now available with download assistant, and due to be rolled out before too long...
anyone using it yet... any thoughts or comments?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features
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now available with download assistant, and due to be rolled out before too long...
anyone using it yet... any thoughts or comments?
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features
downloaded it yesterday - took a while to update, but everything seems to be working just fine. With my system, (HP Envy Desktop), the only thing I had to do was reinstall the hp audio drivers to get back the Beats audio functionality.
Hi Ron
it's one of those windows updates that adds new features to the OS, rather than just fix/amend existing stuff [although that distinction can sometimes be moot]
details are in the link I gave
have downloaded the installer, but not yet had time to install it
I like to check these major updates out 'in advance' rather than have them installed for me in the background.....
I took the plunge and updated my desktop machine - 3 hours.....
I suppose it's like that thing 'a watched kettle never boils'!
I updated 1 PC and 2 Laptops. Didn't seem to take long at all.
Mind you, during the updates, I was doing other things!
I installed it last night - probably took 20 mins on desktop - need to be nearby as computer needs password to restart [but didn't need to re-unlock drive]
not had chance to check out new features, but initial impressions:
there are changes to the way apps are handled - a new tab for this in settings [and one for gaming]; some defaults were reset and needed changing back such as default app for viewing images
edge has had a make over in the way it deals with tabs among other things - not enough to encourage me to use it, but getting there I suppose
and hey, one item on my wishlist fulfilled up to a point - in respect of updates the max 'active hours' have been extended from 12 to 18 hours [I'd prefer 22, hey I'd prefer 24 but I think that unlikely]
[edit - that is 20 minutes each way - 20 to 'get ready' and 20 to do the job including resetting the options; so really about 40 mins in total]]
edit again: not too sure I like the way edge tab prccess' are implemented - too much cpu...
I turned "Automatic Reboot" using one of the ways shown here: http://tunecomp.net/disable-automati...in-windows-10/. Depending on the version of Windows 10 you have, you can do so permanently or at least when you are informed that new updates have been installed.
if you dig around in in gpedit you can stop the downloads altogether [win 10 pro] - but I don't want to do this - what I want is to shut the computer down [or leave it] without updates happening if they are pending, and the way to do that is to hibernate it - as long as it does not reboot unexpectedly I'm happy - extended active hours is the way to go for me
there is a lot of 'butterfly effect' in setting group policies, I like the simple life these days
as far as I can see the task scheduler, services, and registry fixes are, up to a point, either just temporary or hacks that may have consequences
EDIT - hibernate does mean you have to pay attention to power settings and wake timers... wouldn't want it waking up unexpectedly :D - easyist with a desktop, just flick off the main switch on the PSU, and it can't wake up
You know what's best for you, handrawn! I tried the Group Policy option and it works for me.
glad to hear it :D
One thing that worries me about ALL these automatic updates, is are we going to get to a point that WINDOWS says "The hardware you are using does not meet the minimum specifications for this update". Are we going to be forced to upgrade hardware and thus re-purchase windows OS?
my impression is that it's not an issue with security updates - and other updates will just not be implemented if the hardware is not suitable - but in theory at least it could be one day...
Well, that was a total disaster for me. First of all it took at least 5 hours. When it was done it seems to totally screw up my internet connection. All I got in Edge were spinning wheels and in Outlook "contacting server". I tried Chrome, but all I got was a blank page. I rolled it back today and fortunately everything seems back to normal. I will now wait until the update gets pushed to me and see if it works then.
oh dear - well at least you were able to roll back
not sure why it varies so much in time - connection speed? server load? state of the users' computer? ....
HELP!!
I don't know if anyone would remember, but I posted a while back a problem whereby, after a Windows 10 update (I had gotten Windows 10 for free through their upgrade from 8.1), I kept getting a warning message saying that I needed to "activate windows settings" because my license would end. That was fixed.
However, now, after an update yesterday, I started getting a message saying that I need to activate windows because my service will soon end!
In "Settings" it says that "Windows is activated using your organization's activation service".
Also, while in settings, it says that I have Windows 10 Enterprise Edition! I originally had Windows Home Edition, so I'm puzzled that after this update yesterday why it now says I have Windows Enterprise.
Hi Ron
that sounds to me like you have a computer with KMS ['company'] activation rather than 'individual' activation - so the first question is, did you buy the computer brand new or was it second hand in which case it may be an ex-corporate machine
as I recall, last time you had an activation problem you mentioned that your computer had been repaired by a third party, so if you bought it brand new they may have put a KMS licence on rather than an individual one as part of the repair
look on the bottom of your computer - if the original was an 'individual' licence then it should be there on a sticker for 8/8.1 [assuming it's a laptop - else sticker probably on back]
if that is there then you can try deactivating the licence and then reactivating - if you have this original key I can let you know how that is done....
Thanks Steve!
Yep, I finally got a hold of the individual that reinstalled Windows 10 for me, and he stated that he did in fact install Windows Enterprise. :banghead:
I checked the sticker on my computer and it has the Windows 8 sticker. So now I'm not sure what to do.
HE told me that this happens with some computers with Enterprise once a year, and that he can correct it for now. I don't like the idea of having to fuss with this from time to time, but the fact that when I upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10 for free, it was downloaded off of MS's website, not a cd. So, I don't know what to do...
ok - so you upgraded your win 8.1 to 10 and had it activated before he installed windows enterprise - right?
and you have the windows 8.1 activation key - right?
if so then go to settings, update and security, activation - you should see a section update product key - click on the link for change product key, enter your windows 8.1 key click 'next' and follow the instructions - after you finish reboot
this should reset your computer since it was running windows 10 home before, on an upgrade licence and the MS servers will 'know' this - but I have to say it may not, [it depends what was actual done by said third party] - otherwise may have to restore
Ok, thanks Steve.
did third party make any hardware changes?
if you do get hold of him you might ask him how, if he installed enterprise, he recommends you reactivate your licence... because it seems to me it is his responsibility [assuming you paid him] ?
If the original was an 'individual' licence then it should be there on a sticker for 8/8.1
Hi
thanks - Ron has got his issue sorted, and finally has windows 10 updated to version 1703, ok [fingers crossed :)] - see here:
https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...0-Home-Edition