Windows 7 gets Direct X 12 support

[Kioku]

I wondered how long it would take to get Dx12 on Win7 but, man it took a really long time. So very few games use dx12 to it's full potential though, so it hasn't been important at all.
I've seen windows 10 kill it self over night on 3 separate machines. All data lost. There are so few things that are Windows 10 exclusive, it makes me wonder why so many people use it. Seems like they blindly "upgrade" for the sake of having "new" software.

If "security" is why you have windows 10 installed, you're not very knowledgeable. I'll gladly take a "loss of support" in 10 months over all the telemetry, driver horseshit, and straight up PC suicide that comes with win 10.

Until the chipset driver hacks to get newer chipsets working with win 7 stop working, I'll be on win7.

That's just it, though. You're part of one side. I've seen similar issues in 7 and 8.1.. Playing on the "security" reason doesn't work as it's not much better.

 

[the_randomizer]

That's just it, though. Your part of one side. I've seen similar issues in 7 and 8.1.. Playing on the "security" reason doesn't work as it's not much better.

The very idea that Windows 7 is somehow absolutely perfect (no OS is) is absolutely ridiculous. But neither 10 nor 7 are infallible, either.

 

[Tomobobo]

The HDDs were fine. All 3 machines still work to this day, just without windows 10. If you think Win10 shitting the bed isn't a common issue, do a google.

 

[the_randomizer]

The HDDs were fine. All 3 machines still work to this day, just without windows 10. If you think Win10 shitting the bed isn't a common issue, do a google.

Care to explain why Windows 10 has run far better than Windows 7 did before it shit itself and got corrupted on my machine? Just because it doesn't work for someone, and works better for another, doesn't make it an empirically shitty OS.

 

[Kioku]

The HDDs were fine. All 3 machines still work to this day, just without windows 10. If you think Win10 shitting the bed isn't a common issue, do a google.

If you think 7 and 8 don't, you're just as wrong. 7 killed itself for me after installing a service pack.. And I can't count the amount of reinstalls I've had to do on 8/8.1

 

[the_randomizer]

If you think 7 and 8 don't, you're just as wrong.

Exactly, just because an OS doesn't work well for someone, but works well for another, doesn't make any one OS better than the other, at least, IMO. I prefer 10 over 7, and yet in his eyes, I'm "wrong".

 

[Kioku]

Exactly, just because an OS doesn't work well for someone, but works well for another, doesn't make any one OS better than the other, at least, IMO. I prefer 10 over 7, and yet in his eyes, I'm "wrong".

That's just it. Everyone forms such a hostile opinion over a small number of incidents and forego the fact that its predecessors weren't without fault. I get that some of these were big issues... But the updates were pulled and fixed quickly. I have 10 installed on double digit computers(at least 12).. And only one has had any real issues.

 

[leon315]

Yes, just create an installation disc/flashdrive and do an upgrade installation (without booting directly the installer), the activation will still carry over

Of course, unofficial activation methods exist too...

My win8 license is legit. but how? have I create a bootable usb drive, then start executable from desktop while win8 is running? instead from bootup?

 

[comput3rus3r]

Good news for Windows 7 gamers:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/di...arcraft-uses-directx-12-running-on-windows-7/

The Question for more to come:

Any other DirectX 12 game coming to Windows 7?
We are currently working with a few other game developers to port their D3D12 games to Windows 7. Please watch out for further announcement.

Awesome. I think win10 is the biggest POS ever. I'll be making a video soon on why it is so shitty compared to win 7. This is excellent as I'm doing a gaming pc build with i9-9900k with win7.

 

[Tomobobo]

I mean, I do personally believe that windows 7 is yes, more stable than windows 10, and yes, doesn't have as many ways to just kill it self. Like yall say, there's no "perfect" os. Does windows 10 kill it self regularly? IDK I've only had the xp on 3/3 machines, but read articles about updates widespread destruction. I spoke with a Dell rep the day after the lady's laptop killed itself, and my rep had delt with the same problem all day, apparently the most recent update had a lot of customers Dells just show the little sad face "your pc cannot boot".

Has this ever happened on windows 7? In like, 10 years? No. The machine has never, ever, taken a update from M$, then immediately after become unusable. I'm allowed to just turn updates off so I don't get them anyway, but it's just never happened. Having a ticking time bomb for a PC just isn't my thing, so I won't be using windows 10.

And that's just the PC suicide stuff. The frequent, inescapable update nags and processes, I just can't get with. Some day, you'll wake up, and your mouse has a new driver. It's a Logitech, but it's using some M$ driver? Even if you implicitly supplied the OS with the driver, they will override your setting with an update.

Beyond that, I mentioned the telemetry and spying that M$ regularly uses your bandwidth for, it's all too much for me.

Like yall say it's all a matter of preference, but, I just don't see how anyone could prefer to get fucked.

 

[comput3rus3r]

I mean, I do personally believe that windows 7 is yes, more stable than windows 10, and yes, doesn't have as many ways to just kill it self. Like yall say, there's no "perfect" os. Does windows 10 kill it self regularly? IDK I've only had the xp on 3/3 machines, but read articles about updates widespread destruction. I spoke with a Dell rep the day after the lady's laptop killed itself, and my rep had delt with the same problem all day, apparently the most recent update had a lot of customers Dells just show the little sad face "your pc cannot boot".

Has this ever happened on windows 7? In like, 10 years? No. The machine has never, ever, taken a update from M$, then immediately after become unusable. I'm allowed to just turn updates off so I don't get them anyway, but it's just never happened. Having a ticking time bomb for a PC just isn't my thing, so I won't be using windows 10.

And that's just the PC suicide stuff. The frequent, inescapable update nags and processes, I just can't get with. Some day, you'll wake up, and your mouse has a new driver. It's a Logitech, but it's using some M$ driver? Even if you implicitly supplied the OS with the driver, they will override your setting with an update.

Beyond that, I mentioned the telemetry and spying that M$ regularly uses your bandwidth for, it's all too much for me.

Like yall say it's all a matter of preference, but, I just don't see how anyone could prefer to get fucked.

not only does MS have total control over your pc with win 10 I think they also allow other software companies to also have control over it. I'll try to demonstrate it in the video i'm working on.

 

[Tomobobo]

not only does MS have total control over your pc with win 10 I think they also allow other software companies to also have control over it. I'll try to demonstrate it in the video i'm working on.

Sounds interesting, update this thread when you got your video done, I wanna see.

 

[Kioku]

not only does MS have total control over your pc with win 10 I think they also allow other software companies to also have control over it. I'll try to demonstrate it in the video i'm working on.

Talk about a conspiracy...

 

[comput3rus3r]

Talk about a conspiracy...

yeah, do you know the definition of the word? Or do you just have the knee jerk reaction definition that's used in mainstream?

 

[the_randomizer]

yeah, do you know the definition of the word? Or do you just have the knee jerk reaction definition that's used in mainstream?

Perhaps you can ask that in a less condescending tone, or is that something to say just to be edgy? Hate to say it, but I call bullshit, you know you can disable telemetry right? And all other "spying" aspects? No? Then knock it off.

 

[Tomobobo]

I'm not sure what evidence he's got and what he's suggesting but the driver repository for windows 10 is confusing to me, and it seems like there is more than one authorized account that gets to add software to the repo. When the repo says the software onsite is the one you're supposed to use, you're gonna use it, it will be deployed to your machine. So if a company had this authority, you could assume they could abuse it.

 

[Kioku]

Perhaps you can ask that in a less condescending tone, or is that something to say just to be edgy?

I'm surprised they haven't hurt themselves yet..

 

[the_randomizer]

I'm surprised they haven't hurt themselves yet..

Yeah, they're full of shit. So many edgelords and conspiracies going on.

 

[Kioku]

Yeah, they're full of shit.

Not entirely.. Just overblown.

 

[the_randomizer]

Not entirely.. Just overblown.

Either way, I smell paranoia.