WowzaKapowza!!!...I don't much like what I'm finding out about this all "new and improved" Windows 10.
Whoever moved the thread...thanks. I actually didn't want it in Chit Chat, but "Trading Software" didn't seem to fit. Anyways...will probably get more views here. This, I think, is a currently very important topic. Been helpful to me and I hope to others.
"Want a peek at Window 10's 'Blue Screen of Death'? As expected, it's a comically unhelpful failure" The new Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10 http://nypost.com/2015/07/31/the-new-blue-screen-of-death-in-windows-10/
and BTW... Before you upgrade to Windows 10, make sure the porn on your PC is discreetly hidden Man upgrades to Windows 10 – it shows his wife his entire porn collection http://metro.co.uk/2015/08/03/man-u...-his-wife-his-entire-porn-collection-5324588/
Very true and fair assessment. Don't forget most of the Linux people on this site are Microsoft haters and do not use Linux because it is such a great OS or because apps that run on Linux look so awesome. Most are just fed up with Microsoft. Well I will stick with C# and hence do not have a choice. For me it's possibly the currently most efficient programming language to tackle a versatile set of problems. I am looking forward to what MS has up its sleeve in terms of new programming paradigm. That's something I trust MS with. It's OS after version 7 sucks.
Everything here is just my opinion. I have had lots of issues with upgrade patches in March, August etc pushing to Win 10. I want to stay on Win 7 as long as possible not because I have anything against Windows but corporations know the shoddy track record of windows system upgrades. I wonder what corporations will be doing since only recently some have upgraded to Win 7 internally after the Win 8 upgrade fiasco. Win 7 has been very stable for me and I want to stay on it but may be unable to. I found a hidden directory with copies of my data files in it created when the March patches failed midpatch. I am checking it constantly to see what it was really for. I shut off the automatic upgrades and have noted that monthly patch counts don't add up correctly when I install them by hand. Something extra appears to be added to machines and there are complaints about another machine using my same ip address when I start up all the time. Today I began to do this month patches and it is demanding I upgrade to Win 10 or no patches for me. LOL! I need to get better technical advice to decide my path going forward. Win 10 has a keylogger reporting every keystroke back for sale for tailored ads ( they say not passwords or bank accounts etc however how can anyone really know for sure). The most important feature in the upgrade is your signature authorizing them to sell your data to whomever they like. They may be concerned about future class action legal ramifications when selling your data causes you harm. It installs without paying attention to your own security settings and can't be backed out (according to some reports) - that will make installation a major headache decision for companies. Or course all of this is denied and then sometimes reported as true later on in other postings. I have nothing to hide so don't really care what they do, but I don't want to spend so much time repairing their stuff. I bought my computer to use it, not fix it constantly. I think it is just a matter of time until people abandon windows en masse and pickup some other technology. Note that the ability to attach ads to folders and desktop items being installed, even hacked my Mac computer (remotely? - not sure) but the fix was simple. The attached ads feature of windows and accessed websites seem to work together somehow. One (very) wild ass theory is that when the US and Israel used the windows update function to attack (Stuxnet) Iran uranium separators made in Germany (to the best of my knowledge but who really knows for sure) they made the entire upgrade capability of windows suspect. The only fix is to repair the damage on every microsoft computer version out there. Don't know if that is true. The media says that the US has been repeatedly seriously hacked for government data and companies also and one thing they have never said (as far as I know) was the attack vector or the machines (Apple, Linix, Microsoft) that proved to be vunerable. That is really unusual in my experience. As well there is a ipv6 tunneling attack that can not be defended against to my knowledge on older machines. I warned about this in a previous post. I have had to twice send stuff to Chrome reporting issues and both were fixed promptly. Today my Chrome had two ad attacks from Zerohedge and facebook. My virus protection says all is fine. I am pretty close to pitching my windows machines until they fix their stability problems. I am talking with a couple of techies I know and we will make a decision together. There is simply a point where the fixing labor outweighs the benefits. While typing this post out, a third ad attack demanding I update my windows media player which is a known vector. OMG! They lock up chrome. If chrome fails, then there is nothing left for me in Windows to care about. I may be mistaken in some of my comments. I would appreciate any technical people setting me straight.
Thanks for the info. Please do keep us appraised of your experiences and decisions. It's much appreciated.
Not that I like Microsoft but putting up lies and BS is not the right way to go either. Keylogger in Win 10? Link to a reputable source please.
Definitely Win 10 preview version, final release version not so clear: http://www.geek.com/microsoft/microsoft-clears-the-air-on-windows-10-keylogger-1606160/ Regardless of details Win 10 is a spyware but hey it can run some of your programs when it has spare time to do so and if it feels like running them.
Is this source (Microsoft VP) good enough for you? (There are dozens more). "In a blog post, Windows chief Terry Myerson acknowledged that Windows 10 is collecting personal information about its customers to enable some of its best features, including the Cortana virtual assistant. It also collects information about your computer's performance to detect and correct potential bugs......... Myerson confirmed to CNNMoney, however, that consumers will not be able to turn off Windows 10's "safety and reliability" data sharing. That sends anonymous information about how your PC responds to Windows 10. Microsoft needs that information to fix problems with Windows 10, he said." That is not your safety and reliability they are talking about. Remember this - the road to a very hot place is lined with good intentions. A couple of interesting articles I found today: http://www.welivesecurity.com/2015/10/01/microsoft-windows-7-update-goof/ http://arstechnica.com/security/201...ulnerable-to-stuxnet-usb-exploits-since-2010/ https://threatpost.com/patched-windows-machines-exposed-to-stuxnet-lnk-flaw-all-along/111558/ All operating systems have their weaknesses and I have used most of them in multi-platform, multi-environment areas. I just want something to work without me having to fiddle with it all the time. The corporate rule of thumb was demonstrated 3 years of stability. Win 6 and Win 8 failed that simple test. Win 9 was canceled. Give me 3 years of stability with Win 10 first. Heck since the upgrade processes about March this year, I'd even settle for Win 7 stability - LOL.