So... what's up with this Windows 10 thing?
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The only hiccup I had was that I had to re-install my nVidia drivers after the upgrade. Other than that, absolutely no problems.
Strangely, I didn't have to do that on my "media PC" downstairs, which has another nVidia card. Different card yes, but still, both "not new" cards that had their drivers both up-to-date prior to upgrade.
*shrug*
Otherwise, it's been fine.
Strangely, I didn't have to do that on my "media PC" downstairs, which has another nVidia card. Different card yes, but still, both "not new" cards that had their drivers both up-to-date prior to upgrade.
*shrug*
Otherwise, it's been fine.
My guess, it's the difference between WDDM 1.3 (DX11) and WDDM 2.0 drivers. If you're using a card that's DX12-capable, you might have to reinstall to enable WDDM 2.0 function.
Just a note, also.
Seems there are emails going around that say, "It's finally your turn to download and install Windows 10!" but really they are variants of Cryptolocker, so keep an eye out to make sure you and your friends/family don't fall victim.
--Patrick
@DarkAudit okay, apparently my account marked this as "I need this explained to me." I don't recall actively doing so, so I can only assume I butt dialed did it in my sleep or I've been having more black outs than I thought I did. In any case, apologies.
So far it seems to be working pretty well. The biggest hiccup I had updating was that the Nvidia Experience app no longer works, but not like I used it that much. The only major gripe I have is getting used to the new positions in the UI, but I don't really blame it for that, it's just a given I have to relearn a bit. Been oddly impressed with how fast Cortana has been finding what I ask, and overall the system feels like it's running a lot faster. Once I learn the inner-workings a bit more, I think this will be a successful upgrade to Windows 7.
Seriously, uninstall everything Nvidia related and reinstall. The drivers are somewhat broken if you just let it update on it's own.
The drivers are working fine, it's only the "Experience" app that didn't make the conversion.
During the process, I was asked "do you want to schedule the upgrade for a later time?" but it only gave me the choice of up to 2 days in the future.
Then, when I shut down my machine, it upgraded anyway. I guess I was supposed to leave it on for those two days. Heh.
Pretty much this. I never shut my computer down unless it's to restart it for an update or something.
GasBandit
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I like to not have to sit and wait for steam to finish downloading patches before I play something.
10 seconds? Pffft
It literally takes my screen longer to power up than my PC to go to "ready and waiting on the desktop" mode. When it was new it was 3.4 seconds...Now I guess it's a bit longer
I wish!
I've checked to see how long some of the computers I've serviced have been on without a restart. I've seen 200+ days. One coworker says he's seen over a thousand, and I have no reason to doubt him. "It's getting slow and some things don't work right." "You do realize you have to restart after an update, right?"
--Patrick
GasBandit
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Of course not, that'd be inane. All the drawbacks of shutting down with none of the benefits.
Only the monitor shuts off (automatically after 10 mins of disuse). Everything else stays at 100% BABY
Just the idea of your machine being at 100% ALL THE TIME even though nobody can see it. Well, at least it's ready at a moment's notice.
--Patrick
Americans really and honestly still need an ecological mind shift if they think it's a good idea to leave a computer running at 100% the whole time. No offense (to Gas and Amy and whoever), but most people here would realise that's a complete and utter waste of energy for no sensible benefit.
GasBandit
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I remote login to my machines pretty frequently actually.
Remote boot is also an option these days, especially and easily if you put it to sleep instead of shutting down
I keep mine on all the time because I need it to be prepared to render at a moments notice. 
GasBandit
Staff member
That doesn't help my torrents.Remote boot is also an option these days, especially and easily if you put it to sleep instead of shutting down
I just stopped the download, and will download it when I'm ready to upgrade
That's part of the point of the new system, that you can't. Too many were just never updating. Yes this is a case of the mass of idiots impacting those who were doing it right, but IMO it isn't that hard a pill to swallow.
Edit: or did you mean the upgrade? No idea there. I thought you meant Windows updates.
GasBandit
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I don't have windows 10 yet, so I can't test for myself, but googling around, I saw that Cortana seems to only respond out loud to verbal commands - if you type to her, she "types" back.
That said, there are other people who have the problem where Cortana doesn't speak no matter what, and it turned out to be a sound card driver issue... at least for the few who managed to fix it. More than half those who I read complaining about it have yet to be able to fix it.