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The downvotes for you are puzzling. At work I compile a large project in VS2017 multiple times per day, and my machine will intermittently bluescreen during the
by Scramblejams 8y ago
The downvotes for you are puzzling. At work I compile a large project in VS2017 multiple times per day, and my machine will intermittently bluescreen during the compile. Happens to a number of my coworkers as well. W10 has come a long, long way since the unstable foundations of its forebears, but my personal experience with it still includes more crashes than I can write off as flaky hardware/drivers or mere chance.
- WaltPurvis 8y agoAnecdotes are fun. Here's mine: It's been literally 7 or 8 years since I've had a Windows machine (desktop or laptop) blue screen on me. (Although I admit I've primarily used a Mac the past couple years, so maybe Window 10 has degraded recently.)
- actsasbuffoon 8y agoAgreed, Windows 10 is still a mess. I have constant issues with stability. My latest fun issue is that my gaming desktop won't install OS updates. It knows there are updates available, but when I tell it to install, the progress bar never progresses. I've tried restarting multiple times, but it makes no difference. I thought maybe I just needed to let it run for a while. It's been running for 3 days now, and the progress bar still hasn't moved. I guess I'm probably going to have to either reformat the machine, or decide that I don't want OS updates any longer.
- Scramblejams 8y agoYep. I ranted about this in another thread recently so I won't rehash (much), but part of what I dislike about Windows is that its excessive complexity creates a gulf between the quick fix and "welp, time to reformat." And thanks to the need for backward compatibility, I doubt it will ever get better.