ReferenceI spoke with Microsoft… and one of the things they told me was that the way that they're slipstreaming non-Insider systems into the update process... is they have this matrix of configurations, pc configurations: at one end they have the ones they know are going to work great because it’s just a collection of devices for which they have all proper drivers and everything's going to go great, and then down at the other end is the black hole where there's lots of problems, and what they want to do is get as many people who have all the good stuff updated as quickly as possible.
So it's kind of random… to the user, in the sense that I've heard from many people that "I have this one PC, this brand new one, and I'm not getting the icon, but I have this other one that's a couple of years old, and I did get the icon, you'd think it would be the other way around.
But it doesn't have to do with the age of the system or what OS it's running, it has to do with the components and the drivers that are available and so on.
And so the ones that will go first are the ones that happen to be in the known good part of the matrix, and that will improve over time.
Windows 10 downloads accounted for 8% of internet traffic at peakAccording to sample data, preview testers upgrading early to the final version of Windows 10 accounted for 6-8 per cent of internet traffic during its peak period.
If you are happy with what Linux offers, over and above MS Windows, then by all means stay happy with it.Also 10 seems to add features linux has had for eons now like virtual desktops.
http://www.winbeta.org/news/windows-10-receives-its-second-set-fixes-new-cumulative-updateA cumulative update (KB3081424) for Windows 10 is now live and is a collection of fixes and under-the-hood improvements which are said to improve overall performance. However, the main install is intended to address a multitude of post-release issues Windows users are running into.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
This is a summary of the new and changed content scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 11, 2015.
New security content:
- Security update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012 (KB3087916)
Locale: All
Deployment: Important/Automatic Updates, WSUS, and Catalog
Classification: Security Updates
Supersedes: KB3079777 on Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Server 2012
Target platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT* 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 8, Windows RT*, and Windows Server 2012
Approximate file sizes:Description:
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems update: ~ 18527KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 update: ~ 8806KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1 update: ~ 11635KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 update: ~ 31235KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows RT 8.1 update: ~ 10819KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8/Windows Server 2012 x64 update: ~ 35880KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 8 update: ~ 16167KB
- Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows RT update: ~ 8429KB
A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3087916
This article provides further reading:With Windows 10, Microsoft has rewritten the rules for how it performs product activation on retail upgrades of Windows, including the free upgrades available for a year beginning on July 29, 2015. The net result is that clean installs will be much easier--but only after you get past the first one.
This is a good idea David and when i find a little more time I'll create a sticky or something unless of course one of you guy's do it first..There are several very important points there that all users, knowledgeable or not, should be reading. Maybe the article should be summarised with all those points, and pinned?
Windows 10 build 10525 released to Insiders, download nowBuild 10525 is now available for download via Windows Update for Insiders who have registered to be apart of the program. The build will be delivered much like any normal build, and is coming from the “th2_release” development branch much like 10512 did for mobile Insiders. If you’re yet to see the build appear in Windows Update, give it time as the update is rolling out in waves.
TweakTown.com are running an article testing the SSD performance between Windows 10 and Windows 8.1.We saw a significant storage performance downgrade when we moved from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1. Will the same trend continue, or will Windows 10 provide equal or better storage performance than Windows 8.1? Let's find out.