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0 pointskozukumi10y ago0 comments

Several BSODs, glitches with the virtual desktops, inconsistent fonts and layouts, multiple application (explorer) crashes, wifi connectivity problems, failures returning from sleep and standby, dozens of UI inconsistencies.

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kelnage10y ago

That doesn't sound at all like what I've been experiencing on Windows 10 TP. I've found it remarkably stable - it's now my main OS on my gaming rig and I use it daily. Outside of the occasional game incompatibility (usually fixed by patches for recent games), it's been the most stable version of Windows I've used in a long time.

rplnt10y ago

TP is the more polished version. Weekly builds are worse, but I think that's to be expected and I wouldn't be worried.

Only weird thing is the browser - I haven't seen a version that could be considered even beta-ready. No way they are going to release something better than IE in just two months.

cm218710y ago

Windows 8 had tons of UI inconsistencies. You would move from a metro style control panel to an old, non-resizable grey winform with tabs. Windows 10 didn't really improve or worsen that.

zobzu10y ago

Actually it improves a bit since more apps are rewritten and metro apps default to their own windows

Of course its far from being all consistent...

taspeotis10y ago

Which "ring" of updates are you on? Fast (it's gonna break) or slow (it's gonna break less)?

kozukumiOP10y ago

I have both fast and slow ring installs. I have found many problems with both, more with fast obviously.

MichaelGG10y ago

Yeah, for a couple months, they broke video for both VMware and VirtualBox. That is, 3D and 2D had severe issues. Couldn't auto resize, couldn't get the right resolution (just the standard presets), couldn't use 3D accel. It was only fixed in 10074. That's a long time to break a huge feature and it really worries me. VMware is probably the largest single piece of hardware used.

I've not had any BSODs, but the UI in general is poor and glitchy.

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