Windows 10 is here

I'm doing a reinstall eventually when I get an ssd.

 

A quick shot of my shoptop (shop laptop)

 

Just in case anyone is interested, Firefox 41 looks like it will FINALLY be released as a 64-bit "stable".

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181014

 

I've only heard one Win10 hardship story so far:
My brother has a semi-custom built PC with a GigaByte board
The auto-loaded audio driver won't recognize when he plugs in a headset, and continues to play audio through the main speakers.
There's an upgrade driver on GigaByte's webpage.
The driver needs a BIOS update
The BIOS update requires a program to install it
The program won't run in Win10

 

Can he not flash the bios from a USB? I don't buy gigabyte stuff anymore after a bad experience with one of their graphics cards, but most of the newer boards let you load a USB update from the UEFI.

 

He was telling me it doesn't come separate, but I'm not caring at the moment since I'm busy with a ton of stuff right now. I'll see what I can do to help once I'm back down his way, but I told him compatibility mode will probably work just fine.

 

My battery life is all over the map with 10. I had windows 7 before and would get 6-7 hours.

With 10, on a full charge and a good day I get anywhere from 4-5.

On bad days not so good.

That'sy major complaint. But so far besides the battery issue and a few minor things it's pretty good.

 

No clue about Battery Life (I have a G73, so I'm not "Lap Topping this bitch"), but in terms of stability and speed 10 is much faster than 7 was. Boots up way quicker from full restart and programs and windows load much faster as well. So far I'm enjoying this.

 

Hey guys,i am tryin to go back to win 7 on my laptop cause 10 is horrible,its slow very,it freezes constantlu and if the comp sleeps like overnite u have to start all over again ipeninf exp or the new one and refind all ur stuff? So i went to the auto go back part thats built in and it starts then gets to a point and it tells me that it cant find sumthin so i cant go back? I tried another way od goin back by restoeing to previous build and same thing? Am i screwed? I had made a recovrry spot on the harddrive like it said to do but ut still says it cant go back to 7! I hate 10 my computer is worthless with it.

 

Check your power options and reconfigure. Same issue on my Surface Pro 3. Fixed the power configuration and its pretty much back to normal.

 

My laptop kills the battery on win 10. Not sure why. I havr played with power settings and still having that issue.

 

My only issue is with my Synaptics on my laptop. Mouse still works, and so do the buttons...

But the "tap" to click and the scroll settings no longer work. I've done all the fixes I could find and nothing... Maybe Synaptics will figure their shit out.

 

Im on my win 8 computer but here is where I maximize batter/performance:

 

dont know if anyone has mentioned it but 13 pages of privacy options MS is tracking everything settings>privacy OFF

 

I've no doubts there is a reason for it being free...

 

Yes, those are the settings I've played with I'm pretty techy. I've also tried following which processes are actively using memory the most and still don't have a clear answer why my fairly new battery lost hours when it went to windows 10.

 

Any of you gotten the start menu critical error yet?

 

I haven't.

You did I assume? Or just asking?

 

Any one getting low memory issues I have to reboot at least twice daily and my machine is pretty stacked on specs

 

Yeah I did get it on one of my computers. I've tried all the suggestions I could find online (safe mode cycle, the powershell script, reg edit) but no worky for me. I was able to create a new user account and it works just fine but it's annoying that my original user account is pretty much useless now.