@FelipeInsidesaid:
Great solution. In what way is this more convenient than windows XP/7 where you have the option to automatically download updates as they're available, but hold off installing them until you're ready? Do you really think disabling an essential service is a better option?
- I never said it was a perfect solution did I? I was just showing you a solution to a problem you are having. You can disable the updates until you are ready to install them. I have them on "defer" and Windows only bothers me randomly after a long while to install them. I can even tell it to not restart straight away.
Annoying notification spam asking me to sign in to my microsoft account: you need to find out where it's coming from. I also use a local account and Win10 never annoys me to sign in to a MS account.
I have found out where it's coming from. My wife signed in to her microsoft account once on my computer, and now it won't leave me the **** alone, saying I can't use shared experiences unless I sign in. Even though the checkbox to USE shared experiences is unchecked. I've googled the hell out of this, and there's NO SOLUTION currently. Next.
- I think I remember reading about this and there was some type of workaround but I can't remember how it worked. I've signed into single apps with my MS account and then signed out and it doesn't bother me, but that was using single apps. Your wife probably converted the account to a MS account and hence why you are getting this popups.
And what's the issue with signing in anyway? It makes no difference really. You can even turn off the online services and syncing if you want but you personally would benefit from it having 4 computers syncing.
Cortana won't **** the hell off: Again disabled through gpedit.msc. No registry hack or anything needed. I don't have Cortana on my machine, just a normal search box like Win7. Cortana never appears.
Oh? So I guess all of these people are full of shit then? http://windowsreport.com/cortana-search-issues-creators-update/.
- I must be special then because with the fix I impletemented Cortana hasn't appeared once. Maybe instead of continually complaining you should try the fix? I'll even write it out for you cause I'm a nice guy:
*Click Start, type gpedit.msc and hit enter.
*Navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Search.
*Locate Allow Cortana and double-click on it to open the relevant policy.
*Select Disabled.
*Click Apply and OK to turn off Cortana.
*Restart computer. Cortana will be gone and you will just have a simple Search Box instead.
Local networking is awful: you've configured something wrong. Once the network is configured correctly there's no problem. I have 3 machines at home running Win10 with no network problems. I've configured two of my friends home networks with Win10 machines and they have no issues.
I've been configuring windows networking since win 95, and have never had these random issues where a computer suddenly decides it doesn't want to announce it's presence to the network, until a reboot. This is on 4 different machines, with entirely different hardware configurations. Feel free to specify exactly what I could have configured wrong though. I don't use windows firewall, all computers are on the same subnet as always, same homegroup, and have folders shared with "everyone" with full read/write/execute permissions. Hell even with every computer having the exact same username and password, there are still issues. Oh yeah, and this issues has persisted through 3 different routers too.
- I could have a look at your network but then I would have to charge you lol. Refer to my previous point. Syncing with accounts is probably the way you should go to get what you need. If you have been configuring networks since 95 then you would know you have to adapt to new technolgies and implement new features. Like I said before, I even have my Win10 machine networked to a MediaGate and syncing through a NAS box and it rarely causes issues.
Please both of you show me where I said that no one else should be having any issues. I'll wait.
I never claimed that, but you very strongly IMPLIED through your post that because YOU aren't having issues, I must be inept if I'm having issues.
- I strongly implied nothing. I said that I didn't have those issues after I applied those fixes, I then shared those fixes with you to see if you could get past some of the problems you were having. A simple "thanks, I'll try them" would have sufficed.
I mean, it's awesome you're having the perfect experience, but the perfect experience was far more common when using windows XP or windows 7. Thanks for the edumacation though. I'd be lost without it.
- Again putting words in my mouth and being sarcastically rude? I never said I had the perfect experience did I? I've had issues with my Win10 and sound card (which still doesn't work full correctly). News flash: there's no OS on the planet that will be 100% perfect for everyone's needs.
edit: also, this is a gaming site. what exactly does windows Vista having issues joining a network domain have to do with anything? That's something your IT department should be handling, not you. Were you using Vista home premium or something instead of professional?
- I AM the IT department. I am a Systems and Network Engineer. Been in IT for more than 15 years. The domain thing was just an example. Vista had issues across the board. No wonder MS abandoned it straight away.
Summary: again please don't put words in my mouth. Every OS is causing to cause someone grief somewhere. You can either choose to accept some tips and tricks from others that have found a way around the problem and say thanks if they work (or even if they don't, it's common courtesy to thank someone trying to help) or you can just keep complaining about them. (the amount of time you spent writing all your posts you could have tried those fixes).
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