Wtf? Smh...

"66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash" (66671)
04/28/2016 at 22:54 • Filed to: None

Computer restarted out of nowhere and began updating to Windows 10, I was only going to upgrade with a reinstall but hopefully this doesn’t cause issues. ARGH!

DISCUSSION (20)

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/28/2016 at 22:58

My laptop upgraded to Windows 10, and I haven’t had any problems, at all...

Kinja'd!!!

Blondude > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/28/2016 at 23:00

Welcome to the future.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
04/28/2016 at 23:01

It’s only the auto install thing I’m worried about, I’ve heard it has caused some issues but hopefully those people were a small minority, and I think I’d be too lazy to reinstall if it goes ok, so I’ll see.

Montalvo > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/28/2016 at 23:02

Windows 10 will install whenever it wants, there have been multiple cases of a computer shutting down with 8 and by the morning mysteriously running 10. Really tempted to give Linux a try because of it.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Blondude
04/28/2016 at 23:02

If there’s one thing most oppos don’t like, it’s the future lol.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Montalvo
04/28/2016 at 23:04

I was pretty sure I had a setting that turned off the auto update, but if it goes ok, tbh, I won’t even be mad.

TheOnelectronic > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/28/2016 at 23:19

I love W10, haven’t had a single issue with it, but the whole thing of installing without consent is just absurd.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TheOnelectronic
04/28/2016 at 23:24

Seems to be going ok so far though....

Regardless, I’m remaining vigilant for anything I can be pissed off about.

TheJMan92 > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/28/2016 at 23:32

The only thing I would be wary about with the auto-install (other than the fact that it’s installing a new OS without your permission) is that I assume it will skip over the parts where you can turn certain “features” on or off. Like location access and such.

The way I understand it though, you can’t just do a clean install without doing an upgrade install first. The upgrade install registers your hardware as the product key and then you’re free to do a clean install. That’s the way I’ve done all of the upgrades I’ve done so far (5 or 6) and I’ve had absolutely no problems with it activating.

Generally, Windows 10 is much better than even 7 is, let alone 8/8.1. I’d just make sure that when you do a clean install you catch the point where it asks if you want to use normal settings or go to advanced setting (they make the link small) because they have some shady stuff in there. Other than that, everything has worked straight out of the box whether it’s on laptop/desktop or touch/non-touchscreen so I’m alright with it.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > TheJMan92
04/28/2016 at 23:53

Yeah I’m always on the lookout for sneaky options on installers, and it was pretty small when it suggests you use the express settings. It looks to be working so I might not bother with a reinstall.

Sam > TheOnelectronic
04/29/2016 at 00:25

Yeah, and the privacy nonsense I had to go through. The OS itself is very nice, though.

GE90man > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/29/2016 at 01:44

this happens to me every time when I’m in the middle of something extremely important and there seems to be no way of postponing it... ARGHH

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > GE90man
04/29/2016 at 08:28

Luckily it didn’t take too long for me, maybe around 10 minutes.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/29/2016 at 10:02

I’ve managed to keep the auto update at bay. I might update later this summer though.

Also, I’ve installed Ubuntu as a dual boot, and I use windows solely for games that don’t support Linux. It works really well so far.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Montalvo
04/29/2016 at 10:05

Do it. I’ve got it installed alongside windows 8.1, but I use Ubuntu for the majority of things. There are a lot of games that don’t support ubuntu, but a surprisingly large amount do.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/29/2016 at 10:15

I thought I had the auto update disabled but it went anyways, maybe double check every once in a while to make sure. I’ve stuck with Windows basically for games but idk if it’s worth it to have another OS, Windows does enough for me, hell, I was fine with 8.1 lol.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/29/2016 at 10:17

Same, games are the only reason I still have a windows partition. I see that with your case you’d probably have room for another drive to keep the two separate if you do decide to try it.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/29/2016 at 10:23

Yeah I’ve got an ssd which windows and a few applications are on and a 500 gb hdd, I’ve heard good things about Linux though, but I don’t know if I need another OS just for Internet (pretty much).

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
04/29/2016 at 10:26

Well I imagine you would have some games that will work on linux, so it’s more than just that.

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
04/29/2016 at 11:31

Yeah but tbh I don’t see the point in splitting up my games when they’re all together in the first place.