How are people finding Windows 10?

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

I recently changed to windows 10, the upgrade took alot of to-ing and fro-ing from different install screens but when i got there, it seems alright, alot like a jazzed up windows 7 but i definitely noticed how much quicker the start up is now.

Michael W

[Brian JohnParticipant @brianjohn93961]

Which version of Windows 10 is required to get the Chinese language on the computer ?

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Posted by Brian John on 19/04/2016 14:12:20:

Which version of Windows 10 is required to get the Chinese language on the computer ?

The Chinese one of course!

[Clive HartlandParticipant @clivehartland94829]

Re my post about the Windows live mail re-loading emails from the deleted file, TalkTalk found that one of the Servers was faulty and has now replaced it so all is well again.

Clive

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Brian John on 19/04/2016 14:12:20:

Which version of Windows 10 is required to get the Chinese language on the computer ?

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Brian,

There are 'Language Packs' available

… So [presumably] you can start with any version.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 19/04/2016 15:24:57

[SandgrounderParticipant @sandgrounder]

Posted by Clive Hartland on 19/04/2016 15:16:20:

Re my post about the Windows live mail re-loading emails from the deleted file, TalkTalk found that one of the Servers was faulty and has now replaced it so all is well again.

Clive

I had something similar on my Linux PC running Thunderbird Mail, I'm with Sky but the mail server is Yahoo, I logged on last year and the server proceeded to download every email I had ever received, it took about an hour, Yahoo didn't want to know and said it must be my PC at fault, I logged into the server and deleted everything I could find in the hope that it doesn't happen again.

John

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Oops

Previous post should have read Speccy is a non vital program . Still running the 2000 version of Office and similar vintage progs with no problems either.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Martin W on 19/04/2016 13:20:56:

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So far I am quite happy that the upgrade happened and have not had any problems, it would appear to be as stable as W7 and faster on boot up not that W7 was particularly slow.

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Martin

Hi Martin,

For many people the issue isn't that W10 is unstable, it is the privacy issues it introduces. There's plenty on the web about these concerns, this article for example.

It is not made obvious or easy during installation how to turn the privacy leaks off, or even that W10 is going to share some of your information and facilities unless you explicitly tell it not to.

After installing W10 I spent a lot of time wading through various settings undoing the damage. That's because I thought the default settings were unacceptable, particularly as the upgrade deliberately contravened some of my W7 security settings. You may not share my concerns, but if what I'm saying is news to you it might be advantageous to do more research before making your mind up.

This article seems to cover the ground if you want to know what to switch off.

Regards,

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 19/04/2016 21:18:59

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 19/04/2016 21:20:06

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