Windows 10 Reference Guide

Carl Nordeen has prepared a good list of reference links for Win 10.  This document is his handout for his March 21, 2016 presentation and the PPCUG meeting.

Here is the link to that .pdf document it on the PPCUG website.

http://www.ppcuginc.com/MtgHandouts/Windows%2010%20References.pdf

Win 10 Upgrade Nagging

So ... You want to upgrade to Win 10 eventually, but don't want the nagging and don't want the new "push" upgrade to happen or have Win 10 files downloaded to your PC without your knowledge.

Enter the "GWX Control Panel" utility ... this tool can help in many ways, so if this scenario fits your situation, check it out here:

Win 10 Nag Blocker

Win 10 Auto Upgrade

Microsoft has decided to make the Win 10 upgrade for Win 7 and Win 8.1 machines appear in the routine  windows Upgrade process as a "recommended" upgrade.

Most Win 7 and Win 8.1 users will see it pre-checked in the upgrade list.  If you then run the normal upgrade process, you will get a chance to decline that.  If declined, it will keep appearing in the list with a check mark.

Here is a link to a short article about that:

Auto Upgrade

Microsoft Edge Browser limitation

Now that the new "Edge" browser is out in the world,  users are learning that it does not support NPAPI plugins, including Java in a manner similar to that change in the Chrome browser several months ago.  This can also be an issue with ActiveX and Silverlight

It appears that the MS workaround for that is a way to activate IE 11under Windows 10.  You can run that by creating a shortcut to:  c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe

But...many of us have already gotten used to having more than one browser installed and "ready" for those websites that just seem to be optimized for a certain browser, or where a desired applet does not have an alternative.

Firefox continues to be a viable second choice for Win 10 bowsing

Alan Baker
PPCUG member

Fall Update Details

There is much to know about the Win 10 "Fall Update" and this article from Windows Secrets by Tracey Capen is important reading:

The much-anticipated fall update for Windows l0 has arrived. If you're looking for significant changes, you're going to be disappointed.

Version 1511 is an important update, but many of the enhancements are either buried in the Settings menus or under the hood.

The latest Win10, aka Fall Update, is far from a routine patch. According to Microsoft, it's about a 3GB download, and on my test system it took around three hours for the full installation. And though it was officially released on Nov. 12, it could take days before it shows up on individual machines. On my test system, the update arrived sometime over the weekend; on my personal system, I received a notification but no actual update — yet.

Aside from Microsoft throttling the release of the update, there are other reasons you might not see Version 1511, according to a MS FAQ.

See the whole article here:  Windows 10 gets its first big update

 

Win 10 Fall Update is here

The expected fall update of Windows 10 is here and had some new features and some fixes.

Here is a link to an article at HowToGeek.com:
 Fall Update Info

Win 10 Backu/Recovery Details

The following is from an October 2015 article in the Windows Secrets newsletter:

"Win10 blends the best parts of Win7’s and Win8’s backup/restore tools to create a new hybrid that could well be the best archive-and-recover system ever.

When set up properly, Win10 gives you redundant, automatic, local, and remote backups of user files, making them effectively loss-proof.

Plus, there are three built-in ways to restore damaged system files — or to totally rebuild your system. They make it easy to clear up even the worst types of software trouble and malware infections.

Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn’t provide a simple, comprehensive explanation of how Win10’s backup components are supposed to work together. That’ll leave many former Vista and Win7 users needlessly baffled — and also leave those who’ve upgraded from Win8 wondering why some favorite backup features are now missing."

Find out the missing details here:  Win 10 Backup/Recovery Details