Re: Windows 10

Windows 10's default settings may require adjustment - for example, some functions which are monitoring your activity can be turned off and so can Wi-Fi Sense.

Also, your PC may be acting as a "server" of Windows Updates to other PC's on the internet.

I have adjusted all my settings as advised and have never had a fan problem, either on my ex-Windows 7 laptop or my ex-Windows 8.1 desktop.

http://www.networkworld.com/article/...r-privacy.html

Re: Windows 10

That's a useful article Omah thanks, I will bookmark it for the time when I am eventually forced to go to Windows 10. I already do some of the recommendations in Win 7 such as blocking the webcam.

Re: Windows 10

A more recent article with additional tips:

http://www.itpro.co.uk/operating-sys...ow-to-fix-them

Re: Windows 10

Useful stuff. Thank you.

Re: Windows 10

I posted earlier (#182) about difficulties upgrading my Novatech laptop to Win10. I have upgraded a Fujitsu machine, and the main benefit is a considerable increase in speed of boot up and general running, so I was keen to do the Novatech. After numerous attempts resulting in a blank screen and the need to reload 7 from scratch, I have finally established that the BIOS of the Pegatron A15A motherboard is not compatible with Win10, which explains my problems. There is a way to update the BIOS, but it can't be done in Windows, as it is in use. It Involves burning a bootable USB drive with the new BIOS installed, and some complicated command line stuff, so I have decided to abandon the idea of upgrading this machine. If you make a mistake in any of the command line script, you can screw up the BIOS altogether, which then requires paying money to some Guru to fix it. The moral is that not all systems are compatible with Win 10, and the installation precheck done at the beginning of upgrade won't necessarily detect the incompatibility.

Re: Windows 10

Poor reason to upgrade to !in 10 imo. Every laptop or PC I have ever had, with a freshly installed Windows OS has booted up and run swiftly. Over time that all starts to degrade as you load more and more software and take on updates etc.

A cynic might well ask, "why is Microsoft pushing Win 10 out so hard and aggressively when the OS is not compatible with lots of hardware out there?"

As a minimum you would think that all the hardware that Win 7 and 8 could run happily on, they would make sure Win 10 also worked.

Far more going on here than people realise.

Re: Windows 10

Yes, I remember reading an explanation for that from someone on here. Apparently, Windows 10 keeps a small component (a kernel? Sounds nuts!) running when the computer is turned off so that the start-up is much quicker. I suppose it must be some sort of 'hibernation'.

On the other hand, I should imagine that doing so might still require some use of the battery and, perhaps over a couple of weeks (say, whilst away on holiday), the battery could be substantially drained. I don't know, but I suppose I'll find out when we go away later this year.