Windows 10 April 2018 Update

[Uncensored2008]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

 

[Ringel05]

If you say so..........
I used to like Microsoft until they came out with Win 8, I was hoping they would get it right with Win 10 but they simply doubled down on stupidity so the only Microsoft product I still use is Windows 7.

Windows 8 was a disaster. So was ME and to a large extent Windows 95.

Windows 10 is the most stable version I have yet seen. Faster on the same hardware than Ubuntu - I duel boot this machine - and frankly, rock solid.

You're missing the point, I (and hundreds of thousands like me) want NO Cortana and NO added Microsoft crapware. That doesn't mean turning it off (while it still runs and hogs resources in the background) it means NO, we want an operating system not a spyware/adware configuration disguised as an operating system.
My Win 7 boots faster than my Kubunu but the Kubuntu machine is half as powerful as my Windows 7 gamer but that's not the point, I'll wait the extra couple of seconds to use an OS that I control.

Regardless, enough do thanks to Apple that MS is compelled to add it.

I was perfectly happy with DOS.

That's fine, obviously they took the Apple route, a direction I've never been inclined to follow so other than my Win 7 gamer I'm out. Too bad cause I liked Windows, such is life.
Oh and recently Win 7 users and reversions back to Win 7 have temporarily outstripped Win 10 users........... That speaks volumes but as usual Microsux will ignore the consumer.

Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Visio
Project
SQL Server
Exchange

All reasons that Microsoft dominates and will continue to dominate.

I liked Vista, there was nothing wrong with it. I like Windows 7 - just Vista renamed due to bad press. I hated 8, because it truly sucked. Metro blows chunks. I like 10, fixed the idiocy of 8. I ignore cortana.

Don't use any of those apps, Win 7 wasn't just a name change, it fixed a lot of issues Vista had. Ignore Cortana all you want, open Processes and see how much resources the turned off Cortana is still using.......... I could care less who dominates the market, a non-argument with me besides most computer users are clueless and will pretty much swallow whatever they're fed, not always but pretty much.

 

[Ringel05]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

You've gotta be kidding me, right? Microsoft bloatware - duh.

 

[Darkwind]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

You're preaching to the choir, but it is what it is.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

You've gotta be kidding me, right? Microsoft bloatware - duh.

Snipping tool? Notepad?

Media Center and the DVD authoring have been removed. Other than cortana, I'm at a loss to say what "bloatware" is in 10, that wasn't in 7?

 

[Ringel05]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

You've gotta be kidding me, right? Microsoft bloatware - duh.

Snipping tool? Notepad?

Media Center and the DVD authoring have been removed. Other than cortana, I'm at a loss to say what "bloatware" is in 10, that wasn't in 7?

You're kidding me, right?
Here's just some

 

[miketx]

Windows 10 wiped my old PC out. I do not like it.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Even with Cortana (there is no pleasing everyone), Microsoft is a solid O/S that is so easy to use, that hundreds of millions of people who are computer illiterate are able to navigate their way around not only the internet but tons of productivity software.

Every O/S has its downside. I'll continue to use MS and frankly, I have had zero problems with Winders 10.

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

You've gotta be kidding me, right? Microsoft bloatware - duh.

Snipping tool? Notepad?

Media Center and the DVD authoring have been removed. Other than cortana, I'm at a loss to say what "bloatware" is in 10, that wasn't in 7?

You're kidding me, right?
Here's just some

Your image didn't make it. Try using the snipping tool (first add with Windows Vista)

Image got fixed -

So of those, only 3D builder was not part of Windows 7. Everything else has been in windows for over a decade.

I don't like the ads, but they are easy to turn off. I do like the live tile for weather, it is better than the widget in 7. I turn all other tiles off.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Windows 10 wiped my old PC out. I do not like it.

Wiped it out?

 

[Ringel05]

To each their own. The wife uses Windows 10 though she's frequently cussing at it and I have to do all the maintenance and fixes. For me Cortana is an annoyance, an unnecessary waste of system resources so whay should I be forced to have it on my, system if I don't want it. I don't use IE or Edge so why shouldn't I be able to uninstall them, I don't use any of their crapware so all of that should be uninstallable. My biggest issue though is force updates which for all intent and purposes turns PCs into modified Microsoft workstations, sorry Microsoft, my PCs are mine.

I'm not a fan of Cortana, Siri, Alexa, et al.

But what is this "crapware" you keep going on about?

You've gotta be kidding me, right? Microsoft bloatware - duh.

Snipping tool? Notepad?

Media Center and the DVD authoring have been removed. Other than cortana, I'm at a loss to say what "bloatware" is in 10, that wasn't in 7?

You're kidding me, right?
Here's just some

Your image didn't make it. Try using the snipping tool (first add with Windows Vista)

Yo, knumb knut it means the link is no longer valid.

 

[Marion Morrison]

Is due to be released starting Monday the 30th though most will probably not receive it right away. This one is supposed to be huge so God knows just what (and how much) it will fuck up. Some are saying everyone using Win 10 should back up all their personal files, etc as well as update all your hardware drivers plus create an image of your Windows partition just in case..........
Basically don't trust Windows Restore with this one.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-prepare-for-mondays-windows-10-april-2018-update-1825590970

What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | ZDNet

Eh, I have an image of Windows 10 with Cortana and Edge forcibly extracted from it. See no reason to update. It was not an easy task to extract that foul stuff and still have a funtional OS. Pretty sure it took 4 tries. How was it done? Go into Linux and delete files, then boot Win10 and hope it works.

 

[Ringel05]

Is due to be released starting Monday the 30th though most will probably not receive it right away. This one is supposed to be huge so God knows just what (and how much) it will fuck up. Some are saying everyone using Win 10 should back up all their personal files, etc as well as update all your hardware drivers plus create an image of your Windows partition just in case..........
Basically don't trust Windows Restore with this one.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-prepare-for-mondays-windows-10-april-2018-update-1825590970

What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | ZDNet

Eh, I have an image of Windows 10 with Cortana and Edge forcibly extracted from it. See no reason to update. It was not an easy task to extract that foul stuff and still have a funtional OS. Pretty sure it took 4 tries.

Yeah well the vast majority of people can't do that.

 

[miketx]

Windows 10 wiped my old PC out. I do not like it.

Wiped it out?

No, but it rendered a lot of my drivers inoperative so none of my card readers or USB ports would work. Windows would not allow the drivers to be replaced or deleted, no matter what. SO after messing with it for a while I just reinstalled win 7. That wiped it out, but I had backups.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Is due to be released starting Monday the 30th though most will probably not receive it right away. This one is supposed to be huge so God knows just what (and how much) it will fuck up. Some are saying everyone using Win 10 should back up all their personal files, etc as well as update all your hardware drivers plus create an image of your Windows partition just in case..........
Basically don't trust Windows Restore with this one.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-prepare-for-mondays-windows-10-april-2018-update-1825590970

What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | ZDNet

Eh, I have an image of Windows 10 with Cortana and Edge forcibly extracted from it. See no reason to update. It was not an easy task to extract that foul stuff and still have a funtional OS. Pretty sure it took 4 tries.

Yeah well the vast majority of people can't do that.

Nor do the vast majority care.

Not only do most people WANT things like Cortana, millions buy echo, dot, and other devices in order to get that sort of functionality.

Cortana is shit compared to Alexa, but MS is reacting to market pressure to provide a personal assistant as part of the OS.

 

[miketx]

I have disabled automatic updates.

 

[Ringel05]

Most, but not all of what's shown is bloatware that if it was on Win 7 was never obvious, at least to me.

 

[Moonglow]

Windows 10 wiped my old PC out. I do not like it.

Wiped it out?

No, but it rendered a lot of my drivers inoperative so none of my card readers or USB ports would work. Windows would not allow the drivers to be replaced or deleted, no matter what. SO after messing with it for a while I just reinstalled win 7. That wiped it out, but I had backups.

Eight does that also...

 

[Marion Morrison]

Is due to be released starting Monday the 30th though most will probably not receive it right away. This one is supposed to be huge so God knows just what (and how much) it will fuck up. Some are saying everyone using Win 10 should back up all their personal files, etc as well as update all your hardware drivers plus create an image of your Windows partition just in case..........
Basically don't trust Windows Restore with this one.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-prepare-for-mondays-windows-10-april-2018-update-1825590970

What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | ZDNet

Eh, I have an image of Windows 10 with Cortana and Edge forcibly extracted from it. See no reason to update. It was not an easy task to extract that foul stuff and still have a funtional OS. Pretty sure it took 4 tries.

Yeah well the vast majority of people can't do that.

Nor do the vast majority care.

Not only do most people WANT things like Cortana, millions buy echo, dot, and other devices in order to get that sort of functionality.

Cortana is shit compared to Alexa, but MS is reacting to market pressure to provide a personal assistant as part of the OS.

Well sir:

 

[Ringel05]

Is due to be released starting Monday the 30th though most will probably not receive it right away. This one is supposed to be huge so God knows just what (and how much) it will fuck up. Some are saying everyone using Win 10 should back up all their personal files, etc as well as update all your hardware drivers plus create an image of your Windows partition just in case..........
Basically don't trust Windows Restore with this one.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-prepare-for-mondays-windows-10-april-2018-update-1825590970

What's new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update | ZDNet

Eh, I have an image of Windows 10 with Cortana and Edge forcibly extracted from it. See no reason to update. It was not an easy task to extract that foul stuff and still have a funtional OS. Pretty sure it took 4 tries.

Yeah well the vast majority of people can't do that.

Nor do the vast majority care.

Not only do most people WANT things like Cortana, millions buy echo, dot, and other devices in order to get that sort of functionality.

Cortana is shit compared to Alexa, but MS is reacting to market pressure to provide a personal assistant as part of the OS.

Prove that most people WANT Cortana and don't use Microsoft limited metrics like 'number of systems sold'............

And why are you defending Microsoft so hard?

 

[Uncensored2008]

Windows 10 wiped my old PC out. I do not like it.

Wiped it out?

No, but it rendered a lot of my drivers inoperative so none of my card readers or USB ports would work. Windows would not allow the drivers to be replaced or deleted, no matter what. SO after messing with it for a while I just reinstalled win 7. That wiped it out, but I had backups.

Were you upgrading from XP?

Windows 10 is a Longhorn core OS, same as 7. It uses the same drivers for the most part. Now if you went from 32 bit to 64 bit, that's a different story.