Who's loving Windows 10?

Forums › Microsoft Windows › Who's loving Windows 10?

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

2225 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 373

#1360453 7-Aug-2015 08:51

Finally got time to update my Stream8 last night, so far so good, what does amaze me is how different the user experience is on a 8in tablet vs 23" desktop. I don't mean this in a bad way either, quite the opposite, while the layout is completely familiar (have been running my desktop on W10 preview for months) I find instinctively I use the tablet in tablet mode for virtually everything without the compromise or flip mode feel of 8.1. On 8.1 i spent more time struggling in desktop mode than metro

So far so good, but the little 1gb ram atom is running quite satisfactorily on W10 with no drama

xlinknz

1133 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 167

Trusted

#1360550 7-Aug-2015 10:13

Wade: Finally got time to update my Stream8 last night, so far so good, what does amaze me is how different the user experience is on a 8in tablet vs 23" desktop. I don't mean this in a bad way either, quite the opposite, while the layout is completely familiar (have been running my desktop on W10 preview for months) I find instinctively I use the tablet in tablet mode for virtually everything without the compromise or flip mode feel of 8.1. On 8.1 i spent more time struggling in desktop mode than metro

So far so good, but the little 1gb ram atom is running quite satisfactorily on W10 with no drama

My Atom [N550 dual core 1.5Ghz] with 2GB RAM runs well too with Win10, my idle RAM use is 1GB so I presume yours is paging a lot ?

richrdh18

214 posts

Master Geek
+1 received by user: 86

#1360554 7-Aug-2015 10:19

Completed the upgrade on 1 desktop gaming machine, no problems. And two laptops, no issues that it noticed.
Was a bit mystified as to where Ms Security Essentials has gone to, so I tried to reinstall it and Windows told me not to bother as it had an up-to-date windows defender installed which would take care of things???? Not sure on this? Will see how things go over the next few weeks. Was thinking of doing a clean install on my main desktop pc but might give that a miss.

nathan

5695 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1630
Inactive user

#1360556 7-Aug-2015 10:25

xlinknz:
Wade: Finally got time to update my Stream8 last night, so far so good, what does amaze me is how different the user experience is on a 8in tablet vs 23" desktop. I don't mean this in a bad way either, quite the opposite, while the layout is completely familiar (have been running my desktop on W10 preview for months) I find instinctively I use the tablet in tablet mode for virtually everything without the compromise or flip mode feel of 8.1. On 8.1 i spent more time struggling in desktop mode than metro

So far so good, but the little 1gb ram atom is running quite satisfactorily on W10 with no drama

My Atom [N550 dual core 1.5Ghz] with 2GB RAM runs well too with Win10, my idle RAM use is 1GB so I presume yours is paging a lot ?

Windows tunes itself differently in a 1Gb machine, so you can't really compare a 1Gb and a 2Gb machine like this

nathan

5695 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1630
Inactive user

#1360557 7-Aug-2015 10:25

richrdh18: Completed the upgrade on 1 desktop gaming machine, no problems. And two laptops, no issues that it noticed.
Was a bit mystified as to where Ms Security Essentials has gone to, so I tried to reinstall it and Windows told me not to bother as it had an up-to-date windows defender installed which would take care of things???? Not sure on this? Will see how things go over the next few weeks. Was thinking of doing a clean install on my main desktop pc but might give that a miss.

Its all Windows Defender now

Rikkitic

Awrrr
18726 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 15570

Lifetime subscriber

#1360603 7-Aug-2015 11:39

Still having problems with Win 10. The latest is that I now get Chrome Aw Snap errors when trying to save web pages as pdf files from my Chrome Sllimjet browser. I don't know if the fault is with Windows or Slimjet but this always worked perfectly under 8.1 and now it doesn't. I did not install the preview version because I did not want to be a beta tester. This is supposed to be a release version but I am still encountering beta-type issues that shouldn't be there. I don't want to have to hack things any more. This still feels experimental but I want it to just work so I can get on with the things I need to do.

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

MikeB4

18464 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 12124

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#1360616 7-Aug-2015 11:50

Rikkitic: Still having problems with Win 10. The latest is that I now get Chrome Aw Snap errors when trying to save web pages as pdf files from my Chrome Sllimjet browser. I don't know if the fault is with Windows or Slimjet but this always worked perfectly under 8.1 and now it doesn't. I did not install the preview version because I did not want to be a beta tester. This is supposed to be a release version but I am still encountering beta-type issues that shouldn't be there. I don't want to have to hack things any more. This still feels experimental but I want it to just work so I can get on with the things I need to do.

I have experienced a few issues with Chrome in general, its scrolling in W10 is not flash and I have seen some font rendering issues. It also gobbles RAM so I have stopped using it. I have Edge as default and use Firefox as alternative.

Wise

Send money globally for less with Wise - one free transfer up to NZ$900 (affiliate link).

bongojona

253 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 30

#1360673 7-Aug-2015 14:01

networkn: Right now I am feeling serious rage. I cannot get Windows 10 to stop hijacking my default video player choice. I am not kidding, if I leave the machine alone for a while, when I come back, the defaults I have specifically set are reset and it's using the inbuilt player, which has an ANNOYING lag. I keep going into the default apps and setting it to VLC, but after a while it's back.

I set GOM as my default video player in Win 10 and pretty sure it has stayed there. Have not used it much but will check again tonight.

semigeek

1606 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 124

#1360694 7-Aug-2015 14:29

MikeB4:
Rikkitic: Still having problems with Win 10. The latest is that I now get Chrome Aw Snap errors when trying to save web pages as pdf files from my Chrome Sllimjet browser. I don't know if the fault is with Windows or Slimjet but this always worked perfectly under 8.1 and now it doesn't. I did not install the preview version because I did not want to be a beta tester. This is supposed to be a release version but I am still encountering beta-type issues that shouldn't be there. I don't want to have to hack things any more. This still feels experimental but I want it to just work so I can get on with the things I need to do.

I have experienced a few issues with Chrome in general, its scrolling in W10 is not flash and I have seen some font rendering issues. It also gobbles RAM so I have stopped using it. I have Edge as default and use Firefox as alternative.

Do you find Edge slows down a bit after awhile?

Wade

2225 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 373

#1360703 7-Aug-2015 14:51

One very minor issue i have not yet worked out yet is deleting the old windows files, I only have one user set up (as administrator) but it will not let me delete the folder without administrator rights or something to that effect, it's not affecting my W10 experience but it is 10GB of my 32GB I would rather have spare to do with as i please

Does anyone know of any programs/extensions etc that might be able to synchronize Edge and Chrome bookmarks? I have imported Chrome into Edge but would be nice to not have to delete and re-import every time to update

SumnerBoy

2079 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 306

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#1360708 7-Aug-2015 14:52

Run the disk clean up tool on that drive and select the advanced options - there should be an option there to remove *old windows* installations.

Wade

2225 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 373

#1360719 7-Aug-2015 15:19

SumnerBoy: Run the disk clean up tool on that drive and select the advanced options - there should be an option there to remove *old windows* installations.

Thank you and I know have +16.2GB

MikeB4

18464 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 12124

ID Verified

Trusted

Subscriber

#1360746 7-Aug-2015 16:16

semigeek:
MikeB4:
Rikkitic: Still having problems with Win 10. The latest is that I now get Chrome Aw Snap errors when trying to save web pages as pdf files from my Chrome Sllimjet browser. I don't know if the fault is with Windows or Slimjet but this always worked perfectly under 8.1 and now it doesn't. I did not install the preview version because I did not want to be a beta tester. This is supposed to be a release version but I am still encountering beta-type issues that shouldn't be there. I don't want to have to hack things any more. This still feels experimental but I want it to just work so I can get on with the things I need to do.

I have experienced a few issues with Chrome in general, its scrolling in W10 is not flash and I have seen some font rendering issues. It also gobbles RAM so I have stopped using it. I have Edge as default and use Firefox as alternative.

Do you find Edge slows down a bit after awhile?

Not so much slows but I have the occasional incident where it will be unresponsive for a few seconds eg moving between tabs the tab wont respond to clicks for a second or two sometimes up to about 10 seconds.

freitasm

BDFL - Memuneh
79608 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 38034

Administrator

ID Verified

Trusted

Geekzone

Lifetime subscriber

#1360747 7-Aug-2015 16:18

I am actually about to change to Firefox because Chrome is just about unusable on Windows 10 for me.

IF/when Edge supports LastPass I will consider it a browser alternative.

Please support Geekzone by subscribing, or using one of our referral links: Quic Broadband (free setup code: R587125ERQ6VE) | Samsung | AliExpress | Wise | Sharesies

Geekzone and Quic social @ DataVault Auckland 18 Oct 2025 11AM - 2:30 PM

JaseNZ

2576 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1489

ID Verified

Lifetime subscriber

#1360749 7-Aug-2015 16:20

I like it in general except on boot it takes around 2 - 5 minutes before it presents the sign in window.

Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding : Ice cream man , Ice cream man

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10