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If this was posted earlier my apologizes for duplicating. Since we are talking development and testing.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018...veloping-them/
Windows 10 October 2018 Update rollout now paused
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New #2181
Hi there
pretty well everybody I know uses 7-zip for de-compressing zip / rar etc compressed files -- not a problem.
If you have a NAS / Linux server then even easier and safer -- connect to the Windows directory from the NAS and then use something like Ark / Unrar to decompress files -- you won't get any data loss with that system.
Cheers
jimbo
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New #2183
Hi there
also OK -- my point was to say - who ever uses file explorer for de-compressing files when there's so many better alternatives around !!!!.
In some ways although it probably would be harder for some people - would be for Windows to install just as a basic minimal OS and then the user could add what utilities they like or a default one that operates like now for people uncomfortable with selecting components to install.
There could say at install time be a "Customized" install where people could select components, or a minimal install which just installs the basic GUI and then you add what you need.
However the almighty $$$ rears its ugly head again -- Ms might lose a lot of money on the bloatware it delivers with standard install.
I've commented on this before but why on earth should a PRO (I assume that means professional) version come with things like Candy crush soda saga or similar installed by default -- hardly professional looking on some client's site !!!!.
cheers
jimbo
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New #2185
Couldn't agree with you more. I've never had any use for so much of what comes with Windows that never gets used. And yes, I have a special dislike for things like Candy Crush Soda Saga, Facebook, Twitter and a host of other "stuff". Thanks to some help here, I've got rid of nearly all my trash apps.
But this is just me being me.
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New #2186
Hi there
@RingTailCoon
Goede Dag !!!!
My point is that the user shouldn't have to UNINSTALL all that B/S -- it shouldn't be there in the first place -- certainly not on a Professional version (Enterprise is a bit easier as businesses can sysprep installations and kill all that junk).
Tot Ziens -- love visiting Amsterdam (not just for "Waccy baccy !!!).
cheers
jimbo
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New #2188
Excellent article, especially:
"But saying Microsoft should only produce one update a year instead of two, or criticising the very idea of Windows as a Service, is missing the point. The problem here isn't the release frequency. It's Microsoft's development process."
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"Microsoft hasn't exactly revealed the development process being used with Windows 10, but the observable characteristics of the process (the way new features are shipped to insiders, the kinds of bugs that insiders have to put up with) combined with information gleaned from sources within the company betray a process that's flawed"
And the whole section entitled "Test the software before you ship it, not after" is what many of us on here are saying and which an organisation the size of MS SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE TOLD!
I was amused at the reference to people who in Win 7 and earlier, always waited for a while after a Service Pack was released. Me...me...me! All seemed a lot simpler then........
Oh and, I vote for 7-Zip as well
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New #2189
I have always used Windows Built in File Zip Extractor, but i'm not one that wouldn't trip 7 Zip if had to, starting to attempt to stick with Defender more than i used to, All Previous builds i always reinstalled Avast Free, but so far i haven't as yet on this new 1809 install, (hopefully i can stick to that and system will run fine for long while with this new software setup)
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