Windows 10 is now going to be a Recommended Update
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That makes a lot of sense for you, and, presumably, most other web developers, too. It still doesn't change that other devs want a reliable, stable system. Windows 10 is anything but right now. Maybe it will be in a year or so. Even worse, upgrading an existing Windows installation to W10 is proven to create an unstable system. I've had all manner of problems, up to and including unforced shutdowns, not even showing a bluescreen (but events in the log similar to what you see after bluescreens). Mary Jo Fowley wrote an article about the exact same issues. A clean installation appears to fix them though. Anyway, MS shouldn't be forcing an upgrade on existing installations. Instead it should help the user create a system image (for unrolling) and then do a clean install.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
Stefan_Lang wrote:
upgrading an existing Windows installation to W10 is proven to create an unstable system.
Technically, it has not been proven since I upgraded win7 to win10 with no issues. Just saying. ;)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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RyanDev wrote:
For me, in the long run, it's easier keeping up with the latest version than trying to support 12 different versions of browsers.
Forgive a simple desktop dev for a silly question: Wouldn't it be even easier to just adhere to the web standards? I can think of a few possible reasons but none of them has "use browser-specific stuff" as the best possible solution. Just curious.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Stefan_Lang wrote:
upgrading an existing Windows installation to W10 is proven to create an unstable system.
Technically, it has not been proven since I upgraded win7 to win10 with no issues. Just saying. ;)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Dunno who proved it. I upgraded my Win7 development machine and have had no problems to speak of. An occasional setting might get scrogged somewhere but nothing that I can remember. It seems fine to me.
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Stefan_Lang wrote:
upgrading an existing Windows installation to W10 is proven to create an unstable system.
Technically, it has not been proven since I upgraded win7 to win10 with no issues. Just saying. ;)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
Proven isn't the right word in the mathematical sense, but upgrading Windows to a newer version has always created a less clean system than doing a fresh installation. Even if you did nothing but install Windows upgrades on the previous system, these mess up the registry and probably other parts of the system, leaving dangling remnants and other garbage. Point in case: When I did a fresh Windows installation and all the upgrades in decembre, a registry cleaner tool showed plenty of issues left from those upgrade processes. I haven't bothered to check other parts of the system, but it's obvious there is some big potential for degrading the system. Doing an Upgrade to a new version would not clean up that garbage.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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I must be lucky. 0 issues with Windows 10 (and yes, I AM using it.) Too much whining about this topic. :~ Many of those complaining are Microsoft developers. So, do something about it. :^)
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
I'm not whining about it. I tried Windows 10 and with Classic Shell installed it was pretty much the same as Windows 8.1. However, once I found about the loss of control on updates and the tracking/privacy issues I figured it was time to switch. My laptop has been Mint Linux for months now (and I like it!). My main machine is Win 8.1 but will probably get updated to 10 eventually (just for Games and Photoshop). It will be dual boot (Mint Linux) though so I can do my normal computing on an operating system I control.
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Proven isn't the right word in the mathematical sense, but upgrading Windows to a newer version has always created a less clean system than doing a fresh installation. Even if you did nothing but install Windows upgrades on the previous system, these mess up the registry and probably other parts of the system, leaving dangling remnants and other garbage. Point in case: When I did a fresh Windows installation and all the upgrades in decembre, a registry cleaner tool showed plenty of issues left from those upgrade processes. I haven't bothered to check other parts of the system, but it's obvious there is some big potential for degrading the system. Doing an Upgrade to a new version would not clean up that garbage.
GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)
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Uncheck the box for treating recommended updates like important updates in your Windows Update settings. If not, it will Auto - Install Windows 10 for you. They say you can still stop the installation, but why bother if you don't have to.
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Seriously? First they infuriated a million users by surreptitiously downloading it, in case we suddenly felt like upgrading, and now they are actually going to *install* it automatically? The only good thing is Windows 7 Enterprise won't be affected, so my work machine should be safe for now. I don't mind using it, in fact I do have it at home but I object to having it shoved forcefully up my... I mean down my throat.
RE MSFT product shoving, I am reminded of Cube Drone's great cartoon the other day on "Agile Software Systems:" Cube Drone comic with diagram of customer and b.u.t.t. graph, AKA Windy Pillows
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Uncheck the box for treating recommended updates like important updates in your Windows Update settings. If not, it will Auto - Install Windows 10 for you. They say you can still stop the installation, but why bother if you don't have to.
While I understand that this thread has been discussed from a developer point of view, we need to look at it from a user point of view. I am a 66 year old amateur programmer, but I have friends who ask me to help them with computer issues. Most people, my age or even much younger, don't understand the ramifications of some "updates". They didn't realize, for example, that Windows 8 was going to look so radically different (Where's my start menu?). Yes, Windows 10 brought it back, but you can't stack the menu with what you want (rather than what you most recently used). Or at least I haven't found how yet from my one sacrificial lamb computer that I put Windows 10 on. Let's take a step back. Philosophically, I detest Microsoft's "Cloud First, Mobile First" thinking. No way would I store my data on someone else's "cloud" (i.e. servers). Data breaches, government spying, corporate "data mining", etc., is a fundamental denial of privacy and democracy. Edward Snowden made us all aware of what is going on. Windows 10 should be called Windows Spyware with its "advertising ID" feature and others which I have gone through in settings to turn off. When do we treat the user as the customer, not the corporations and governments?
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Uncheck the box for treating recommended updates like important updates in your Windows Update settings. If not, it will Auto - Install Windows 10 for you. They say you can still stop the installation, but why bother if you don't have to.
This worked for me... Get a cheap drive. Unplug all the others and install Win 7 (or whatever) on it. Let the Win10 upgrade happen. Remove the drive and re-connect your others. Now, as far MS are concerned, you have Win 10. No more nag ware, well, for the time being... To be honest though, I have Win 10 on a laptop and a PC and, once classic shell was installed, it works fine. I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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While I understand that this thread has been discussed from a developer point of view, we need to look at it from a user point of view. I am a 66 year old amateur programmer, but I have friends who ask me to help them with computer issues. Most people, my age or even much younger, don't understand the ramifications of some "updates". They didn't realize, for example, that Windows 8 was going to look so radically different (Where's my start menu?). Yes, Windows 10 brought it back, but you can't stack the menu with what you want (rather than what you most recently used). Or at least I haven't found how yet from my one sacrificial lamb computer that I put Windows 10 on. Let's take a step back. Philosophically, I detest Microsoft's "Cloud First, Mobile First" thinking. No way would I store my data on someone else's "cloud" (i.e. servers). Data breaches, government spying, corporate "data mining", etc., is a fundamental denial of privacy and democracy. Edward Snowden made us all aware of what is going on. Windows 10 should be called Windows Spyware with its "advertising ID" feature and others which I have gone through in settings to turn off. When do we treat the user as the customer, not the corporations and governments?
If you don't pay for the product - you are the product. Trite, but true. :sigh:
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill