Creators Update - Discussion of new changes and quirks

All these computer experts around here scared of a little ole Windows upgrade

lmaneke said:

Another Annoying issue is the App and Features app in settings, that goes along with Programs and features in control panel. I can go to control panel and uninstall programs and have no issues, but in the new app, it prompts a UAC trying to run Rundll32.exe, and the program fails to uninstall due to it gives an error saying that the program may have already been uninstalled.

Not cool at all. Always a buggy initial release. Why not just keep things where people know their at, and know it works and just leave it alone. I don't get it.

No problems here uninstalling from Apps & Features.

lmaneke said:

Another Annoying issue is the App and Features app in settings, that goes along with Programs and features in control panel. I can go to control panel and uninstall programs and have no issues, but in the new app, it prompts a UAC trying to run Rundll32.exe, and the program fails to uninstall due to it gives an error saying that the program may have already been uninstalled.

Not cool at all. Always a buggy initial release. Why not just keep things where people know their at, and know it works and just leave it alone. I don't get it.

try iobit uninstaller, its free version removes software and residue. I use it regularly

lmaneke said:

Another Annoying issue is the App and Features app in settings, that goes along with Programs and features in control panel. I can go to control panel and uninstall programs and have no issues, but in the new app, it prompts a UAC trying to run Rundll32.exe, and the program fails to uninstall due to it gives an error saying that the program may have already been uninstalled.

Not cool at all. Always a buggy initial release. Why not just keep things where people know their at, and know it works and just leave it alone. I don't get it.

try iobit uninstaller, its free version removes software and residue. I use it regularly. B ut. like alpha says, no probs here removing the apps I dont want. I recently did a virgin install of 10, originally it had gone in over 8 and 8.1. I was told, rightly or wrongly, that that can cause problems with residual files. Maybe thats why creator went in so easily. I did run this morning a driver checker programme, it told me I had a missing driver, it installed it for me. No idea what it was, it might have been an nvidia sound file.

sygnus21 said:

If you don't want the Creators update, don't get it. I don't think this one is forced on you, but...

This is incorrect - all upgrades are mandatory for Home/PRO at least. You have to take active steps to prevent it but in the end silly as the build will not get any support after a while creating a security risk.

DavidY said:

That's interesting.
I wonder if 1703 may also have killed off the ability to activate a clean installation with a Windows 7/8.x product key on computers which have never had Windows 10 before?

You can still activate with a 7/8 key. Actually this is a good change as it should mean you no longer get caught in the trap that it clean installs home even if you want to install pro.