Rant : Windows 10 upgrade

Just a warning to all the members about the current "FREE" upgrade promotion offered by Microsoft in regards to an upgrade from Windows 7 or 8.1 to Windows 10.

Well, I was led to believe that I would more or less keep all my settings and configurations as is.
NOT! Microsoft does not play nice with other companies especially its arch rival GOOGLE in which Chrome is my default browser. The upgrade completely flushed my favourites bar, passwords, browsing history, etc.
I have been slowly rebuilding everything in the last hour. What a pain.

It also flushed windows live mail where I had Yahoo accounts set up.

Let the buyer beware. Especially if it is free!

Interesting I use Firefox for my browser and Thunderbird for my email and had no problems upgrading, everything came back as it was. Now this was from the original 10 to the new and improved free upgrade. Do you have a young family member who can help you? They might be able to find your original settings.

I did mine a week ago with a Google Chrome browser. No issues,so far.

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Originally Posted by IFH

Do you have a young family member who can help you? They might be able to find your original settings.

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LOL.....Think us old geezers don't know much anything about 'puters?
FYI, my daily job grind is medical IT.
I take full responsibility in not doing a backup however feel that Microsoft deliberately makes it difficult in order to promote their new Edge browser. Wiping out the competitors data is a dirty way of doing business IMHO. Their was no indication that this would occur as I requested that all files and Apps be saved in the upgrade. A quick Google search shows I'm not the only one.

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

I did mine a week ago with a Google Chrome browser. No issues,so far.

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Did you do an Express install by any chance?
In order to protect my privacy I did a custom one and it now appears that it set Edge as the default browser effectively wiping out all Chrome settings. How do I know? I rebooted the puker and did it to me again until I was finally able to set the default. I also lost audio as it also decided to default to a "headphone" setting instead of the external speakers.

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Originally Posted by impact

Did you do an Express install by any chance?
In order to protect my privacy I did a custom one and it now appears that it set Edge as the default browser effectively wiping out all Chrome settings. How do I know? I rebooted the puker and did it to me again until I was finally able to set the default. I also lost audio as it also decided to default to a "headphone" setting instead of the external speakers.

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After extended consultations with our family computer guru (14 year old Grandson..lol) I used the "express" download and installation. He explained that if I used the "custom" setting,I had to do everything manually (recpie for disaster for this definitely non-guru). My computer did the entire process automatically,but,it took the better part of two hours to download and install. Once it did,Edge was the defualt browser. It was simple to switch it back to Google Chrome. I hope this helps.

Well, after another round of updates Windows 10 including Chrome is now back to what I'm accustomed to seeing.
Your grandson is very wise for his young age!

Guess I chose to take the headache route...:(

I have been thinking of upgrading. Keep getting the Microsoft invite to upgrade. Those who now have it, what advantages do you see? I hate windows 8, how similar are they? I am one of those cranky old dinosaurs.

I'm on the fence as to whether to upgrade or not. I have downloaded Windows 10 onto a usb drive, but still haven't installed it. Everything I have read says to do the custom install so that you can opt out of some of the default privacy settings, but it appears that this can cause other headaches. Did you do something like this Impact?

http://www.howtogeek.com/224352/what...-custom-setup/

I downloaded it a few months ago. No issues so far. I backed everything up before, just to be safe. All my documents, files etc were there.....

Did I read somewhere that they claim you don't need to run a separate anti virus with W10?

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Originally Posted by delmer

I'm on the fence as to whether to upgrade or not. I have downloaded Windows 10 onto a usb drive, but still haven't installed it. Everything I have read says to do the custom install so that you can opt out of some of the default privacy settings, but it appears that this can cause other headaches. Did you do something like this Impact?

http://www.howtogeek.com/224352/what...-custom-setup/

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Exactly, I said no to every single item in their list. Looks like it created some havoc. I also installed from a USB drive.
Eventually, after a few reboots it downloaded updates and brought everything back to normal. Instead of taking 2 hours, it took a day and a half...lol. Another weird thing is my PDF's are no longer opened by Acrobat but have switched over to Edge.

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Originally Posted by terrym

Did I read somewhere that they claim you don't need to run a separate anti virus with W10?

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All I have been running since window 7 is Window Essential, never had an issue.

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Originally Posted by terrym

Did I read somewhere that they claim you don't need to run a separate anti virus with W10?

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That's been claimed,but,I don't trust it. I'm still using TrendMicro. There's a whole section for W10 users on their website. www.trendmicro.com

What happened to Turkey Rookie? Now he is an expert on this subject and I would like to hear what he has to say. I'm on Windows 7 and AVG security and am happy. No plans to change for the sake of change.

Turkey Rookie has been on the road working like a mad man. No time for this stuff. When I asked him if ran W10 in his home computer he did not, interpret that however you want.

I love my Linux...so much. every time I hear a Window user crying and whining I give thanks and donate to the project. By the way I run lots of windows native software for my Amateur radio stuff right on the Linux deck top...

Updated a few days ago,and although I am happy with W10, (from W7), I had major problems trying to print from my Lexmark printer, partly because Lexmark is no longer in the inkjet business, so no drivers. It appears that I have it fixed now after an intensive internet search, and then uninstalling my old drivers and printers and then re-installing.

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Originally Posted by trefilboy

Updated a few days ago,and although I am happy with W10, (from W7), I had major problems trying to print from my Lexmark printer, partly because Lexmark is no longer in the inkjet business, so no drivers. It appears that I have it fixed now after an intensive internet search, and then uninstalling my old drivers and printers and then re-installing.

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If the printer was working with Win 7 would it not also work with Win 10?
Suppose to keep all original files and apps...lol I know, I know....lol

I've been running W10 for a while now with it's own built in virus protection (Defender I believe it's called) without any problems, even with pron sites thrown in the mix.:o

I run Malwarebytes and Crap Cleaner fairly regularly as well. No problemo's!