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If you have an hp 8610 printer DO NOT upgrade yet.

To save yourself frustration, don't upgrade to Win10 yet. Too many issues.

To upgrade to Windows 10:
http://msft.gq/gxn/

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GXN is a small utility that helps you upgrade your current Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Preview installation to Windows 10 RTM without any waiting or reservation.

This tool provides a few enhancements over the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft. As an example, GXN is able to identify and clean up temporary files from previous failed installation attempts, thus lowering the chance of setup not working significantly. GXN will continue receiving updates for the app itself and will always provide the most up-to-date copy of Windows 10 Microsoft offers.

These are the following prerequisites you need for GXN to work properly:
    
.NET Framework 4.5
Windows 7 or newer
An active internet connection
Administrator rights
Please report any bugs you've found using DMs on Twitter, @Whistler4Ever.

If you want to install Windows 10 on a computer that does not have an internet connection, use this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #280 on: October 22, 2015, 10:55:40 PM »
Why is my start button not left clickable?

I googled, it told me to restart windows explore from the task manager. I did this but it just kinda froze
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #281 on: October 23, 2015, 02:21:05 AM »
Quote from: churnbabychurn on October 22, 2015, 10:55:40 PM
Why is my start button not left clickable?

I googled, it told me to restart windows explore from the task manager. I did this but it just kinda froze
Did you end up restarting?  Still having issue?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #282 on: October 23, 2015, 08:01:12 AM »
Quote from: DanH on October 23, 2015, 02:21:05 AM
Did you end up restarting?  Still having issue?
Restart fixed but Hope it doesn't happen again..
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #283 on: October 27, 2015, 09:48:49 PM »
is there any way to have my customized start menu sync across multiple computers?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #284 on: October 28, 2015, 12:14:03 AM »
Quote from: etech0 on October 27, 2015, 09:48:49 PM
is there any way to have my customized start menu sync across multiple computers?
I never used a microsoft account because I don't need microsoft spying on me but if you do I wonder if it will sync.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #285 on: October 28, 2015, 12:16:37 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 12:14:03 AM
I never used a microsoft account because I don't need microsoft spying on me but if you do I wonder if it will sync.
Do you mean like office 365, outlook? Care to elaborate? And why is microsoft more spying than any other accounts?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #286 on: October 28, 2015, 12:18:41 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on October 28, 2015, 12:16:37 AM
Do you mean like office 365, outlook? Care to elaborate? And why is microsoft more spying than any other accounts?
Starting with windows 8 Microsoft wants you to sign in to windows with a microsoft account which helps microsoft track you
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #287 on: October 28, 2015, 12:25:38 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 12:18:41 AM
Starting with windows 8 Microsoft wants you to sign in to windows with a microsoft account which helps microsoft track you
So you still use windows 7? And what is this any different than any other accounts you may have (gmail, chase online etc.)? They obviously have a privacy policy.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #288 on: October 28, 2015, 12:34:09 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on October 28, 2015, 12:25:38 AM
So you still use windows 7? And what is this any different than any other accounts you may have (gmail, chase online etc.)? They obviously have a privacy policy.
No I just don't use a Microsoft account in windows 10 (Microsoft tries very hard to hide that option) as far as their privacy policy, its very not private even with a local account unless you use the custom settings and disable all their snooping options ( you can do that afterwards in the privacy section of settings)
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #289 on: October 28, 2015, 12:36:16 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 12:34:09 AM
No I just don't use a Microsoft account in windows 10 (Microsoft tries very hard to hide that option) as far as their privacy policy, its very not private even with a local account unless you use the custom settings and disable all their snooping options ( you can do that afterwards in the privacy section of settings)
You mean that google etc all have better privacy policies?
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #290 on: October 28, 2015, 01:14:19 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on October 28, 2015, 12:36:16 AM
You mean that google etc all have better privacy policies?
Bad enough google who gives free services stalks me I don't need microsoft who I charges for its software to stalk me too
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #291 on: October 28, 2015, 01:21:13 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 01:14:19 AM
Bad enough google who gives free services stalks me I don't need microsoft who I charges for its software to stalk me too
No offense (& I can delete this post if so you wish) buy isn't that related with paranoia? If anything I'd be more afraid of hackers getting into google or microsoft and do bad things with what they obtain. But the companies themselves can be held liable by law for any dirty business.
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #292 on: October 28, 2015, 01:24:55 AM »
Quote from: Work-for-ur-muny on October 28, 2015, 01:21:13 AM
No offense (& I can delete this post if so you wish) buy isn't that related with paranoia? If anything I'd be more afraid of hackers getting into google or microsoft and do bad things with what they obtain. But the companies themselves can be held liable by law for any dirty business.
No it's not really paranoia if you saw whats in their privacy policy you would be shocked.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/24/win_russia_privacy_controversy/

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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #293 on: October 28, 2015, 05:49:03 AM »
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Windows 10 Spying..
DWS Tool - http://dws.wzor.net/

If you are actually worried about it :)
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #294 on: October 28, 2015, 10:43:52 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 01:24:55 AM
No it's not really paranoia if you saw whats in their privacy policy you would be shocked.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/24/win_russia_privacy_controversy/

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any google,fb, yahoo and any other tech company privacy policy? its all the same. They have to have long privacy policy to cover themselves legally. The only difference is Google sells your info to marketers to sell ads. MSFT does not. and windows 10 you did not pay for.
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« Reply #295 on: October 28, 2015, 10:46:39 AM »
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #296 on: October 28, 2015, 11:21:10 AM »
Quote from: ya on October 28, 2015, 10:43:52 AM
any google,fb, yahoo and any other tech company privacy policy? its all the same. They have to have long privacy policy to cover themselves legally. The only difference is Google sells your info to marketers to sell ads. MSFT does not. and windows 10 you did not pay for.
You always pay for windows. If you had windows 7 or 8 you got a free upgrade to 10, but you still paid for windows
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #297 on: October 28, 2015, 11:50:12 AM »
Quote from: avromie7 on October 28, 2015, 11:21:10 AM
You always pay for windows. If you had windows 7 or 8 you got a free upgrade to 10, but you still paid for windows
you can stay with windows 7 which is what you paid for then you wont have any of these issues.
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« Reply #298 on: October 28, 2015, 02:43:56 PM »
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Re: Windows 10
« Reply #299 on: October 28, 2015, 03:06:32 PM »
Also I am not sure how this is different then every single website on the internet that tracks you. I think it all comes down to what they do with the info. Google- selling the info to sell you ads. Microsoft using the info to make windows better.
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