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

[burpman]

Originally Posted by rluke6902

I've recently gotten Win10 on a 'new' used computer. All things seem to work well except that I can no longer download anything from Depositfile links.
Anyone else with this problem - or a solution?

Have you tried a number of different browsers? Also, make sure you do a virus scan and also a malware scan on the box as well. (Don't assume its clean by default)

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by rluke6902

I've recently gotten Win10 on a 'new' used computer. All things seem to work well except that I can no longer download anything from Depositfile links.
Anyone else with this problem - or a solution?

Might not be a W10 issue but you wont really know unless you link to 1 example for others to test

Keep in mind depositfiles are currently having financial issues which has resulted in no cash rewards being paid for November & December 2018

As a result cash uploaders will be moving to another host

Plenty of existing links are most likely dead due to cash uploaders deleting them at the host level.These will show up as a 25 second countdown

[cicciobuki]

Originally Posted by rluke6902

I've recently gotten Win10 on a 'new' used computer. All things seem to work well except that I can no longer download anything from Depositfile links.
Anyone else with this problem - or a solution?

Could just be the adblocker in your browser too. I had that happen to me recently (not sure if it was with depositfiles).


It's not a W10 issue though.

[ononoma]

As Microsoft tries to herd us to Win 10, is there anyway to con't security updates that Pro Users will still get?
(I wanted Pro but Dell wanted too much $ back in 14')
I disabled my then new laptop to not do the "free update" to Win 10.
Even if it were still free I really don't want it. Since 7, hell since XP (which I'd still run if it were supported) Microsoft has become more & more invasive and nosy. And I've heard all the horror stories of Win 10 updating automatically (regardless of settings) and people losing data. But privacy is the #1 issue.
For me Linux is a not an alternative, maybe if I had a second PC, but this is all I've got.
Any suggestions, workarounds would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

[burpman]

Originally Posted by ononoma

As Microsoft tries to herd us to Win 10, is there anyway to con't security updates that Pro Users will still get?
(I wanted Pro but Dell wanted too much $ back in 14')
I disabled my then new laptop to not do the "free update" to Win 10.
Even if it were still free I really don't want it. Since 7, hell since XP (which I'd still run if it were supported) Microsoft has become more & more invasive and nosy. And I've heard all the horror stories of Win 10 updating automatically (regardless of settings) and people losing data. But privacy is the #1 issue.
For me Linux is a not an alternative, maybe if I had a second PC, but this is all I've got.
Any suggestions, workarounds would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks

If you somehow find a way to latch on to a Pro or Enterprise edition of 7 with a volume license associated to it, MS is offering extended patch support into 2022 or so. The first year is supposed to be 50 USD approx and then double each year thereafter until it ends. The other alternative is Win 8 but I know a lot of folks don't like it for various reasons. (There are ways to tweak 8 and 10 to give it a 7 UI "feel" though) But even Win 8 support will end about the time that extended 7 support does so you will - in three years time - have to move to something Linux based.

There are ways to harden your Windows 7 installation yourself and it will be cumbersome but protecting the operating system at that level may be burdensome in your day to day use if you consider going it alone without patches. It is a matter of how much convenience you want to trade for your security.