Posted on 01/15/2016 1:05:37 PM PST by SeekAndFind
200 million devices are now running Windows 10 all over the world, or almost two-thirds of the entire U.S. population. It's a bit surprising, given that much of this growth (about 40%) has occurred just since Thanksgiving. According to recent published data, Windows 10 is is on a trajectory of growth that beats Windows 7 (by 140%) and Windows 8 (by 400%).
The question you might ask is: Why all of the raging success? And why now?
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My theory is more about speed. We notice when a computer is slow or fast, and we have almost zero patience for a device running slow. When a device is slow, we bail. And, "slow" is a multifaceted perception. It is partly related to RAM and processor speed, but an OS can also seem like it is running slow. When we can't find a setting, we think the OS is slow. When we run multiple apps at the same time and they bump into each other, regardless of how much RAM you have installed, and the PC or tablet just sort of hangs for a few seconds, we hate it. We want to downgrade. An OS can feel slow.
That's my main perception about Windows 10. It is fast in every way. Settings are much easier to find (usually, you can just type them in the Cortana search box). That's what helps with the perception of fast. That's what makes people think the OS is worth using. Windows 10 is also spritely in terms of games, high-end business apps, photo and video editing, and everything in between. I'm convinced an OS becomes popular when there's a perception of it just working.
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It seems like Microsoft adds new bugs with each release, fixes them and introduces new bugs for other people.
I’m on the fast ring and the back button in IE 11 stopped working with the latest build (11099), were going to BETA testing it for Microsoft for months to come.
The OS seems to be a great operating system. However, I find the internet browser to be somewhat problematic. I can’t fully load videos and watch them on it. I didn’t have this problem with IE11.
Would love to know your machine config.
Best I get with an I7 @3.9Ghz with a Samsung 850 Pro SSD is just a shade under 11 seconds.
RE: I didn’t have this problem with IE11.
IE 11 is still part of the OS/
RE: Why do you have to wait until it completes its command?
I know a guy who wanted to make ABSOLUTELY sure his computer is powered down before he leaves.
REASON: His hard disk crashed because of a power surge when he forgot to power down his computer one night.
My Macbook Pro comes up in 15sec.
Intel tried to get MS to improve this since Windows SE
They told Intel go take a flying leap.
Intel had fast boot working in the lab since ‘94
Since Macbook ‘13, Apple uses SSD devices which connect at PCI-e speed (M.2) vs most PC which connect at SATA rates
Critical matching is required to make it work but it is MUCH better than SATA
A very good reason to own a UPS backup battery system, maybe between $75 to $150 depending on power consumption. A good UPS will have two banks of power outlets, one is battery backed up, the other bank is not on batteries. However, both outlet banks will protect from power surges. Put the computer, monitor, external hard drives, router if nearby, on the battery bank and don't worry if you don't power down your computer. Cheap security to protect your data from crashes or surges (and brownouts). Another suggestion is to have a RAID 1 array. Get an RAID 1 enclosure for about $120 and stick a pair of drives in to mirror the data. If a drive goes out, your data is safe on the other one and you simply stick in a replacement hd to rebuild data onto the new drive.
Well, if you have Windows 10, Microsoft gives you ONEDRIVE, which is many gigabytes on their cloud.
That is of course, if you are comfortable with storing your information in their data center.
On the Macbooks that are Macbook Air’s, the newer ones dropped the “Air” name. They still sell non-Air Macbooks which use mechanical drives on SATA, unless one pays extra for the SSD option. But you’re right, much faster speed now.
I'm not comfortable with that arrangement. Most of my data is in my control, with very little going to the cloud. My preference, yours may vary.
No more "don't shut me down, I'M UPDATING!" crises.
I converted 5 Win7/Win8.1 home computers over to Win10 since late December, so I suppose I'm guilty of contributing to this. I'm quite happy with Win10 however - kind of like a "best of" Win7/Win8.1 combination, and easily as fast as if not faster than any of the computers before the upgrade.
I was thinking about getting a SSD hard drive but if it still takes 11 seconds then I will wait. Just too slow!
Same computer with a HDD takes about 20, so an SSD shaves just under 50% off the boot time.
The other computer I have which is an AMD FX-8350 (8 cores, 4GHz native, oc'd to 4.6GHz with water cooling) which has a Samsung EVO 850 250G SSD boots right about 7-8 seconds from the time I hit the power button to the point where it's giving me the logon screen, and that's with Windows 8.1.
Here's the config of that machine if you're interested:
AMD FX8350 w/water cooling (4.0GHz Native, OC'd do 4.6)
32GB DDR-3 2133 MT/s
Asus 990FX R2.0
Samsung EVO 850 250G SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB SATA3 6GB HDD (x2)
EVGA 960 Video w/4GB Memory
Corsair 750w modular power supply
Cooler Master tower case
Qty: 4 72cfm cooling fans (Front, Top, Side, Rear)
Believe it or not, this thing is actually quite quiet. The cooling fans installed are all sealed bearing and make very little discernable noise that I can hear. The fan for the water cooler actually makes the most noise.
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