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I installed Windows 10 a while back. I was originally going to wait, but curiosity got the best of me. For a while, I liked it but then all of a sudden I couldn't exit tablet mode. I tried several thi...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
The only way you can really opt out is if you get Win10 PRO or Win10 Enterprise.. With those versions you get Regedit and administrative/policy editing rights to the registry..
There is so much misinformation in these forum threads and failing to pay any attention to solutions to Win10 issues.
I just picked the above as one example. Regedit works in the free version of Win10.
The rantings about "tablet mode" are also strange as has been pointed out repeatedly here. StartIsBack (my favorite) and Classic Shell very satisfactorily provide a Windows 7 user interface to Windows 8 or Windows 10 and the tiled interface or "tablet mode" is not a factor.
And, creating a local login rather than a "Microsoft login" avoids a lot of the "mother ship" watching over you, not that there aren't plenty of others collecting data about you.
I am not a Microsoft fan, but the self hurt inflicted here in trying to avoid Windows 10 is unbelievable. :( Windows 10 works just fine for me.
