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Hey
who is all excited about getting windows 10 tomorrow
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They're launching it in waves. I'm pretty excited, but only the first wave goes out tomorrow, probably for whoever was the fastest to sign up for it. It won't be fully launched for everyone for at least a few weeks.
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Could give a shit about the design and I really wish I didn't have to use it but unfortunately windows is the only practicle solution for gaming so if anything I am pumped for dx12 and the improvements it will bring but other than that I really just long for a Linux box that is actually relevant in this society. Maybe in another decade lol
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I can't claim it. I've got 7SP1 and I can't find what they're talking about to claim it.
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Well in windows 8.1 there was a notification about it that showed up in my trey over a month ago and that's when I reserved it. You may be able to do it manually from the website
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It's not going to do anything that Windows 7 can't do for what I personally use it for - so there's no point me upgrading until I absolutely have to and until I know whether it is good. People updated to Vista once upon a time.
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hey
where can i download windows 10 tomorrow so i can upgrade my OS right away tomorrow
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Lol good luck with that only the windows ten insiders have even a chance of getting it tomorrow guess the beta test isn't over after all
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I was able to get Windows 10 installed moments ago. The auto update seemed to be failing but you can down the iso manually via the new creation tool they put on their website moments after it turned midnight EST. Here is the link http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install?ocid=ms_wol_win10
you can use that link to download the iso directly to your drive and as long as you are running a compatible OS (windows 7 or 8 ) it will autodetect and process the upgrade and give you a genuine copy of Windows 10 when done. Just be sure to download the iso for the same version of the OS you have installed now. For example if you have windows 8 Pro be sure to download the Windows 10 Pro as well or you will not end up with a genuine copy of Windows 10 at the end of the process.
Glad they made a way to perform the update manually I was itching to get windows 8.1 off my machine as fast as I possibly could!
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I am really impressed so far, I've been playing with the public betas for a few months now without too many problems. For a day one windows release, I don't think microsoft has done better with other releases. XP, Vista, 7 and 8 all sucked on day one.
Im also really digging the notification center - It is about time
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Yes I will want to upgrade from 8.1 but I'll wait, I want major bugs to be ironed out and maybe wait for a SP1. That is the consensus on what to do. W10 seems already to be an improvement over 7 and 8 /8.1 http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-meta-review-download-it-in-a-month-or-two-1720774235 (http://gizmodo.com/windows-10-meta-review-download-it-in-a-month-or-two-1720774235)
And if you game I think you just can't ignore DX12 for the future games.
It would seem W10 will be the final build of Windows and that MS will update it through the years, I read that somewhere.
But for the time being I'm just too busy playing with Ubuntu and Whonix (based on Debian) :P I'm really liking Linux a lot !
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There doesn't really seem to be anything major to iron out this time in my opinion. Don't forget this product has been in the hands of millions of "insiders" for about 12 months already so its a lot more polished then a totally virgin Windows would be; like previous editions. Everything is butter smooth on my end. Ran the new 3dMark API overhead bench on my system and am super pumped for some DX12 games after seeing the results. I also ran several other benchmarks since installing 10 last night and they are all universally higher than before on 8.1.
Not a single crash, hang up or issue so far. In fact I was even able to overclock my cpu about 5 steps higher than I was able to on 8.1 with absolutely no issue so far where as 8.1 would have crashed over and over at the settings I have been running all day now. And I am in the heat of the summer where I am at right now so if anything it should be running even hotter then when I was testing the same configuration back during the Winter on 8.1.
If your running 8 or 8.1 I'd say don't wait; seems like 10 is more stable than either of those. If your on 7 and your cool with that then I suppose you could wait but 10 is a lot more responsive and boots way faster and is all around just better than a severely outdated system like 7, but that's up to you. I am usually a pretty huge Microsoft critic (prefer Linux but its just not practical for my workload) and I have been looking for something to hate or complain about all day but as much as I hate to say it they seem to have done a decent job this time around. Probably because they actually tried listening to the users more this time.
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There doesn't really seem to be anything major to iron out this time in my opinion. Don't forget this product has been in the hands of millions of "insiders" for about 12 months already so its a lot more polished then a totally virgin Windows would be; like previous editions. Everything is butter smooth on my end. Ran the new 3dMark API overhead bench on my system and am super pumped for some DX12 games after seeing the results. I also ran several other benchmarks since installing 10 last night and they are all universally higher than before on 8.1.
Not a single crash, hang up or issue so far. In fact I was even able to overclock my cpu about 5 steps higher than I was able to on 8.1 with absolutely no issue so far where as 8.1 would have crashed over and over at the settings I have been running all day now. And I am in the heat of the summer where I am at right now so if anything it should be running even hotter then when I was testing the same configuration back during the Winter on 8.1.
If your running 8 or 8.1 I'd say don't wait; seems like 10 is more stable than either of those. If your on 7 and your cool with that then I suppose you could wait but 10 is a lot more responsive and boots way faster and is all around just better than a severely outdated system like 7, but that's up to you. I am usually a pretty huge Microsoft critic (prefer Linux but its just not practical for my workload) and I have been looking for something to hate or complain about all day but as much as I hate to say it they seem to have done a decent job this time around. Probably because they actually tried listening to the users more this time.
Thanks for your feedback ! Now I'm even more interested, especially in the OCing /stability and performance parts.
I will upgrade when my PC build will be complete and watercooled then.
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Been pretty smooth for me so far, a few things have changed to be a bit less useful, can't seem to pick the photos/wallpapers I want for my rotating background, only an entire folder or only a single, nothing huge obviously but I'd rather the random images not show up, seeing a 100x100 pixel avatar stretched to 1440p isn't exactly ideal ya know.
Mail app need to have all accounts listed in the sidebar rather than having to click a couple times to get to each one.
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hey
when i tried to use the psfxfin emulator on my windows 10 using my logtech headset yesterday
it made my emualtor on my game softlock on me
could that be a windows 10 soundcard issue then
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I believe it could a compatibility issue with the either the head set or the emulator itself. You may need to check to see if there is an update for either one. Though since this is new I kind of doubt it. Though you may just need to see if there is an update regardless and it may fix it anyway.
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hey
my psxfin emulator keeps on crashing on me since i upgraded to windows 10
i am starting to hate windows 10 now
what should i do
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As far as I can tell, that emulator is barebones, hasn't been updated in years and actually has poor compatibility, so no wonder you're having issues.
PCSX or ePSXe are the two most common and best PS1 emulators and Legend of Dragoon will absolutely run on them, give one of them a try.
Here's LoD running on ePSXe in Windows 10 just fine fullscreen which I just tested.
(http://i.imgur.com/kDnQvnf.png)
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yeah i understand why your using that emu mednafen-psx with retroarch is a great psx emulator if you want accuracy. Or the aforementioned if you want graphical hacks.
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mednafen-psx with retroarch is a great psx emulator if you want accuracy.
I can second this. Mednafen-PSX has the best accuracy and compatibility of any Playstation emulator out there. The downsides are that it requires more powerful computer to run at fullspeed, and it's a bit of a pain to set up because the documentation isn't very good. But it's the only one I'll use anymore.
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hey guys
everytime i get anything to work on the psxfin on wndows 10
it saids this to me
illegal transfer command
what does that mean and how can i fix it
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hey
on windows 8.1 everything was working fine on the psxfin so i do not know whats wrong anymore
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So apart from Windows 10 breaking everything that worked perfectly fine (because it's new), does it do anything that Win 7 or 8 couldn't do? As I originally stated, there is absolutely no point updating when you do not have to.
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does it do anything that Win 7 or 8 couldn't do?
Well, it has a new hybrid start menu that is pretty nice (menu + tiles, nicer than either 7 or 8's offerings); a really handy personal assistant thing (similar to Siri and Google Now); massively improved Aero Snap (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGnfaAou4d8) (you can drag windows to any corner instead of just L/R sides, as well as it's easier to put something on the other side); a proper windowed mode for modern apps (that only run fullscreen in 8); built in virtual desktops support, a pretty decent notifications system (http://microsoft-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Windows-10-Action-Center1.jpg) to replace the irritating old notifications style; a built-in screen recorder in the Xbox app, which itself is a marked improvement over old GFWL nonsense; and a redesigned settings panel that doesn't suck like what Windows 8 had.
But perhaps most importantly, it has DirectX 12. Nothing uses it just yet, but eventually more and more games will require it, making 7 and 8 virtually useless for gamers much how DX10/11 made XP useless for gamers.
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Upgrading to 10 broke a hell of a lot less for me than upgrading to 7 or 8 did.
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Upgrading to 10 literally broke nothing for me and actually fixed quite a few things.
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The only issue that I've had is with one of my 'legacy' laptops... it has a 1st gen i7 so I guess that is what you could call it. It has a 'way beyond its support cycle' AMD GPU, for which Windows Update keeps installing a driver that does not work.
I have one that does work, but WU keeps replacing it with a broken driver. I can't seem to get win10 to block this update and/or disable updating drivers automatically.
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hey
i can't even run 1 project 64 emulator on windows 10 at all anymore
what causing this to happen
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hey
I just need to know why windows 10 crashes everytime i use a emulator on it for
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hey
i am getting non stop crackling nosies now when i try to run any emulators on windows 10
how can i fix this problem
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dude nobody has enough information about your system or configuration to even begin to debug this issue for you, and you have already posted three times with absolutely no content to try and help. Now you have worn out your welcome.
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Make sure run as admin is on. Sometimes it is not automatic. Select the icon then right click it. Go to properties and compatibility and select run as admin.
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hey
i am getting non stop crackling nosies now when i try to run any emulators on windows 10
how can i fix this problem
A friend of mine had this issue on technical preview after updating sound card drivers. In his case those noises were global. Try to run emulator as Windows 7 or see if there are updates to your device. Oh, by the way "Have you tried turning it off and on again? " :D
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dude nobody has enough information about your system or configuration to even begin to debug this issue for you, and you have already posted three times with absolutely no content to try and help. Now you have worn out your welcome.
This. It isn't that people are rude, it's that
a. Hardly anyone is going to be using Windows 10. I don't because I don't need it.
b. Even if many people were - To have your drivers, configuration, hardware, and other setup is unlikely to happen.
There's virtually no chance of your problem being resolvable by others, outside of obvious suggestions. Was there any reason you couldn't stick with Win 7 or 8?
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Don't upgrade to win10. I did and now my PC is possessed by cyberDemon. It turns on by itself on 3:33 even if I disabled turning on due to updates and many other things. It watches me sleeping. That's creepy.
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Only reason for Win10 is for DX12
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I made the upgrade, it's really not all that bad. The process was pretty smooth, most of the time necessary is just for the download. Everything is where it was before and still worked. Only thing worth knowing is you should deactivate certain programs like Maya/3ds Max and zBrush first, so they don't see the new OS as a new computer. Took me 5 mins to deactivate/reactivate them afterwards. Otherwise the only issue I've had is GTA V doesn't run so well, it crashes after awhile (I think it's the Rockstar Social Club, crappy DRM) all my other games work though. With the inclusion of DirectX 12 and fully supported games coming soon, support for XBOne wireless controller (after the adapter comes out), and the fact that it's a totally free upgrade there's really no reason not to.
The privacy issues people are going on about are customizable, you can switch these things off. Ultimately it'll work about as well as Win7 with an interface somewhere between 7 and 8.
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i've had no problems with windows 10 on my old Gateway GM5664 Desktop Computer and my HP 15-d072nr Notebook from a visual stand point, as for sound i fix it by setting my sound cards to 16-bit 44100 mhz setting.
game recording on my Gateway GM5664 (because its old as heck and wanted to test it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M63ijEReI-g
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Oh yeah, there is a mild sound issue when you first upgrade. You have to be patient during the upgrade, if you start clicking a lot or interrupting the install it can cause problems. So just leave it alone and let it do it's thing. When the upgrade is done and it boots to the desktop do a quick update install and restart the computer. When it first finished I didn't have audio, turns out it didn't see the hdmi for the sound. After I rebooted it worked fine.
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I had no issues with sound.
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I have a big audio interface that I use to route all audio to/from my computer. With win7 thru 10, I've noticed that when I put the computer to sleep, then wake it again, it sounds like windows shrinks the audio buffer size to the point where basic audio gets clipped. I resolve this by unplugging the interface and plugging it back in.
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For the most part, I love Windows 10. It's one of the fastest and most stable operating systems I've ever used, and a lot of the features are really nice. Cortana can be a bit derpy, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BojPA139j8g
It'd be one thing if she didn't understand me, but it's really frustrating that she knows exactly what I mean, claims to have done it, and fails. You'd think this kind of bug would be caught in QA.
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Cortana is improving, but has nothing on Google Now. Bash in Windows 10 beta is surprisingly good though. Running Ubuntu inside a Windows cmd feels naughty. I could not work around a few deps to get Java installed yet unfortunately
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I would have stuck with 7 on my older stationary computer. But leaving it idle while being away, it suddenly started to update haha. Surprisingly it went really well. And we're talking about a 5 year old computer with literally 100s of applications, and tons of files. The only issue I have now is with guitarpro 5. With 3rd party mididriver and soundfonts it lags when it's playing songs that are a tad bit complicated.
On my 8.1 laptop I decided to upgrade as I never really liked 8. It went well too, but I had to manually upgrade many drivers after. Which was a hassle.