Windows 10

[Snn5]

I found that most all the MS apps crash or don't work.  This is a great and fast way to uninstall all MS apps at once, since most are "uninstallable."

If you like Powershell, this is supposed to nuke all apps.  Just type "powershell" into the search bar.  Right click and "Run as Admin."  Use this command, either type or copy/paste at the cursor position in Powershell.

Get-AppxPackage | Remove-AppxPackage

Boom...gone.  And, Solitaire is a subscription service now....$2 a month or $10 a year for ad-free game.  BIG banners too...nothing small you can ignore or X-out.

[Khines5705]

Pay to play solitaire?! That is absolutely crazy!!! Any screenshots you can share of these big banners, that sounds awful. So far from what I'm hearing I'm glad I have decided to wait. I may just drive around on my Win7 till the wheels fall off!

[Snn5]

I already uninstalled the MS bloat.

[Khines5705]

Sure you got nothing left bloating around?

[Khines5705]

Few more interesting articles about Win10 that I found on Davescomputertips.com (where I get a large portion of my tech info) Hope all of you enjoy these and find them helpful.

Understanding Windows 10 – A Guide to Help Get You Started

Understanding Windows 10 – More Tips to Help Get You Started

Understanding Windows 10: Search and Search Bar

[B33]

Haven't got it yet Guys been playing Engineer Too much having fun ha ha ha)  I've heard it's not nothing to right home to mom about but it has some good points,  before I get I'd like to get a recovery Disk and do the Deed as I heard your Windows product code is in the system settings and if you have and issue and you don't run a recovery you could be up the creek not having a copy.. so it might for sure be time to get a Good blank disk or memory stick/driver  

[Snn5]

It's a lot cleaner than Win8/8.1.  You need to install Win10 before you can make a recovery USB.  No disks are used with Win10 anymore.  As far as installation goes, you can wait for the official to install automatically or you can force it with the link I have above, where you can either install from the program or make a USB installation for another computer.  That last method will ask for an activation or product code, but oddly, you can skip it and as soon as installation is complete the Win10 copy will activate.  The product code for Win10 will be in "System" after installation.  Any questions, just hit me up here.  I have done 7 PCs so far since July 29.  I think I have a handle on this now.  Biggest thing, make sure you have all the possible updates for your present OS first.  This makes the process a lot faster, with a lot less time staring at a purple screen.

[Khines5705]

Actually, I just downloaded it last night and made installation media without actually installing the OS on my laptop at all. Put Win10 Home, both the 32 and 64 bit versions onto a 8gb flash drive and both versions onto separate DVDs so that I can install it onto my friends and families computers. (I'm their designated tech guru, lol) Having it that way, all I need is their product keycode prior to installing it onto their computer. Badabingbadaboom!

I have the link for anybody wishing to do the same?

[Khines5705]

Windows 10

Here is that link, and it is the official Microsoft website link for anybody that is skeered about clicking it. Haha!

[Khines5705]

First, you’ll need to download the Windows 10 installation file as an ISO image; before you do, make sure you have a blank DVD and a DVD burner, or a USB flash drive with at least 4GB of free space on hand. Now, simply visit Windows 10 and select the Windows 10 edition you’d like to download. Note that each installation file includes everything you need to install either the Home or Pro version of Windows 10.

Before you install the update, you’ll need to check to see if your PC can run Windows 10.

Next, you’ll be asked to pick a language for your Windows 10 installation. After that, you’ll get download links for both a 32-bit and a 64-bit version of Windows 10. Make sure you download the proper build.

Once your download is complete, Windows will walk you through the process of burning a Windows 10 installation DVD or writing the installer to a USB flash drive, whichever method you chose. After that, you’ll install Windows 10 from the new media you created. Just make sure you backup all of your data first — you shouldn’t lose anything during the upgrade process, but you can never be too safe.

One final note: remember that the upgrade to Windows 10 is completely free if you’re currently running Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. If you have an older version of Microsoft’s Windows platform, you’ll need to buy a Windows 10 license.

All this info is credited to Zach Epstein from BGR.com