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  1. 1. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst, 5 being best. What do you think of Windows 10 from the leaks so far?

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    • 3. OK, Needs a few major improvements, some minor ones
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    • 2. Fine, Needs a lot of major improvements
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    • 1.Poor, Needs too many improvements, all hope is lost, never going to use it
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  2. 2. Based on the recent leaks by Neowin and Winfuture.de, my next OS upgrade will be?

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  3. 3. Should Microsoft give away Windows 10 for free?

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    • Yes for Vista and above users
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Anyone noticed March 2015, Windows Malicious Removal Tool being offered as Optional Download in Windows Update before Patch Tuesday (Which is tomorrow BTW)?

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Anyone noticed March 2015, Windows Malicious Removal Tool being offered as Optional Download in Windows Update before Patch Tuesday (Which is tomorrow BTW)?

 

Why would it be so unusual ?

The tool exist in any post - seven Windows .  

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Because it is released monthly on Patch Tuesdays. I can't find it though, maybe they made it available accidentally.

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Why would it be so unusual ?

The tool exist in any post - seven Windows .  

 

Please make some sense..   :|

Microsoft always release its updated version with Patch Tuesday, while they now released it out of band with Optional status.

 

Read also what @indospot said above.

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Please make some sense..   :|

Microsoft always release its updated version with Patch Tuesday, while they now released it out of band with Optional status.

 

Read also what @indospot said above.

No one really used it since it was on demand anyway.

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New Windows 10 build possibly coming later this week or early next week!

"Today is 3/9 and we

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Try sub-$150USD (GTX 750/Ti) - about half of the non-TI versions require NO external power at all.

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@Dot Matrix

 

Uhm. No. That doesn't indicate anything. He was just giving an example for release timing.

Ah, ok. :/

 

BTW, happy birthday! :) 

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Well. I have lessen the stress. I discovered that I could perfectly enable the old start menu (B. 9879).

 

Currently mi Windows 10 installation is broken: No Cortana, XAML Start Menu, Modern apps are also not working (except Settings, thankfully)

I have same issue after doing a system restore (for some reason, after some update keyboard stopped working and I chose simplest method of fixing it, but forgot that doing the system restore will most certainly break Start menu, search and modern apps (except Store (not beta) and Settings). I found a Powershell script to restore Start menu, but nothing to fix the rest. My only hope is that updating to new build will fix it.

 

I mean, I understand that it's a beta and you're not supposed to use it as primary OS (then again, if I'm not doing that my feedback would be shallow) and blah blah blah, but it's a pain in the ass to reinstall all the software after every unfortunate instance that I stumble on such a showstopper bug.

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I have same issue after doing a system restore (for some reason, after some update keyboard stopped working and I chose simplest method of fixing it, but forgot that doing the system restore will most certainly break Start menu, search and modern apps (except Store (not beta) and Settings). I found a Powershell script to restore Start menu, but nothing to fix the rest. My only hope is that updating to new build will fix it.

 

I mean, I understand that it's a beta and you're not supposed to use it as primary OS (then again, if I'm not doing that my feedback would be shallow) and blah blah blah, but it's a pain in the ass to reinstall all the software after every unfortunate instance that I stumble on such a showstopper bug.

 

Yeah I had task manager and elevation stop working (plus a 2 min login delay) so I system restored and now my start menu doesn't work.. and I can't load webpages.  I haven't tried opening a modern app from it's exe but I'm assuming they will just hourglass too.

 

I was thinking I might have to cut power in the middle of windows loading so next boot I get the advanced settings menu, then I might try a refresh -shrug- It all happened randomly after a 3 day holiday not using my PC!

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550W here [ Wait ... only the GPU needs 500W !? ] ...

 

 I assume when video card vendors talk about minimum power supply requirements there are probably built in assumptions about the CPU, motherboard and other components.

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Going through a clean install (well, upgrade)... the "nice" installation notes (like "Installing apps" and "Almost done") are cute, but for technicians, having access to a detailed feed in what is installing and how much would be really nice.

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 I assume when video card vendors talk about minimum power supply requirements there are probably built in assumptions about the CPU, motherboard and other components.

Yes. This is the recommended output anyway.. so a 450-500 may do it but there is a chance depending on varying power needs that this fails specifically because of lower rating.

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Please make some sense..   :|

Microsoft always release its updated version with Patch Tuesday, while they now released it out of band with Optional status.

 

Read also what @indospot said above.

 

It might be a tech mistake [ like this : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_update/is-9935-the-new-build-13015-update-build-is-still/476a0fec-07df-45aa-b3bb-da776b6465f6 . ] .

 I assume when video card vendors talk about minimum power supply requirements there are probably built in assumptions about the CPU, motherboard and other components.

 

Then , it's already ok .

I wonder , how much for that Maxwell ... ?

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It might be a tech mistake [ like this : http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_update/is-9935-the-new-build-13015-update-build-is-still/476a0fec-07df-45aa-b3bb-da776b6465f6 . ] .

 

Then , it's already ok .

I wonder , how much for that Maxwell ... ?

 

From what I understand the Maxwell architecture is yielding some pretty good TDP results which hopefully should mean you can drop in Maxwell based video card without too many dramas.

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Lower-end Maxwell?  GTX750 and GTX750Ti (oddly enough, original Maxwell, albeit "baby Maxwell") are $150USD or less - (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709 600487564 600007782).  The link refers to 2 GB GTX750 (non-Ti) cards; most of which don't require an extra power feed of any sort. The ASUS model (bottom of the page, but currently out of stock) is passive-cooled (no fan at all).

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Lower-end Maxwell?  GTX750 and GTX750Ti (oddly enough, original Maxwell, albeit "baby Maxwell") are $150USD or less - (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007709 600487564 600007782).  The link refers to 2 GB GTX750 (non-Ti) cards; most of which don't require an extra power feed of any sort.

Well, I thought he wanted the newest Maxwell cards, the 900 series, sorry. I meant to wait for the 950.

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Well, I thought he wanted the newest Maxwell cards, the 900 series, sorry. I meant to wait for the 950.

GTX960 (current bottom-end of "big Maxwell") is $200USD also at Newegg (six at $199.99 - two from Gigabyte, and singles from EVGA, PNY, MSI, and Zotac; the EVGA is a SFF model.)

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