Has anyone upgraded to Windows 10?

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that was my next question coug,so i think it best I stay with Wins 7,I'll just wait till Wins 10 is on something refurbished then worry about it,if mine will make it that long
 
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I recently had to purchase a new laptop which came with Windows 10. I didn't have a problem with it until this anniversary update. Who's loving this? I absolutely can't stand the fact that Microsoft has locked down their windows update options. With this new update they've FORCED you to keep their dreaded lock-screen on startup. If they're slowly turning into an Apple type company I'm gonna ditch them.
 
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Coug said:
I recently had to purchase a new laptop which came with Windows 10. I didn't have a problem with it until this anniversary update. Who's loving this? I absolutely can't stand the fact that Microsoft has locked down their windows update options. With this new update they've FORCED you to keep their dreaded lock-screen on startup. If they're slowly turning into an Apple type company I'm gonna ditch them.
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I don't mind Win10 but I hate the Edge browser
 
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Coug said:
I recently had to purchase a new laptop which came with Windows 10. I didn't have a problem with it until this anniversary update. Who's loving this? I absolutely can't stand the fact that Microsoft has locked down their windows update options. With this new update they've FORCED you to keep their dreaded lock-screen on startup. If they're slowly turning into an Apple type company I'm gonna ditch them.
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Security, bro.
 
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This probably applies to very few people but if you're a cord cutter like me Windows 10 doesn't have Windows Media Center. That's what we use to record OTA shows to the computer. Microsoft said less than 2% of users used it (I'm an elitist!) so it was eliminated. I'm keeping 7 on the htpc for now.
 
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Just got one of the surface pro "laptops" and windows 10 is definitely much better with a tablet than a desktop.
 
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Aavoxx said:
Security, bro.
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The lock-screen only makes sense for a tablet. On a desktop or laptop it's useless.

Just for clarification, I'm referring to the screen you have to click through(the one with the date and time on it) before you get to the screen where you enter your password.
 
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Coug said:
The lock-screen only makes sense for a tablet. On a desktop or laptop it's useless.

Just for clarification, I'm referring to the screen you have to click through(the one with the date and time on it) before you get to the screen where you enter your password.
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I'm interested in your perspective. Why do you think it's useless?
 
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Aavoxx said:
I'm interested in your perspective. Why do you think it's useless?
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On my laptop it's just me using it so I don't have any other accounts to login to other than mine. The lock screen for me just adds a redundant mouse click which then takes me to the login screen.

Lock screen:

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Login screen:

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It's of my own opinion that lock screens were mostly designed for touch screens/tablets. On a laptop it makes very little sense unless you just want to see the date and time on a picturesque background.
 
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Coug said:
On my laptop it's just me using it so I don't have any other accounts to login to other than mine. The lock screen for me just adds a redundant mouse click which then takes me to the login screen.

Lock screen:

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Login screen:

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It's of my own opinion that lock screens were mostly designed for touch screens/tablets. On a laptop it makes very little sense unless you just want to see the date and time on a picturesque background.
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It's more of a security thing. They've been around well before tablets were a thing.

I ask because there's a debate in the industry if they do actually serve a purpose. Windows 10 migrations are bringing it to the forefront.
 
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Aavoxx said:
It's more or a security thing. They've been around well before tablets were a thing.

I ask because there's a debate in the industry if they do actually serve a purpose. Windows 10 migrations are bringing it to the forefront.
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You'd have to explain what "security aspect" it actually adds. There is no pass code, or password to get past a lock screen. You literally just click the screen and it goes to the login screen which requires a password(if you set one up).
 
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Coug said:
You'd have to explain what "security aspect" it actually adds. There is no pass code, or password to get past a lock screen. You literally just click the screen and it goes to the login screen which requires a password(if you set one up).
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It doesn't really add a security aspect, it's just something that provides some aesthetics, before you hit the login screen. I think he's thinking about the actual login screen. There's nothing secure about a screen with a picture that you either have to swipe up or hit up on your keyboard. Honestly, it seems to be something they have ported over from the iOS design, since you have to swipe over to his the passcode screen.
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
It doesn't really add a security aspect, it's just something that provides some aesthetics, before you hit the login screen. I think he's thinking about the actual login screen. There's nothing secure about a screen with a picture that you either have to swipe up or hit up on your keyboard. Honestly, it seems to be something they have ported over from the iOS design, since you have to swipe over to his the passcode screen.
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Exactly, it's runover junk from Windows tablet and touchscreen devices. Before the Windows 10 Anniversary update you could easily edit the registry to disable the lock screen, Microsoft disabled that ability in this update and has forced the lock screen on laptop users.

I've rolled back from the Anniversary update personally and just FYI. If you install the aAnniversary(1607) update and don't like it you only get 10 days to remove it after that you are stuck with it.
 
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Coug said:
You'd have to explain what "security aspect" it actually adds. There is no pass code, or password to get past a lock screen. You literally just click the screen and it goes to the login screen which requires a password(if you set one up).
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I just upgraded to a new laptop with Windows 10, and this could just be based on the hardware I've got but there's a facial recognition login option. When I open the laptop and wake it up it goes to the lock screen and turns on the facial recognition camera. If it recognizes me then it logs in without a click or password needed.
 
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I did, and immediately undid because it immediately wiped out blue tooth capability on my lap top.
 
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Coug said:
You'd have to explain what "security aspect" it actually adds. There is no pass code, or password to get past a lock screen. You literally just click the screen and it goes to the login screen which requires a password(if you set one up).
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Which is why there is a debate. You hit the nail on the head. That's the excuse, but it's hard to show the actual benefit.

We spent a considerable amount of time going back and forth with the security architects at my last gig. My team was in favor of disabling it, security guys wanted to keep it. I could have gone either way personally, but in the end the security guys won.
 
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oUTlaw said:
I just upgraded to a new laptop with Windows 10, and this could just be based on the hardware I've got but there's a facial recognition login option. When I open the laptop and wake it up it goes to the lock screen and turns on the facial recognition camera. If it recognizes me then it logs in without a click or password needed.
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It is hardware based. You need a certain camera to use Hello.
 
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oUTlaw said:
I just upgraded to a new laptop with Windows 10, and this could just be based on the hardware I've got but there's a facial recognition login option. When I open the laptop and wake it up it goes to the lock screen and turns on the facial recognition camera. If it recognizes me then it logs in without a click or password needed.
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Yeah, sadly that feature requires you have a specific camera. Clearly you lucked out. There are a lot of brand new laptops being sold now without that particular camera. I got a new HP a month ago and it doesn't have that camera.
 
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