Upgrade times
So my lappy was on Mint 17.1 and this pc is on W7 (dual boot).
So I thought for a laugh I would see how long each took.
So started this pc booting to win7, ran the update said "10s" then it will show gumph.
Booted the lappy up, updated the update manager to get the upgrade. Started the upgrade and left it.
40 min later, I returned.
W7 pc, still showing "Working on it" WHAT ????
Lappy finished, "please reboot". Rebooted lappy, all fine Mint 17.2 running.
So tortoise & hare race here. The pc is an 8 core AMD, with 8Gb and a PRE-DOWNLOADED OS. The lappy is a CELERON dual core, with 2Gb and an on-line upgrade.
What I thought would have been at least at a 1st reboot is still "Working on it".
Time to kill the upgrade I think and delete it.
So I thought for a laugh I would see how long each took.
So started this pc booting to win7, ran the update said "10s" then it will show gumph.
Booted the lappy up, updated the update manager to get the upgrade. Started the upgrade and left it.
40 min later, I returned.
W7 pc, still showing "Working on it" WHAT ????
Lappy finished, "please reboot". Rebooted lappy, all fine Mint 17.2 running.
So tortoise & hare race here. The pc is an 8 core AMD, with 8Gb and a PRE-DOWNLOADED OS. The lappy is a CELERON dual core, with 2Gb and an on-line upgrade.
What I thought would have been at least at a 1st reboot is still "Working on it".
Time to kill the upgrade I think and delete it.
As you are a "linux geek" 
and use windows as a secondary system... I would strongly advise you to leave Windows 10 well alone.... It has been "dumbed down" with so many of the Win 7 features now missing, that it is only suitable for those kids you see on the Microsoft Win 10 advert.......
and use windows as a secondary system... I would strongly advise you to leave Windows 10 well alone.... It has been "dumbed down" with so many of the Win 7 features now missing, that it is only suitable for those kids you see on the Microsoft Win 10 advert.......
Mint 17.1 ?
Any reason you are not on 17.2 ?
just curious.
Any reason you are not on 17.2 ?
just curious.
He is, now ! ! ... ( read his post again ! ! 
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Apologies,
Quote from: shutter He is, now ! ! ... ( read his post again ! !
my memory gets worse by the day.
Quote from: shutter As you are a "linux geek"
That's odd; I've read Win10 on the desktop has gained features Linux uses have been familiar with for years (virtual desktops, transparent terminal, even a Linux-style package manager).
I only had a quick look at that article but quickly formed the opinion it is a move to forcing users to install from their "selected software" (an extension of "windows certified"?).
The main problem for me, though, is the reduction in flexibility especially the start menu and task bar (assuming you consider it had some with Win 7 ). I find the "mobile interface" tiling a waste of space (literally) made worse by adding tiles for "pinned" items (limited to one per app, unless I've missed something obscure) - my desktop (for historical reasons) only has a couple of icons (none with Linux) as I prefer the ease of accessing the start menu to hiding windows to get to the desktop.
I never use automated updates as I want to control "when" and "what". I only run malware/av programs "on demand" (they are, after all, "fully untested" programs!) - the last identified "infection" was from a floppy written at school (by my son) in the the late 1980's - and I do not open e-mails on selection, but save and inspect any "suspicious" items.
Phil
The main problem for me, though, is the reduction in flexibility especially the start menu and task bar (assuming you consider it had some with Win 7
). I find the "mobile interface" tiling a waste of space (literally) made worse by adding tiles for "pinned" items (limited to one per app, unless I've missed something obscure) - my desktop (for historical reasons) only has a couple of icons (none with Linux) as I prefer the ease of accessing the start menu to hiding windows to get to the desktop.I never use automated updates as I want to control "when" and "what". I only run malware/av programs "on demand" (they are, after all, "fully untested" programs!) - the last identified "infection" was from a floppy written at school (by my son) in the the late 1980's - and I do not open e-mails on selection, but save and inspect any "suspicious" items.
Phil