You can defer upgrades on Pro, unless you know enough to mess with drivers and prevent updates to ensure testing with a particular application you rely on there isn't much reason to even need to defer updates. This is to protect the average consumer by installing needed patches and security fixes that would otherwise cause system instability and vulnerabilities. This is a good thing for the average person, if you need this extra control you are going to have to go Pro.
Windows 10 Troubleshooting Thread
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Iced_Eagle
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Yes. What GPU? I'm on 780Ti.
Only seems to occur when watching a flash video (Aka Twitch). Hasn't happened when I'm actually gaming.
I tried doing that months ago and it didn't work (on beta build).
killer rin
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Really, just switched back from Canada to USA and it re-enabled that for me... maybe try it again, because I've had the preview installed since mid-June and it has always worked for me.
This is my settings.
My Region is United States
My System Locale is English (Canada)
Keyboard is English (United States), but it also works under English (Canada)
Granted there is no reason we should need to do this considering Cortana can do both French and English... and from my experience on WP she already has a pretty good data-set.
The N version isn't out, so you wouldn't be able to upgrade.
As in, build number? If it's not on the desktop, you're got RTM/final. If you mean home/pro, right click on my computer from explorer and click properties.
Yes.
Cool, I can drop ifranview then. Is Office free for 10 users?
No.
Alright last one, hows the pdf reading? Should I go for something 3rd party like sumatra or is there something native that works well?
Took them long enough!
Windows has had native PDF viewing since 2012.
Viewing local gifs was the only time IE got used!
Speaking of, for some reason, Edge seems to describe how words look on the screen. It's ugly as sin and isn't the same on Chrome. Not sure what's happening there.
Looks like the driver thing can be disabled per device if this hasn't changed:
http://windowsinstructed.com/disable-automatic-device-driver-download-in-windows-10/
http://windowsinstructed.com/disable-automatic-device-driver-download-in-windows-10/
Yep, while the windows updates most assuredly won't be system-breaking, I don't trust oems with automatic updating.
Edge is the default PDF viewer for me. Seems to work well.
With pretty much all browsers supporting PDF natively, there's no need to muck around with 3rd party readers that might one day turn into adware messes (RIP FoxIt Reader).
Every new install:
"Would you like to set Chrome as the Default Browser?"
Sure would, lets click on the Default button with the admin icon!
"Go to System -> Default Apps to change the Default Apps."
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Microsoft with that classic "please use our shit" workaround.
And still some links refuse to open in Chrome and open straight into Edge for some reason.
"Would you like to set Chrome as the Default Browser?"
Sure would, lets click on the Default button with the admin icon!
"Go to System -> Default Apps to change the Default Apps."
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Microsoft with that classic "please use our shit" workaround.
And still some links refuse to open in Chrome and open straight into Edge for some reason.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
How can I upgrade from Windows 7 to 10 for free? And should I do it before or after reformatting?
Haven't you got the Windows icon in your notification tray yet? Instructions are there.
First time I clicked on a link I got a "You have new shit that can do this" prompt. Picked Chrome and everything has opened in it since. It's probably the best way to stop an install from hijacking all the file associations.
Desktop Office isn't free, but the tablet/mobile versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint are. Not nearly as feature packed but works well enough.
Steelyuhas
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I believe they need an Office 365 sub for editing on devices larger than 10 inches.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
The web apps are still free though for the base version no matter the OS.
The internet versions are free. Basically the same deal as google docs but more Office-y.
SolidSnakeUS
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Drive is actually quite good and it does support some Office exclusive file extensions.
megarockexe
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But when it comes to Office on the desktop, the free one from the store that will be built-in is truly free to open and view Office files? I really dislike how in the rare event I do get any Office document, I have to view it in OneDrive.
Steelyuhas
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To view documents, yes they are free.
One of my three Win 7 systems is also not showing the reservation link. At this point I figured I'll wait until the 29th and see how it goes.
Try this if the reservation icon isn't showing
http://techdows.com/2015/06/how-to-enable-get-windows-10-app-icon-windows-7-or-8-1-taskbar.html
http://techdows.com/2015/06/how-to-enable-get-windows-10-app-icon-windows-7-or-8-1-taskbar.html
Kssio_Aug
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Thats strange.. Hopefully it can be easily fixed!
Thanks a lot. I'll send it to him!
Magical Drop
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I'm tempted to do it as it should be an easy upgrade from Win 8 for me - but I'm reading that the RTM ends up assigning a generic product key to your system.
Dunno why, but I don't like the sound of that... is that how's it's supposed to be now? Or will the phased roll out still end up with people having different product keys?
It sounds like the activation is held at MS regardless for that PC. Think the real upgrade will do the same thing.
Iced_Eagle
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Holy crap, how have I not known about this. Really, really glad MS thought about that and included it as a feature. However, I do wish it was more discoverable and was in the WU advanced options page.
These instructions should honestly go in the OT for Win10.
Xdrive05
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Where can I go to download this, non torrent? I'm in the Microsoft Windows tech preview site, but they're not letting people download it for PC right now since it is so close to official release. I already have a product code and everything, though not sure if that would matter or not.
Search for an ESD link. It links to the MS site, you just need to decrypt and turn it into a .iso.
Zambatoh
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According to their FAQ I have to use Windows Update just to get that reserve button.
So I tried turning Windows Update back on, but for some reason it won't budge from 0%. Nothing will download.
I've already tried stopping the service and clearing the SoftwareDistribution folder. But Windows Update is still stuck at 0%.
Does anyone have any idea on how to get this p.o.s. updater to work? I'm on 8.1.
So I tried turning Windows Update back on, but for some reason it won't budge from 0%. Nothing will download.
I've already tried stopping the service and clearing the SoftwareDistribution folder. But Windows Update is still stuck at 0%.
Does anyone have any idea on how to get this p.o.s. updater to work? I'm on 8.1.
When I did a big update after a reinstall, it took about an hour to move off of 0%. It'll happen.
Zambatoh
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Yeah. Surprise surprise, it just started installing the updates. Heh.
Problem solved I guess.
just go into all settings -> updates -> advanced -> uncheck "give me updates for other products when I update windows"
Great to know. Should work with graphics cards?
Just grab the RTM and try updating now that way. Google the EDS link which I would post, but I'm not sure it's allowed since it's not supposed to be out to the public yet.
Yup, and that method Captive posted just above you should work too if you don't want anything to update other than Windows.
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