Let me tell you about my Windows 10 pain today....

[esthermoon]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

 

[ChrisL]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

 

[esthermoon]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

 

[Iceweasel]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

 

[esthermoon]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

 

[Iceweasel]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

 

[esthermoon]

I've problems with my Windows 10 too!
I should have kept Windows 7

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

 

[Ringel05]

I upgraded and have regretted it. Windows 8 made some huge strides in boot speed that were wiped out with 10. No idea why they went backward there. Stability is garbage as well. Have had more performance issues as well.

All in all, windows 10 is garbage up against 8. The only improvement was to get back to an interface that makes more sense on anything other than a tablet. That interface is not worth the myriad of other drawbacks from the previous version.

Right. And don´t miss the fixes that are around for the interface.

He's anti Win 10 just like you're anti Linux........

Not really anti-windows 10. Just noting that there are several problems with it that I see and I think that 8 is a superior product.

Okay, everyone has their favorites, personally I hate Win 8.

Why?

For all intent and purposes it's designed for tablets and phones, I use desktops and laptops. I also despised their Start Menu. I refuse to use Win 8, period, well except once when I loaded it back on this laptop before (for the third time) permanently upgrading to Win 10. It's a longotello......

 

[Ringel05]

I upgraded and have regretted it. Windows 8 made some huge strides in boot speed that were wiped out with 10. No idea why they went backward there. Stability is garbage as well. Have had more performance issues as well.

All in all, windows 10 is garbage up against 8. The only improvement was to get back to an interface that makes more sense on anything other than a tablet. That interface is not worth the myriad of other drawbacks from the previous version.

Right. And don´t miss the fixes that are around for the interface.

He's anti Win 10 just like you're anti Linux........

Not really anti-windows 10. Just noting that there are several problems with it that I see and I think that 8 is a superior product.

Okay, everyone has their favorites, personally I hate Win 8.

I liked Windows 7 better, but I got used to Win 8 and I didn't want to change yet AGAIN.

When I bought this laptop I knew it had Win 8 on it so I ordered a copy of Win 7 online. When they both arrived I tried unsuccessfully to install Win 7, didn't know M$ had changed the boot options so had to call Dell support. Support told me what I needed to know then started to warn me about this invalidating my warranty, stopped em mid sentence with an I don't give a damn and he stayed on the line just in case Win 7 had a problem installing. While we were waiting for the install to complete I found out the vast majority of calls to support were people wanting Win 7 back and being told they would have to pay for a Win 7 disc from Dell. Most of those people said no and suffered with Win 8.
My disc wasn't from Dell so I had to go to Dell online and download a boatload of drivers, burn them to a disc (all this on another computer) then load all onto my laptop one at a time.

 

[Ringel05]

I loved Win 7, but when I got my new computer it already had Win 8 installed on it, so there was nothing I could do about it.

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

 

[Bleipriester]

2011 is not 8 years ago and it does not matter at all. And I can´t see where the given problems are self-made. After all I checked this goddamn mp3 codec box!

Earlier you didn't remember. But 2011 was long ago in the Linux world. Plus you could have installed non free drivers later, all the check box does is include it during installation. Also some distros are stripped down, others full blown. Depends what you want instead of a one size fits all but it requires a little effort on your part.

I don´t remember if there was a check box similar to the one Ringel mentioned. Ubuntu 10.10 is not a stone age distro. It is the first Unity-Ubuntu. I only like that Korora Linux but it had issues as well.

Ubuntu 10.10 was released October 2010, that's what the numbers mean. I think I started with 11.04. Lots of improvements have been made and you can always install drivers afterwards, you just spend a few minutes looking it up.

I have no invested interest in what you do but if you speak nonsense I may comment on it.

It was the newest version when I tested it. However, I couldn´t go online as the Internet sticks I had didn´t work. I decided to uninstall it after some hours.

I have no idea how to uninstall a disto, never saw the option. I just delete the partition or install another one in the same spot. But it's like basing opinions about Windows 10 on Windows Vista.

It was fdisk /mbr back then.

 

[Bleipriester]

I downloaded Windows 10 for free because somebody told me it was so "modern" and "cool".
Far better than Windows 7.
I was fooled!

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

You only need Startisback and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

 

[Iceweasel]

Earlier you didn't remember. But 2011 was long ago in the Linux world. Plus you could have installed non free drivers later, all the check box does is include it during installation. Also some distros are stripped down, others full blown. Depends what you want instead of a one size fits all but it requires a little effort on your part.

I don´t remember if there was a check box similar to the one Ringel mentioned. Ubuntu 10.10 is not a stone age distro. It is the first Unity-Ubuntu. I only like that Korora Linux but it had issues as well.

Ubuntu 10.10 was released October 2010, that's what the numbers mean. I think I started with 11.04. Lots of improvements have been made and you can always install drivers afterwards, you just spend a few minutes looking it up.

I have no invested interest in what you do but if you speak nonsense I may comment on it.

It was the newest version when I tested it. However, I couldn´t go online as the Internet sticks I had didn´t work. I decided to uninstall it after some hours.

I have no idea how to uninstall a disto, never saw the option. I just delete the partition or install another one in the same spot. But it's like basing opinions about Windows 10 on Windows Vista.

It was fdisk /mbr back then.

Since I started you could boot up a distro disk and use a disk manager to format, delete, edit, resize, rename, etc.

 

[Bleipriester]

Right. And don´t miss the fixes that are around for the interface.

He's anti Win 10 just like you're anti Linux........

Not really anti-windows 10. Just noting that there are several problems with it that I see and I think that 8 is a superior product.

Okay, everyone has their favorites, personally I hate Win 8.

I liked Windows 7 better, but I got used to Win 8 and I didn't want to change yet AGAIN.

When I bought this laptop I knew it had Win 8 on it so I ordered a copy of Win 7 online. When they both arrived I tried unsuccessfully to install Win 7, didn't know M$ had changed the boot options so had to call Dell support. Support told me what I needed to know then started to warn me about this invalidating my warranty, stopped em mid sentence with an I don't give a damn and he stayed on the line just in case Win 7 had a problem installing. While we were waiting for the install to complete I found out the vast majority of calls to support were people wanting Win 7 back and being told they would have to pay for a Win 7 disc from Dell. Most of those people said no and suffered with Win 8.
My disc wasn't from Dell so I had to go to Dell online and download a boatload of drivers, burn them to a disc (all this on another computer) then load all onto my laptop one at a time.

You got a Dell machine and got punished.

 

[Ringel05]

He's anti Win 10 just like you're anti Linux........

Not really anti-windows 10. Just noting that there are several problems with it that I see and I think that 8 is a superior product.

Okay, everyone has their favorites, personally I hate Win 8.

I liked Windows 7 better, but I got used to Win 8 and I didn't want to change yet AGAIN.

When I bought this laptop I knew it had Win 8 on it so I ordered a copy of Win 7 online. When they both arrived I tried unsuccessfully to install Win 7, didn't know M$ had changed the boot options so had to call Dell support. Support told me what I needed to know then started to warn me about this invalidating my warranty, stopped em mid sentence with an I don't give a damn and he stayed on the line just in case Win 7 had a problem installing. While we were waiting for the install to complete I found out the vast majority of calls to support were people wanting Win 7 back and being told they would have to pay for a Win 7 disc from Dell. Most of those people said no and suffered with Win 8.
My disc wasn't from Dell so I had to go to Dell online and download a boatload of drivers, burn them to a disc (all this on another computer) then load all onto my laptop one at a time.

You got a Dell machine and got punished.

Wow, I'm shocked, someone who doesn't like Dell.......

 

[Ringel05]

Can you wipe it out and install 7?

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

You only need Startisback and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

Startisback costs money (your free version links never worked) and I didn't like Ultimate Windows Tweaker (but don't remember why).

 

[Bleipriester]

I don´t remember if there was a check box similar to the one Ringel mentioned. Ubuntu 10.10 is not a stone age distro. It is the first Unity-Ubuntu. I only like that Korora Linux but it had issues as well.

Ubuntu 10.10 was released October 2010, that's what the numbers mean. I think I started with 11.04. Lots of improvements have been made and you can always install drivers afterwards, you just spend a few minutes looking it up.

I have no invested interest in what you do but if you speak nonsense I may comment on it.

It was the newest version when I tested it. However, I couldn´t go online as the Internet sticks I had didn´t work. I decided to uninstall it after some hours.

I have no idea how to uninstall a disto, never saw the option. I just delete the partition or install another one in the same spot. But it's like basing opinions about Windows 10 on Windows Vista.

It was fdisk /mbr back then.

Since I started you could boot up a distro disk and use a disk manager to format, delete, edit, resize, rename, etc.

I do. I use Parted Magic.
However, the mentioned command removes everything from the boot sector and replaces it with the MS-DOS standard MBR. Effectively, after that, only XP will launch. No problem to handle the Linux partitions in XP.

 

[Bleipriester]

I asked my technician and he said it could be possible but expensive
Maybe I should ask another one

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

You only need Startisback and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

Startisback costs money (your free version links never worked) and I didn't like Ultimate Windows Tweaker (but don't remember why).

They worked but you refused to disable adblock which makes the page workupload telling you you need to disable it. That´s all.

 

[Ringel05]

Yep. Find another techie. If you have the install disk you could always buy a new hard drive, solid state if you want some serious speed. Unplug what you have now and install 7 on the new drive. There's no risk and it would be a lot cheaper to do.

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

You only need Startisback and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

Startisback costs money (your free version links never worked) and I didn't like Ultimate Windows Tweaker (but don't remember why).

They worked but you refused to disable adblock which makes the page workupload telling you you need to disable it. That´s all.

I disabled it, the problem was it still only gave me a trial period before having to pay.

 

[Bleipriester]

Thanks for your advice Iceweasel

There are even less expensive ways than that. Keep Win 10, download and install Classic Shell to replace Win 10's Start Menu, download an app that will uninstall most of Win 10's bloatware, download and install firewall blocks to stop Microsoft's telemetry (spying), disable Edge and Cortana, yes disabling Cortana is possible.
For the most part my Win 10 looks and feels like Win 7.
Oh and you can also download and install the old Windows games but not from the Windows store.

You only need Startisback and Ultimate Windows Tweaker.

Startisback costs money (your free version links never worked) and I didn't like Ultimate Windows Tweaker (but don't remember why).

They worked but you refused to disable adblock which makes the page workupload telling you you need to disable it. That´s all.

I disabled it, the problem was it still only gave me a trial period before having to pay.

If you downloaded the version for Windows 8 you need to run the reg file which places the license into the registry. The Windows 10 version does that automatically. During the installation, it will always say it is a 30 day trial due to the way the license is distributed.