I dislike the performance issues and frequent crashes on Windows 10.
I dislike the performance issues and frequent crashes on Windows 10.
The Action Center highlights key issues: it pushes Office 365 updates constantly, causing crashes on my Latte Panda. Updating AMD drivers for a 4K monitor works unpredictably—icons shift after each update and restart. Cumulative updates pile up weekly, sometimes taking hours on slower drives. Games with DirectX break the screen saver, especially on my AMD R290X and Intel 4000 graphics. Automatic updates are tough to disable and seem limited to Pro versions. OS upgrades every six months are annoying, with Windows 10 being a better option. Overall, the Experience feels inconsistent and frustrating.
Using Windows during the 90s/2000s would have eliminated many of these issues. Updates are now much improved, and rolling them back is very simple. Refer: http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/2008...mail-rant/
Maybe because of I have Office 365, I don't have these alerts. But this is how to disable them: You can either: Uninstall the Office Trial app, by simply right-clicking on it form the start menu and select "Uninstall". or You can go to Settings > System > Notifications > Notifications & Actions. Go down in the list and find the Office app, and toggle it off. I recommend the second one, as there is an issue in the current Windows 10 release which has tendency of re-appearing uninstall built-in apps. This has been fix soon after this latest release of Windows was released, but only Insiders gets to enjoy it. It will be released in March to the general public as the Windows 10 Creators Update. That would be your GPU drivers fault or a design issue at a hardware level (can't be fixed, until you change your GPU to some newer AMD architecture chip that will come in the future, assuming you have the latest one). This is something AMD needs to be fix. Nvidia problem is if you have a 4K monitor on DisplayPort and lower-resolution on DVI, the DVI monitor will not be detected after a driver update, until you unplug the DVI monitor, restart the system, and plug it back in (turning on and off the monitor does not work, you need to physically disconnect the cable). This issue affects both the 900 and 1000 series GPUs. It happens regardless of the OS you use. Something is wrong. It is portably failing to install. The last one was November 9, 2016, as you can see here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help...te-history Some good news: With the new Windows 10 release called: Creators Update (aka: Redstone 2) coming in March, Windows Update will compare files between server and your system, and download what it needs, reducing significantly bandwidth and time for future updates (although, scanning might take more time... the system is still being in placed for the Insiders, so we will need to wait and see how it works) Monitors should not have image burn in. Even the latest gen CRT monitors are difficult to have image burn in (i know, I had one, while everyone was jumping on the LCD bandwagon). OLED displays are also becomes much better at preventing this problem, as more technological advancement in OLED technology are made. If you go to Start > Settings > Updates & Security > Windows Update, you can define your active hours. It should install any updates during the mentioned period. How is that bad? Google is faster than this on Android. Apple is pretty fast as well. We need faster releases. The "wait 3 years" is idiotic in this day in age. It also allows actual fixes to security issues, and not just patch works delivered to people faster. In previous version of Windows, it was a patch, and if you wanted an actual fix where it requires actual back architectural changes, you had to wait for the next Windows. In addition, you have access to new features and improvements as soon as they are ready.
Yep, updating Windows from Windows 95 through XP was really frustrating! You had to rely on Internet Explorer. The issues were often caused by ActiveX components, which opened up a lot of security vulnerabilities. If IE got compromised by viruses or malware, you might need to reinstall the browser entirely. The background updater would constantly try to download updates, sometimes interrupting the process. If you checked manually for updates and downloaded them yourself, it could lead to repeated downloads. Windows Update often reported problems like service packs failing due to account restrictions, requiring you to re-download repeatedly.
With Windows 10, new releases have sparked a lot of complaints too. Many users express disappointment with each version, comparing past experiences—like praising Windows 8 while criticizing Windows 7—and sharing frustration over updates and system changes. Apple has also faced similar backlash in recent years.