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Everything exploded and now anything that uses the new app model is hosed. This includes things like the Start Menu and Settings app. File Explorer works until I right-click anything, Control Panel is fine until it tries to kick me into the Settings app. One desktop app is telling me that it can't write to a C:\Users folder, which is weird but everything looks correct at a glance and I don't think I touched anything there. I'm just going to suck it up and do a refresh, which I didn't want to do because I'd have to reinstall apps. Luckily I can still log in for the BitLocker recovery key since there's no way to initiate the refresh from inside Windows right now.
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So is there some way to move Forza to another pc with W10 on it? I want it but my ISP is dogshit and I'd rather not have to lug this giant tower to a friend's house. the few things I've read point towards no but you guys are smart about this kind of poo poo. Edit: never mind I got it. runaway dog fucked around with this message at 03:06 on Aug 31, 2016 |
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Aug 29, 2016 09:11
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I still haven't seen a single computer download and install the anniversary update by itself. I am sure it got pulled.
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Aug 30, 2016 15:47
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We had it on about 30 but only because we were proactive about upgrading them. Doesn't mean it was a good idea or anything.
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Aug 30, 2016 15:51
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redeyes posted:I still haven't seen a single computer download and install the anniversary update by itself. I am sure it got pulled. It hasn't.
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Aug 30, 2016 17:58
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nah I had a netbook I previously had set as a metered connection download it once I turned that off
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Aug 30, 2016 19:54
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I'm still having the problem with Windows waking up after only a handful of minutes asleep. Should I just go ahead and make a HoTS thread?
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Aug 31, 2016 01:42
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When I had that I had to disable the 'let this device wake the computer' option on the network adapter. I guess the router was poking it down the cable
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Aug 31, 2016 03:36
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Is there a way to keep the File Explorer pinned to the taskbar? It gets replaced with the window it opens making it hard to launch another file explorer (an extra right click but still)
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Aug 31, 2016 04:25
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dud root posted:Is there a way to keep the File Explorer pinned to the taskbar? It gets replaced with the window it opens making it hard to launch another file explorer (an extra right click but still) Middle click it!
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Aug 31, 2016 04:35
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dud root posted:Is there a way to keep the File Explorer pinned to the taskbar? It gets replaced with the window it opens making it hard to launch another file explorer (an extra right click but still) Middleclick it for a new window. Edit: UP YOURS 
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Aug 31, 2016 04:35
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dud root posted:Is there a way to keep the File Explorer pinned to the taskbar? It gets replaced with the window it opens making it hard to launch another file explorer (an extra right click but still) My old school method is to create a custom toolbar that has a shortcut to My Computer or wherever. Also works for any other program you sometimes need multiple instances of.
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Aug 31, 2016 04:51
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less than three posted:Middle click it! Shift-click also works, if you need another option.
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Aug 31, 2016 05:04
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EoRaptor posted:Shift-click also works, if you need another option. Windows Key + E
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Aug 31, 2016 05:20
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Wow middle click is great, thanks everyone, cant believe I didn't know that shortcut. Works for pretty much anything already open
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Aug 31, 2016 05:53
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Another one I recently learned (but has probably been around forever) Instead of navigating to a place in command prompt, just shift-right click the folder in explorer and Open A Command Window Here. 
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Aug 31, 2016 06:30
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less than three posted:Another one I recently learned (but has probably been around forever) And if you want more options (admin command prompt, powershell, etc) you can open the file menu/ribbon in that folder.
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Aug 31, 2016 06:37
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Well, simply refreshing Windows didn't fix all the issues I was having, as the Store was completely gone for some reason and manually installing it through PowerShell wouldn't make it work. Error log still had a ton of random events occurring. Guess I'm doing a full reset. Everything was running fine until the forced update reboot hit too.
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Aug 31, 2016 07:47
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This is the point where you're supposed to reveal you've been intentionally doing some really weird stuff due to reasons, and there's surely no reason that would effect anything?
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Aug 31, 2016 09:15
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I dunno, if it was my desktop I could point to all sorts of unusual customizations but I've been leaving my tablet mostly stock to avoid this sort of thing; I don't want my only PC out of commission while traveling. All I know is that apps were working, reboot happened, apps stopped working, attempted fixing was only a partial fix until it broke worse and refresh didn't fix it completely. 
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Aug 31, 2016 12:47
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isndl posted:I dunno, if it was my desktop I could point to all sorts of unusual customizations but I've been leaving my tablet mostly stock to avoid this sort of thing; I don't want my only PC out of commission while traveling. All I know is that apps were working, reboot happened, apps stopped working, attempted fixing was only a partial fix until it broke worse and refresh didn't fix it completely. Skarsnik was making a joke. Usually someone goes "Well GOD drat why can't Microsoft get it right?! All I want to do is mathematically prove the existence of the God Particle in 15 minutes and then test using an embedded particle accelerator!  " when Windows 10 shits all over itself.If a refresh didn't fix it, nuke and pave with extreme prejudice - something got messed up during the install, like a corrupt file or interference from an angry God Particle.
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Aug 31, 2016 13:23
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Are there any alternative on screen keyboards for Windows 10 on tablets? I have an Asus Vivotab Note 8; the stylus is useful for some things, but I really wish the machine had a Swype-style keyboard like I have on my Galaxy Note 4.
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Aug 31, 2016 13:55
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Arsten posted:Skarsnik was making a joke. Usually someone goes "Well GOD drat why can't Microsoft get it right?! All I want to do is mathematically prove the existence of the God Particle in 15 minutes and then test using an embedded particle accelerator! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3735712&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=134#post463630146 This is an excellent example It happens all the time in the various android threads too
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Aug 31, 2016 18:06
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Skarsnik posted:http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3735712&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=134#post463630146 If running or not running a service that is not marked as essential, occasionally is detrimental, and supposedly can be replaced by 3rd party software, is "some really weird stuff" then I've love to see what else qualifies. I also disabled the HomeGroup Provider service because I use plain SMB shares not dumb homegroups, is that weird? Edge isn't the default browser? I uninstalled the Zune player? I admit that I felt a certain amount of shame after figuring out that my issue was, in a way, my own fault. But that's balanced by the parts where: * it gave me zero feedback at failure, either in the app or the event log, as to why it went to poo poo -- despite that information being available (powershell actually produced error messages) * the failure was kicked off by a standard win update * a fragile, heavy system like appx is being used for components as basic as typing in the start menu At the same time, when the approval process for "good code" is that it went out to insider fast-ring users -- a group of people who generally expect poo poo to be broken -- and disregarding reports of known failures. See anniversary update breaking game controllers left and right, both 3rd party and MS's own. This is not a totally rigorous process! In the past I've cut MS a lot of slack over their OS not being perfect. I've been a computer janitor, I know how flaky hardware and people can be. Their job was impossible. But these days I'm very unsatisfied with their priorities. I don't feel like their main effort is making things work on my computer, it's now about building "platform" or "ecosystem" or whatever the gently caress their strategy with win10 is. quote:It happens all the time in the various android threads too
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Aug 31, 2016 21:54
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baka kaba posted:When I had that I had to disable the 'let this device wake the computer' option on the network adapter. I guess the router was poking it down the cable Yup, that was it. I feel like a ditz because I now remember having had to do that before. Stupid router.
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Sep 1, 2016 02:29
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I mean, you're not wrong, butKlyith posted:In the past I've cut MS a lot of slack over their OS not being perfect. I've been a computer janitor, I know how flaky hardware and people can be. Their job was impossible. But these days I'm very unsatisfied with their priorities. I don't feel like their main effort is making things work on my computer, it's now about building "platform" or "ecosystem" or whatever the f- their strategy with win10 is. Copied and pasted from 1994. Nice.
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Sep 1, 2016 03:44
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So after a full reset the notifications button is to the right of the clock instead of to the left, what gives? Doesn't appear to be any way to move it. I also have a mysterious 'defaultuser0' in my user folder and some quick googling says it's caused by the Anniversary update. Thanks, Microsoft.
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Sep 1, 2016 07:43
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Factor Mystic posted:I mean, you're not wrong, but heh! the evil tentacles of a monopolistic software giant used to be so much better before they got popular. /hipster but mainly I'm just getting all   about the way that "software as a service" isn't just bad at *serving* you, it's also frequently not even very good software.
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Sep 1, 2016 08:21
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Every OS since, like, all of them has broken randomly if you do weird things like decide you know better. This isn't new to Win10 and has nothing to do with an OS 'as a service.'
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Sep 1, 2016 13:00
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Khablam posted:Every OS since, like, all of them has broken randomly if you do weird things like decide you know better. The complaint is that the OS isn't a service. Their platform is and the OS is incidental to that service, so it's getting overlooked, and he feels that it's detrimental to the OS itself. It's a valid criticism, though about five years too late.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:13
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Khablam posted:Every OS since, like, all of them has broken randomly if you do weird things like decide you know better. Doing weird things to the system is something like hunting around and deleting the cortana folder. Someone doing that has earned it when their start menu gets broken. Taking the firewall from 'off' to 'disabled' through the normal management tools is not that weird. It should not break the system the way it does.
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Sep 1, 2016 16:28
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I'm going to build a new computer with a 500 gb ssd and Win10. Should I make an OS partition?
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Sep 1, 2016 17:53
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Largepotato posted:I'm going to build a new computer with a 500 gb ssd and Win10. I don't really see the point unless you have some unusual need. Is that going to be your only storage device?
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Sep 1, 2016 18:08
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Largepotato posted:I'm going to build a new computer with a 500 gb ssd and Win10. There has been no reason to make a separate OS partition in well over a decade, don't do it as all you'll get is hassle.
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Sep 1, 2016 18:22
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SSDs have no performance benefits from having an OS partition -- one of the reasons people did that with spinning HDs was to put the OS & programs up at the fast part of the platter, and leave the slower part for static data. OTOH if you're one of the people who got used to having separate OS & data partitions, it doesn't hurt anything either. The way that the SSD stores data is completely divorced from the file system / partition structure. So there's no issues with uneven wear or anything that some people claim will happen. I wouldn't bother partitioning a 500gb drive, even though I'm normally one of those "separate OS & data partitions" people. (I like it just for organization & easier backups.) Dylan16807 posted:Taking the firewall from 'off' to 'disabled' through the normal management tools is not that weird. It should not break the system the way it does. I would have looked to blame it on something I'd done myself a whole lot sooner if not for "cortana stopped working" being a really common problem that lots and lots of people complain about. I doubt that they're all disabling the firewall or whatever.
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Klyith posted:SSDs have no performance benefits from having an OS partition -- one of the reasons people did that with spinning HDs was to put the OS & programs up at the fast part of the platter, and leave the slower part for static data. I did it because I would have to reinstall Windows every 6 months. Purge just the OS and Programs and have your
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Sep 1, 2016 21:05
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How can I completely turn of the login screen? I'm OK with the lock screen if that's absolutely required, but I don't feel a need to put my password in on my desktop at home, since obviously I'd have bigger problems if someone nefarious were in my house.
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Sep 2, 2016 01:37
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e: this isnt the SSD thread
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Sep 2, 2016 01:59
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hooah posted:How can I completely turn of the login screen? I'm OK with the lock screen if that's absolutely required, but I don't feel a need to put my password in on my desktop at home, since obviously I'd have bigger problems if someone nefarious were in my house. http://www.intowindows.com/how-to-automatically-login-in-windows-10/
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Praise jeebus http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-purging-lot-low-quality-apps-windows-store
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