Windows 10 discussion thread

Are you planning to upgrade to Windows 10?

  • Yep! On launch day!

    Votes: 22 33.3%

  • Yep. Sometime during the free upgrade period.

    Votes: 35 53.0%

  • Nope. I like Windows 7.

    Votes: 4 6.1%

  • Nope. Don't qualify for the free upgrade.

    Votes: 1 1.5%

  • Nope. Not a Windows user.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Where's my custom option? (Other, specify in thread)

    Votes: 4 6.1%
  • Total voters
    66
AlphaJohn said:
Bet you have a pin logon active, for some reason some PC's networking dies the moment you have pin logon active,

1 fix and 1 workaround

Fix: Remove pin by clicking I forgot my pin and go through the steps till you need to enter a new one. Instead of a new one just click cancel. Then reboot. You will have no pin logon but your networking will be back up and running

Workaround: Use command lines to map network drives. ala "Net use x: \\system\share u:user password" Only problem with workaround is that you will need to do that at every reboot, but can be sorted with a simple bat file that you run at start-up with all the drives that you need.
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Alternatively, and this worked for me with SAMBA shares. Go to Control Panel -> User accounts -> Manage your credentials -> Windows Credentials

Then see if you have an entry/entries under "Windows Credentials"...delete those, in fact delete all of those if you really want.

Back to control panel and go to "Programs and features" -> Turn windows features on or off -> Ensure that SMB/CIFS Sharing support is enabled

Attempt to access the share again //<machine-name>/<share-name>/ enter credentials (if any)...ensure that the username is <domain or workgroup>\<username>
 
AlphaJohn said:
Bet you have a pin logon active, for some reason some PC's networking dies the moment you have pin logon active,

1 fix and 1 workaround

Fix: Remove pin by clicking I forgot my pin and go through the steps till you need to enter a new one. Instead of a new one just click cancel. Then reboot. You will have no pin logon but your networking will be back up and running

Workaround: Use command lines to map network drives. ala "Net use x: \\system\share u:user password" Only problem with workaround is that you will need to do that at every reboot, but can be sorted with a simple bat file that you run at start-up with all the drives that you need.
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Thanks for the help, but didnt work, i dont have a password or pin protection on this machine, also when i try map the network machine it wont even see the ip
 
PsychoFish said:
Alternatively, and this worked for me with SAMBA shares. Go to Control Panel -> User accounts -> Manage your credentials -> Windows Credentials

Then see if you have an entry/entries under "Windows Credentials"...delete those, in fact delete all of those if you really want.

Back to control panel and go to "Programs and features" -> Turn windows features on or off -> Ensure that SMB/CIFS Sharing support is enabled

Attempt to access the share again //<machine-name>/<share-name>/ enter credentials (if any)...ensure that the username is <domain or workgroup>\<username>
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thanks [MENTION=6600]PsychoFish[/MENTION] , but no luck smb/cifs was enabled still cant get in
 
thank you everyone for the help, this is why MyGaming Rules....

but heres the thing i tried everybody's tips and help and rebooted and it works. the problem is i dont know which trick worked so i cant even advise the next person to have this issue

but really a heartfelt thanks to all
 
JudeC said:
thank you everyone for the help, this is why MyGaming Rules....

but heres the thing i tried everybody's tips and help and rebooted and it works. the problem is i dont know which trick worked so i cant even advise the next person to have this issue

but really a heartfelt thanks to all
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Go to network and sharing centre > Advanced Sharing options

Make sure in Private these are ticked below
1. Turn on network discovery
2. Turn on automatic setup of network-connected devices
3. Turn on file and printer sharing
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In Guest or Public
1. Turn on network discovery
2. Turn on file and printer sharing
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In all networks
1. turn off password-protected sharing
2. Turn on sharing
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If that doesn't work not sure what else it could be
 
Tank said:
one tip i'll give everyone. use the media creation tool from Microsoft to download the ISO for the version you'll be using.

do the inplace upgrade to convert your key, then once it's activated, you are clear to do a clean install if needed
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By inplace upgrade - do you mean running the setup from the USB in your current Windows environment, or booting from the USB?

Because it looks like I'll have to go the clean install route - my last try FUBARed my system, so I had to do a complete image restore.
 
the reason for upgrading your existing install is so that your key essentially get's marked as a win 10 key
 
Tank said:
the reason for upgrading your existing install is so that your key essentially get's marked as a win 10 key
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Yeah - which is fine, in principle, if I could actually go through the upgrade xD

So, if I can get my key converted from 7 to 10, and then do a clean install, I'll be happy. I think MS would please a lot of people if they just released an online tool we could do this with so we didn't have to dive through burning hoops to get a clean install going.

Anyways - tired of fighting with my system for the time being, so I'll be on Win 7 until next weekend at least.
 
shadowfox said:
Yeah - which is fine, in principle, if I could actually go through the upgrade xD

So, if I can get my key converted from 7 to 10, and then do a clean install, I'll be happy. I think MS would please a lot of people if they just released an online tool we could do this with so we didn't have to dive through burning hoops to get a clean install going.

Anyways - tired of fighting with my system for the time being, so I'll be on Win 7 until next weekend at least.
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Just install and skip the key part.
 
shadowfox said:
Like I said - I can't. I've tried three different ways of installing, and run into three seperate errors. Kinda over it at the moment - I'll try next weekend again.
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is that with the clean install which I did on my laptop fine?

Where did you actually get the ISO from?
 
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Cortana in Windows 10

Windows 10 is launched, and free upgrades have been rolled out across the globe. A bunch of new, cool features included in the latest iteration of Microsoft’s classic operating system, but one that really sticks out, apart from DirectX 12, is Cortana – your personal AI-assistant of sorts.


Marcus Ash, Group Program Manager for Cortana and Search on Windows outlines a few things worth knowing about Cortana in the video above. Among other things, you will be able to use Cortana for both work (such as setting reminders, rescheduling your calendar events) and leisure (ask Cortana to tell you jokes, looking up nearby events) – basically, it is a voice-controlled search that will over time learn your interaction patterns and become a personalized assistant, rather than just a search function.

Cortana is available on Windows 10, shipped with all our new notebooks, and is easily activated through a few simple steps. Once activated, you will be able to issue commands (and hurl abuse) at your computer by starting off with the phrase “Hey Cortana.”
 
jasong said:
Cortana in Windows 10

Windows 10 is launched, and free upgrades have been rolled out across the globe. A bunch of new, cool features included in the latest iteration of Microsoft’s classic operating system, but one that really sticks out, apart from DirectX 12, is Cortana – your personal AI-assistant of sorts.


Marcus Ash, Group Program Manager for Cortana and Search on Windows outlines a few things worth knowing about Cortana in the video above. Among other things, you will be able to use Cortana for both work (such as setting reminders, rescheduling your calendar events) and leisure (ask Cortana to tell you jokes, looking up nearby events) – basically, it is a voice-controlled search that will over time learn your interaction patterns and become a personalized assistant, rather than just a search function.

Cortana is available on Windows 10, shipped with all our new notebooks, and is easily activated through a few simple steps. Once activated, you will be able to issue commands (and hurl abuse) at your computer by starting off with the phrase “Hey Cortana.”
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Not changing my language to US English or UK English just for Cortana, they can damn well release it for international English or souf effrican eenglish

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Crzwaco said:
Updated and now I can't reinstall my antivirus program keeps failing :(
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Which AV? Failing with what message?
 
PsychoFish said:
Not changing my language to US English or UK English just for Cortana, they can damn well release it for international English or souf effrican eenglish
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Haha my wife cannot use Siri for exactly that reason. It does a brilliant job of transliterating her souf effricaneese though.
 
PsychoFish said:
Not changing my language to US English or UK English just for Cortana, they can damn well release it for international English or souf effrican eenglish

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Which AV? Failing with what message?
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Kaspersky 2015 IS
 
so i installed windows 10 on another PC that only had it reserved but at the bottom right of the screen it has a persistent "Activate windows", will that go away after a while?
 
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