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    My first experience with Windows 10! WOW!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Jun 13, 2015.

  1. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    Have you tried shift+right-click -> Run as... or Run as a different user, and then type in the admin credentials?
     
    alexhawker, Jul 3, 2015
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  2. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    I haven't, does that work with UAC OFF? I will try it.
    Mind you I have no credentials on my user name, as in, no password

    Strange thing man, I disabled UAC and rebooted and run the Office installer and to my surprise it did run and install even with UAC off.......

    weird....maybe a Windows update or the update office installer that I have fixed this? Or what it might be is that I was on Windows 8 when I tried.

    I know that in Windows 8.1 even if I turn UAC off, it seems like programs aren't installing with full admin privileges unless I turn UAC back on so it always keep UAC on in Win 8.1

    now Im on windows 7 though
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jul 3, 2015
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  3. alexhawker

    alexhawker Spent Gladiator

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    I'm not 100% sure, but I had to use it to get some stuff to work at my office, and it worked on machines with UAC fully on and fully off (we have to have it off to enable non-admin font installs).

    It seems to not just run the program w/ elevated admin privileges in the current user space, but rather runs it in the admin accounts user space (so if it creates folders or puts data into the user profile, etc. it's in the admin's profile rather than the user).
     
    alexhawker, Jul 3, 2015
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  4. baii

    baii Sone

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    Metro app shouldn't run w.o uac, that's one. Second, Just dragging the slider don't completely disable uac, need either regedit or group policy.

    Sent from my 306SH
     
    baii, Jul 3, 2015
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  5. James D

    James D Notebook Prophet

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    What is Metro App for at all? Here is what: rumored that Microsoft decided to get rid of Skype Moderna App from its Store.
    That is just another step. Remember how Microsoft promoted that Skype? And called classic Skype as Skype for desktop? Yeah, this will come to all "modern" apps on PC wich always had "Desktop" analog.
     
    James D, Jul 4, 2015
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  6. KING19

    KING19 Notebook Deity

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    Yeah by far, people still think Vista was the worst Microsoft OS ever, at least it was stable same goes for windows 8

    i still remember getting a lot of BSODs, error messages and etc on ME for the littlest things....... Then i upgraded to XP and everything was cool

    Good times
     
    KING19, Jul 16, 2015
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  7. RCB

    RCB Notebook Deity

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    Yup, good times... I too bought a new system with ME on it. As soon as I put XP on it - oh yeah much better.
     
    RCB, Jul 16, 2015
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    Hah, XP the greatest OS ever made? Not even close. Rose-tinted glasses/short memory, that's what. Win 2K > XP every time. Faster on the same hardware, better security and stability, and less bloat and unnecessary eye candy than XP. Ppl say Vista was a resource hog, well how soon they forget that XP was the original system pig and prompted many a PC upgrade. Full DX9 support in 2000 too so just as viable for gaming. XP eventually overtook it in driver and app support due to its immense popularity despite 2000 being the superior OS, which is sad. 2000 and 7 are the best Windows OSes I ever used in my lifetime.
     
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    octiceps, Jul 16, 2015
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  9. HTWingNut

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    Yeah, I remember having 98SE and my brother in law got a system with ME. It was just out, and so I ran out and bought ME because I just had to have the latest and greatest. Biggest mistake ever. Reverted back to 98SE until XP was released.

    Ah, the good ol' days when we'd get a new OS every year...
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 16, 2015
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  10. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Never had an issue running ME, well let me restate that. I never had an issue that could not be resolved. Agreed though it was a waste of time as everything went to the NT core anyway. I agree that 2000 was superior to XP but this too is subjective as 2000 was more attuned to business as XP was to consumer. Enthusiasts will almost invariably fall to the business/performance end of the spectrum.
     
    TANWare, Jul 16, 2015
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  11. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    got all the updates but the get windows 10 app isn't showing in the taskbar :(
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 16, 2015
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  12. Spartan@HIDevolution

    Spartan@HIDevolution Company Representative

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    it's been temporarily disabled. Even if you install the KB3035583 update you won't get the Windows 10 upgrade and thank the lord for that :)
     
    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jul 17, 2015
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  13. thegh0sts

    thegh0sts Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    how the heck has it been disabled? was there any news released on it?
     
    thegh0sts, Jul 17, 2015
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  14. SL2

    SL2 Notebook Deity

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    Workaround, read the quotes in the first post: http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/62528-SOLVED-Windows-10-higher-DPI-Win8DpiScaling-problem

    Yes, this is a workaround, we all know the situation sucks... ;)
     
    SL2, Jul 19, 2015
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  15. Spartan@HIDevolution

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    Spartan@HIDevolution, Jul 19, 2015
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  16. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    I've always found, on any of my devices, 100% scaling to be the cleanest. just the way I prefer to use the systems.
     
    TANWare, Jul 19, 2015
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  17. HTWingNut

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    Seems to be the new Microsoft mantra - if it works, let's change it or remove it completely. They call it 'streamlined', I call it garbage.
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 19, 2015
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  18. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    And if it does not work just right, lets fix it next time.
     
    TANWare, Jul 19, 2015
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  19. Falco152

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    Nah ... they just taking a page off of EA and most of the gaming industry.
    Shipped off incomplete and add them back as DLCs
     
    Falco152, Jul 19, 2015
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