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I don't know if any of you plan to 'upgrade' to Windows 10 (Not me for a while - I always wait until the dust settles) but some of the tech sites are running various articles, one which piqued the interest of some of my mates in the world of computers is this;

 

Windows 10 defaults to keylogging, harvesting browser history, purchases, and covert listening

 

http://boingboing.net/2015/08/...ults-to-keylogg.html

 

By default, Microsoft gets to see your location, keystrokes and browser history -- and listen to your microphone, and some of that stuff is shared with "trusted [by Microsoft, not by you] partners."

 

 

 

If anyone has any interesting articles regarding the use of Windows 10, please share. 

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I will probably upgrade to Windows 10 at some point, but it won't be this year.

Apart from the usual "wait until they've fixed the bugs" issues, I've also been hearing a lot of concerns about privacy. The new features in Windows 10 - particularly Cortana, apparently - appear to be very aggressive in data gathering, and this is tied to the "unique advertising ID number" which is assigned to your Microsoft account (which Windows 10 tries to get you to set up as part of the installation). Basically, it all comes down to personalised marketing.

 

I know some FMs are already familiar with The Register, who did a good article on this:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2...10_privacy_defaults/

 

The article includes a number of useful links, but a couple that are particularly worth looking at are this:

https://fix10.isleaked.com/

(A step-by-step guide to keeping you privacy on Windows 10. Roger: it might be a little late, but you may want to work your way through this...)

 

...and this:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.co...10-privacy-settings/

(More geared towards the personalised marketing issues.)

 

Eugene's Lair
Last edited by Eugene's Lair
Originally Posted by Yogi19:
Originally Posted by kattymieoww:

I'm still using windows 7...

Me too.

Har! Well this comp came with windows 7,it was my nieces and when she moved back in with me ,we stuck with it.didn't even think to"upgrade" to windows 8. I  was offline for about a year ,then used a dongle,but she has brought her SKY tv and broadband with her..

kattymieoww
Originally Posted by Saint:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:

I downloaded W10 yesterday  At least its done away with the swooshy W8 screen "charms" or whatever they were called. Traditional left side menu is back!

 

Can't believe anyone would want to listen in to my borin' life!  

So . . . what did you do today??

Did two hours on the treadmill, did some washing, made my tea and other assorted dull things  

FM
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Saint:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:

I downloaded W10 yesterday  At least its done away with the swooshy W8 screen "charms" or whatever they were called. Traditional left side menu is back!

 

Can't believe anyone would want to listen in to my borin' life!  

So . . . what did you do today??

Did two hours on the treadmill, did some washing, made my tea and other assorted dull things  

God I'm soooo bored - someone shoot me 

Saint
Originally Posted by Saint:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Saint:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:

I downloaded W10 yesterday  At least its done away with the swooshy W8 screen "charms" or whatever they were called. Traditional left side menu is back!

 

Can't believe anyone would want to listen in to my borin' life!  

So . . . what did you do today??

Did two hours on the treadmill, did some washing, made my tea and other assorted dull things  

God I'm soooo bored - someone shoot me 

 A posse ran me out of Dullsville... for being too dull.  

 

FM

Mrs Jer still swears by, and sometimes at, XP. Our joint owned laptop remains on that. Her computer and backup computer also remain thusly.

I have a back up on seven but yesterday decided to upgrade the main one to ten.

It wasn't as straightforward as I would have hoped but got there in the end.

I will now investigate the scare stories and alter as necessary.

Garage Joe
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Saint:

 

I won ÂĢ103 on the lottery - call me whatever you want - whoop !!!

 

Ooh ya lucky thing! Well done 

Just think... you could buy another vintage pipe for your interesting collection 

Well I just got one and watching others on eBay

Its getting outta hand so I'm stopping buying them.

My latest purchase

Mastro dePaja

 

Saint
Originally Posted by Saint:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by Saint:

 

I won ÂĢ103 on the lottery - call me whatever you want - whoop !!!

 

Ooh ya lucky thing! Well done 

Just think... you could buy another vintage pipe for your interesting collection 

Well I just got one and watching others on eBay

Its getting outta hand so I'm stopping buying them.

My latest purchase

Mastro dePaja

 

That's actually quite cool looking 

FM
Originally Posted by Garage Joe:

Mrs Jer still swears by, and sometimes at, XP. Our joint owned laptop remains on that. Her computer and backup computer also remain thusly.

I have a back up on seven but yesterday decided to upgrade the main one to ten.

It wasn't as straightforward as I would have hoped but got there in the end.

I will now investigate the scare stories and alter as necessary.

I seem to remember years ago that folk thought that windows Xp was the devil.I suppose we don't like change..

kattymieoww
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:

Aye, that Vista was a wrong 'un 

They had to prise my Visa PC off me last year in work when we employed an IT company and moved everyone onto windows 365     I was not amused.   I'm still not.    I'm very much of the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' school.

Kaffs
Last edited by Kaffs
Originally Posted by Kaffs:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:

Aye, that Vista was a wrong 'un 

They had to prise my Visa PC off me last year in work when we employed an IT company and moved everyone onto windows 365     I was not amused.   I'm still not.    I'm very much of the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' school.

Visa?    That'll be Vista... 

Kaffs
Originally Posted by slimfern:

Have gone from windows 7 to 10 just now.....
The first thing am not happy with is..I can't find office or excel??
except for a download which by the look can only be used when online instead of being on the computer...is this right ?

Slimfern I just checked and Office is still on my pc after I upgraded to W10. Its in the Downloads folder - have you checked there? [ Sorry if that's a stupid answer and you already have ].

FM
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by slimfern:

Have gone from windows 7 to 10 just now.....
The first thing am not happy with is..I can't find office or excel??
except for a download which by the look can only be used when online instead of being on the computer...is this right ?

Slimfern I just checked and Office is still on my pc after I upgraded to W10. Its in the Downloads folder - have you checked there? [ Sorry if that's a stupid answer and you already have ].

I don't have it as a download Roger, it came with my computer along with windows 7
Have also found that all the cd's I have uploaded to my pc..I now can't play unless I download an app & have to be online to play them .....surely that can't be right.....
and also! silly as it may seem....spider solitaire only has spades...have lost hearts diamonds & clubs......what's that all about?

 

slimfern
Originally Posted by slimfern:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by slimfern:

Have gone from windows 7 to 10 just now.....
The first thing am not happy with is..I can't find office or excel??
except for a download which by the look can only be used when online instead of being on the computer...is this right ?

Slimfern I just checked and Office is still on my pc after I upgraded to W10. Its in the Downloads folder - have you checked there? [ Sorry if that's a stupid answer and you already have ].

I don't have it as a download Roger, it came with my computer along with windows 7
Have also found that all the cd's I have uploaded to my pc..I now can't play unless I download an app & have to be online to play them .....surely that can't be right.....
and also! silly as it may seem....spider solitaire only has spades...have lost hearts diamonds & clubs......what's that all about?

 

Oh no  that's awful Slim. Flipping Microsoft! 

FM
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by slimfern:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by slimfern:

Have gone from windows 7 to 10 just now.....
The first thing am not happy with is..I can't find office or excel??
except for a download which by the look can only be used when online instead of being on the computer...is this right ?

Slimfern I just checked and Office is still on my pc after I upgraded to W10. Its in the Downloads folder - have you checked there? [ Sorry if that's a stupid answer and you already have ].

I don't have it as a download Roger, it came with my computer along with windows 7
Have also found that all the cd's I have uploaded to my pc..I now can't play unless I download an app & have to be online to play them .....surely that can't be right.....
and also! silly as it may seem....spider solitaire only has spades...have lost hearts diamonds & clubs......what's that all about?

 

Oh no  that's awful Slim. Flipping Microsoft! 

Did you refuse to let them snoop? Maybe they've repaid you by stealing three quarters of your cards!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Originally Posted by slimfern:
Originally Posted by Roger the Alien:
Originally Posted by slimfern:

Have gone from windows 7 to 10 just now.....
The first thing am not happy with is..I can't find office or excel??
except for a download which by the look can only be used when online instead of being on the computer...is this right ?

Slimfern I just checked and Office is still on my pc after I upgraded to W10. Its in the Downloads folder - have you checked there? [ Sorry if that's a stupid answer and you already have ].

I don't have it as a download Roger, it came with my computer along with windows 7
Have also found that all the cd's I have uploaded to my pc..I now can't play unless I download an app & have to be online to play them .....surely that can't be right.....
and also! silly as it may seem....spider solitaire only has spades...have lost hearts diamonds & clubs......what's that all about?

 

Well, I think I can at least solve your Spider Solitaire problem:

Have a look at your game settings and change the skill level. "Beginner" level is played with just one suit (spades).

Eugene's Lair
Last edited by Eugene's Lair

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