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Thread ID: 138070	2014-09-30 20:33:00	Windows 10	Lawrence (2987)	Press F1

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1385379	2014-10-07 11:25:00	Installed on the laptop, upgrade from windows 7 stalled and didn't complete but fresh install worked really well. Detected all the hardware and setup Wi-Fi very easily. Impressed with the install process. Ran out of time to really test it though but I intend to leave it on the laptop for a while to see if I like it. Only issue so far is the default graphics drive for the AMD APU does not work well with an external 2nd screen. Scaling is all wonky. I'm downloading the AMD driver suite for windows 8.1 to see if that'll sort it out.	dugimodo (138)
1385380	2014-10-09 11:45:00	The thing I'm most happy about is that they are getting rid of the charms bar, I've never warmed to that particular part of windows 8 but don't complain about it because I find I can happily ignore it's existence. When you run dual screens like I do hovering near a corner is particularly awkward. I never used the other corner features either except for the "invisible start button" that was in the bottom left corner before they gave it a visible icon. Swiping is fine, hovering a mouse pointer in a particular spot is annoying. Amongst all this postive feedback for windows 10 has anyone noticed that all the features MS want in windows that customers didn't ask for have been tweaked to work on a desktop better but are still there. I am mostly optimistic about windows 10 and will probably take up any cheap introductory offers if they happen but I find it amusing that all the things that seemed unwanted about windows 8 have just been toned down and tweaked a little and now people seem to like them. Metro/modern UI - modified but still there Start screen - optional but still there Live tiles - still there, now able to go on the start menu as well as start screen Flat non-aero UI - still there Metro apps - altered to run in a window (about time, seems obvious) but still there App store - well this one isn't going anywhere, MS want a piece of the pie other OS's enjoy selling apps Metro is not going away anywhere. It makes sense when you think about it how many of your PC illiterate friends end up clogging up their systems with downloads, addons, toolbars, optimisers etc To me, Metro is about: · A safe API which prevents software from destroying your experience. · Sharing across platforms (phone, tablet, desktop). · Easy installation/removal. · Easy discovery. · Allowing devs to make money from the apps (via store, ads).	nmercer (3899)
1385381	2014-10-09 14:18:00	If it wasn't for the tile design being so heavily integrated into microsoft software (xbox one, windows mobile etc) I could honestly see them axing it in the next iteration of windows. Not really a real reason but probably justification enough for them I guess.	icow (15313)
1385382	2014-10-09 17:40:00	There should be a shut off the kindy screen button built in for those who don't have a touch device, the apps are real cruddy compared to desktop programs on a non touch device.	gary67 (56)
1385383	2014-10-09 18:42:00	There should be a shut off the kindy screen button built in for those who don't have a touch device, the apps are real cruddy compared to desktop programs on a non touch device. In W10 you can hide them and never have to use them, they are easy to remove from the start menu (on the right) and you can replace with what ever you want. So the Tiles are kind of out of site out of mind. Personally in W8.1 the only Tile that I generally use is the Windows Store.	wainuitech (129)
1385384	2014-10-09 20:45:00	Anyone else having sleep problems? What happens is that an update (they are pretty much all win defender ones at this stage) comes through and it rightly tells the power system to set up a request to hold sleep off but the problem is that that request does not get cancelled after the update has completed. Result is that timeout sleep does not occur till you restart (clears pwr request). cmd (admin). powercfg -requests shows svchost.exe under EXECUTION. If you wait till another update comes along, you get another svchost request registered! I have found this problem with my update over 8.1 and clean installs on this system and on another hardware platform. I've registered this on the feedback app but wondered how many of you have seen this.	linw (53)
1385385	2014-10-09 21:05:00	No Sleep issues but I do have a graphics issue. My laptop has dual graphics with an APU and a dedicated graphics chip as well. The theory is the APU is used whenever the workload doesn't require the power of the dedicated GPU to save power. Windows 10 default driver finds both cards and works properly on the laptop screen but will not give me a decent picture on an external monitor. The picture is squashed up in the middle of the external monitor with a distorted aspect raio and a large uneven black border all the way around. I may try a different monitor at some point I can't install catalyst control center but if I could I expect it would solve the issue, I think this is the sort of thing that would be fixed by release date. I should get on the feedback app and submit the issue I guess but I'm sure AMD will release a better driver in any case.	dugimodo (138)
1385386	2014-10-09 22:00:00	Never had any problems with the sleep functions, -- I disable them all any way, one of the first things I do :) The AMD graphics -- Same problem, the laptop Had W8.1 and installed the drivers from AMD fine. W10 Same Laptop, same drivers while they went in ( or meant to have) didn't actually do anything :rolleyes: Still runs off the Default Windows Drivers.	wainuitech (129)
1385387	2014-10-09 22:04:00	Catalyst control center installer fails at the autodetect hardware stage and closes, I was hoping it's scaling controls would be the fix.	dugimodo (138)
1385388	2014-10-09 22:48:00	Never had any problems with the sleep functions, -- I disable them all any way, one of the first things I do :) The AMD graphics -- Same problem, the laptop Had W8.1 and installed the drivers from AMD fine. W10 Same Laptop, same drivers while they went in ( or meant to have) didn't actually do anything :rolleyes: Still runs off the Default Windows Drivers. I wouldn't have a sleep problem if I disabled it as well!! But do you get a sticky svchost power request?	linw (53)
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