Windows 10

I've had stability issues with Microsoft Edge (I think it is due to its memory compression), but the O/S has been stable for the most part. I've crashed a couple times due to my own fault...having waaaaayy too many tabs and programs open at the same time causing a fatal memory error.

win10 and chrome.

No issues, no hassles and no disappointments. All is well.   

No Origin here.

I have had good success with Windows 10. Any problems I have had were easy to fix except for Outlook 2003. I couldn't get my version of outlook to work properly. My wife doesn't like changes so had a bigger problem with her than her Email. I downloaded eM Client and that solved the Email problem.

We did not like the Win-10 Outlook setup at all. We don't use Email on the Cell Phone so no need for a skinny Email program.

I see Microsoft will be coming out with a new unlocked Lumia 950 phone. The new Windows Phone 10 is coming out this month.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 02 Oct 2015 at 6:15am

Still avoiding the install of this OS.  I still see too many reports of issues online, and I'm going to give it some more time for the kinks to get worked out.

I am liking Win 10 more than I expected to. I had used Win 7 prior... never used Win 8. I was a bit worried about making that jump, but was pleasantly surprised in the same way I was going from XP to 7.

The one nagging issue I have with Windows 10 is that I keep having issues with getting my pc to go to sleep. I had this problem to a lesser degree with Windows 7. In Win 7 it was usually a windows update that prevented sleep, but I have not nailed down a cause for Windows 10 issues.

I've never. personally, understood the Sleep option.   The drives boot so fast, what's another minute or two?   Unless its a business environment where rushing to the pc to get a quick answer is needed.

Generally turn it off if not going to be used for more than 4-5 hrs., otherwise on all the time from morning to night. Never sleep or hibernate, always had issues on wakeup.
Just me, everyone has a different way to skin a cat.

Originally posted by hoserator Just me, everyone has a different way to skin a cat.

I covered my cats' eyes when I saw this.         Kidding, they can't read, yet. 

Yeah, the last psu that died on me and maybe the graphics card, were right after I powered on.  Now, would they have died anyways?  Probably, but no way to say.

On a commercial level, equipment I serviced that remained on 24/7 because they ran 3 shifts versus 1 shift operations that powered down every night, I didn't see any difference in reliability based on volume of use between calls.  

I have been having a lot of issues with Win 10 Pro.
Got my second DS computer with Windows 10 Pro installed, Downloaded MS Office Pro 2016 and installed it (took a call to MS help with someone taking over my PC remotely to get it to installed).

I get frequent random freezes especially when using Outlook, Word or Excel (not much other software on the computer other than Adobe 11 Pro and a medical chart software). Only hard reboot will work then.

Computer sometime does not wake up from sleep (selected Never go to sleep in settings) and I have to power reboot.

Got several BSOD each with different messages.

So far it has been a nightmare.
I don't know if it is a hardware or Windows 10/MS Office problem or both.

These problems are reported on the web with no solutions.
So for me Win 10 needs bug fixes.

So to answer the OP question. Wait for Windows 10

Computer based on Asus X99 Deluxe USB 3.1, Intel i7 5930K (overclocked to 4 Ghz), 32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX(2800) RAM, NVIDIA GTX 980 TI 6GB(PNY), Intel mini SAS 400 GB 750 High Performance SDD, 2 WG 2 GB in RAID 1, Corsair HX1000i power supply, Blu-ray read/write (LG)

Hi drfm,

Windows 10 is running well for a lot of people. I don't know about Office 2016. Is the working version of 2016 available or just the Preview version? To install Office 2016 you should uninstall all other versions of Office. Before installing 2016 you need to visit Microsoft and get the correct installer for 32bit or 64bit Windows. I think you have to have the correct installer to make 2016 work.

If you didn't have any problems with Windows 10 before you downloaded 2016 then I would go back to your previous version of Office for a while. If this is a new computer that you just got, you could have some hardware problems or a problem with your Over Clock. You can temporary remove the OC in the Bios to see if that helps.

Frank

Edited by FrankW - 31 Oct 2015 at 6:33am

I avoided updating my old system here (the only PC I currently have , I'm awaiting delivery of my new DS Apollo) but I finally took the plunge and updated Win 8.1 to Win 10.

One reason I held off on the upgrade for this old HP computer was that I knew there was an issue with the "HP Beats" driver that works in conjunction with the IDT motherboard audio driver.

HP has not (and will not, judging by the way they've treated certain driver updates for Win 10) update the audio driver for this motherboard that have the "HP Beats" installed on their systems.

I've had issues with my speaker and audio setup since I received this system. So, I held off because I didn't want to add another layer of something that would ultimately end up frustrating me over the long haul.

Yet, the stability of Win 10 appealed to me, and so I decided to go ahead and do it. Overall, I'm glad I did, the audio driver is still an issue, I just run everything with the HP beats software disabled. Everything sounds fine, and the audio driver issue ended up being a minor thing in the end.

I've liked Win 10 for the stability and improvement over 8.1, but disliked many aspects of the OS itself.

I got the disable win 10 automatic updates program that allows you to change how Microsoft implemented updating the OS. That's the one biggest issue I've really had with Win 10.

They're moving in the direction of taking the optional way many of us used to update our OS's and made it more of a "Mandatory" and uniform way of forcing us down the update path to keep our OS up-to-date.

Personally, I don't like the way they've gone about that process. As a power user, I simply like to have 100% control and be able to manually setup how my system works in all (or as many) aspects as I can.

But, long story short, I've not encountered any other issues with Win 10, and I like the fact I went on and upgraded, so I could learn the new OS, learn it's strengths and weaknesses, and get used to how it works.

Overall, I'll give it a 7.7/10 stars for design, implementation and ease of use.

I upgrade my 4.5 year old ODE p67 with 2500k chip with zero problems. The smoothest I've had. I didn't wait for the go ahead but did it manually with their media creater download.

I'm sure you have different hardware, software but for me, no problem.   

Tell him Windows 10 checks for dust.   

Originally posted by bprat22 I turn my rig on in the morning, leave it on all day whether I'm using it or not, and then power down every night.   There are some that keep the rig on 24/7.    Reliability doesn't seem to be effected as some swear that powering it on and off every day will stress the parts more than just leaving it on.I just can't see leaving the fans spinning, juice to the boards, etc , possibly be open to internet hacks, I knew someone with that issue,  surges, and wasting electricity.       I'm the type of guy that unplugs the toaster, chargers, coffee maker etc from the wall whenever I'm done.    Paranoid, anyone.

i usually power down also .... especially in dusty environments.