MSDN posted:

BITS uses the client's network adapter to measure available network bandwidth. Because BITS is not able to measure bandwidth beyond the client, BITS may congest the WAN link. To reduce congestion on the WAN link, you can use the MaxInternetBandwidth group policy to limit the amount of bandwidth that the client uses.

spud posted:

Absolute control is very important, or any vendor can stick whatever they want on there....remember adware and spyware? I am not saying MS will do that, but if my system compiles a piece of code in 100secs one day, and 90 secs the next day, after me writing a new algorithm, was that the code, or the update?

I do not want my system changed unless I allow it, in anyway.

Skarsnik posted:

spud posted:

Absolute control is very important, or any vendor can stick whatever they want on there....remember adware and spyware? I am not saying MS will do that, but if my system compiles a piece of code in 100secs one day, and 90 secs the next day, after me writing a new algorithm, was that the code, or the update?

I do not want my system changed unless I allow it, in anyway.

spud posted:

Of course I changed that setting. I have been in control of updates since Windows 3.1 when I would get them on floppies. I am not asking this as someone "new to computers".

It will be an issue if I am playing an online game and Windows 10 decides to start downloading an update, and the only recourse I have is to kill the service.

To Skarsnik, I didn't read anything about Goons being Goons and worrying about this....I am worried about this, regardless if I am a goon or not.

I have seen 2 people now saying "don't worry this isn't an issue", but where is the evidence?

Dodoman posted:

You might enjoy Yosemite or Linux variant X.

Nintendo Kid posted:

Are you on dial-up or sub 4 megabit DSL or something? That's the only situation I can imagine where the downloads will seriously impact your gaming, especially as the downloads are usually done overnight starting around 3 am.

spud posted:

More guesswork.

Give me evidence.

e: gently caress it, I may as well have asked on Gamefaqs. What went wrong here? It used to be full of knowledgeable people rather than guess work jockeys and have a go heroes.

socialsecurity posted:

Sorry none of us bothered to learn the inner workings of something most people don't give a poo poo about on a unreleased operating system.

spud posted:

Sorry to ask on the "Serious Hardware/Software Crap" forum about serious software.

I will just trust whatever vendors shovel into my fat face, much like Americans do each day with fast food.

Dodoman posted:

Then I think you may enjoy posting in

spud posted:

More guesswork.

Give me evidence.

e: gently caress it, I may as well have asked on Gamefaqs. What went wrong here? It used to be full of knowledgeable people rather than guess work jockeys and have a go heroes.

Nintendo Kid posted:

It's not guesswork silly man, That's what the default has been since either XP or ME, for updates to start being downloaded (and if you want it, installed) at 3 AM, assuming you leave your computer on. You have to deliberately choose otherwise.

Again, so, do you actually have a lovely connection or are you the sort of "my mom says I'm good at computers" doof who just assumes any downloads at all during your 2sick WOW raids will hurt your latency? Because your concerns are actually worthwhile if it's the first, I did have issues gaming during sownloads last month when I was stuck on a sub 3 megabit line shared with others in the place.

spud posted:

Oh sweet Nintendo Kid....

Yes I have no idea and my mom says im very good at computar.

ThermoPhysical posted:

Oh it does work? Sweet.

What are the keyboard shortcuts? Same as in 8/8.1?

Coolnezzz posted:

Installed Windows 10 by upgrading first then doing a fresh install tonight and am really enjoying it so far. I do most of my computer usage at night and lately the brightness of my monitors has been making my eyes hurt. I've decided to start working on that after this fresh install by running Flux and some Grease/Tamper monkey scripts for my browsers that switch to a darker theme. While not strictly Windows 10 related I am curious if anyone is aware of a way to make Windows Explorer windows darker, like inverting the white background and black text.

Here's a screenshot of my desktop at the moment, the Explorer window is just eye-searingly bright to me:



Otherwise after some initial Windows Updates failures, Win10 not liking my old keyboard, my 2nd monitor having weird black lines/screen tearing (went away after a reboot, I blame video drivers), I'm having a good time with this so far! The keyboard issue was strange, I'd spilled some coffee on it a few months back and let it dry out for a day but ever since then it's acted like there was a short that was causing my PC to think that a key was being held down at all times. This would cause Win7 to not let me left-click my mouse after initial boot-up until I frantically pressed all of the other mouse buttons several times and it would start working again. I'm not sure why this worked, I guess pressing all of the mouse buttons overloaded the input buffer or something to make Windows stop thinking that keyboard key was still being pressed. This worked great in Win7 to "fix" my keyboard problem but that method will not work with Win10, I ran out and bought a new keyboard (and mouse while I'm at it) and have had no problems since.

Nintendo Kid posted:

You're the one who doesn't know basic facts about Windows Update, a 15+ year old system. And comes in here demanding changes that the sort of guy who ran Windows XP 32 bit on an 8 GB of ram system for more FPS would do.

Last Chance posted:

WHEN DO MY loving UPDATES HAPPEN GOD drat IDIOTS JUST TELL ME.

mayodreams posted:

Control-Win-Left/Right Arrow Keys will cycle through the desktops. Alt-Tab can be set to show you all apps on all desktops. Win-Tab shows you the current applications on that desktop, but can tab down (win-tab holds the screen so you don't have to keep the keys pressed like alt-tab) and change desktops that way.

I want a direct key combo for each desktop like I've had on Mac OS X for the past 10 years, and like how I configured Dexpot to function on WIndows to replicate the feature. I have used Option-1 on the Mac and Win-1 to switch to space one, but doing so on Windows requires disabling the win-NUMBER key combo of launching applications in the quick launch bar.

spud posted:

Of course I changed that setting. I have been in control of updates since Windows 3.1 when I would get them on floppies. I am not asking this as someone "new to computers".

Segmentation Fault posted:

Your erroneous assumption that you know anything about modern operating systems because you've used old ones is a common pitfall. I've seen it happen to family members, friends, and co-workers.

Windows automatically downloads updates in the background, and it knows when not to download by monitoring your bandwidth usage so as to not interrupt streaming, gaming, etc. There is no issue.

Segmentation Fault posted:

Your erroneous assumption that you know anything about modern operating systems because you've used old ones is a common pitfall. I've seen it happen to family members, friends, and co-workers.

Windows automatically downloads updates in the background, and it knows when not to download by monitoring your bandwidth usage so as to not interrupt streaming, gaming, etc. There is no issue.

Grog posted:

Yeeeaahhh... Having updates forced on your system without any option to stop them is a concern that plenty of people have, and they don't have some mental condition just because they want easy control of what happens on their PCs without having to go into registry hacks. It doesn't matter when the automatic updates are scheduled by default or that you can reschedule them, if they're still being forced on your system. Also, some of us do still only have access to lovely ~5 Mbit DSL connections. Not everyone lives in a technological utopia.

I'll crush your skull for $50, though.

quote:

To prevent the driver or update from being reinstalled, a troubleshooter is available that provides a user interface for hiding and showing Windows Updates and drivers for Windows 10 Insider Preview. You can obtain and run the "Show or hide updates" troubleshooter by downloading it from the Microsoft Download Center.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the "Show or hide updates" troubleshooter package now.

Hiyoshi posted:

Why is it not possible to pin programs to the Start Menu in the gray area when "Show most used apps" is turned off?

xylo posted:

Hi thread

Internally we're having big discussion about Windows Update and drivers. Many of us (like you) just got bit by the nVidia driver update yesterday. I'm pointing a few of the people driving this to read posts from you after this one to pick up feedback on WU updating drivers in general (and you're experience from yesterday.)

Some questions to help stir the discussion a bit, but please don't limit your feedback to these.

1. Should windows update be allowed to update drivers?
2. If yes, how should driver updates be handled (silent, user prompt, notification window only, etc)
3. Are there instances you feel a driver should never be touched? (newer version, never overwrite user installed, only very out of date, security fix only, etc)
4. How would you like to see drivers provided/updated?
5. What is your experience with taking driver updates from Windows Update (not just yesterday, but also in the past). Examples, stores, welcome.

GoatSeeGuy posted:

I did my upgrade from 7 Friday and everything is great, until I walk away.

If I lock/sleep and wake back up immediately no problem- but if I leave it either locked and running, or sleeping overnight or even for 2-3 hours I'll come back to a frozen black screen and have to reboot. I've been googling with no success- I disabled the lock screen image so I get an immediate password prompt, but that didn't fix it. As of now I'm set to never sleep the PC or Display but nothing seems to help.

mayodreams posted:

Control-Win-Left/Right Arrow Keys will cycle through the desktops. Alt-Tab can be set to show you all apps on all desktops. Win-Tab shows you the current applications on that desktop, but can tab down (win-tab holds the screen so you don't have to keep the keys pressed like alt-tab) and change desktops that way.

ThermoPhysical posted:

Don't know if this still works, but according to MS, you shouldn't need any registry hacking.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3073930

spud posted:

Absolute control is very important, or any vendor can stick whatever they want on there....remember adware and spyware? I am not saying MS will do that, but if my system compiles a piece of code in 100secs one day, and 90 secs the next day, after me writing a new algorithm, was that the code, or the update?

Sir Unimaginative posted:

It does, but if it's drivers or something you'll need to run it fast. Like 'put it on the root of your Windows install media and run it first thing after connecting Internet' fast. There may not be 'fast enough' if you're doing an upgrade install.

Potato Salad posted:

Who seriously does compile jobs locally these days, anyway? (Edit: especially in true enterprise) You should be using a well-controlled compile farm. You're coming across as either yesteryear's engineer or a troll.