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I don't think there will ever come a time when 1) savvy users will stop suggesting/recommending clean Windows installs on new computers and 2) OEM bloatware wil

I don't think there will ever come a time when 1) savvy users will stop suggesting/recommending clean Windows installs on new computers and 2) OEM bloatware will stop being crap. I clean-installed Win10 recently. There was no driver installation I had to do - everything works great, and there are no unidentified devices in Device Manager. Say what you will about Windows 10, but that part is really cool. Save for video cards, the pack-in drivers are often better and less hassle. Plus they auto update.

ericfrederich 7y ago
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga x1. I'm afraid to reinstall fresh Windows because of stylus
- robk 7y ago
  Works fine w one exe from Lenovo
hi5eyes 7y ago
recently reinstalled w10 onto a laptop (dual booting on with legacy/uefi is somewhat of a headache) the hoops you have to jump through during installation is downright hell cortana just yells at you until you can turn it off, you have to deselect every invasive feature and then get to some windows sign into your ms account bullshit just.... why... since when did installing operating systems turn into avoiding landmines linux and mac install pretty quick, but windows? fuck off
waddlesworth 7y ago
I definitely advocate for Windows 10, it has a lot of features I like, but the auto-installing drivers has been a nuisance for me. The biggest issue is when I have a computer with both integrated graphics, and a dedicated graphics card. I used to disable integrated graphics in the BIOS, but this causes a litany of problems now. Even with integrated disabled, Windows 10 will still try and install the drivers for it, and every time it does this, they seem to take precedence over my dedicated drivers. I ended up giving up and just enabling integrated and leaving the drivers there.
taneq 7y ago
Just be careful not to let video drivers auto-update if you're fending off shovelware. Last time I said "check for updated drivers" on my nVidia graphics card I was force-fed the Geforce Experience utility. Also (having spent the day reinstalling a new Dell 2-in-1 with a clean Windows install) a few of the devices were quite happy (if generic) in Device Manager but didn't work quite right until I manually installed the drivers off the Dell website. (The ones that spring to mind were the wifi, audio drivers and the webcam, but there might have been others.)

ericfrederich 7y ago

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga x1. I'm afraid to reinstall fresh Windows because of stylus

robk 7y ago
Works fine w one exe from Lenovo

hi5eyes 7y ago

recently reinstalled w10 onto a laptop (dual booting on with legacy/uefi is somewhat of a headache) the hoops you have to jump through during installation is downright hell cortana just yells at you until you can turn it off, you have to deselect every invasive feature and then get to some windows sign into your ms account bullshit just.... why... since when did installing operating systems turn into avoiding landmines linux and mac install pretty quick, but windows? fuck off

waddlesworth 7y ago

I definitely advocate for Windows 10, it has a lot of features I like, but the auto-installing drivers has been a nuisance for me. The biggest issue is when I have a computer with both integrated graphics, and a dedicated graphics card. I used to disable integrated graphics in the BIOS, but this causes a litany of problems now. Even with integrated disabled, Windows 10 will still try and install the drivers for it, and every time it does this, they seem to take precedence over my dedicated drivers. I ended up giving up and just enabling integrated and leaving the drivers there.

taneq 7y ago

Just be careful not to let video drivers auto-update if you're fending off shovelware. Last time I said "check for updated drivers" on my nVidia graphics card I was force-fed the Geforce Experience utility. Also (having spent the day reinstalling a new Dell 2-in-1 with a clean Windows install) a few of the devices were quite happy (if generic) in Device Manager but didn't work quite right until I manually installed the drivers off the Dell website. (The ones that spring to mind were the wifi, audio drivers and the webcam, but there might have been others.)