Astral/H3X
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Can you play games on it yet? Only reason I'm holding back in case of surprise Dark Souls times.
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Microsoft Announces Windows 10
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Can you play games on it yet? Only reason I'm holding back in case of surprise Dark Souls times.
Yes, you can do anything on it. It's a fully functional OS, only in development state. So there still might be glitches, bugs, not fully implemented features etc. It may also be a bit unoptimized (I've noticed that searching works slower than in Windows 8.1).
Jzero
Member
It's basically Windows 8.1 + cool new features. It's just as stable. The Windows 8 betas were buggy as hell compared to this.
yea its already pretty good, only issue i have so far is my surface pro (1) runs really hot with it compared to 8.1
at first I was wierded out by the apps running on desktop but now i find it to be really cool. i use surface as a tablet rarely use keyboard, mouse so looking foward to more touch features
at first I was wierded out by the apps running on desktop but now i find it to be really cool. i use surface as a tablet rarely use keyboard, mouse so looking foward to more touch features
I'm having trouble also. It definitely seems to be a Windows 10 problem.
Dead Prince
Banned
i think it's wifi. i've been having limited wifi issues. no problem before W10. hopefully it's just incompatible drivers (will check if theres an update) but yeah. :\
some of the the apps don't work because of bad connection
Well to be more specific, for me it seems to be a problem with the Skype Metro (or whatever you want to call it nowadays) app on Windows 10. It's impossible for me to sign in with the app, but if I download the desktop version everything works fine.
Dead Prince
Banned
have you had any trouble downloading apps from the store? i was trying to download the music deal app and it wouldn't sometimes. give it a go and see. also some other stuff happens to as well. wish i can figure this out lol.
Nope. I can download anything from the store. The Skype problem is the only major issue I've had so far. Strange.
MmmSkyscraper
Unconfirmed Member
I can connect with Metro or the desktop version no problem, wired connection though.
Syphon Filter
Member
Congrats @neowinfeed for spotting MKV playback in Media Player in 9860. I can now make it official: Win10 supports MKV codec out of the box.
Did Windows 8 not have it?
Did Windows 8 not have it?
somuchwater
Member
No, not in Media Player, AFAIK.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Nope.
http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2014/11/07/a-little-something-for-windows-insiders/
Get excited guys.
Exclusive wallpapers for all your hard work.
...guys?
Get excited guys.
Exclusive wallpapers for all your hard work.
...guys?
CharlieDigital
Banned
Presser also says it will be a set of APIs so likely there will be visual package managers down the line:
OneGet is a unified interface to package management systems and aims to make Software Discovery, Installation and Inventory (SDII) work via a common set of cmdlets (and eventually a set of APIs).
Syphon Filter
Member
Today?
Dead Prince
Banned
fix my skype/wifi issue plz.
The build is out on the fast ring and here's a blog post detailing the changes:
http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...ild-available-to-the-windows-insider-program/
http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...ild-available-to-the-windows-insider-program/
HarryDemeanor
Member
Last build of 2014? Damn. I can't wait that long!
Dead Prince
Banned
coolsies.
if you're already using the Windows 10 preview, just FYI updates are all automatic and you cannot turn them off. Part of the deal signing up for a preview. So if you don't force the new preview build to install now, it'll install automatically some time in the next week.
this preview is on fast right? i put it on slow.
Iced_Eagle
Member
Well, eventually you will still get the build.
The difference between Fast and Slow is that Fast gets the build ASAP. Once they push out fixes for the two major items they mentioned and there are no other major issues, then people on the Slow ring will get the update. I would say that most likely by the end of the month you'll get the update, unless something major crops up. The way I look at it is like the Xbox Preview program. Preview Members = Fast Ring. Non-preview folk = Slow ring.
Also there is a major IE update in this preview. 2000+ fixes, 19 new platform features and a new architecture designed for interoperability. Definitely worth a read, especially if you are a web developer: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/...e-edge-our-next-step-in-interoperability.aspx
Windows X.
Dead Prince
Banned
lol. i'm forever can't downloading anything. my wifi drivers need to be updated or something.
hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
As a person who uses IE as their main browser, I'm really excited about IE 12 when I saw all these changes coming down the pipe. I can't wait to see what finally ships.
I'm so glad you said this because I had no idea what OneGet was based on the explanation above.
Sounds good to me.
HarryDemeanor
Member
I've noticed new small folder icons.
That's about it so far that I've seen.
Thanks!
Dead Prince
Banned
finally got the new preview build finally installed. they moved the notification closer to the clock and moved the popup down. which is cool i guess. seems the search loads up much faster now. it was a bit laggy for me before
Skype app works for me now FINALLy lol
Skype app works for me now FINALLy lol
Jzero
Member
HarryDemeanor
Member
Yeah the lights on my G15 don't work on this build either. As long as the keys work I'll be okay.
I know, just a odd bug to miss seeing as how many groups this passes on the way to us. You would think someone would notice.
On another note, this new onecloud sync is bullshit.
9879
- Insider Hub was a good idea.
- Start menu search didn't get any improvement this time, sadly -- still missing all the basic stuff.
- Finally added the option to hide the search and multiple desktop buttons from the task bar.
- Feedback app goes in the opposite direction of everything else and keeps getting worse and worse with each new build. I've been hit by this bug: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ecognize/6fc9b35b-8141-4045-b17a-f53ecd5ca6ae
Didn't spend much time with it to notice anything else.
- Insider Hub was a good idea.
- Start menu search didn't get any improvement this time, sadly -- still missing all the basic stuff.
- Finally added the option to hide the search and multiple desktop buttons from the task bar.
- Feedback app goes in the opposite direction of everything else and keeps getting worse and worse with each new build. I've been hit by this bug: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ecognize/6fc9b35b-8141-4045-b17a-f53ecd5ca6ae
Didn't spend much time with it to notice anything else.
I appreciate the improvements for developers, but unless things have changed since the initial preview I don't like the "Run Admin in Admin Approval Mode" setting as a requirement for modern apps. Messes with source code management and various scripting tools that require real admin rights while simultaneously calling into apps installed into user 2nd class admin. I'm going to put psexec everywhere which is pretty annoying. Been deferring this for years because Windows 8 build/test was always a manual once per release thing while win7 is continuous. If there is a registry or system hack somewhere to remove this requirement I will script it when imaging/setting up all PCs.
Is anyone else having issues with explorer (the desktop, not IE) glitching graphically and subsequently crashing? This issue just started when I updated to the latest build. It seems to work fine for a few minutes after a fresh boot or reboot but after some time it starts acting up. The clock doesn't update, the task bar doesn't function (clicking any icon results in nothing loading or sometimes the icons just disappear), and when I right click on the desktop a blank menu appears. If I run my mouse over it everything pops in but there are odd color bars between the options and then explorer crashes.
Everything's been great until this build dropped and I'm sure they'll iron out the issues. I'm actually looking forward to Win10's release and I haven't looked forward to ANY Windows release since 2000 came out.
Everything's been great until this build dropped and I'm sure they'll iron out the issues. I'm actually looking forward to Win10's release and I haven't looked forward to ANY Windows release since 2000 came out.
deltatheta
Member
Out of curiosity, what tools are you using that require admin mode? I can see if you're doing driver development or something, but when you're talking about source code tools or scripting languages it doesn't sound like that's what you're doing.
HarryDemeanor
Member
Only real issue I've been having with the latest build has been Windows restarting my PC instead of shutting it down when I tell it to. Thank jeebus that Shift + Shut Down still works.