Windows 10

[Purple_Shyguy]

Its called 10 because 7 8 9

hue hue hue hueeeeeeeeee

 

[loco365]

That hardly looks any different from Windows 8.1 and that's.. Windows 10? Where did Windows 9 go?

7 ate it.

I'm probably gonna try a dual boot or something, although I'm not sure at this point. It's definitely something I want, though, because I hate the lack of a Start Menu in 8/8.1.

 

[Arras]

If it has the Metro UI at the start up, then, no, and only when I'm forced to update, will I update.

The entire thing is removed. They just sort of added the tiles to the right side of the start menu and that's it.

Really, the change I may want most is actually being able to fucking copy and paste in a CMD window normally. That's at least a decade overdue.

 

[porkiewpyne]

The reason they gave to name it 10 instead of 9 is just plain stupid.

My gast is officially flabbered XP

 

[filfat]

Windows 7 Master Race There are no compelling features that will ever force me to update lol.

Please notice that this is a Enterprise Tech Previewand not a consumer preview, so no there isn't going to be huge world changing features just yet(wait till early 2015)

Instructions for buying a windows 10 PC (once they're officially out):

1. Unpack PC from box with all cords etc
2. Properly connect your keyboard, mouse, monitor etc
3. Reformat drive c: and install your favorite flavor of linux
Your welcome! XD

"Multiple desktops," wow they added something that linux has been doing for 10-15 years now XD

"Multiple desktops" != Multiple Windows:es running at the same time.

Windows 8.1 is the best thing that happened to Windows since the invention of "windows" - whatever I want is a Windows Key away from me and I love it, not to mention the fantastic file copying/pasting manager with a progress bar that actually tells me relevant stuff. I love this system to bits.

The whiners won, Start is back. Yay? I haven't used the Start menu for years, stopped long before the Metro interface replaced it. Essentially it was just a quick way for me to enter the Command Line, but in Metro all I have to do is press the Windows key and type in the name of whatever app I want to start, so yeah - no loss in productivity, and I'd argue it was actually beneficial. Of course people would sooner hang themselves than get used to a new interface.

I Love you more each time i see you post something... (Not in a gay way)

They skipped version numbers.

No, 7 8 9
(7 Ate 9)
EDIT: I where to late with that joke

 

[Kikirini]

I'll probably test it out, but I don't see myself upgrading from 7. It's just too perfect.

 

[Arras]

"Multiple desktops" != Multiple Windows:es running at the same time.

Multiple virtual desktops have been a feature for much longer in Linux and IIRC Mac OS X too.

 

[filfat]

Multiple virtual desktops have been a feature for much longer in Linux and IIRC Mac OS X too.

Um... HyperV...

 

[YayMii]

They called it Windows 10 because they thought it would've been too big of an update to name it incrementally. I don't mind it, seeing as the numbers don't seem to correlate with anything any more to begin with (Windows 7 was version 6.1 internally, while Windows 8 was 6.2, 8.1 being 6.3).

They've already shown that they're thinking of every user with their new features (from the casual user to the highly advanced, from the people still sticking to 7 to those who lovingly embraced 8/8.1), but so far they've only showed a glimpse of what's new. I'm just curious to see what they have in store for us.

filfat: Virtual machines aren't the same as virtual desktops...

 

[Arras]

Um... HyperV...

That's literally another emulated PC though AFAIK. This just gives you more desktop space, more or less.

 

[Smuff]

I only got 8 because it came installed on my new laptop, but I've come to quite like it. Admittedly I do have a touchscreen, but I rarely use it. Mouse & keyboard FTW.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

every single linux distro is worse than windows me usability wise, maybe not if you include osx.
Windows 7 is the best end user personal computer operating system ever conceived, doesn't mean im not gonna try 10 though.

You must've had some piss poor experience with Linux distros to have that opinion.

The whiners won, Start is back. Yay? I haven't used the Start menu for years, stopped long before the Metro interface replaced it. Essentially it was just a quick way for me to enter the Command Line, but in Metro all I have to do is press the Windows key and type in the name of whatever app I want to start, so yeah - no loss in productivity, and I'd argue it was actually beneficial. Of course people would sooner hang themselves than get used to a new interface.

I use the Start button very often on Windows 7 so while Windows 8.1 has it now it's not really the same, as it's clustered with adverts and big unnecessary icons, plus it's called "Home" than Start but I digress, I don't really care about Windows 8-10.

When Windows 7 is no longer supported then I'll go back to Ubuntu.

They called it Windows 10 because

of this, Mac OSX 10: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/mac-...ate-launching-soon-features-uk-price-3493748/

 

[Foxi4]

I use the Start button very often on Windows 7 so while Windows 8.1 has it now it's not really the same, as it's clustered with adverts and big unnecessary icons, plus it's called "Home" than Start but I digress, I don't really care about Windows 8-10.

I'm willing to wager that you can disable the tiles just like you can disable them in Metro. That, and the Start Menu is terribly inefficient - you have to go through several tiers of crap before you get to the shortcut you actually want, like Start -> Programs -> Insert Company Name -> Insert Shortcut Name instead of just clicking the Windows Key to see all of your applications and clicking on the one you want to start. I suppose it's a matter of preference, but I find the old Start Menu to be terribly unproductive and most definitely a waste of time.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I'm willing to wager that you can disable the tiles just like you can disable them in Metro. That, and the Start Menu is terribly inefficient - you have to go through several tiers of crap before you get to the shortcut you actually want, like Start -> Programs -> Insert Company Name -> Insert Shortcut Name instead of just clicking the Windows Key to see all of your applications and clicking on the one you want to start. I suppose it's a matter of preference, but I find the old Start Menu to be terribly unproductive and most definitely a waste of time.

To be entirely fair, on Windows 7 you can still just tap the Windows key and type to search, but Windows 8 does it infinitely faster than Windows 7 does since it only searches applications and not every file on the HDD

 

[Foxi4]

To be entirely fair, on Windows 7 you can still just tap the Windows key and type to search, but Windows 8 does it infinitely faster than Windows 7 does since it only searches applications and not every file on the HDD

That's exactly my point. I used to use the Start Menu for searches and the command line, but now I don't have to do that since Metro prioritizes searches the way you want it to - it starts from installed applications and finishes with files on the drive, unlike Windows 7 which did it the busy idiot way.

EDIT: Retracted the latter part, I seem to remember that Windows 7 did suggestions and gave you the option to open the full search results report, so it was somewhat similar, just less convenient.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

That's exactly my point. I used to use the Start Menu for searches and the command line, but now I don't have to do that since Metro prioritizes searches the way you want it to - it starts from installed applications and finishes with files on the drive, unlike Windows 7 which did it the busy idiot way. That, and on Windows 7 the search opens a whole separate window for all of the search results and assembling that list takes forever - on Windows 8 the results are almost instantaneous.

Uhh...not really, not unless you want to see all 100 results which usually never happens.

Spoiler: Foxi4Dumb

EDIT: Or an even better example,

 

[Foxi4]

Uhh...not really, not unless you want to see all 100 results which usually never happens.

2fast4u, I actually remembered that it did provide a suggestions list as well and edited accordingly. Sorry, I haven't used Windows 7: RAM-wasting Edition in quite some time, I've fully switched to 8.1.

 

[YayMii]

I practically forced myself to move back to Windows 7 (due to the HIDUSBF mod not working in 8/8.1), and I certainly find the 7 Start menu much less productive than 8.1's Start screen. I usually don't bother with the Search bar since I'm used to having every single program pinned and accessible with only one keypress and one click, but that isn't necessarily feasible with the limited space that the Start menu provides.

 

[ferret7463]

Various people said the same thing about windows XP... though actually many of those still seem to be on it.

I'm one of those XP users. I use it on my net book and the desktop, that i use on my TV for netflix or other media i wish to see or play.(Why fix what is not broken.) As for why no "9" for windows. I think it is to keep any confusion away from the consumer. Most electronics that you buy for your PC will say "9x,2000, Xp,etc. It could be a sign that windows 10 maybe highly incompatible with current software and hardware.

 

[Foxi4]

I'm one of those XP users. I use it on my net book and the desktop, that i use on my TV for netflix or other media i wish to see or play. As for why no "9" for windows. I think it is to keep any confusion away from the consumer. Most electronics that you buy for your PC will say "9x,2000, Xp,etc. It could be a sign that windows 10 maybe highly incompatible with current software and hardware.

...how's life in DirectX 9 land?