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Personal computing discussed
Captain Ned wrote:srg86 wrote:lappys
oliv88 wrote:Upgraded to Windows 10 after last years ransomware attack worldwide, then I was using the windows 7. Regretted not upgrading at that time. So far the windows 10 is working perfectly fine, not as such issues faced as yet.
Usacomp2k3 wrote:Shouldn't those be embedded for that type setup? Or managed through a domain with group policy?
Chrispy_ wrote:I had to use DDU last night for the first time since installing W10, and realised that I can't get to safe mode any more.
Chrispy_ wrote:\Except no, W10's safe mode "friendlier blue-screen" dialog list of boot up choices doesn't recognise my motherboard USB controller so there is no keyboard or mouse. No, this is not some exotic motherboard, it's a garden-variety, common-as-muck Intel H97 motherboard, and I've tried both the intel chipset ports and the 3rd-party controller ports. Wondering if this was some quirk of my otherwise ordinary H97 board, I tried to access Safe Mode on my Ivy Bridge system, a Z77 Asrock board. Yeah, same problem :\
Concupiscence wrote:Tl;dr - Fine for video games and everyday work, but I trust Ubuntu's stable releases a lot more for predictable stability these days. If you've got the option of using Linux on your workstation, don't hesitate.
Glorious wrote:Concupiscence wrote:Tl;dr - Fine for video games and everyday work, but I trust Ubuntu's stable releases a lot more for predictable stability these days. If you've got the option of using Linux on your workstation, don't hesitate.
You know, I used to just sneer (as a linux user, even!) at this attitude -- just use linux! LOL yeah right, all sorts of stuff is continually broken in linux-landetc... Microsoft at least works.
But then, as you say, Microsoft has seriously dropped the ball as of late.
I mean, I experienced my Windows 10 computer just randomly de-activating itself a few months ago. Clean-install, straight Retail Win 10 Pro key. I paid $200 full-price for this, and it just decides one day that I'm -not- activated?
I really wish they'd get their act together.
SuperSpy wrote:Shutting down your laptop because you're leaving the office for the day? Too bad! I'm going to spend 45 minutes at high CPU load installing updates. Have fun stuffing your 50w space heater into a bag/briefcase for your commute home.
meerkt wrote:So, when's Win11 due?
whatsryancookin2002 wrote:Just wait until you try to start your computer one morning and see nothing but a dark screen for minutes because Windows decided to upgrade itself in the night, and Microsoft thought it smart enough to just show you a blank screen - no visual indicators - while you wait for the updates to install
SuperSpy wrote:Shutting down your laptop because you're leaving the office for the day? Too bad! I'm going to spend 45 minutes at high CPU load installing updates. Have fun stuffing your 50w space heater into a bag/briefcase for your commute home.
TheRazorsEdge wrote:whatsryancookin2002 wrote:Just wait until you try to start your computer one morning and see nothing but a dark screen for minutes because Windows decided to upgrade itself in the night, and Microsoft thought it smart enough to just show you a blank screen - no visual indicators - while you wait for the updates to install
It takes seconds to disable the Windows Update service. Just turn it back on when you want to update.
I understand there is no option to do this in the Control Panel, but I don't think that should even be a consideration for the people here.
qmacpoint wrote:SuperSpy wrote:Shutting down your laptop because you're leaving the office for the day? Too bad! I'm going to spend 45 minutes at high CPU load installing updates. Have fun stuffing your 50w space heater into a bag/briefcase for your commute home.
Ok, I do have to say that this is for the most part the fault of businesses and not with Microsoft: If your Windows PC is actually managed by a centralized IT department, most likely you'll get updates pushed to you in batches, and they will install silently, so you don't notice when Word loses its ability to save files, or you wonder why your CPU is at 90% utilization when all you have is just one.single.browser.tab.open. But then again, it's up to the companies to decide how they push updates to their workstations.
DancinJack wrote:TheRazorsEdge wrote:whatsryancookin2002 wrote:Just wait until you try to start your computer one morning and see nothing but a dark screen for minutes because Windows decided to upgrade itself in the night, and Microsoft thought it smart enough to just show you a blank screen - no visual indicators - while you wait for the updates to install
It takes seconds to disable the Windows Update service. Just turn it back on when you want to update.
I understand there is no option to do this in the Control Panel, but I don't think that should even be a consideration for the people here.
Not only this (which understandably isn't necessarily an option for everyone), but I'm not really sure what this "blank screen for minutes" thing is? My computer never does that. If Windows updated itself, my computer is just booted up to the login screen.
If I do actually see the update screen, it gives me a percentage indicator and honest to goodness I can't remember the last time it lasted minutes.
Concupiscence wrote:Mine did it just the other day, when I swapped video cards and was waiting for the latest drivers to download. My dual screens just... went dark. No sign of life from either of them while I was using it. After a few minutes I started to hold down the power button, and Windows roared back to life frantically trying to shut down Steam, and in the process borked its own attempt to install months-old Nvidia drivers. Even after a clean install of the latest drivers I still had to use DDU to make OpenCL and Vulkan work properly again. Yay, Windows.
Aranarth wrote:Concupiscence wrote:Mine did it just the other day, when I swapped video cards and was waiting for the latest drivers to download. My dual screens just... went dark. No sign of life from either of them while I was using it. After a few minutes I started to hold down the power button, and Windows roared back to life frantically trying to shut down Steam, and in the process borked its own attempt to install months-old Nvidia drivers. Even after a clean install of the latest drivers I still had to use DDU to make OpenCL and Vulkan work properly again. Yay, Windows.
I don't have this issue with either intel or AMD graphics...
I do have an old fujitsu laptop with an HDD that takes forever to give me the progress screen compared to the other machines which all have SSD's. (30 seconds to a minute of the balls circling)
Concupiscence wrote:Mine did it just the other day, when I swapped video cards and was waiting for the latest drivers to download. My dual screens just... went dark. No sign of life from either of them while I was using it. After a few minutes I started to hold down the power button, and Windows roared back to life frantically trying to shut down Steam, and in the process borked its own attempt to install months-old Nvidia drivers. Even after a clean install of the latest drivers I still had to use DDU to make OpenCL and Vulkan work properly again. Yay, Windows.