So Very Disappointed With Win 10

I was successful with full recovery in 8.1.......and shut off 'windows update' immediately there after....never had one problem. 8 months later, now 3 weeks ago, I downloaded and installed the 'new' Windows 10. So far everything works 100%. But.....I see now with 10, I no longer have the option to shut off updates, even if I wanted to do so. I did find a way in to see updates installed, but no other means to manipulate it. With no Windows 8.1 or 10 greeting, or departure sounds...like XP, 2000, 98,95 did have, the 8.1 and 10 experience seems less personable and without human character. If Windows 10 becomes problematic, (knock-on wood it doesn't) A big Macintosh Apple might taste sweet.....I miss XP.

LeeB said:

Geeezzzzz You know I came here for some help and advice. Yes and to voice my opinion about Win 10

Some of you guys/girls really and truly tried to help. I had several great suggestions on what to and just my luck I picked the wrong one. I did a system Restore thinking I was going back to Win 7 when in all actuality all it did was give me a VERY clean install of Win 10 and I lost everything except my pictures.. (whew) I was way better off then I was before I came here, even though I had a OS that I did not like.......

SO to those who tried to help I thank you for your sincere attempt to help me and I would like to see the Moderators of this forum give you a GREAT BIG ATTA-PERSON

And for the rest of you who choose to use this thread to wine and cry about their own problems I say get a LIFE and start your own thread.........

I am sorry that some of the members here tried to hijack your thread. I also am sorry and have concern for your problems. If you have a windows.old or a $Windows-WS or a $Windows-BT then you have the ability to return to your old OS. I lost mine due to an error on my part. I guess the only way to go back now would be a Clean install of Windows 7 until the 29th. I will not do that and you probably will not either.

Gary said:

I am sorry that some of the members here tried to hijack your thread. I also am sorry and have concern for your problems. If you have a windows.old or a $Windows-WS or a $Windows-BT then you have the ability to return to your old OS. I lost mine due to an error on my part. I guess the only way to go back now would be a Clean install of Windows 7 until the 29th. I will not do that and you probably will not either.

Yea....After you enter the 'black hole' of 10.....there's no way back!

Is Windows 10, after downloading and installing, a trap with no way out?

Eaglesail said:

Is Windows 10, after downloading and installing, a trap with no way out?

Definitely not as you always have the backup image you made of your old OS.

Eaglesail said:

Yea....After you enter the 'black hole' of 10.....there's no way back!

I could have very easily if I did not delete the Windows 7 Image I had, But what is done is done. You can always go back until after the 29th if you want to perform a clean install. Not many will do that , I won't. Windows 10 is running fine for me , there are just a few concerns I have with it, not with it's performance though.

Gary said:

I could have very easily if I did not delete the Windows 7 Image I had, But what is done is done. You can always go back until after the 29th if you want to perform a clean install. Not many will do that , I won't. Windows 10 is running fine for me , there are just a few concerns I have with it, not with it's performance though.

Looking into 10 before I installed it, I read someone claiming a 'one way direction' indicating one cannot wipe 10. This is all new for everybody and everybody has an opinion...Yes?

Eaglesail said:

Looking into 10 before I installed it, I read someone claiming a 'one way direction' indicating one cannot wipe 10. This is all new for everybody and everybody has an opinion...Yes?

You have 30 days from July 29, 2015 to go back. After that MS wipes out those Windows .old and the other ones as well. But you can still do a clean install of Windows 7 until the EOD on the 29th.

These $Windows.~BT, $Windows.~WS and Windows.old folders are required by the system to perform the rollback operation. After 30 days, Windows 10 automatically deletes these folders during Automatic Maintenance. After 30 days, you may not see the option to Rollback in the Settings app or you may receive a message We’re sorry, but you can’t go back.

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