Just some pics of the upgrade experience.
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Windows 10
Threshold 2 Officially Released
The long-awaited Windows 10 Threshold 2 update is here. Microsoft is calling it the “Fall Update”.
Get the full scoop from Microsoft’s Terry Myerson: First Major Update for Windows 10 Available Today
I will have a few posts on this today.
Fix Windows 10 Folder View Settings
Below is an email exchange with a long time TweakHound.com friend. He couldn’t get the folder view settings to stick.
I thought I would publish it on his suggestion. I hope this exchange helps someone.
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Windows 10, Where I Stand
I asked y’all a while back, “Why Are You Using Windows 10?” and I got some great responses. I thought I would let y’all know where I stand.
Please note the thoughts below are my own opinion. I’ve no intention of telling you what OS you should be using. I’ll try and keep this short…
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Windows 10 Home Networking Tips
As an old network guy, “TweakHound don’t do no Homegroup”. My home network is a mixed mess of Windows 7, openSUSE, Linux Mint, and Win10. These all interact via a standard Windows workgroup.
I’ve found Windows 10 workgroup networking to be a little wonky (to be kind).
Here are a few tips that have made my home networking easier:
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GWX, It’s Baaaack!
Why Are You Using Windows 10?
I was going to do a poll on this topic but I thought any answers might be too limiting. So I thought I would give this a shot.
I’m genuinely curious as to why folks have jumped to Win10.
I brought back comments as a way to get feedback but I’ve gotten very little. Please leave a reply.
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3093266 Failed To Install
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Looking At Windows 10 Privacy
A lot has been made of Win10’s supposed privacy issues. On one extreme you’ve got folks claiming Microsoft is outright spying on you and even making claims it is a government spy tool. On the other extreme you have the Microsoft fanbois claiming everything is above-board, harmless, and for your own good. Me. I’m somewhere in between.
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Windows 10 Advanced Disk Cleanup
This cleanup method will create a cleanup task that you can run whenever you like. It differs from the disk cleanup utility found in your menu or search (cleanmgr) in that it has far more options.
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