Forced to Windows 10, what do I need to watch out for? - Page 3

moonsung · July 9th, 2018, 07:22 PM

Disable cortana.

solarbear · July 9th, 2018, 07:56 PM

http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...1&postcount=20

**DTravel** · July 10th, 2018, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonsung

Disable cortana.

How?

**buttsie** · July 10th, 2018, 02:20 AM

You can turn it off easily enough though it will still show as running in task manager because its part of windows search from what i read.

How to Enable or Disable Cortana in Windows 10 June 2018

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html

How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10
by Chris Hoffman on August 2nd, 2016

https://www.howtogeek.com/265027/how...in-windows-10/

SoIGotTheGroov · July 12th, 2018, 01:23 PM

I do agree too about Cortana, there are also countless of "hidden spy" processes that can be shut down using the command prompt, you know... all those games, sports, music, tv, maps, calendar, and so on related things that eat your bandwitdh and your ram and spy your activity. A complete "How to tweak W10" guide is here https://fdossena.com/?p=w10debotnet/index_1703.frag

SoIGotTheGroov · July 12th, 2018, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solarbear

I am a Linux man myself, I only use Windows if i have to and even then i sure as hell am not going to connect windows to the internet. It is good to have it in dual boot so you can use it for Windows exclusive programs. and i got stuck with a few of those unfortunately

I'd love to use Linux if only Ardour were as efficient as "normal" daws like Ableton, Logic, Protools or Cubase. Plus, the downside with Linux for music producers is the lack of compatibility with hardwares such as audio interfaces. Mines for example are not supported by any Linux distribution.

Sorry I close the off topic for now hahaha

solarbear · July 12th, 2018, 07:58 PM

Yes, that is the dual boot equation. What i see most often is that users keep their windows for stuff that linux can't do or things they haven't learned to do in linux yet. And then as the discovery grows and users learn how to do it a different way , they find themselves using windows less and less until they find the need for windows minimized to a hollow shell of what it once was.

**CARLTON BROWN** · July 12th, 2018, 11:48 PM

A few further observations on Win 10.

Since I originally posted a few comments on this thread, I have suffered the momentary screen blackout problem following a substantial MS update. In their infinite wisdom MS updated drivers and I was suddenly having problems. Fortunately, the machine is a new Dell PC and the support I got from the company was excellent. Apparently MS are trying to fix this blackout issue at the moment, although it only affects some computers. If you have the same problem, you need to have driver updates disabled after it's sorted.

In more general terms, there really is no major problem using Windows 10 and you can turn off stuff you don't like. However, loading it onto an older PC may be a bit troublesome.

Windows 7, which I also use has no major advantages over it and is not entirely free from catastrophic problems or weaknesses. A couple of weeks ago, I saw a Windows 7 32 bit machine crippled by a major system failure with a start-up problem that could not be resolved. Much of the data on the hard drive was lost and the system was unfixable, needing a full re-installation.

There is some very dangerous stuff on the Internet that can cripple your machine. Windows 10 seems to be generally accepted as safer from attack than Windows 7 and as the hardware continues to evolve and Windows 10 becomes dominant, suitable software will become more of an issue and equipment like older printers may not be usable.

Although Windows 7 has worked well for me and I'm using 64 bit at the moment on my older PC, a time is coming when I will move on from it. As for software as old as XP, I'd now be reluctant to use it with an Internet connection and would find the perfomance rather unsatisfactory.

solarbear · July 13th, 2018, 05:44 AM

Lets see. original topic,,,,forced to win10, what to watch out for? I think updates that will scrap your OS is the common theme...what really chaps my hide, is,, win10 updates that write data down to UEFI firmware level,,,,again, no internet connection=harmless windows i.e. win10 can't update if it isn't connected.,,

as always, data backups are really essential, regardless of OS

there is an underlying theme that i don't see discussed very much..hard drive partitioning format...before win10, it was NTFS-MBR, win10 is GPT..could it be possible that this win10 GPT is dodging malware whereas the win7 NTFS is getting riddled like fish in a barrel?

New PCs with win10 are GPT, seem to be no problem at all, whereas win10 on NTFS on existing units get bricked by updates ever so easily, concidence?

SoIGotTheGroov · July 14th, 2018, 11:06 PM

SO I've received the W10 refurb pc yestarday. Very fast machine, but I've done something really stupid: I've installed the 7 disk with the vista partition and... I've deleted the Vista partition... where were the BOOTMGR files... Yep, you all guess what happened

I was fortunate enough to have made a backup on the W10 HDD, the important files. So I started the reinstall with CD, and again you all guess what happened: no GPT disk ? no installation !

So back to W10 to do all the blah blah blah with Diskpart, the bonus point is that I got a fresh formated disk with more space than before (say 15/20 GB), but some times lost here.

Today I've tweaked both OS, and I'm very content to see W10 is way more efficient than 7, the Federico Dossena website is definitely the way to go !

It took me some hours of course, but it's worth it. I had a MS update too on W10, no problem, cos' now with everything tweaked I can decide all by myself to install ANY update.

I guess I'll try again my daws and plugins on W10, maybe they'll be able to run well now with a 1803 version..?

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solarbear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 462 Thanks: 62,299 Thanked 5,248 Times in 459 Posts	Yes, that is the dual boot equation. What i see most often is that users keep their windows for stuff that linux can't do or things they haven't learned to do in linux yet. And then as the discovery grows and users learn how to do it a different way , they find themselves using windows less and less until they find the need for windows minimized to a hollow shell of what it once was. __________________ Smutus Emeritus

July 13th, 2018, 05:44 AM	#29
solarbear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 462 Thanks: 62,299 Thanked 5,248 Times in 459 Posts	Lets see. original topic,,,,forced to win10, what to watch out for? I think updates that will scrap your OS is the common theme...what really chaps my hide, is,, win10 updates that write data down to UEFI firmware level,,,,again, no internet connection=harmless windows i.e. win10 can't update if it isn't connected.,, as always, data backups are really essential, regardless of OS there is an underlying theme that i don't see discussed very much..hard drive partitioning format...before win10, it was NTFS-MBR, win10 is GPT..could it be possible that this win10 GPT is dodging malware whereas the win7 NTFS is getting riddled like fish in a barrel? New PCs with win10 are GPT, seem to be no problem at all, whereas win10 on NTFS on existing units get bricked by updates ever so easily, concidence? __________________ Smutus Emeritus Last edited by solarbear; July 13th, 2018 at 08:49 AM..

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July 9th, 2018, 07:22 PM	#21
moonsung Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 23 Thanks: 47 Thanked 93 Times in 21 Posts	Disable cortana.

July 10th, 2018, 02:20 AM	#24
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,274 Times in 12,746 Posts	You can turn it off easily enough though it will still show as running in task manager because its part of windows search from what i read. How to Enable or Disable Cortana in Windows 10 June 2018 https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/...dows-10-a.html How to Disable Cortana in Windows 10 by Chris Hoffman on August 2nd, 2016 https://www.howtogeek.com/265027/how...in-windows-10/

July 12th, 2018, 01:23 PM	#25
SoIGotTheGroov Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 82 Thanks: 122 Thanked 545 Times in 81 Posts	I do agree too about Cortana, there are also countless of "hidden spy" processes that can be shut down using the command prompt, you know... all those games, sports, music, tv, maps, calendar, and so on related things that eat your bandwitdh and your ram and spy your activity. A complete "How to tweak W10" guide is here https://fdossena.com/?p=w10debotnet/index_1703.frag

July 12th, 2018, 11:48 PM	#28
CARLTON BROWN Grand Vizier Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ruraltania Posts: 3,213 Thanks: 35,616 Thanked 35,565 Times in 3,205 Posts	A few further observations on Win 10. Since I originally posted a few comments on this thread, I have suffered the momentary screen blackout problem following a substantial MS update. In their infinite wisdom MS updated drivers and I was suddenly having problems. Fortunately, the machine is a new Dell PC and the support I got from the company was excellent. Apparently MS are trying to fix this blackout issue at the moment, although it only affects some computers. If you have the same problem, you need to have driver updates disabled after it's sorted. In more general terms, there really is no major problem using Windows 10 and you can turn off stuff you don't like. However, loading it onto an older PC may be a bit troublesome. Windows 7, which I also use has no major advantages over it and is not entirely free from catastrophic problems or weaknesses. A couple of weeks ago, I saw a Windows 7 32 bit machine crippled by a major system failure with a start-up problem that could not be resolved. Much of the data on the hard drive was lost and the system was unfixable, needing a full re-installation. There is some very dangerous stuff on the Internet that can cripple your machine. Windows 10 seems to be generally accepted as safer from attack than Windows 7 and as the hardware continues to evolve and Windows 10 becomes dominant, suitable software will become more of an issue and equipment like older printers may not be usable. Although Windows 7 has worked well for me and I'm using 64 bit at the moment on my older PC, a time is coming when I will move on from it. As for software as old as XP, I'd now be reluctant to use it with an Internet connection and would find the perfomance rather unsatisfactory.

July 14th, 2018, 11:06 PM	#30
SoIGotTheGroov Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 82 Thanks: 122 Thanked 545 Times in 81 Posts	SO I've received the W10 refurb pc yestarday. Very fast machine, but I've done something really stupid: I've installed the 7 disk with the vista partition and... I've deleted the Vista partition... where were the BOOTMGR files... Yep, you all guess what happened I was fortunate enough to have made a backup on the W10 HDD, the important files. So I started the reinstall with CD, and again you all guess what happened: no GPT disk ? no installation ! So back to W10 to do all the blah blah blah with Diskpart, the bonus point is that I got a fresh formated disk with more space than before (say 15/20 GB), but some times lost here. Today I've tweaked both OS, and I'm very content to see W10 is way more efficient than 7, the Federico Dossena website is definitely the way to go ! It took me some hours of course, but it's worth it. I had a MS update too on W10, no problem, cos' now with everything tweaked I can decide all by myself to install ANY update. I guess I'll try again my daws and plugins on W10, maybe they'll be able to run well now with a 1803 version..?