Today the desktop did an automatic Win 10 update that took over 2 hours. Now has Op System Ver 15063.632. Now several programs don't work that did work with previous Win 10 version and some programs lost all pre-sets such as printer setups info and required me to re-enter all data, Is there a way to.. revert my Desktop to its' condition prior to the update.. To make it worse, this computer belongs to the DW and if you are the on duty tech support, you know what that means!!!. Maybe I should have turned auto-update off months ago??

That's the WIN10 we know and love. Can't wait until they dump WIN10 and start over once again.Bill

What you want to do is called a System Restore. Try Googling "System Restore Windows 10."

If someone knows how to turn off auto-update in Windows 10 I would like to know. I bought a new laptop for DW and I almost took it back because it was updating almost endlessly. Finally I tried a trick I had read before. If you set your connection to be a "metered connection" then the automatic updates stop in order to not use up your metered Internet connection. Someday Bill will find a way to stop us from doing that so that Microsoft can have total control of our PCs. Edit: And if you do a re-install there is a way to get to a Fresh Start re-install that removes all of the extra software that the manufacturer puts on the PC. That helped the performance of the laptop, too.

mine did the update and now I have to sign in everytime the computer goes to sleep which is about every ten seconds or so. if I don't use it it goes to sleep and I called microsoft and even they didn't fix it.

If you have Windows 10 type the word "Sleep" in the little search box they put in the bottom left corner. Pick the Power & Sleep Settings choice that pops up. It gives you a window with settings for what the computer does when it's plugged in and when it's not plugged in. That should solve that problem.

Windows 10 update messed up computer | Good Sam Community

19 Replies

drsteve
Explorer
Oct 04, 2017
Only issue from the last big Win 10 update is my desktop icons won't stay put.
mr__ed
Explorer
Oct 02, 2017
I've had no problems with my W10.
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Oct 01, 2017
Tyler0215 wrote:
A mac will solve all of your Windows problems.

Certainly will, pretty much eliminates about 99% of the worlds software that could be run..

Many folks NEED compatibility of software which completely eliminates the Mac world..

If you don't mind the high price and being on a Deserted Island.. Then a Mac may be for you.

Yeah, I know, newer Macs can be dual booted to MS, but really, that does not always work and what a pain to do..

But in the real world, Macs DO get virus's, malware and pretty much any other issue that a MS OS can get, so really no other advantage to resorting to isolating yourself from real software by paying for a Mac.
bighatnohorse
Explorer II
Oct 01, 2017
rrupert wrote:
Windows 10 Professional has capabilities to run older version software, as did Windows 7 Professional.

All of my machines run the Pro version. I think it's dependent on the brand model too.
joebedford
Nomad II
Oct 01, 2017
Tyler0215 wrote:
A mac will solve all of your Windows problems.
Mmmm. Kool Aid.
Mortimer_Brewst
Explorer II
Sep 30, 2017
Tyler0215 wrote:
A mac will solve all of your Windows problems.

The problem with iMacs is the high price. The cost for the latest version of the iPad isn't too bad though, which is why I recommend it to friends.
Mortimer_Brewst
Explorer II
Sep 30, 2017
I had Windows 10 freeze up a computer while trying to install. I did not want to install it as the specs of the computer were marginal to run Windows 10, but Microsoft didn't ask for my opinion. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. I picked up an iPad rather than get the desktop repaired, and now have an iMac as well. The iPad is my first choice for use the majority of the time. I do not miss the seemingly constant patches and updates one bit. I still have family members with Windows laptops, so I'm not completely rid of Microsoft. Sadly I haven't been able to convince them to come to the dark side (yet).
Tyler0215
Explorer
Sep 30, 2017
A mac will solve all of your Windows problems.
hotpepperkid
Explorer
Sep 30, 2017
Welcome to MircoSoft. My lap top has 8.1 on it and in the middle of the night MicroSoft decided to install WIN-10. I tried every thing and nothing worked. Had to take it to computer repair. They were able to get 8.1 working but some things didnt work like the store, calulator, games, calander. So back to the shop to see if they can fix those
drsteve
Explorer
Sep 30, 2017
My laptop did this same update yesterday, and all is well. It even fixed a couple of minor issued I've had with Win 10 since upgrading from Win 8. That said, Win 10's constant desire to download updates is a major PITA when you have a slow connection like mine. For those who want to put a stop to that, open the run box, type "services.msc." no quotes and hit enter. Scroll down to the Windows Update service, double click, and in the box that pops up set the startup type to "disabled".