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Re: Win 10 Forced Updates
Windows 10 Forced Updates and updating from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10 are two entirely different issues. To stop Forced Updates within Windows 10 see my previous post. To prevent Windows 7/8 from trying to convince you to update to Windows 10 you need to uninstall the previously installed update KB3035583. This is done through Control Panel - Uninstall a Program - View installed updates - scroll down until you see (KB3035583) - Right click on it and select Uninstall. This will remove the update in Windows 7/8 that prompts you to install Windows 10.399Views0likes0CommentsRe: Win 10 Forced Updates
Windows 10 defaults to Automatic Updates and doesn't let you disable it in the normal method. If you want to stop Automatic Updates within Windows 10 - read on. Windows Update is just another Windows process so it can be disabled with these simple steps: 1 - Open the Run command (Win button + R) 2 - Type services.msc and press enter 3 - Scroll down the services list until you see Windows Update 4 - Double click on it to open the Properties window 5 - Under Startup type click the down arrow and select Disabled 6 - Click OK and restart the computer When YOU want to check for updates repeat the process, selecting Automatic and restart the computer. You can then disable it when done. I too prefer to have control of when updates are made on my computer.399Views0likes0CommentsRe: [OP Update] Windows 8.1 compared to Win7 - user experience
tkcas01 wrote: Update from OP OK, the new computer is up and running. Thankfully with the backup it was easy to get files, emails, favorites and other configuration data back. I then started messing around with it assuming I would get her to ignore the new Start Screen and use the familiar Desktop. However, after getting used to it, I decided to do just the opposite. I removed all shortcuts from the traditional Desktop and started populating the Start Screen with what she normally uses. Realizing that there are some nice apps that run in the new "Metro" interface, I installed some of those (like for weather and Netflix) and showed her how they worked. Having never used Win8, I am actually pretty impressed with it and even she agrees it is more pleasant looking and maybe more fun to use. We'll see after she gets some time working with it. Here is a screenshot of how I configured the Start Screen so far. I'll fine-tune it as she lets me know what she likes or doesn't like. I can understand why some don't like it at first, but after just one day with it, I think if you figure out how to configure it to do what YOU want, it's actually nice. link to larger image That's the flexibility of Win8.1, being able to configure the tiles with just the ones you want to use. My desktop too is almost blank. I just group the tiles with the ones I use the most and remove the rest. You can also create tiles for the shortcuts to websites you use most often. Anything I needed to access from the start menu I created a tile. I agree that one of the current shortcomings is being able to edit the look of the tile instead of just the size.416Views0likes0CommentsRe: [OP Update] Windows 8.1 compared to Win7 - user experience
The user experience with Windows 8.1 is really more of a configuration issue. I removed a lot of the useless tiles and setup new ones to the programs and websites I use most. It is very easy to use the tiles to navigate to whatever I want just like the shortcuts on a desktop and I find I very seldom return to the desktop. I find Win8.1 to be much faster than Win7 and if setup properly much easier to navigate. I have helped several people in a transition from WinXP to Win8.1, setup their tiles properly and find they seldom use the desktop even though there is a predominate tile there that they can click to access it. If someone MUST have the start button I load ClassicShell and they are happy. I have used Microsoft from the early versions of DOS and find Win8.1 to be the most flexible OS yet both from the touch screen to mouse and keyboard. From what I have seen on the pre release version, Win10 does bring back some of the familiarity of Win7 while keeping the flexibility of Win8.1. I am running on a Microsoft Surface Pro that does function as a touch screen tablet but I use it mostly with the keyboard and mouse with an additional external monitor.176Views0likes0CommentsRe: 300 feet of Underground Cat6 ???
If you must go wired then here is CAT5e direct burial cable. CAT5e Direct Burial Cable CAT5e cable also has different twist rates between the pairs and you should avoid doubling up the conductors. CAT5e is usually listed for 350Mbps. To take advantage of the signal isolation make sure to wire the colors at both ends of the RJ45 connectors as follows: white/orange orange white/green blue white/blue green white/brown brown142Views0likes0Comments
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