Windows 10 problem - help!

[pennstater]

You can avoid all this windows non sense. Get Linux mint


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Hmm. Will I be able to everything on Linux Mint that I can on Win 10, Google or DuckDuckGo? Not a lot of computer know how, so asking. Thanks.

[Bushwack44]

As the OP, here's an update 23+ days later:

Lesson learned is...do a clean install.

Win 10 has been stable and easy to migrate to from Win 7. I could have saved myself hours upon hours of troubleshooting (and frustration). As I mentioned, the only program that was/is a bit troublesome under Win 10 is Eset's NOD32 (they indirectly acknowledge an issue). From what I've read, if you can get it to install, it usually works well. But you have to manually disable Window's Defender or problem's come up (NOD32 can automatically disable Defender but again, it doesn't do so entirely). But it's a moot issue as most reviewers say Window's Defender is sufficient (and I'll agree as I upload/download many files weekly to clients).

[area51]

Windows 10 problem - help!

Hmm. Will I be able to everything on Linux Mint that I can on Win 10, Google or DuckDuckGo? Not a lot of computer know how, so asking. Thanks.

[pennstater]

I'll give it a shot '51. Thank you.

[area51]

I'll give it a shot '51. Thank you.

[emoji106] keep us posted

[Dragunov]

Hmm. Will I be able to everything on Linux Mint that I can on Win 10, Google or DuckDuckGo? Not a lot of computer know how, so asking. Thanks.

If you like games, Linux isn't a good choice, neither is Slackware.

WINE is a lousy gaming platform. However, if you're not a gamer, Linux Mint is much better, AND more secure. I have a Mint box myself.

If you wish to go Linux, Mint has EXCELLENT support, a large community, and nearly endless resources. If you don't mind learning it. If you're not computer savvy, but wish to be, Mint is definitely the way to go, as you're a "clean slate".

[Dragunov]

Can one still stop the WinUpdate service, then blow out the \windows\Software\SoftwareDistribution folder like on Win7 to fix update issues? (My Win10 box is at work, so I can't verify now... and w/ Win7 it takes forever to start the 1st update after doing this, but it works if you have whack/corrupt[?] updates.)

I don't think there is a reason to wipe, as most recent version of Windows, if it still works with Win OS(u)X, will let usually you do a clean install w/out blowing out any data.

Installation of the "10 upgrade" (even a clean install, or really the subsequent activation rather) I have found to be hit-and-miss... sometimes it won't activate, reinstall and activation works fine... is what I have had to do...

The ISO/USB creation can be had, as stated in previous posts: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/soft...load/windows10
Use another rig to create it, then boot to it on your problem rig for a clean install, and don't blow out your data, if you can.

My thoughts are that if 10 uses the same NTFS version, one could "chkdsk /f" the drive to verify NTFS integrity, then do the clean install (no blow out of data) after correction.

There is no reason to mess with the \SoftwareDistribution\Download folder.

This folder is maintained by the WUAgent automatically. If the Datastore and the Download folder become un-synchronized, it could cause problems.

You can shut off automatic updates in WinX. I posted a "How to" in this sub-forum somewhere. I'll try to find it. However, even though my only WinX computer hasn't updated since July, I'm not sure you can still disable it under the new "Creators" update. Maybe something I need to try.

To run Checkdisk in WinX:

Right click Start button, select Command Prompt (run as Administrator). On the next screen click yes, when the command prompt window appears type chkdsk /f.

WinX uses NTFS10
Win7 uses NTFS07

I'm not sure what the differences are.

You don't need the USB tool. Make your own bootable, USB drive like this:

(As per Microsoft TechNet)

Insert a USB flash drive into a running computer.

Open a Command Prompt window as an administrator.

Type diskpart.

In the new command line window that opens, to determine the USB flash drive number or drive letter, at the command prompt, type list disk, and then click ENTER. The list disk command displays all the disks on the computer. Note the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive.

At the command prompt, type select disk <X>, where X is the drive number or drive letter of the USB flash drive, and then click ENTER.

Type clean, and the click ENTER. This command deletes all data from the USB flash drive.

To create a new primary partition on the USB flash drive, type create part pri, and then click ENTER.

To select the partition that you just created, type select part 1, and then click ENTER.

To format the partition, type format fs=ntfs quick, and then click ENTER.

Type active, and then click ENTER.

Type exit, and then click ENTER.

When you finished, save it to the root of the USB flash drive.

You now have a bootable, USB drive.

This is easy to find on-line, and it works. Been doing it for a long time.