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Post by stanleyb on Jun 18, 2015 19:52:26 GMT
The laptop that I gave my youngest son for use at college can boot up in about 12 seconds flat. That's in W8.1. I wonder how much faster it can boot up with W10 installed.
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Post by Dave on Jun 18, 2015 23:32:39 GMT
A fascinating proposition Stan. If it wasn't for the imminent arrival of Win10 I would be thinking seriously about purchasing three 8.1 disks next month, one for each of the Win7 machines in the house. If you'd told me just a few short weeks ago that I'd be writing this today I would have scoffed at the thought... lol
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Post by MartinT on Jun 19, 2015 9:16:48 GMT
It can't go much faster, Dave, as it simply hits the limit of what it can read off the disk. Where the gains are lie in the smaller overall size of the OS and the pre-built (sort of cached) modules that help it start up quickly. Where W8.1 & W10 really benefit are with SSDs as they are so well optimised in using them.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 28, 2015 21:25:10 GMT
I've just installed Windows 10 Mobile 10149. This is beginning to look like a finished OS with better stability and all-round smoothness to it. Lots of fixes - like using the spellchecker in many apps no longer causing crashes. Tiles finally have live and transparent properties. I'm still playing with it but it has the look of a finished OS and in that regard seems to be about as stable as 10130 for desktop.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 30, 2015 21:53:40 GMT
10158 is in now, and Mail and Edge seem finally completely stable. This is very nice, and Edge is still getting faster. It now kills Chrome for speed (124ms versus 235ms in the sunspider test).
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Post by pre65 on Jul 1, 2015 10:48:07 GMT
I notice i have a "get Windows 10" icon on my Windows 7 PC.
Has anyone taken the plunge yet ?
If I go ahead are their likely to be any costs involved in the long term ?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2015 11:54:33 GMT
My understanding is that if you take the offer you will have a permanent licence for W10 with no further costs. I would seriously take them up on it, those of you who receive the upgrade offer.
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Post by John on Jul 1, 2015 12:02:08 GMT
Will that be inked with your account?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 1, 2015 17:02:16 GMT
Yes, you will need a Microsoft account in order to do these things. Since using OneDrive and Outlook.com is a no-brainer, I'm sure most users of Windows will have one already. Doesn't cost anything to set up and you get free storage.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 6, 2015 17:48:16 GMT
10162 is in now, concentrating on lots of bug fixes. Not long to wait for the RTM (Release to Market) version now.
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Post by pre65 on Jul 10, 2015 11:49:42 GMT
I've been "invited" to reserve a copy of Windows 10 on my updates page, and have done so this morning. 
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Post by MartinT on Jul 10, 2015 16:52:58 GMT
10166 is in now. Not long to go to RTM.
I suggest that everyone takes up the W10 upgrade offer, provided your hardware is half decent. It'll be free and you'd be mad not to.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 11, 2015 8:42:15 GMT
...and quickly followed by Windows 10 Mobile 10166. This is the first time we have seen parity and is very good news for those of us who have long considered the Nokia (now Microsoft) Lumia series phones so superior. This will make the phone a corporate powerhouse for anyone who is serious about both work and leisure use.
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Post by John on Jul 11, 2015 10:53:33 GMT
Yes it will become the new Blackberry for the business world
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Post by Slinger on Jul 11, 2015 14:02:47 GMT
... I suggest that everyone takes up the W10 upgrade offer, provided your hardware is half decent. It'll be free and you'd be mad not to. I've always been wary of the first commercial iteration of any major piece of software, and Microsoft's O.S.s in particular. Is it really going to be less buggy than any other of their previous systems or should I still err on the side of caution and wait for at least the third or fourth round of bug fixes before I kick my Win7-64 to the kerbside? I've always objected to paying for the privilege of finding Microsoft's bugs for them. I suppose, worst case scenario, at least I'd be doing for free this time.  p.s. If anyone is genuinely annoyed by the little MS "Get Windows 10" upgrade notice then all you have to do is uninstall update KB3035583 and block it from re-downloading. If you don't already know how to do that then Google is your friend, but I'd suggest you'd probably be better off leaving it alone if you've got to look up how to do it. |
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Post by MartinT on Jul 11, 2015 14:14:44 GMT
If I compare the Technical Preview 10166 today with, say, XP or Vista release to market (RTM) versions, then it's already highly stable and usable (I'm using it now to post this entry, I'm also using it on a tablet and phone). It's at least as good as W7 was on release and even faster than W8.1 (which is much faster than W7). These are all promising indications, stability, compatibility and performance wise.
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Post by John on Jul 11, 2015 15:02:19 GMT
Using 10166 too very stable and fast. Some nice new tools too
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Post by MartinT on Jul 17, 2015 7:21:12 GMT
10240 is here and it looks like RTM, no Technical Preview notes and a full installation process.
Fab!
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Post by nrg on Jul 18, 2015 0:53:02 GMT
I absolutely hate Windowz. Dreadful OS.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 18, 2015 7:20:07 GMT
What a useful post.
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