Windows 10

**Akzle** · 2nd April 2016, 06:57

Originally Posted by idb

I have the opposite problem where some of my hardware won't work on 10 because it's too old and there're no new drivers out yet.

guess what WILL run...

**Akzle** · 2nd April 2016, 07:09

Originally Posted by neels

Nah, the shit I work with is well less than 15 years old, and the software was built to work with XP, anything after that it's as flakey as fuck. And it won't work with linux, and the linux boxes we want to replace we can't make work with newer hardware, so linux is bollocks as well.

The industry I'm in likes things to keep working, and most of the population like it if the things we look after keep working, so we'll stick to off internet xp boxes and reliability.

xp. Is whats ~15 y/o.

There will be a linux solution.

**Scuba_Steve** · 2nd April 2016, 07:48

Windows 10 has problems & I'd suggest if you're on Win7 wait but if you're on 8/8.1 upgrade (those were hideous abominations that should never have seen the light of day)
I only use it for games so it gets started when I want to play & shut down when I'm finished. Windows is still an extremely painful experience... Still can't believe you have to go 3 fucking places to change/setup 1 fucking option; it's like Ballmer himself designed it

**awa355** · 4th April 2016, 16:31

I will throw this problem onto this thread to save posting a new one.

Wife's laptop is running W7. When starting up or closing down, It sometimes goes to the windows start up screen and a message comes up.

'Failure configuring windows update
Reverting changes, do not turn off computer.'

This screen and message seems to freeze everything and I can't bypass this using any of the keyboard keys.

Is there a way of shutting down these auto updates?. I presume that's what is bring up this page. The laptop is not usable untill the laptop sorts itself out.

For the sicko's, pics of the wife's tits will only be posted if I can cure this problem.

**5ive** · 4th April 2016, 16:54

Originally Posted by awa355

Is there a way of shutting down these auto updates?. I presume that's what is bring up this page. The laptop is not usable untill the laptop sorts itself out.

Never had the problem myself, but you could try this: http://www.incrediblelab.com/failure...updates-fixed/

**Gremlin** · 4th April 2016, 16:54

Originally Posted by awa355

Is there a way of shutting down these auto updates?. I presume that's what is bring up this page. The laptop is not usable untill the laptop sorts itself out.

You can adjust update settings via Windows Update. Click on Start (or globe, whatever, bottom left of screen), type update into the menu and you should be prompted for Windows Update. Open that, left hand side, Change settings. To completely turn off, under the top drop down (under Important updates) select Never check for updates (not recommended).

Now, do this, and see whether the computer will still try to install updates, as it's already got a download cache of updates to do. If it's still trying we have to dig a bit deeper and clear that cache.

**awa355** · 4th April 2016, 17:40

Thanks, once I can access the start menu will put your suggestions to work.

**Gremlin** · 4th April 2016, 17:50

Ah, so you're stuck on the reverting changes? It depends on what it's trying to revert, but I'd leave it for up to an hour for it to do it's thing.

When starting the laptop, right after the boot splash screen (HP, Asus etc) and before the Win7 loading icon, try pressing F8 repeatedly. This will give you the option to boot to safe mode and and several other options. Just the act of booting to safe mode then rebooting can sort some of that.

**awa355** · 4th April 2016, 18:01

It's been reverting for over two hours so far this time. Patience is a virtue, I believe.

**slofox** · 4th April 2016, 19:06

Originally Posted by awa355

. Patience is a virtue, I believe.

According to my old mum,

"Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can,
seldom found in women and never in a man"

She was a master of trite phrases.

**eldog** · 4th April 2016, 19:18

Had some of those weird and wonderful ms up theatres myself.
even with updates turned off, they still come thru......

sometimes 6 hours of nothing then boom all comes right. Done this several times in the last year. Ms is still trying to update to W10 by whatever sneaky methods like updating saying only w10 is the option.

i am waiting to go from w8.1 to w10 when the main program I use is certified w10. Not before.

leave it plugged in and on overnight then see what happens. Or go for a ride.

dont upgrade from vista to w8 unless you need a brain transfer and have endless supplies of aspirin.

As ms deletes the program key codes and you have to find them to get them going again. Arses.... And the ms help on Windows is a long endless loop..... I know, got dizzy cycling thru the help screens. At least I rang and got a very pleasant ms rep who fully understood my (computer) problem he resurrected all the ms program keys, some of which I couldn't be arsed to find and got my system back to speed.

i only hope w10 isn't too controlling and sneaky arse taking up all the processing power to spy on us mortals.

**Akzle** · 4th April 2016, 20:12

Originally Posted by eldog

i only hope w10 isn't too controlling and sneaky arse taking up all the processing power to spy on us mortals.

hahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaa.

Yeah. Nah. It is.

**Oakie** · 4th April 2016, 21:17

Originally Posted by slofox

According to my old mum,

"Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can,
seldom found in women and never in a man"

She was a master of trite phrases.

According to Archie Bunker ... "Patience is a virgin"

**huff3r** · 5th April 2016, 08:58

Originally Posted by Akzle

hahahahahahahahhahahahhahahahahahhaaaaaaaaaa.

Yeah. Nah. It is.

If you let it. Opt out at everything at the install stage. Also, 7 and 8 do the sneaky spy thing too, they just never asked you if you were ok with it first (came in at sp1 I believe). As does anything made by Lenovo, however that can't be turned off as its at a hardware level.