Windows 7/8/10 opinions

[Unicorn Jeff]

The updating got a lot better after the fist cumulative update. That sucks

I found out about the Superfetch service on windows 7/10 last night. It was causing problems when I was playing ARK (game).

Was this on a SSD?

[big_tiger]

The updating got a lot better after the fist cumulative update. That sucks

I found out about the Superfetch service on windows 7/10 last night. It was causing problems when I was playing ARK (game).

[Tx Redneck]

I'm still displeased w/10. It's a clean install and has never been able to apply updates. I really don't care to mess w/it anymore nor troubleshoot it.

[mustang_revival]

[yellowstang]

Well, got the new system in, Windows 10 is surprisingly OK. Still gotta get use to the differences, but so far, I'm liking it, and the monitor is pretty sweet, and big for what I've used!

[yellowstang]

Any particular reason you want to go HDMI instead of DVI? What model ACERs do you have?

I used HDMI for hers, just to get video and sound, guess I was also thinking hdmi may have a better picture, but now that I think, it probably isn't any better quality than DVI


They are Model Number: G226HQL LED backlight.
Mfg date is May 2015, so about a year old now. Decent monitor for 21.5 inchers.


Ended up with a Viewsonic 27 inch, DVI connection (has hdmi also). I am using it alone, adding a second monitor that is a 21.5 inch looks weird!

Anyone want two 21.5 in Acers??? make a reasonable offer! (dvi and vga connections on back of these)

[Ratt]

Crap, I forgot about this aspect. I run multi-mon or something like that...but it's still another app that has to start...etc.

Exactly. Something else to break. I didn't like Windows 8 or 8.1 at first, until I saw how well the native multi-monitor support worked, and fro then on it was just learning the new user interface, and I haven't been back. I will admit that for the first six months I used Classic Shell (adds the start menu back), but I got tired of updating it, increased boot times, and Windows Explorer hangs, so I stopped using it.

Once the compatibility issues and technical bugs get worked out of Windows 10 (which they've nearly got complete, at least on the compatibility side of things), the only people still bitching about it will be the ones that refuse to change will just be refusing to change because they refuse to learn the new interface or just to be difficult. It happens EVERY time a new version of Windows comes out.

[ceyko]

I used to like Windows 7, until I got multiple monitors. The native multi-monitor support in Windows 7 is garbage.

Crap, I forgot about this aspect. I run multi-mon or something like that...but it's still another app that has to start...etc.

[momo]

display port is the new jam. 4k at 60 hz

[Ratt]

I was thinking of getting an upgraded monitor. I have 2 ACER 22" DVI monitors currently on Win 7 Pro. I was thinking of getting a 27'ish inch LCD-LED HDMI connection for the new rig. Got one for Lyn, with built in speakers so she has less of a footprint on her desk. Not sure tho... I'd still use one of these to run duals, but it would look funny with that much of a difference in size

Any particular reason you want to go HDMI instead of DVI? What model ACERs do you have?

[yellowstang]

I used to like Windows 7, until I got multiple monitors. The native multi-monitor support in Windows 7 is garbage.

I was thinking of getting an upgraded monitor. I have 2 ACER 22" DVI monitors currently on Win 7 Pro. I was thinking of getting a 27'ish inch LCD-LED HDMI connection for the new rig. Got one for Lyn, with built in speakers so she has less of a footprint on her desk. Not sure tho... I'd still use one of these to run duals, but it would look funny with that much of a difference in size

[Ratt]

I used to like Windows 7, until I got multiple monitors. The native multi-monitor support in Windows 7 is garbage.

[momo]

i hate windows updates. i also hate upgrades. i like to install a fresh copy but that didnt seem to be an option so i performed the upgrade and went from 8.1 to 10.

used it for a few months before it started crying that it was out of hard drive space. turns out it was sitting on 80+gb of temp files of shit it downloaded. it's self-diagnosis utility is thing that reported the size & type but the option to clear the items out does nothing.

i found and deleted the temp files manually.

i have also since disabled updates completely after uninstalling every single one. all good since. overall win 10 adds some nice polish to things windows 8 left hanging. gotta say i still prefer windows 7 best

[Ratt]

There are only a things I don't like about Windows 10:

• The inability to change Windows updates from Automatic to Manual. I know why they did it, but I don't care. I'm not the average, stupid end-user who doesn't frequently check for updates thus leaving myself vulnerable to code exploits, and I don't like being treated like a baby when it comes to being forced to install updates. ESPECIALLY when a lot of the recent updates have had to be uninstalled or rolled back.
  
• The overly invasive Windows generic driver installations, which have overwritten/replaced several WORKING drivers I had already installed. (This seems to be happening a lot less frequently now, after a few round of updates from Microsoft)
  
• The goofy places some of the settings are located. This has been somewhat remedied by the MUCH IMPROVED Windows Search function, but I'm still used to where these settings changes were in the last 5 versions of Windows.

Other than those things, I love Windows 10. I haven't seen any compatibility issues with anything, but I can understand why people are frustrated when their workplace is too cheap to pay for upgrades to something that is compatible.

[yellowstang]

Went with Windows 10, got a cheap system on Newegg, but all I do is surf a few sites, and read debug levels logs for work. $600 for this little fucker...

CybertronPC Rhodium GTX950 (Blue) Gaming Desktop PC AMD FX-Series FX-4300 (3.80 GHz) 2 GB GeForce GTX 950 8 GB DDR3 1 TB HDD Windows 10 Home 64-Bit