OT: Windows 10

[Richard Kreiss]

Ken,

You're are correct with regards to "privacy".  However, today most of those
purchasing new systems  are people who don't care about privacy.  The post
everything on-line in social media.  Microsoft has made it even easier to
"share" everything on line.  Leave the OS open so everything on the computer
is exposed.  No hacking or phishing needed, find the computer or device and
log on.  Let's make it easy, just think of the ages of those doing the
programming and designing the OS.  

What I liked about the Enterprise version was the speed with which my laptop
came up after being turned off or put to sleep.  It was quick.; much faster
than with Windows 7.  Now Windows 8.1 come up quickly making the machine
available almost instantly.  My Windows 7 was take a few minutes to boot up.
Most of the time I hibernated the machine so it would come up faster.  This
option seems to have been removed from Windows 8.1 and 10.  It really isn't
needed.

Another nice feature is the ability to select the network one wants to
connect to prior to logging in.  This is a handy feature when I am at my
client's location and want to connect to their network.  Also, when I travel
and prefer to use my portable hotspot rather than public WIFI.  This is
safer and in many cases faster as it isn't shared.

I have not looked at any version other than the enterprise version and I
think that the privacy setting are set to a more secure level otherwise IT
departments will refuse to install it.  I am surprised that Windows 10 Pro
does not have secure default settings.

Richard Kreiss

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 12:11 PM
> To: Richard Kreiss <rkreiss at verizon.net>; Fairlight
<fairlite at fairlite.com>
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: OT: Windows 10
> 
> On 8/9/2015 1:06 AM, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:
> > Top post:
> >
> > As I said, I was playing with this. I moved back to Win 8.1 pro. Not
> > happy with it but it is 64bit and I wanted to run FP 5.8 64bit on my
> > laptop. Win 8.1 runs nicely. I'll have to download one of the apps
> > which restores the start function so that it is more like Win7.
> [...]
> 
> My bigger concerns with Windows 10 are the "privacy" settings, which
default
> to "privacy? you don't need no stinkin' privacy" mode:
> 
>
http://right.is/middle-east/2015/07/incredibly-intrusive-windows-10-spies-on
-
> you-by-default-19906.html
> 
> (Yes, you can turn them all back to "don't share everything with the
world", but
> it defaults otherwise.)
> 
> 
> The fact that Windows 10 Home Edition forces Windows Update to
> "auto-install" mode:
> 
> http://www.howtogeek.com/224471/how-to-prevent-windows-10-from-
> automatically-downloading-updates/
> 
> (Yes, you can cheat, and disable Windows Update entire with the method in
> the article, but it's all-or-nothing.  No ability to say "this update
killed
> my system, so uninstall it".)
> 
> 
> And finally, Windows 10 turns your computer into a Windows 10 torrent-like
> server:
> 
> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/windows-update-delivery-
> optimization-faq
> 
> (Again, this can be turned off, but it's on by default.)
> 
> 
> --
> Kenneth Brody