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New Windows 10 Features
- orionblastar 8y agoThe more new Windows 10 features that get added, the more I miss my Commodore Amiga, and the more time I spend in dual booted Linux Mint.
- digi_owl 8y agoCareful, the big names running the Linux desktop circus may well go down the same route. And while Mint is a independent-ish distro, they really do not have the manpower to maintain a fully independent desktop stack.
- oblio 8y agoDid the tab feature make it in the latest update?
- joenathanone 8y agoAre you taking about sets? If so, no it's still in development.
- TylerE 8y agoNow if they could just fix the problem with graphics cards having intermittent terrible framerate in windowed mode ever since Creator Update.
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- TylerE 8y agoIt’s very common and well documented. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3558495/massive-fps-drops-games-fall-creators-update-win.html http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3558495/massive-fps-dro... https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/7u9ong/windows_10_creator_update_was_the_reason_for_my/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitiveoverwatch/comments/7u9on... https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1004600/geforce-drivers/all-games-stuttering-with-fps-drops-since-windows-10-creators-update/ https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1004600/geforce-dri... http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/659461-big-performance-hit-after-windows-10-fall-creators-update/ http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/659461-big-per... https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-admits-to-gaming-performance-issues-in-windows-10-creators-update https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-admits-to-gaming-perfo...
- taneq 8y agoAre they going to add a new Power Management setting saying "Don't randomly lock the screen and/or sleep the computer while you're actively using it"?
- philliphaydon 8y agoWhen has this ever been the case? Serious question...
- cordite 8y agoI don’t think they’ll add a “please don’t restart for updates forcefully while I have a full screen presentation on projector for my peers” setting either.
- dblohm7 8y agoIt's there as a group policy, fyi.
- ilyanep 8y agoI've set the group policy and still come home to find my desktop having rebooted
- p10_user 8y agoYou didn’t also change that other group policy that take precedence in certain situations over the one you changed.
- khedoros1 8y agoI thought that was only available in the enterprise versions? My Windows 10 Pro laptop has the group policy editor, but it doesn't seem like it helps.
- booleandilemma 8y agoMy biggest problem with Windows is the automatic restarts. Under no circumstances should my computer restart without me telling it to.
- kev009 8y agoAnyone know of any deep dives on new kernel/lib stuff in this release? MS has been doing good work on their network stack but it only occasionally is editorialised like this https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2017/07/13/core-network-stack-features-in-the-creators-update-for-windows-10/ https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/networking/2017/07/13/co...
- stephengillie 8y agoNew features: - Voice as text entry for any text input, across the OS. (Surprised this has taken so long; the speech recognition libraries have been in .NET since 2014.) - Ecobee, Honeywell, Nest integration with Cortana. -Timeline... Tracks your "stuff" (files? online activity? It's unclear) across all Windows devices. It has 30 days of history. I'm interested in knowing how much of my file and URL history is being sent to MS. - Focus Assist is a notification cache. It will pend notifications during focus time, and give you them all at once when focus time is over. - Edge browser has a few: -- When a tab is playing audio, clicking on the speaker icon will mute the tab. (Just what we need, yet another mute button to miss.) -- Autofill for payment info. -- Full screen mode for PDFs, books, and reader mode. -- Grammar Check.
- kyriakos 8y agoTimeline, calling it stuff is kinda lame marketing. Been using it as a Windows insider, it keeps track what documents were open in which application. Works great with office but I guess will take a while before all applications add support for it. Generally it's a good idea even if using only one device, think of it as "recent files" on steroids.
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- stephengillie 8y ago> Imagine looking at bathroom vanity options for that home remodel when you’re out and about on your phone, and then finishing that purchase when you’re back at your PC. Most browsers cache files on disk; maybe Timeline keeps track of those cached files, instead of sniffing internet packets?
- oblio 8y ago> When a tab is playing audio, clicking on the speaker icon will mute the tab. (Just what we need, yet another mute button to miss.) Firefox and Chrome work the same way.
- ekianjo 8y ago> war on attention lets not stop at one hyperbole shall we?
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- SwellJoe 8y agoI don't think Microsoft and I have the same idea about focus and distraction. I just got a small Windows laptop for a couple of tasks I can't do well on Linux, and after it updated to the latest Windows stuff it had dozens of notifications enabled. All kinds of ridiculous crap popping up while I'm trying to do things. Like, a constant battery of interruptions, with noise and visual bubbles over in the notifications corner. Sure, they can be disabled, but I had to manually go through and turn them all off. That's not to say Linux or Android are immune, but this was just nuts. Actually, to be fair, Android may be worse these days, I've had to start turning off all notifications for apps like Facebook, even though I'd like to get some (like timeline events that actually involve me), but they group things I don't care about (like events my friends are going to) with things I do, so it gets turned off completely. But, it's just gotten crazy how insistent everything is about getting my attention constantly. Our devices have become like needy children. So, cool, I guess? But, I'm a bit mistrustful that anyone has an interest in fixing this problem, since for most companies it isn't a problem but a money-making tactic.
- ktpsns 8y agoFull ACK. Ever been on a presentation by someone with a windows computer? It's amusing how much popups appear and chimes ring out after startup and even while presenting. As I'm not an active Windows user, I don't know if there is a proper way to hide them all. At least for Mac OS X, Android (LineageOS) and the two infamous linux desktop environments I know they can be fine-tuned. As you write, I think applications who abuse their permission to interrupt the user lose their credibility and usefulness. It is just the equivalent of having a word processor putting advertisement on a printout. It renders it useless.
- Yaggo 8y agomacOS has 'Do not disturb' mode which is activated automatically when mirroring to TVs and projectors (configurable), a feature very neat.
- SwellJoe 8y agoAbsolutely. I used to care when facebook or tinder or whatever app dinged at me (I call out these two specifically just because they're the most recent ones I've disabled). Now, I assume the ding has nothing to do with me and should be ignored (and, then I turn off notifications or uninstall it, once I realize the app is abusing its place on my phone/tablet/computer and not respecting my time and attention).
- pfarnsworth 8y agoMy computer is from 2012 with Windows 7 and they will pry that out of my cold dark hands. I was going to upgrade but literally the week I was going to buy my new computer, the Meltdown/Spectre exploit came out, so I'm waiting for an entirely new chip, if it can even be fixed.
- shiado 8y agoI had a Windows 10 installation sitting around on a spare drive that was used for a few games for a while until I discovered all the malware that it installed automatically (Candy Crush Soda Saga is malware don't even try to deny it). Needless to say that drive has since been zeroed. It really is a shame how abusive Windows 10 is to users because I know there are some extremely talented people doing great things at Microsoft.
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- lowlevel 8y agoIs it just me, or are we entering a dark age of computing?
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoFortunately computing is not just MS. Actually, it is thanks to global efforts of the FLOSS community (or, several communities, to be more precise) that MS is in a weaker position and shows some flexibility in different areas.
- ngcc_hk 8y agoOn top of philosophy different, i think the top guys using their product (I.e. eating their dog food) may show a difference.
- dbg31415 8y agoI'm really struggling to know who their target audience is with this stuff. I watched their marketing materials... I just don't get it. Meanwhile, some features I think they are still missing the boat on: 1) Driver Updates. I want a tool that will go out and download the latest drivers for all my stuff. 2) Password manager integration; I don't want to have to type or copy paste passwords I just want them all pulled from my password manager. 3) Clipboard history; like Jumpcut or CopyClip. 4) Cloud font sync; like SkyFonts. 5) Better screenshot annotation tools; like Skitch. 6) Better ad block; like Stephen Black's hosts file. 7) Most importantly, better privacy and the option to turn off all tracking by Microsoft.
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoI wonder if their ability to deliver features like these is compromised because they need to keep corporate IT customers happy. Apple seems to largely ignore corporate IT and their products feel much better for it.
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoDevelopers need to be extremely careful to make sure their lowest target is Windows 7. Nowadays Microsoft is doing everything to make sure the lowest target is Windows 10. Windows 7 is the last traditional version of Windows and there is a huge number of people interested in keeping it this way. Some of us are just interested in getting our work done.
- pacifika 8y agoI’d love a new sound driver model so music professionals and enthusiasts can have low latency audio without exclusive locking as provided by ASIO