mbx Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 One of the first things to do when you suffer a BSOD is run memtest for 20 minutes. Generally speaking it'll spot a faulty DIMM in the first minutes but the longer you leave it the better it willl stress your RAM. http://www.memtest86.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 .. and you posted that NOT using Edge I bet. @Aplha-Acid .... didn't click next page #amateur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-acid Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 .. and you posted that NOT using Edge I bet. @Aplha-Acid .... didn't click next page #amateur ? eh amateur don't think so, degree in B.Sc Computer science, Ph.D Biocemistry, M.Sc brewing, B.Sc Microbiology Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornetman Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I did mean me, which is why I edited the post, coz your post appeared on the previous page and I never clicked 'next' to check if I needed to quote. But, yeah, I've got them amount my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Ok, done a bit of testing now... Performed an upgrade-in-place to get the free upgrade. Windows 10 automatically activated with no intervention as expected. Next, wiped hard drive and performed a clean install, skipping product key prompts. Windows 10 automatically activated with no intervention, again as expected. Next, replaced the hard drive and performed another clean install, skipping product key prompts. Windows 10 automatically activated with no intervention. Wasn't expecting that. So, a replacement hard drive is no longer considered significant enough to make the MS activation service think it's a different PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Can't say I feel compelled to upgrade while it's full of spyware.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 "Spyware" is a bit strong. Yes, it collects data by default (especially if you just hit the express settings button in setup without reading it, like 99% do) but the opt-outs are there. Switch off anything you're uncomfortable with (Cortana is the biggie) and sign-in with a local account instead of a Microsoft account. Job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 "Spyware" is a bit strong. Yes, it collects data by default (especially if you just hit the express settings button in setup without reading it, like 99% do) but the opt-outs are there. Switch off anything you're uncomfortable with (Cortana is the biggie) and sign-in with a local account instead of a Microsoft account. Job done. Up to you, but I'm going to stick with 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, the options are all there as I said and you point out in pretty pictures. The tinfoil hat highlights and comments are bordering on laughable though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Yes, the options are all there as I said and you point out in pretty pictures. The tinfoil hat highlights and comments are bordering on laughable though. And plenty of them don't have options to disable them, or don't disable them when you do set them to off. Not to mention the user agreements. "We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to protect our customers or enforce the terms governing the use of the services." You agree to that if you want, but Microsoft should not have that access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 https://fix10.isleaked.com/ All at your own risk, but it's much easier to check your comfort levels than with some of the powershell scripts that are floating around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 The point is kinda that you shouldn't have to though. It seems like Microsoft want in on the way Facebook makes money, selling advertisers your info so that they can give you personalized ads. Not really what I want in an operating system. Still, Win7 EOL is 2020 and by then maybe Linux gaming support will be decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I agree, they could be much more up front about all this during the setup process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliX Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 @BigDave looks like the "tinfoil hat" comments aren't quite so tinfoil hat... https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/3gm1e3/what_windows_10_is_actually_monitoring_regardless/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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