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[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
So now that people are upgrading to the release of Win 10, I'm curious about your experience.

For me, it's a smooth OS with a lot of things I need to get used to but I have made some discoveries.

The task bar - on my main monitor won't auto hide. A search tells me this has been a bug for the last few technical releases. Oddly enough, all of a sudden, a few minutes ago, it started to work but I assume this will stop in the next reboot.

The Mail App totally sucks. No number of new emails in each account when you click on accounts. No view for all accounts. No using mouse/shift to select multiple messages. No Check boxes to select all messages in any folder. New incoming messages show up in the action center, only, but you have to open it to see them. Not getting desktop notifications.

Cortana looks like it could be good but setup has been a pain since for some reason my Microsoft LifeCam Cinema HD cam can barely hear my voice, even with level up all the way.

Camera App - totally doesn't open at all. I had to d/l a third party app which I don't like.

Settings page is tough to find things like Advanced Settings. That's WAS, oddly, in System/About but now it;s gone and replaced by other shortcuts. so setting the paging file size manually, etc is just gone for now.

Edge is the best browser yet by MS, but it's not going to get me to stop using Chrome

What are everyone else's thoughts so far?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Nordblum:
It's nearly perfect. Drivers catched up, not a single incompatible program, major performance boost in games after installing the latest Nvidia driver. The only bug I've seen so far - Action Center's tray icon is lit on on system startup even though it's empty.

I'm recommending it to everyone I know, I've already installed it on 3 PCs I have access to. It's just 10/10.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] QuietBillG:
Upgrade??

First, so far I like Windows 10 a whole lot better than Windows 8.1, but the upgrade has been a nightmare.

The upgrade on my AlienWare (Dell) laptop went smooth. No problems at all. The upgrade for my Surface Pro 3 (Microsoft) has been anything but smooth. Microsoft's own computer did not upgrade right. First, it installed Windows 10 Home even though the Windows 8.1 that was on it was the Pro version. It also wiped out all of my installed programs and apps. I didn't lose any data but the applications will all have to be reinstalled.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Mine won't even install on my Asus Transformer. Says Key cannot be verified....
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Droidsan:
If you are still having problems and difficulties upgrading your PC to windows 10, kindly follow this post on my website. A few clean up steps got my Dell system to upgrade to Windows 10 http://www.selftechgenius.com/how-to-geek-2/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free/
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
OK, so here's a big one. I use my 500GB D:\ drive to store documents, downloads, pictures and videos by default. I tried to save a picture off the web to the pictures folder and got access denied error.

So I looked properties, security and noticed 2 things. 1, the folder was marked as read only and 2, there was and Unknown User account. I deleted that account, and changed the properties on both C: and D: drives and that fixed it but you should all go check to see if you have the same thing.

I'm thinking I'm going to get a 1 TB HDD backup to put all my personal things on, format both drives, then do a clean install. I've always hated doing OS upgrades on top of older releases and the few bugs I have, like the camera app not working or the VIA HD Deck app not opening are the reason why. I just have to wait for all my hardware devices to release Win 10 drivers
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Face_Plant:
I wasn't a fan of Windows 10. Immediately after "upgrading" the track pad on my laptop didn't work properly anymore. Based on my research it's a driver issue with no solution until the driver is updated. Who knows when that will be.... I use my laptop a lot for school and can't afford to wait.

Microsoft also removed basic tools like paint with no good replacements in the app store. I also didn't like how it pretty much turned my laptop into a phone by calling the Control Panel "settings" and having an app store and stupid stuff like that. I went back to Windows 7 after less than an hour on Windows 10 and couldn't be happier.

I did like the UI, though. It kinda reminded me of the material design of Android 5.x with the flat colors and stuff.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Sequeezer:
I am very happy with win 10, got it on my Desktop and my Tablet and even though i had some touchscreen issues in the beginning it works well now on both devices
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
I did a clean install on my laptop, as opposed to the update on my desktop, and it's better. Cortana works right, etc.

My ONLY beef is the mail app sucks
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] AqdhdZwty:
I upgraded my Lenovo to Windows 10 with the media creation tool but after a week or so decided to do a clean install to get rid of the terrible bloat(though most of it I removed when I got the laptop).

I downloaded the ISO and CLEARLY remember choosing 64bit Home Single Language. But after I diakpart the drive and reinstall the OS I realize that I have a 32 bit version installed.

And my 15GB limit of "high" speed broadband is exhausted and I CANNOT download a 4 gig file on a 512 Kbps connection.

I'm stuck till next month or till my friend gives me the 64 bit ISO.

But its completely my fault, so guys BEWARE, don't make stupid mistakes!!!!

But I like the OS(mostly). After disabling Microsoft's sneaky data collection and automatic updates its all good. Don't forget to disable live tiles cause they hog bandwidth too.

But boot speed is faster, performance is better and multiple desktops and snapping is great!

[Moto E 2nd Gen 3G running CyanogenMod 12.1]
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MagicAndre1981:
I don't like Windows 10 at all. It sucks on Tablet(Touch) and PC/Laptop. With StartIsBack++ you can fix Win10 a bit for mouse/keyboard, but the UI is still cluttered and ugly as hell.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Really?? I don;t have that problem at all, especially when doing a clean install
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TheJerwin:
My upgrade went well.. But afterwards it was a nightmare. It took my DAYS and about 14 reboots just to get it unfrozen long enough to open task manager with ctrl+alt+delete. Then, suddenly, after a reboot, it worked. It is now even faster than 8.1 (although I sometimes need to use task manager to speed it up). All of my programs and files work.. Except for cam studio which didn't work on 8.1 either. [emoji13]

Sent from my *unrooted* ZTE Zinger using the Tapatalk app.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kerimka:
I totally agree with Mail app sucks. I sent some emails but sent items folder is still empty, not syncing.. And honestly, I don't like the settings app because eventually it forwards you to the control panel for lots of settings. So what's the meaning of this setting app, right?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Right. I just pinned Control Panel to Start so i can get right to it
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] nvo2411:
I have Windows 10 pro. Whenever I try to connect to my pc using various remote desktop apps on my android, it gets connected for a moment and then it shows error message that someone else is connected to your pc please try later.

Any suggestions?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Pommy192:
I did a fresh install, I like it, just that there's no direct access to the computer from the start bar, I managed to pin 'this pc' to it, but It wasn't good enough.

I added the start menu back from Stardock Start10.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] k3v!n:
fresh w10pro install here on an hp elitebook. no issues at all.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kencre:
On Acer fresh update, no problems
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Wrast:
I updated my Toshiba Satellite to Windows 10 and it runs smooth. There's only an annoying thing. Sometimes when I turn on the PC and log in it says that Cortana and Start Menu aren't working, so I must have to turn off and to solve this problem temporarily I have to press Shift while it turns on. But some days after it happens again.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] PanTra1978:
Hello

I'm so angry about automatically installed app in Windows 10 without promision...

App name : boo browser - reg clean pc - game desktop - and....

Some one know how to escape from this hell!!?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Pretty sure I don't have those nor have I ever heard of them
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] NZT-48:
My experience has been pretty good too. I had initial doubts about privacy such as Microsoft scanning my hard drive continuously, but disabling the data tracking process stops this. Cortana still works thought, so all is great. Really like the new Start menu too.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
The biggest problem I've encountered is that my Asus MB uses Via Audio Deck for Audio, which seems like it's not supported yet for Win 10. Searching the problem I've seen a LOT of people with this problem. Some have found ways to get it to work, but most have failed, so we're stuck with the generic drivers which break full headphone and mic use :/
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] chirag2718:
Windows 10 on my PC sucks i dont know whether it is coz of the system image i got or something coz it has a lot of bugs like pic, videos etc doesnt open with the system apps..

hangs a lot
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Must be. Mine work fine but Camera App form the App Store has never worked with Win 10
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Tali099:
mine has been hell till i successfully debloated it

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now its as good as gold but my only problem is: how can i remove those newly added apps like settings and stuffs from the os
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Manuel15:
I installed Windows 10 twice. The first time I installed it, it was horrible on my pc. Programs icons was stretched and had low resolution. The system lagged too, even without programs opened I had about one frame at second. So I came back to w7. About a month later I tried again to install it and then it worked fine. Now I am using it with no issues (except those apps automatically installing from app store, like "candy crash", I just have to uninstall then when I find them on the app list). I just had an "home button not working" issue.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Gadtech:
It always came as a surprise to me that most people complain about Windows 10, but i have been using this version of OS for the past 6 months and i have no problem with it.

There are good blogs and sites out there that can solve most Windows 10 problems, you just have to visit them once in a while to stay update. sites like windowsclubdotcom, windowsabledotcom, groovypostdotcom, lifehackerdotcom etc. change dot to .
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] nparabz:
I just upgraded to Win 10 recently, and I was facing installation problems. The install aborted 3-4 times. After some searching on the net (Many people faced yhe same problem), I finally installed it by unplugging my Dvd drive.

Just hoping I don't face any problem while using it.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] frankgreimes:
It simply is not for me because:

1. I do not want Apps on my desktop..my pc is used for productivity and some gaming so small mobile first programs 'apps' aren't enough and just make things more cluttered

2. Not going to play the MS game of forced updates, spyware without anti spy tools

3. The UI looks like it has been taken straight from Win Mobile everything is way too big and confusing I.e. 2 control panels

4. MS is way too aggressive pushing their own stuff. I mean you can't even go to your favorite browser and make it the default one..no, they've added extra hurdle so people would stick to the Beta version of Edge

6. Not ready for prime time still can't believe MS fired their Q&A stuff and is using people as their beta testers. Forums are full of people having problems with each new update, hardware and software bugs ( surfacebook)..for a premium price Tag that's not good enough.

7. Their ridiculous anti backwards compatibility stance. No, MS you aren't going to dictate me which software in going to run for the latest hardware . If Intel is on board with that crap ill happily switch to AMD

At first Win 10 looked like a great OS but then came all the false decisions bloatware, forced updates, a mobile like UI, user spying and the aggressive nature of pushing the OS on people. The first thing I'll be doing after buying SP 4 will be installing Mint and debloat Win 10 and turn of every automatic feature..which for sure will take a lot of time

Why is MS so reluctant to separate mobile and Desktop?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Manuel15:
You CAN choose another favorite browser, there's an option for that
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] HipKat:
Chrome is my default browser, always has been
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vihitk:
I've TWRP 2.8.7.0 installed on my OPO 64 GB running rooted CS12.0-YNG1TAS2I3. I found the multirom thread "http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/development/mod-multirom-v26-t2835738" and flashed it on my phone just for fun.Two weeks earlier when I tried installing OnePlus provided AOSP stock "https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/rom-official-4-4-4-oneplus-aosp.65482/" it gave some error about rom built for older build and I forget about it. Recently I wiped my "data" , "system" , "cache" and "dalvik" and tried to installing AOSP zip again but it gave me error saying updater binary error. I tried installinging "cm-12.0-YNG1TAS17L-bacon-signed.zip" and "cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3-bacon-signed.zip" ,downloaded from official website of course, and got the same error. I went back to multirom thread and installed "MultiROM uninstaller" zip and it worked perfectly fine but when I again tried installinging "cm-12.0-YNG1TAS17L-bacon-signed.zip" and "cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3-bacon-signed.zip" still the same error. I Google(d) about it and downloaded and flashed "twrp-2.8.0.1-bacon.img" from "https://dl.twrp.me/bacon/twrp-2.8.0.1-bacon.img" using fastboot flash recovery twrp-2.8.0.1.img and tried installing zip from that recovery,same error. Then I repeated process with twrp-2.8.7.0 and still same error. Incidentally I'd good sense of creating backup before erasing all partitions and TWRP had no problem restoring it and for now my phone is up and running. Any ideas why I might be getting those errors?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vihitk:
I also pulled out boot.img from "cm-12.0-YNG1TAS2I3-bacon-signed.zip" and flashed it through fastboot,still TWRP giving the same error
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Thadd Valeika:
I have decided to start building my own ROM since there are very few ROMs for this phone as of right now. I have previous ROM building and ROM managing experience from when I had my S5, but I am going to be building an AOSP ROM because I hate Touchwiz with a passion and there is not one out for the S6 yet. I am going to start with Cyanogen Mod and see where I can go with that. Once I get it compiled and able to run, I will upload it. Stay tuned for all of you AOSP lovers!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Thadd Valeika:
Delete thread. Typo in title.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ram9200:
This came to my mind as well, already have an aweful lot on my plate...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Thadd Valeika:
Yeah I know what you mean. I have college work and I have a job but I will build this ROM in my spare time. I will work on it a little bit tonight.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] drakeshreddy@ymail.com:
Following this thread. I am open for testing.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Thadd Valeika:
Alright thank you. I have heard that the reason there is not a Cyanogen Mod ROM for the S6 edge is because Samsung isn't giving us the sources to do so. I have been doing further research on this because if they do not give us the sources possible to create the ROM then we have a big problem. I will keep you posted.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] ram9200:
There also working on this in the galaxy s6 edge section, take a look in original android development
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge] Thadd Valeika:
I am going to see if I can team up with the one working on it once i find the thread.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemdem:
Hi all,

I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod following techbeasts.com tutorial but I'm stuck at the first step : installingTWRP (or CWM).

I followed precisely all the instructions (I allow debugging mode, I installed samsung drivers, I start the phone in download mode, I connect it with OEM cable, I start Odin, it sees the phone, I select the tar.md5 file.), Odin confirms it went well (green box writing "PASS"), but when I try to boot the recovery mode by holding Volume up + Home + Power it seems to boot another recovery software that doesn't offer a backup or a flashing options: "Android system recovery <3e>"

Can't get it to run TWRP or CWM... Can't install the supersu package.

What I'm I doing wrong? Can someone help?
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adbhitman:
Try to untick Auto Reboot option from odin. I had similiar issues and reason was if you have updated your phone with OTA-updates then it installs some kind of backup script. When your phone boots again after you had installed twrp it installs stock recovery during boot. So untick autoreboot, flash twrp and force boot straight to recovery without letting phone boot to OS. You can also try to pull battery out, put it back and then boot into recovery mode.

Sorry my english and try to understand.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemdem:
Great it worked, thanks a lot !

But now I'm stuck on the next step : flashing CM11

I rooted my phone, booted TWRP, chose "install>cm11" (the zip downloaded from nova fusion) but it says "failed" after a few sec...

I would post my TWRP log but the forum prevents me doing so...
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adbhitman:
Well I get few things that you could check first.

1. Do factory reset for example from twrp. Factory reset is needed/recommended before installing custom rom from offical OS.

2. Sometimes just installing fails almost immediately if you have ticked check zip signature.

After you have installed new rom clear cache and davilk cache just in case. I'll do that every time if I install or update custom roms. Also don't forget to install right gapps package after you have installed rom.

Sorry my english and try to understand.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jemdem:
ok just realized i downloaded the wrong cm image (the odin one, not the recovery)

everything running smooth now
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adbhitman:
Okay happy to hear that everything is fine now. Happy playing with custom roms :cool:
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephumuris:
So I've read about splicing a USB cable and sticking them directly to a battery's terminals to charge it. However looking at the N6 battery that's not possible. See PIC... Is there any way of me attaching it to the wireless charging coil some place to charge the battery?

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[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
the n6 already charges wirelessly
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephumuris:
I never said I wanted to charge it wirelessly :)

I wanted to know if I can directly connect wires from a USB cable to anywhere on the wireless circuit to directly charge the battery as I can't see the battery terminals like on a standard hard unit battery.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graydiggy:
If you can't tell where you need to solder just by looking at it, that is not a modification you should do.

I can see 2 places just from your picture alone, and think of another place to solder, but I won't tell you where for your own safety.

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On top of that, it wouldn't be a straight through connection. You would need extra parts. Basically this modification could damage your phone and result in a fire or personal injury. I cannot justify giving you the information you request.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephumuris:
Hmm OK. I know on a normal phone battery its straight forward because its just connect a red and a black wire to a plus and minus terminal. This battery is different. I don't want to solder its a temporary thing just want enough charge to turn the phone on to remove data.

Maybe I should have tested wireless charging first.

The story is the phone is water damaged. Connect to charge green light no other activity. Can only boot to fastboot nothing else.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
That is useless. For charging it is necessary that there is a circuit on both sides (sender and receiver) to check some things.

The status of the battery, the type and method of resonance of induction. And a utility/method to switch into standby, when the battery is fully charged.

You need know that these coils are specially produced ( shielded ) to reduce electromagnetic rays.

Changing something in these circuits may cause heat of metal parts, although there is only 3,7 volt available (standard usb).

In short, connecting usb wires to the wireless circuit will not work and ruine the circuit and more.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephumuris:
It's not necessary. I'm sure its not recommended but what I'm talking about is directly charging the battery completely bypassing the circuitry. I know its possible as I've done it on an old phone with a broken charger port. However this battery is unlike an old Nokia battery in appearance. All I wanted was an idea of an equivalent point to the positive and negative points on a standard battery.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graydiggy:
The eMMC is damaged then. You obviously get power when plugging it in, you can turn the device on and boot to fastboot... So what makes you think risking personal injury and a fire is going to make it work better when the battery and it's charge are clearly not the issue...

I hope you aren't a technician at a repair shop... Your skills are heavily lacking

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Also, if you don't know how to use a multimeter to figure out what is positive and negative, you should not even be considering this at all...

The phone is also water damaged. You have got to be mad to think that messing with the battery directly is a good idea...

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The best thing to do is give the motherboard only a alcohol bath in 91% isopropyl alcohol for about 5 minutes. Drip dry for an hour and hope it turns on.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NLBeev:
In that case you need to remove the coil.

In general batteries can be charged with a current of 10% of its capacity.

But I cannot tell you more, because I know nothing about the battery and charging circuit in the N6.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ephumuris:
I'm glad the last part of your post at least was helpful and not condescending like the rest.

I'm not a repair technician obviously. I've just got hold if this to have a mess about with. If I set myself on fire or electrocute myself then its my own fault.

Genuinely though thanks for the last suggestion I was considering giving the motherboard a wipe down with some contact cleaner or something wasn't sure of the proper stuff to use.

I'm in the UK would something like you suggested be available from Maplins or somewhere like that? Is there a branded or specific name for it.