W10. Hold my beer

[ergophobe]

"Windows 10 will push some updates over limited data plans"

Microsoft has confirmed that the new version of Windows will automatically download updates "required to keep Windows running smoothly" even when you're on a metered connection

https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/19/windows-10-to-push-key-updates-on-limited-data-plans/

[gm66]

I may have to install it for directx 12 but i'm waiting as long as i can.

cjs-cdkeys are now selling W10 for £12.

W10 has lots of privacy concerns since it's a hybrid desktop/cloud OS, so switch all the crap off :

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-secure-windows-10-the-paranoids-guide/

[rcjordan]

According to the splash screen, I just received the Creators Update.  A couple of icons appeared in the taskbar but were easily unpinned. So far, I've not seen any changes in my desktop or file explorer. 

Initial boot seems slower, but not by much.

[Drastic]

I am still locked down. Hell hath no fury like a drastic with an uninvited PC reboot.

Let us know how you like it.

[rcjordan]

>uninvited

IIRC they've eased up on that already after the pitchforks got close to their homestead. I get pop-ups now asking if Now, Later, or Snooze.

[rcjordan]

According to the spammy splash page, I just updated to the Fall Creators version.  I did NOT connect my android phone to the pc using MS's new service and ignored all the other new features.  The splash page worried me, but -so far- it hasn't crept onto my desktop though one new icon for "people" had to be deleted from the task bar.

[Drastic]

>IIRC they've eased up on that already after the pitchforks got close to their homestead. I get pop-ups now asking if Now, Later, or Snooze.

Just now seeing this. It's about damn time. I think I would have switched OS if I could have when all this went down.

That stuff aside, this has been a pretty good experience so far. And that's with several workstations.

[rcjordan]

>been a pretty good experience so far

Yeah, I can't complain either.

[gm66]

I've been running it on 2 machines for a couple or three months now.

I upgraded on both machines from W7 for free :

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/accessibility/windows10upgrade

I only just got the creators update a couple of days ago, but i do remember reading they were rolling out internationally at different times.

I've enjoyed it so far, once it's tweaked and you install classic shell : http://www.classicshell.net/

[rcjordan]

Workaround for Windows 10 April 2018 Update causing Chrome freeze-up

[1] Try a Windows key sequence to wake the screen.  If you have a keyboard connected, simultaneously press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Shift + B. If you're on a tablet, simultaneously press both the volume-up and volume-down buttons, three times within 2 seconds.  If Windows is responsive, a short beep will sound and the screen will blink or dim while Windows attempts to refresh the screen.

[2] If you're using a laptop, close and open the laptop lid.

https://techaeris.com/2018/05/06/workaround-windows-10-april-2018-update-cortana-chrome-freezing/

I've been trying to figure out whether a repeating intermittent problem was router- or wifi-based signal issues, but that doesn't seem quite right as I can hear the laptop max out grinding away on something while it stalls.  This might be it.

[ergophobe]

I'm only 4-5 years late to the party.

Generally, I avoid upgrading the OS on a machine, but more and more cross-platform apps don't bother to roll out a Windows version because they assume you have WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), which of course is Win10 only and only got really good more recently.

So, I finally bit the bullet and upgraded.

Surprise #1 - the free upgrade still works. If you do an in-place upgrade on a machine with a valid license, it seems to work just fine.

Surprise #2 - the first time you use WSL it asks you to install a Linux distro, takes you to the Windows Store, and you literally just click on Ubuntu or Kali or whatever and once it downloads and installs, you hit the Luanch button and, voila, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Surprise #3 - Windows Terminal lets you open a tabbed terminal with a Windows CLI shell in one tab, a Windows terminal running bash, a Ubuntu bash terminal in another tab and so on.

No dual boot. No running VirtualBox. I should have done this a very long time ago.