Windows 10 will pack full-screen start menu, tablet mode

longknife · Jan 23, 2015

Windows 10 will pack full-screen start menu, tablet mode

Seems to look a bit better than Win8 start menu.

Read more: http://www.digitaltrends.com/comput...-screen-start-menu-tablet-mode/#ixzz3PekZQbOU

Windows 10 isnt just a step back to the desktop, its a step up @ http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/01/22/windows-10-isnt-just-step-back-to-desktop-its-step-up/

Nullity · Jan 30, 2015

It's definitely going back in the right direction. Thankfully, all those annoying tiles can be removed from the Start Menu.

Cubed · Feb 5, 2015

the tech preview is available through Windows Update. It's free for Win 7 and 8 users.

You just have to go to the Win 10 website to get an installer that adds it.

I have the add in, but I'm waiting on some reviews before I upgrade.

Nullity · Feb 5, 2015

Also, anyone can download the full install ISO here:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso

Herkdriver · Feb 5, 2015

I'm with Cubed, think I'll wait for reviews before installing Windows 10. Well at least it's free,

Cubed · Feb 5, 2015

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Yeah. I've heard a lot of good things so far, but one never knows with Microsoft

SMDBill · Feb 5, 2015

Looks similar to the Linux Mint menu, and that's a compliment.

waltky · Aug 22, 2016

Watch out for the virtual assistant in Win10...

Cortana: The spy in Windows 10
Aug 15, 2016 - Cortana, Windows 10s built-in virtual assistant, is both really cool and really creepy

When I first saw Mr. Spock talking to the Enterprises computer, I thought it was so cool. I still do. But the more I look at Cortana, Windows 10s inherent virtual assistant, the more creeped out I get. Lets start with Cortanas fundamental lust for your data. When its working as your virtual assistant its collecting your every keystroke and spoken syllable. It does this so it can be more helpful to you. If you dont like that, well, youve got more problems than just Cortana. Google Now and Apple Siri do the same things. And its not just virtual assistants; every cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) does this to one degree or another Google Docs, Office 365, whatever. But Cortana doesnt stop there. With the recently released Windows 10 Anniversary Update, hereafter Windows 10 SP1, you cant shut Cortana off.

Maybe you dont mind Microsoft listening to your every word so it can catch when you say, Hey, Cortana. I do. Yes, I want the coolness factor of being able to talk to my computer. But I want the reassurance that its not listening when I dont need it to be. I want a simple on/off switch. Windows 10 SP1 doesnt have one. This is interesting, though: Windows 10 Education does. Microsoft apparently is willing to respect the privacy of students. The rest of us? Not so much. What you can do in Windows 10 SP1 is cripple Cortana when you install the operating system. But Cortana then becomes no more than a front end to Microsofts Bing search engine. You lose the ability to talk to your computer. Youll no longer be able to tell Windows 10 to get you an Uber or tell you how the Chicago Cubs did today.

If youre anti-Cortana, dont install Windows 10 SP1 with Express settings. Instead, follow the steps described by Jared Newman in PC World. You will make Windows 10 less useful but a lot more private. If youre not comfortable with Cortana collecting your contacts, location, calendar data, and text and email content and communication history, youll want to do this. Dont, though, if you want the full Cortana experience and you dont mind Microsoft collecting everything except your car keys. And maybe you dont. Many of us are reconciled to the mantra of the internet economy: If youre not paying for it, you are the product. Companies such as Facebook and Google give all their free social and search goodies in return for our web history, which they then transform into cash with targeted advertising. And as for Microsoft, it makes a point of saying Cortana doesnt do that. Why do I not feel reassured?

Now that I think of it, though, you cant (easily) get Windows 10 for free anymore. So you get to pay Microsoft with both cash ($199.99 for Windows 10 Pro) and your data. Oh boy! Microsoft also claims that Windows 10 SP1 is safer than ever, which I find even less assuring than the promise not to exploit all that Cortana data. Think about this: You can use Cortana from the lock screen. Thats right; Cortana is active and listening to when your PC is locked. Well, its supposed to be locked, but if its able to listen, how locked down is it, really? Not very! Microsoft calls this a feature that gives you the ability to ask your PC simple questions without logging in. But I call anything that lets me input data into a PC without being logged into it a bug. Its a security hole begging to be exploited. Windows, which God knows has had more than enough security problems, now has a new attack surface. Fortunately, you can fix this one easily. Just open Cortanas Settings and turn off the Use Cortana even when my device is locked.

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longknife · Aug 22, 2016

I just did a major upgrade with no problems.

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