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RAM usage will depend entirely on what services, processes and applications you have running. All the comparisons I've looked at using plain Jane installations or virtual machines with identical configurations have shown nearly identical RAM usage as long as Cortana is turned off. If Cortana is enabled, all bets are off.
 
I've noticed IE11 doesn't run as well but Edge is pretty smooth, I wouldn't be surprised if MS borked Windows 10 IE to make Edge standout more.

I want to get used to Edge, ive used it quite a bit but i'd rather have the tool bar than look at symbols.
 
As I said before in this thread, they named it Edge so you can slit your wrists with it once it's driven you insane. I actually got turned on to another browser I've been trying out and I'm liking it quite well. It's still in the development stages so it's not a mature platform, but it works well and has a lot of user configurable options especially in how you lay things out on the GUI. I'm not yet using it exclusively, but I'm liking it more all the time and I think once it's a bit more polished, it's going to be an excellent alternative.

Vivaldi: https://vivaldi.com/
 
Vivaldi's been mentioned as a lighter-weight alternative...altho these days, with the ads, every graphical browser probably gets loaded down to a fair degree. Spent some time looking for one today. And these days, I'm not sure the text-only browsers are worth considering.
 
if you want to do some digging and disable some of the MS Services that are not needed:

Local Group Policy Editor > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components
 
I just installed and configured with all my programs the Win 10, so far, smooth. The load of Windows 10 is a bit faster than 7. I havent tested all programs i have but so far no problems at those stayed after upgrade I tested. I tested BF2 (4k res) for like 15 minutes and it did not crashed. For me, so far, Great Windows. But i have to check BF4 in 4k res if i get more frames than windows 7. The only thing. As i said, so far, Great Windows.
 
I have Windows 10 since 2+ weeks. Good upgrade, especially if you upgrade from Windows 7 (like me). I think my PC became a bit faster and smoother. There are a LOT of settings (especially privacy settings) you should change, but if you done with them, you don't need to bug with them often. There are also a lots of customization settings. The white title bar is boring, but there is a way to change the color of it. (I changed it to blue :3). The OS can be glitchy-itchy...

My current overall rating is 7/10. Currently, my "motto" for Windows 10 would be "Many more features than in Windows 7, but not as stable as Windows 7"
 


Why would they? That makes no sense.

Beyond that...see the new article, about another big vulnerability in IE? Microsoft has said it will officially deprecate IE; one can expect this will be reasonably soon, with Win 10 and Edge out now. Clearly, that means there hasn't been any extensive effort to advance IE, so it's entirely plausible that it would fall behind.

Reminds me...I'm fairly sure that IE can be deleted from Win 10 with no adverse impact. There were aspects of Win 7 internet controls that required IE, but that shouldn't be the case now. Think I'll check that...

UPDATE: Softpedia news article 7 Aug:

Right now, Edge is still in its early days and some OS features still rely on Internet Explorer, so removing it could indeed cause some errors and unexpected behavior from some apps.
Click to expand...

OK, I'll hold off on that....
 
I prefer OneDrive in Win 8/8.1. In Windows 10, it takes space on my hdd, while in Win 8, there're only shortcuts. My 30 GB OneDrive now contains a copy of my songs and ebooks, which is a waste of storage on my hdd.
 
I upgraded to Windows 10 a week ago (August 13, 2015). I did the ''rollback'' to Windows 7 the same day. Now my license is invalid. No way to contact Microsoft other than have them call me back yesterday evening (a full week after seeking help). They could not help me because I misplaced my _legal_ retail DVD installer. They say the Key in my computer's registry is ''blocked'' and they cannot unblock it. They admitted that the key in the registry is not always the same as the key on the disc (even though I originally used the key on the disc to validate the Windows 7 installation in the first place). Again, they (a supervisor) admitted it is not uncommon to have a _different_ key in the registry after validation with the retail key. They told me if I find the install DVD, and the key is different than what is in my registry, they ''may'' be able to re-validate that keycode if it is declined by their auto-validate system. // In short, the Windows 10 update trashed my Windows 7 validation, and now because I cannot find the retail disc with the key on it, I am screwed. // Note: This was an older Gateway all-in-one computer. Ironically, my other _newer_ Gateway all-in-one (2 years old) failed to update to Windows 10. After reboot, it said ''resetting back...'' and after it finished I had Windows 7 back, but now that computer has a trashed Windows Updater (all updates now fail to install). I followed all advice by Microsoft (and later also tried ''fixes'' found at various forums), including the Microsoft update ''fixer'' and ''re-installer.'' Nada, nada, nada.... // NOTE: Granted, it is my problem that I cannot find the installation DVD with the key, but the fact remains that I had a computer with a valid key code that had been acknowledged by Microsoft as ''genuine'' for the past 3 years, and after upgrading to Windows 10, and then deciding to ''rollback'' to Windows 7, my validation was trashed. These are facts, regardless of my current inability to locate my retail DVD and key code.
 
I have had Win10 Pro upgraded from Win7 Ultimate, for about a month now. There are many 'quirks' and things I do not like, like the start menu, the login 'procedure' (I used to just turn it on and I was in! Now it's like crossing the border!
The biggest issues for me, which may yet be deal breakers, are the fact that on many websites I cannot enter text. In the URL box, forms, forums, etc. (I am composing this in Notepad and will post it to the forum!)
The biggest issue is the runaway cursor. No matter where I am online or off, any application. The cursor takes off and parks in the lower left corner. I drag it back and try to use it and off again. IF I have the task bar on the bottom, the cursor
lands on the START button and the whole screen then disappears and goes the that opening window (another thing I would like to get rid of). It is like a strobe going back and forth. Then it stops and I can use the app again, until it takes off again. Could be seconds or hours. VERY annoying!! There are other issu.... oops, there goes the cursor again!! :-(

There are other issues, but this cursor thing is a real deal-breaker as is the text issue. I am just waiting to see a post where someone rolled back to Win7 (which I loved!) and everything worked, and was properly activated (or some major fixes in Win10 Pro!)
 


hmm if you had activated windows 7 before it should not be any problem at all bit weird that it is not activating and ofcourse microsoft is bullshitting in these cases.
Not really it should not be your problem at all check and make sure you install right version of windows 7 as in home, home premium and 64 bit or 32 bit so on

Try talking to different tech sometimes these newbie tech give trouble
 
I actually once had to get a key number added to the system because they said sometimes when large companies buy in bulk(HP in this case) they do not all make it into the system. They said the key is valid, but was never activated. I had not issues with them. Now this was a while back with XP and all.

The COA sticker should shot up pretty well and again, they are supposed to have it on the system. This is different with Windows 8 and 8.1 and most likely 10. They key can be stored on the bios/system firmware for these operating systems and this is the preferred method for large system makers(no way to loose they key or the sticker will not wear out/fade).

Your COA sticker should look like the XP/Vista/7 ones in this image.
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1. That's just because you didn't have a password which isn't very safe. But it's something you can do again just create a local account with no password.

The rest of your problems sound like you don't have windows 10 drivers for all our stuff though. The problem doesn't sound like an actual windows 10 problem so much as you have a bunch of old data for how your hardware is supposed to work that isn't designed for windows 10.

Go to you hardware manufacturer's websites and look for windows 10 drivers.
 
I just upgraded the RAM and with all startup applications running, the RAM usage on idle is pegged at just under 30%, which is more acceptable. It will be interesting to see what the Windows 8.1 results are. I would have thought that the RAM usage would be in the lower 20s, but I suspect that it's due to the Samsung Rapid Mode allocating more RAM to cache, which is understandable.
 

Seems like a good guess.

As long as it releases ram when needed, I do not see an issue.

If anyone is on the insider preview build fast ring, a new build is out.
Official color titlebars seems to now be an option. When combined with the old work around you can even have a different inactive color(inactive Windows will be white so they are easy to see like on 8/8.1). This is something to look forward to for anyone who prefers that look.

Colored bars(auto picked with wallpapers) + the old color work around. No more artifact.
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I do like to keep up with technology. I was a Microsoft Windows 10 insider for a while. There isn't anything in Windows 10 that I feel I want or need. It is a definite improvement over Windows 8.1.

I did install Windows 10 on my laptop because it was running Windows 8.1 which was so annoying. Anytime I wanted to do a search it threw me into the "start screen". So my main reason for loading Windows 10 was to get rid of Windows 8.1. Windows 10 was free so that was an easy decision. If I had to pay $100 for W10 I might not have done it and just put up with W8.1 on the laptop which I don't use very often.

The install on my laptop went smoothly, even though it took a few hours. Only two applications didn't work but all I had to to was reinstall them. I use AVG security software which didn't make it through the upgrade so I had to download a fresh copy and install it. Otherwise there have been no hiccups, no crashes, no unexpected behavior. On the other hand I don't see anything new that I needed or wanted. For all the work Microsoft did Windows 10 is just a little different than Windows 7.

Windows 10 looks and behaves enough like Windows 7 that I'm comfortable with it. I turned off every new feature I could so it would look and behave even more like Windows 7. No Cortana, no internet search when I use the Windows 10 search feature. I hid the multiple windows icon from the task bar, and the start button and text window too. I removed all of the tiles from the start menu. I tried the Edge browser but didn't like it. I'm back on Chrome.

The only thing that really annoys me in Windows 10 is the super thin window boarders. I know many people like that style but for those of us who don't (and there are many) Microsoft should provide a means of setting the border thickness.

I won't install it on my desktop. In Windows 7 the application Windows Explorer has some great tools for Tagging photos. All of that great capability was tossed out and Windows Explorer is not included in Windows 8 or 10. The new File Explorer does not, in any way, replicate the great photo tagging features of it's predecessor.
 
I kinda like the interface and stuff, way better than the 8.1, but it has too much security issues for me. It sends reports to Microsoft too often with all the information about me, I don't like that http://blog.photolamus.com/2015/08/19/what-does-windows-10-steal-from-users/
 
I completely agree with that article. Sure, there are functions that work great in the cloud, but it's seriously wrong to make this the only functional paradigm. A...nag, I guess...about Win 10 is that so many functions default to "of course you want to do this online" or "of course you want to connect!" Horse manure. I DON'T want to connect.

Some of this is to gain competitive advantage by stealing users...OneDrive is targeting Google Drive, for example. E-wallet services set up through your Microsoft login, rather than Apple Pay, Google wallet, or PayPal...even if it's not there now, assume it will be.

Problem is, there's a real good chance this market segment is disappearing. I certainly remember when Win 3.1 came out...3.0 wasn't very good, 3.1 was much better. That was a paradigm shift, from DOS command line and text-based graphics, to GUIs and mice. The DOSers largely held to the "you can't get rid of my command line!" position, but of course, we know they were largely buried.
 


I don't think it is that. IE 11 feels the same in 10 to me as in 8.1/7. I think it is if you use Edge, which is faster, it makes you feel as if IE 11 is just slow.

https://fix10.isleaked.com/

Interesting site for those who are concerned.
 
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