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Win 10 Home.

I had one problem with the new system and I'm not sure it was an OS problem.

While playing FO4 the game froze and all I got was an audio hiss. I couldn't Alt+Tab or Alt+f4 out of it. The Windows button didn't work either. I Ctrl+Alt+Del and got the task manager but couldn't access anything in the manager either by mouse or by arrow keys. I did a hard reset and the problem persisted on reboot. I unplugged the machine and the problem persisted. I finally rebooted in safe mode, shut down the processes and was able to reboot cleanly. The issue hasn't recurred but I've never had a crash like that before.

Well first off all FO4 is bug city (non in game type). This could have been your problem.

But it could also be either a faulty graphics card driver or/and a failing graphics card. It could also be that the graphics card got too hot.. check if the fan is running smoothing on it.

It could also be faulty ram, but doubtful. You can test the ram easily.

My gut feeling is that it was the game it self... due to the huge amount of bugs in the game.
 
Well look at this way. One or more of those programs is most likely causing the problems you are having. Just today I had to reset a Windows 10 because of errors that made no sense. And doing so not only fixed the problems but speeded up the machine as lots of bloatware was removed.

I understand you not wanting to reinstall your programs...but how many of the 50 do you actually use?

The only alternative is figure each individual error and fix them... not easy.

Welp, I did the reset. Lets hope I don't run across that error again.
 
Welp, I did the reset. Lets hope I don't run across that error again.

Lets put it this way.. if you do.. then it is easier to figure out what is causing the problem. Keep a list of programs you have installed and not reinstalled. If the error comes again, then it is most likely linked to one of those programs you have installed. Sadly this is the only way to figure things out.. unless you want to start digging into error logs, which is possible. They can help a lot, the windows error logs.
 
Windows 10 is by far the best desktop OS out there.. it blows away OSX and Linux on most fronts including stability.

Deflection. Win7 works fine for me and I see no reason to line Bill Gates' pockets again.
 
Deflection. Win7 works fine for me and I see no reason to line Bill Gates' pockets again.

Considering Win 10 is free.. then you cant "line Bill Gates pockets again"... talk about deflection. I am happy that you like Win 7.. Win 10 is just better on too many fronts... just saying.
 
I really don't have much to add to everything that's been said in this thread, so I'll just say that people should listen to PeteEU. He knows a lot about computers and a lot about OS's.

Also, as Pete said, just about every problem that people experience with Win10 is due to lack of/faulty drivers or for unusual/defective hardware in your system. Look...I know people want to keep using that old computer system they've had for 10 years or so, but be realistic, eh? That old beast just isn't going to work all that well with modern software and old software won't work well with a modern OS. If you MUST keep that dinosaur, then yeah...leave Win7, Vista, XP or 98 on it. But be sure to disconnect it from the internet. (you'll be safe for the time being with Win7, though)
 
So I got an automatic update a couple of days ago and my PC has been stuck in "Attempting Repairs" for more than 24 hours. After trying to reboot, it returns to the same screen. The HDD light is constantly lit and it's not doing a thing. It's not possible to boot into Safe Mode with Windows 10 as it was for previous Windows versions. I was happy with Windows 10 up until this latest incident. If I can revert to Windows 7, I will be doing so. Thank God for Carbonite! I have everything backed up in the event I need to do a full re-install.
 
I love windows 10 it was the easiest upgrade I have experienced and I works as good as window 10 so what's all the crap about
 
So I got an automatic update a couple of days ago and my PC has been stuck in "Attempting Repairs" for more than 24 hours. After trying to reboot, it returns to the same screen. The HDD light is constantly lit and it's not doing a thing. It's not possible to boot into Safe Mode with Windows 10 as it was for previous Windows versions. I was happy with Windows 10 up until this latest incident. If I can revert to Windows 7, I will be doing so. Thank God for Carbonite! I have everything backed up in the event I need to do a full re-install.

Bad luck. It happens.. I have had Macs do it and Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 machines. Not seen it with 10 yet, but I suspect I will sooner or later.
 
Bad luck. It happens.. I have had Macs do it and Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8 machines. Not seen it with 10 yet, but I suspect I will sooner or later.

I have reverted back to Windows 7 Pro. I may give 10 another shot if/when I build a new rig, but I don't have much time to game anymore which was the purpose of building a new rig every 18-24 months. I really liked it, right up until it locked up after a forced update.
 
I have reverted back to Windows 7 Pro. I may give 10 another shot if/when I build a new rig, but I don't have much time to game anymore which was the purpose of building a new rig every 18-24 months. I really liked it, right up until it locked up after a forced update.
You could always partition your drive and install it on the other partition so as not to loose out on the free offer.





For those not interested.


GWX Control Panel.

This is a free tool that can remove and disable the 'Get Windows 10' notification area icon on Windows 7 and Windows 8. Recent versions can also disable 'Upgrade to Windows 10' behavior in the Windows Update control panel and do much more.​
GWX Control Panel
 
Thanks to a blue screen error that I have been receiving (critical_structure_corruption) I found out that at the moment the only way for me to get rid of it is to remove some win 10 updates. (all drivers are up to date) Removing updates is easy enough to do. The problem is that once you remove them you cannot block them so as to prevent them from coming back. You have no choice but to get them re-installed on your computer. Read on...

You Won’t Be Able to Disable (or Delay) Windows Updates on Windows 10 Home

In otherwords folks, all us lowly home users are just guinea pigs for businesses.

Windows 10 Home like Windows 7 Home is the basics of the basics. If there is some update that you don't want in Windows 10 home you will likely not be able to change the updates in Windows 7 home. You need to get the higher versions for more customization. For Example. Windows 7 Professional allows you to connect to business domains and be able to force the updates to stop using different administrator tasks. Home does not have the functionalities...

Don't complain about the software if you are the one who got the wrong version. The easy solution is to buy Windows 10 Professional and upgrade again. Or just downgrade but I always like to keep up to date.

But there are a few known driver issues with Win 10
 
I have two machines with Windows 10, one with Pro and the other with Home. Both appear to work fine.
 
Windows 10 Home like Windows 7 Home is the basics of the basics. If there is some update that you don't want in Windows 10 home you will likely not be able to change the updates in Windows 7 home. You need to get the higher versions for more customization. For Example. Windows 7 Professional allows you to connect to business domains and be able to force the updates to stop using different administrator tasks. Home does not have the functionalities...

Don't complain about the software if you are the one who got the wrong version. The easy solution is to buy Windows 10 Professional and upgrade again. Or just downgrade but I always like to keep up to date.

But there are a few known driver issues with Win 10

The main function that does not come with home version that I think is useful is remote control through remote desktop.
 
I've had Win 10 on this PC since day 1 of Win 10. This is an old PC, I built it about 8-9 years ago. I put XP and Ubuntu on it when I built it. The only upgrades has been a couple of Video Cards(I put a newer one in last year to upgrade to Win 10). Everything else is the same, same MB, same old CPU, same 3g of RAM.

So anyway at times this PC has struggled with Win 10. Very slow at times. Takes 3-4 mins to boot, and even then the HDD is spinning like crazy. Once it boots at times it also very slow.

So last week I put in a SSD HD, and cloned Win 10 over to it. HUGE difference. Every part I've seen a big improvement. Booting. Programs opened in Windows. Even within Chrome and Firefox.

Just throwing this out there. 128 gb SSD for $40 on Amazon was well worth it. Even the cloning was free and pretty simple. Anyone with an older PC or Laptop may want to look into getting an SSD HD.
 
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