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Offline MrRiplEy[H]

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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #15 on: June 02, 2015, 09:52:28 PM »
Actually the latest news I see about the upgrade is that you may need a base OS install after all. It may or may not be possible that you can first install Win10 without a valid product key and then 'upgrade' from there.
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #16 on: June 02, 2015, 10:52:49 PM »
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #17 on: June 03, 2015, 09:47:24 AM »
Yup, Coincidentally my chrome browser stop responding at the same time.   I don't believe in coincidences.   
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #18 on: June 03, 2015, 09:47:43 AM »
It appears after this update is installed: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3035583

If it annoys you, or you don't want Windows 10 installation files downloaded in the background between now and late July, then un-install that update.  If you know you don't want to have this, then don't allow that update to be installed in the first place.  If you want this and aren't seeing the taskbar icon, go to the Windows Update feature and install that update specifically.
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #19 on: June 03, 2015, 09:07:22 PM »
Ripley, you mentioned that you have been running win10 on a couple of different machines, have you noticed that the DVD function of the OS is disabled? I've heard that this is also the case with win8 and 8.1 because of some licenses that MS didn't want to pay for. Do you know of any workarounds to this issue?
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2015, 02:09:36 AM »
Quote from: Dragon Tamer on June 03, 2015, 09:07:22 PM
Ripley, you mentioned that you have been running win10 on a couple of different machines, have you noticed that the DVD function of the OS is disabled?

I thought it was because Windows 10  has the DVD player option disabled because Microsoft decided not to include/add  "media center" like they had included in Windows 7........ Microsoft decided to give the user the option to use a 3rd party application/program  example like: VideoLAN VLC Media Player or similar software...

please correct me if I have misspoken........  I did not bother to go search for the included/excluded features list url link I read recently, comparing  Win7/8/8.1  to what Win 10 will or will not have, and the reasons they decided to go this route.......

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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2015, 02:27:53 AM »
Quote from: MrRiplEy[H] on June 01, 2015, 05:39:40 AM
Heh, so now the controversial update has activated.

I have used Win10 exclusively since oct/2014 and I like it far better than Win8

considering that you liked win8 more than you liked win7, I would really say you are a suspect...

there has been a a few threads about win7 compared to win8 and win10.  I think it's easy to say, I am gonna hold on to win7 for as long as I can.  if they stop support 4 or 5 years from now then I have no choice but to buy win10 or 13 or whatever they sell then and pay additional amount to have the same functionality that win7 now supports for free.

just hope ubuntu gets easier to use by then.

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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2015, 06:38:46 AM »
Quote from: Dragon Tamer on June 03, 2015, 09:07:22 PM
Ripley, you mentioned that you have been running win10 on a couple of different machines, have you noticed that the DVD function of the OS is disabled? I've heard that this is also the case with win8 and 8.1 because of some licenses that MS didn't want to pay for. Do you know of any workarounds to this issue?

Yes, Microsoft stopped shipping support for playing back DVD content in Windows 8.1, and later.  Saved them some licensing fees.

For Windows 8.1, you can buy the Windows 8.1 Media Center Pack if you want to stick with a Microsoft solution.  Microsoft no longer provides this as of Windows 10.

Or you can rely on a third party solution.  Cyberlink's PowerDVD solution is considered one of the best, but it is not free.

A free third party solution, such as the one from VideoLAN is also a possibility.
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2015, 09:25:43 AM »
Quote from: Dragon Tamer on June 03, 2015, 09:07:22 PM
Ripley, you mentioned that you have been running win10 on a couple of different machines, have you noticed that the DVD function of the OS is disabled? I've heard that this is also the case with win8 and 8.1 because of some licenses that MS didn't want to pay for. Do you know of any workarounds to this issue?

I never use the DVD for playback on my PC. I don't even have a DVD or any other optical drive in my gaming box. As Skuzzy said the playback is not disabled, you just need to get an app to do it.
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #24 on: June 07, 2015, 12:01:08 PM »
I have cyberlink dvd player and have bought blu ray exodus film and it will not play, requires an update  :rofl

There are no updates available, blue rays :rofl

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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2015, 12:25:13 PM »
Quote from: zack1234 on June 07, 2015, 12:01:08 PM
I have cyberlink dvd player and have bought blu ray exodus film and it will not play, requires an update  :rofl

There are no updates available, blue rays :rofl

Did you try VLC player already?
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Re: Microsoft Windows 10
« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2015, 03:20:32 PM »
I will give it a go :)
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