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Article #721121Re: W7 vs W8.1 vs W10 - massive games performance test
From: DMP
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 08:32
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2015 08:32
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On 8/15/2015 3:47 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote: > On 8/15/2015 4:47 AM, Peter Huebner wrote: >> In article <op.x3dvf3qcowpbh0@obscureserver>, aryb...@gmail.com >> says... >>> >>> it is in Polish but the charts are understandable. >>> http://pclab.pl/art63999.html >>> >>> Shortly, performance is identical but a handful anomalies listed in >>> the resume: >>> http://pclab.pl/art63999-130.html >>> >>> >>> So again, what is good in W10? >> >> >> Well all I can say is that on _my_ laptop Windows 8.1 boots considerably >> faster than Win10. That's not even mentioning that the first time I >> booted up the freshly installed and up-to-date Win10 it took 15-20 >> minutes before I could use the machine because it deemed it necessary to >> download and install some more updates before I got to see the desktop. >> >> Now if I'd been in the position that I need to get out of the house fast >> and do a quick banking transaction beforehand, I'd've been ever so >> pissed off. >> >> Still, something to keep in mind. Yes, you can disable the update >> service, but you can no longer choose to do this thorugh the control >> panel interface directly. There are lots of reports that even if you >> don't do the express install and disable all the spyware and backdoors >> they let you tick/untick, it still sends data home about every fsking >> thing you do, even if you open a new spreadsheet (there's one bloke on >> Tomshardware who was watching volumes on his router and noting the >> difference in traffic between Win10 and another OS.) >> >> So after a very short test run (36 hours) I uninstalled. I don't want >> countless backdoors into my system, and a lot of what I do is none of >> their business at all, even allowing for data mining about 'net >> activities. >> >> Back to 8.1. Now here's the clincher: ever since, when I turn on the >> computer and let update run, it tries to reinstall Windows 10. It does >> not give me the option, it just tries to do it. >> >> gee whizz, who would'a thunk. -P. >> > I've seen one report that Win10 logs every keystroke and that, at least > so far, no one has been able to figure how to stop that or stop Win10 > sending that log to Microsoft. > > As for stopping the automatic Win10 install, there is a specific Windows > Update that you have to back out. Sorry, I don't remember the KB number. > Its KB3035583.. D.
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