Windows 10

[Ripshod]

The thing is once GWX.exe is installed it will automatically download Win10. Whether it installs it is another matter. If you don't want it surely you don't want to download it?

In the config.xml it's checking a page on bing that'll be active when 10 is available, and will automatically download it.

It's damn good to get that flag out of the system tray - was using RAM just sat there using my broadband to chat with bing.

GWX.exe can cause the following errors/problems:



0x800705aa – ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES

0×80070002 – ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

hard drive consumption

slow Windows boot

This update doesn’t resolve any “issues” other than Microsoft’s own issue with getting the word out about Windows 10. Again, we don’t need help with this, and we’re pretty sure that on July 29 or shortly thereafter, we’ll upgrade one or more of our machines just as we’ve always done since Windows 9x and earlier.

Microsoft describe the update as 'optional'. Yet in Windows update it's classed as 'important' and will download automatically.

I personally class this as MalWare. There's no way to disable it through the startup folder or msconfig.

[vapee]

that seems crazy that they would force people to download a most likely 3gb+ package though, theyre gonna b causing big networks to crash like that lol, i find windows updates sometimes are so slow too, like 30mins-1hr+ wait just to see if updates are needed sometimes, didn't seem like that in the past.

[Ripshod]

The way it's been with the support of their previous OSes I'll give it just 12 months after the release of 10 that they'll stop support and updates for 7. Then shortly after that they'll stop support for 8/8.1

Strictly my opinion^^^^^^^

[Deleted]

Jun 5, 2015 21:55:53 GMT jeffc said:

Jun 5, 2015 21:47:01 GMT hijack said:

Yeh i have it trying to force it on me now in the notification area of TaskBar

Same here, but I like others will wait for all the bugs sorted,before i click on my taskbar too download it.

bugs on windows will never be sorted , repaired .....they only try to repair and at the end you will have one more bug ...lol ..Linux rulles 

[chicken]

Think i'll stick with me Macbook Pro 

[izan]

Jul 10, 2015 9:08:10 GMT Ripshod said:

The way it's been with the support of their previous OSes I'll give it just 12 months after the release of 10 that they'll stop support and updates for 7. Then shortly after that they'll stop support for 8/8.1

Strictly my opinion^^^^^^^

FYI

[buggritt]

Nobody is forced to download anything. There's a simple setting in update to "let me choose".

[digiw0rx]

i have set all my windows devices to update, windows 10 seems pretty stable in the latest insider preview, they have been publicly testing it for quite a while now

[digiw0rx]

Jul 10, 2015 9:13:42 GMT @chris2005 said:

Jun 5, 2015 21:55:53 GMT jeffc said:

Same here, but I like others will wait for all the bugs sorted,before i click on my taskbar too download it.

bugs on windows will never be sorted , repaired .....they only try to repair and at the end you will have one more bug ...lol ..Linux rulles 

indeed Linux does rule, but there are bugs in any software, even linux and OSX!

[Deleted]

This must be a first for Microsoft, just finished with setting up the new Win 10 and bloody hell everything works as it should, in fact I predict it will likely be as popular as XP was. Everything seems nice and fresh, yet uncluttered, even the new version of explorer ( Edge) seems user friendly

I like it, a big improvement over 8 or 8.1, download and set up took around 2 hrs, programs etc seem to be loading a lot quicker, despite me transferring all my old files across.

Cheers

[blakey]

Update not showing on mine- windows 7 service pack 1

No blooming Idea why

I've run the update fix tools and nothing
Scans tell me that everything on the PC that's needed is in place

[Bobsbeer]

It's supposed to tell me when it's ready to install, but nothing yet.

[Skwoddy]

Think I prefer the "it's here when you want it" approach that Apple take...

Totally not going down the which os is better route but I don't want stuff forced down my throat.

But both os providers are good at making stuff not work till you do upgrade

[vern]

Jul 29, 2015 18:16:06 GMT blakey said:

Update not showing on mine- windows 7 service pack 1

No blooming Idea why

I've run the update fix tools and nothing
Scans tell me that everything on the PC that's needed is in place

just grab and run this installer
www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

itll prompt you to in-place upgrade, or to make install media (usb or dvd) for multiple pc's

[blakey]

Jul 29, 2015 18:41:49 GMT vern said:

Jul 29, 2015 18:16:06 GMT blakey said:

Update not showing on mine- windows 7 service pack 1

No blooming Idea why

I've run the update fix tools and nothing
Scans tell me that everything on the PC that's needed is in place

just grab and run this installer
www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

itll prompt you to in-place upgrade, or to make install media (usb or dvd) for multiple pc's

I was looking at this earlier, I downloaded it to a usb flash drive but I'm trying to find out exactly what is blinding my pc to the actual update download before I attempt to install it