dcai777 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 So I installed Windows 10's tech. preview. What do you guys think? If you want more screenshots, just ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Wow, is beautiful now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 I still prefer Snow Leopard over Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luki1979 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 I must say it looks nice, how is boot time? Any new programs/apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Boot time is slower than 8.1 No real new apps AFAIK other than the start menu And windows feedback, which is just because of the beta status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luki1979 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 aha thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Hands-on - Windows 10. http://vimeo.com/107739526 Downloading now!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I've been playing with it here, and did a few test runs. I did two installs of Windows 10. First install is a fresh install. Second install is an upgrade from my Windows 8.1 partition(Which I did back up just in case) I didn't clock in what the boot time is but it's not much more than Windows 8.1 for the fresh install. The upgrade took longer, maybe 10 seconds longer. Fresh install I used drivers for Windows 8.1. The Nvidia control panel wouldn't install, I've tried setting compatibility mode, run as admin, and even take control of it and still refused. So just took the drivers and installed them. Since it was previously installed in my upgrade partition, the Nvidia Control Panel opened but did nothing. No values changed when I tried such as basic things like resolution or rotation. The "Start Menu" feels very cramped. Does not feel right with a mouse. I know that this is just a very early preview of it and it is subject to change, but this does need to improve.... Open GL is broken. Doom 3 runs but there are weird textures popping in and out, and is very slow. I thought it was because of my mods such as Sikkmod and Wolfens textures, but even after a fresh install on both the upgrade and fresh installs did the same thing. Quake 4 runs, but defaults to the lower ARB rendering. Trying to force ARB2 rendering does nothing. Later I'm going to do some scaling tests with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Nvidia CP works fine for me with my Quadro. GTA San Andreas works fine for me, although it is a very old game... I actually prefer 8.1 over 10 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 GTASA doesn't use Open GL, it's Direct X. I would expect Direct X to work seeing it's a Microsoft product. I'm going to do some more testing with it later, changing out the CP version I'm using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 Oops.. I obviously have no experience in gaming I'm on driver 340.84 which is the latest for my quadro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lalo1996 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Well, i installed windows 10. but i still prefer Yosemite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusher Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 And I installed and work perfect.But have a little bug for now.Fixed in next preview!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midi-sama Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 1st thing I found quite impressing: it is faster than 8.1 and with lower disk activity usage! REALLY IMPRESSIVE! Win8/8.1 BIOS time: ~+4.5 secs Win10 BIOS time: 2secs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcai777 Posted October 5, 2014 Author Share Posted October 5, 2014 Windows 10 doesn't really seem to like my hardware. Boot up times are much slower compared to 8.1 and a fresh install of Windows 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midi-sama Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer2333 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Is it me or Windows 10 is too similar to Windows 8.1? So far all i see is refined icons, borders and a custom Start menu (that is already available to me with Start8). We are miles away from the Windows Xp - Windows 7 transition here. Also, seems like windows 10 includes a key logger now in the background to track every single action we perform... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Xtreme Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I relly like win 10 except for the keylogger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Is it me or Windows 10 is too similar to Windows 8.1? So far all i see is refined icons, borders and a custom Start menu (that is already available to me with Start8). We are miles away from the Windows Xp - Windows 7 transition here. Also, seems like windows 10 includes a key logger now in the background to track every single action we perform... Right now it's a very early build that is subject to change. It is also part of the terms that they can track your usage of the OS while using it, if you don't want to be tracked then don't use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer2333 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Right now it's a very early build that is subject to change. It is also part of the terms that they can track your usage of the OS while using it, if you don't want to be tracked then don't use it. Dude you need to calm down on this. I am just sharing what i found on this OS. Also, even if it is an early build, i think that even with Yosmemite DP1 we could see a huge difference compared to Mavericks, so its not really an excuse to say that it's an early release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gils83 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 beurk !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JahStories Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 i think that windows really needs something similar to the transition that MacOs had between Os9 and X. OsX was and is a revolution. While windows 7 (simil aqua interface) seemed to me just like a themed win98 setup. and win 8.1 is just a newer theme... btw this start menu thing seems interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimentel Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Hello I agree with JahStories... Nothing really new in Windows..... performance and system stability was improved (thank God), but nothing too revolutionary. A new "Clothing" in Windows is necessary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 You never use windows for its GUI,you use it because you have to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Dude you need to calm down on this. I am just sharing what i found on this OS. Also, even if it is an early build, i think that even with Yosmemite DP1 we could see a huge difference compared to Mavericks, so its not really an excuse to say that it's an early release. Dude I was never not calm. =] These are also two different companies that build 2 different operating systems, you can't compare the two. Even so the DP1 is exactly what it says it is, a Developer Preview. This build of Windows 10 isn't even in Developer Preview yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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