems to makes my cursor less responsive for some reason. I tried rolling back to an earlier version, which worked for a while, but with the forced updates the new one comes back and the mess starts all over again. So basically the only way for me to keep the old driver is to keep the computer in sleep mode, cause if I do a shutdown or restart, the new driver would come back. So these forced updates are a real b***, cause they leave you no option when things like that happen. I don't mind them forcing updates when they are necessary to protect the system, but all others should have an option to them, so I can pick and choose what I want. I really hope they rethink this and offer a patch in the near future, cause I'm sure this is a major issue with other consumers as well. 

I'll try to give an update as I tinker with it some more. But so far that has been my assessment. Both good and bad.

I'm glad to hear that about the CPU and RAM! Always a plus when things work better. I wish the system can fix my harddrive problem, but unfortuantely not. 

Concenring your Cursor - have you tried just altering the cursor settings, like maybe you need to make things faster? I'm not sure. It does suck that you have to keep downgrading it. Yeh we have forced updates since windows 8. It's a pain. Especially when you're in the middle of something, you get one day, to push the update, and then the next day you have 15 mins to close everything.

Some things that have come to my attention; Wifi Sense - Windows ten can share your wifi password to your contacts. So be careful. The link explains more about it, and how to stop it. 

www.yahoo.com/tech/s/windows-10-may-share-wi-164057617.html 


I've also got around to changing actual settings, and there were a bunch of privacy settings, that i had to uncheck, like my location, and what information apps have. Definitely a place to visit if you like being private. I mean they even track what you write! It's ridiculous how much information you give them. 

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One thing I find annoying about Windows 10 is the startup and shut down process is a lot longer. It takes an average of 1 and a half minute from logon screen to desktop, which is considerably more than the 45 seconds or less I had on Windows 7. And from a cold boot, that number is even higher. Obviously everyone's system is different, and depending on the amount of startup programs you have, that time difference might be greater or less. But it's clear that 10 takes longer to start up and shut down, and your individual system components doesn't make enough of a difference in combating that. Of course, one of the frustrating reasons for this is the forced updates Windows throws at you. Because you never know when an update is downloaded (unless you actively keep track of it), the startup and shutdown process is a crap shoot, and at any moment your computer could be mired in a painfully slow process while it tries to update itself. Microsoft needs to correct this, cause it's one of the few complaints I have about windows 10. So far it's been a very capable and comparable operating system, but the forced updates and slow startup and shut down processes has been a major drag on its otherwise stellar performance.

[Anna]

Aug 8, 2015 10:28:46 GMT -5 @dman24 said:

One thing I find annoying about Windows 10 is the startup and shut down process is a lot longer. It takes an average of 1 and a half minute from logon screen to desktop, which is considerably more than the 45 seconds or less I had on Windows 7. And from a cold boot, that number is even higher. Obviously everyone's system is different, and depending on the amount of startup programs you have, that time difference might be greater or less. But it's clear that 10 takes longer to start up and shut down, and your individual system components doesn't make enough of a difference in combating that. Of course, one of the frustrating reasons for this is the forced updates Windows throws at you. Because you never know when an update is downloaded (unless you actively keep track of it), the startup and shutdown process is a crap shoot, and at any moment your computer could be mired in a painfully slow process while it tries to update itself. Microsoft needs to correct this, cause it's one of the few complaints I have about windows 10. So far it's been a very capable and comparable operating system, but the forced updates and slow startup and shut down processes has been a major drag on its otherwise stellar performance.

Do you think it's also cause there's two operating systems on the computer? I saw that Windows has the option to restore to the previous windows you used, the option being available for a month after conversion. Which I assume that means for a month, you'll have both systems on your computer before it gets wiped?

My computer already has a slow start up, but it's not because of updates (mainly cause i think my hardrive is about to be kaputz). In fact I don't think I've had many updates at all? Unless they're are minor ones that don't require a restart. 

Do you hibernate your computer? I find that's the best way to minimise the start-up-login process. I do a restart about once a week or fortnight. And I also have only like 2-3 programs selected upon start up.

Can I also say, how much i love the windows layout - like it's so smooth and edgy i love it. 

Also have you given Windows your feedback?

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I finally solved my driver problem! Thank God! Microsoft has a tool that basically enables you to prevent a driver from being downloaded if it's causing issues with your computer. So I downloaded it and it worked like a charm. No more driver problems! This had been driving me crazy ever since I switched over to windows 10 so I'm really happy I don't have to worry about it anymore. Other than that, the transition is getting smoother and smoother. I'm getting more comfortable with the system and figuring out all the ins and outs on it. So far I'm liking it more than windows 7. Yeah, I never thought I would say that, but my computer runs more efficiently on windows 10 than it did on 7. It might start up a little slower, but everything else is a lot better. I guess I should be thankful I took the plunge cause I could have easily waited it out with everyone else. But that wasn't the case, and the risk seems to have paid off.