Author Topic: Windows 10 Announced (Read 750156 times)

Arizona Hot · « **Reply #175 on:** May 21, 2015, 11:08 PM »

Windows 10 - release date, price, news and features.jpg

Windows 10 Announced

Windows 10 release date, price, news and features

Deozaan · « **Reply #176 on:** May 21, 2015, 11:33 PM »

Build 10122 for PCs released to Fast Ring

http://blogs.windows...build-10122-for-pcs/
-MilesAhead (May 21, 2015, 05:41 AM)

That's the one with the AMD crash warning linked above.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #177 on:** May 23, 2015, 12:43 PM »

This post on Tenforums has a direct link to the 10122 build ISO files. I am downloading the x64 ISO now. It also has the ESD files for download if you want to extract the ISO yourself.

http://www.tenforums...s-22.html#post242664

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #178 on:** May 23, 2015, 04:06 PM »

Weird, the "meta scene" behind Win 10 feels different than most other releases since maybe Win2000 and Win XP.

It's a little confusing what it all "means".

urlwolf · « **Reply #179 on:** May 23, 2015, 05:16 PM »

The key question here is: are the horrible fonts introduced in office 2013 (not cleartype, but whatever new B/W tech they are using now) the default for more apps in the OS? If so, I'm out. I'm only tolerating windows thanks to mactype, an ancient, unsuported app that fixes fonts for good.

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #180 on:** May 23, 2015, 06:54 PM »

The key question here is: are the horrible fonts introduced in office 2013 (not cleartype, but whatever new B/W tech they are using now) the default for more apps in the OS? If so, I'm out. I'm only tolerating windows thanks to mactype, an ancient, unsuported app that fixes fonts for good.
-urlwolf (May 23, 2015, 05:16 PM)

Quick guess is even if they are, if it's just fonts, there could be a way to load your own fonts and then use a utility to make them default and global and stuff.

xyChromosone · « **Reply #181 on:** May 24, 2015, 02:49 AM »

The key question here is: are the horrible fonts introduced in office 2013 (not cleartype, but whatever new B/W tech they are using now) the default for more apps in the OS? If so, I'm out. I'm only tolerating windows thanks to mactype, an ancient, unsuported app that fixes fonts for good.
-urlwolf (May 23, 2015, 05:16 PM)

All versions of Windows give options to change fonts system wide. I've gone as far as using custom fonts that I installed.

urlwolf · « **Reply #182 on:** May 24, 2015, 05:50 AM »

It's not the fonts themselves but the font smoothing technology.
They are phasing out cleartype, which is the one mactype fixes.
The new technology is better for fast zooming (common in tablets) but horrible overall for readability on large desktop monitors.

I have no high hopes.

dr_andus · « **Reply #183 on:** May 24, 2015, 06:58 AM »

...horrible overall for readability on large desktop monitors.
-urlwolf (May 24, 2015, 05:50 AM)

So what must give? Does it mean MS expects one to get better monitors or some other hardware upgrade?

Currently I'm on Win7, 64-bit on a 3.5 yr old PC, but because of the above font smoothing problem I'm forced to use MS Office 2010 instead of 2013, even though I have both on my system.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #184 on:** May 24, 2015, 10:45 AM »

It is Windows 8 but then again, so is Windows 10

http://www.neowin.ne...-aol/#entry594794319

MilesAhead · « **Reply #185 on:** May 30, 2015, 10:50 AM »

Build 10130 to fast track members

http://blogs.windows...build-10130-for-pcs/

Nod5 · « **Reply #186 on:** May 30, 2015, 04:08 PM »

Can anyone who has installed the latest built (or any build after beginning of May really) say if this issue is still there: begin to rename a file (F2 in Explorer) and try to paste some text with a linebreak in the rename inputbox

[Select]

test
test

In the last build I tried Win10 accepted the input, but then on enter press displayed an error popup and reset the rename inputbox to the old name. (A better error handling would be to autoremove the linebreak or inform about it and leave the attempted string and let the user remove it and retry the rename without retyping the whole string.)

ayryq · « **Reply #187 on:** May 30, 2015, 04:52 PM »

I'm on "slow" so build 10074 and it exhibits the behavior you mention.

Also, Ctrl-A doesn't work while renaming [EDIT: ...on the desktop...], which drives me nuts.

Nod5 · « **Reply #188 on:** May 31, 2015, 03:19 PM »

Thanks. Boo for Ctrl+A not working in the rename box! When I get around to registrating the Win10 test build I'll try to submit an issue/request about renaming and include that too.

ayryq · « **Reply #189 on:** May 31, 2015, 03:35 PM »

The Ctrl-A issue had been registered several times when I checked - I just added a "me too" to one. I didn't notice until today that it was only on the desktop that it didn't work -- within an explorer window Ctrl-A works fine.

Deozaan · « **Reply #190 on:** June 01, 2015, 12:05 AM »

I just got home and found my computer (Windows 7 x64) had rebooted after a BSOD, and I noticed a Windows logo in the tray which I had never seen before.

I clicked it and got a message about a free upgrade to Windows 10:

Windows 10 Free Upgrade.png

Anyone else seeing this?

rgdot · « **Reply #191 on:** June 01, 2015, 12:41 AM »

"Reserve"?

and already?

Deozaan · « **Reply #192 on:** June 01, 2015, 01:03 AM »

I saw news articles today about Windows 10 release date & price being leaked. Here's one:

http://www.pcworld.c...nd-release-date.html

Jibz · « **Reply #193 on:** June 01, 2015, 01:14 AM »

I am getting the same thing here

http://winsupersite....pgrade-notifications

I am a little unsure if I'd want Win10 though -- Win7 has been working well for me.

CleverCat · « **Reply #194 on:** June 01, 2015, 02:24 AM »

Same here - reserved....

MilesAhead · « **Reply #195 on:** June 01, 2015, 05:42 AM »

I saw news articles today about Windows 10 release date & price being leaked. Here's one:

http://www.pcworld.c...nd-release-date.html
-Deozaan (June 01, 2015, 01:03 AM)

Supposedly it is July 29. We have a contest at TenForums. I picked 26th of July. A few days premature.

rgdot · « **Reply #196 on:** June 01, 2015, 09:46 AM »

Yes I am seeing July 29 in several places, for PCs. Time to reserve too I guess $:-\$
Phones later I think.

TaoPhoenix · « **Reply #197 on:** June 01, 2015, 09:56 AM »

Hmm. If the release date is July 29, that's not so far away!

The kinds of bugs people are reporting above bother me, because they feel so "simple". Last I knew the "mood", Win 7 was solid, Win 8 was taken over by the Interface discussions, so I was hoping by now the backbone of the OS is supposed to be really polished!

I'm especially keeping an eye that the 8.x updates were far from smooth! Summarizing my big posts elsewhere, I'm keeping an eye on Win10 for its "place in the timeline". But I'll have to decide what their timetable is, and whether if whatever they would call 10.1 with their rolling updates contains any bugfixes that sound really important.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #198 on:** June 01, 2015, 09:58 AM »

Yes I am seeing July 29 in several places, for PCs. Time to reserve too I guess $:-\$
Phones later I think.
-rgdot (June 01, 2015, 09:46 AM)

I have never owned a phone with a camera. The Wiki likely has my picture next to Troglodyte.

MilesAhead · « **Reply #199 on:** June 01, 2015, 10:09 AM »

But I'll have to decide what their timetable is, and whether if whatever they would call 10.1 with their rolling updates contains any bugfixes that sound really important.
-TaoPhoenix (June 01, 2015, 09:56 AM)

What worries me is that they want to do everything using the Window Update. That is just too much work if something blows up. I even had several machines balk at installing ordinary service packs. Never mind sifting through all the updates to see what to put on and what to leave out. The descriptions are not very informative. I feel like I am working for them at no pay when I start reading through all that stuff. I try to stay away from Windows Update if at all possible.