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It seems like Microsoft has "learnt" from Chrome and the whole web-apps ecosystem where the users are conscripted into accepting continuous updates. I don't dou
by ksk 9y ago
It seems like Microsoft has "learnt" from Chrome and the whole web-apps ecosystem where the users are conscripted into accepting continuous updates. I don't doubt that the average user is better off, but they should be making escape-hatches available for the technical folks who wish to exert a greater level of control over machines they administer.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y agoExcept that the average user has moved on to phones and tablets. Desktops stick around for office workers, gamers, and content creators. The last two are the kind of people who want control over their computer to improve their experience/workflow, and the first one is supported by IT that wants control over their users' computers to improve their users' experience/workflow. Microsoft has done nothing good for their customers with the bullshit path they've taken since Windows 8.
- ksk 9y agoI am happy with Windows 10, as of now. They have done good, in my opinion. But then again, I usually switch OSs once MS has released a service pack or two, so I can't say if it was as big of a shitshow as people claimed it was in the begining.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y agoIt's still a shitshow, believe me. If you can't see it it is only because you don't work with it as often as others. Google "Windows 10 start button stopped working" and spend a good 20 minutes reading forum posts about the problem. What you'll find is typical of Windows 10: there are no good answers for why it happens, the only consistent solution is to reinstall the OS, and it has been a problem for years and still hasn't been fixed. Meanwhile, they did take the time to remove "Control Panel" as an option when right-clicking the start button, and add a feature that begs you to try Edge when you set another browser as default.
- ksk 9y agoI get months of uptime without any issues, and I use it every single day.
- tinus_hn 9y agoYou can’t get months of uptime on Windows 10 because it restarts for updates all the time.
- detaro 9y agoWhich you can turn off on most versions. (Most people don't need multi-month uptimes either, but the forced reboot thing is bad enough that scheduling the updates manually is the most sane thing to do. I'm not sure what the best UX to get people to keep their systems up-to-date is, but Win10s current one isn't it)
- ksk 9y agoI manually manage updates via the provided configuration options. I think my last reboot was 3 months back.
- NiveaGeForce 9y agoThe initial release was very buggy, but all of the major issues have been fixed by now.
- NiveaGeForce 9y ago> Microsoft has done nothing good for their customers with the bullshit path they've taken since Windows 8. You're misinformed https://np.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/74xc2z/windows_and_efficiency/ https://np.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/74xc2z/windows_an... https://np.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/6ifyxq/spotify_for_windows_10_available_now_in_the/dj5zq9e/ https://np.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/6ifyxq/spotify_for_...
- default-kramer 9y agoYou can still pick and choose which updates to install. For example see https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-block-unwanted-windows-driver-updates-installing-windows-10 https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-block-unwanted-windows-d...