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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by WhatsThePoint, Sep 30, 2014.

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    ... Lol... so that on the right side of " this rep button" you could click the " Like button" :rolleyes:
     
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    I can show you :D
    upload_2016-4-13_14-44-27.png [/ATTACH]
     
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    Just wondering is there anyone here who uses MSMG toolkit to modify the Winbloat ?
    Immensely powerful vaporizing tool to ever hit on Internet for Windows Bloat, use it wisely..
     
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    How about a link to the "MSMG Toolkit"? ;)
     
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    The harder they push the more resistance people will force, glad to hear.
    Still waiting for the DX12, WDDM2.0 to be ported onto lesser better OSes....hehe
     
    Ashtrix, Apr 22, 2016
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    batsign, Apr 22, 2016
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    Ashtrix, Apr 22, 2016
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    No, not kidding.

    The info wasn't for me, it's for those that aren't familiar with what we cryptically reference in a posting.

    It's always best to put a link in to anything you reference / recommend in a post, so people don't need to waste time figuring it out on their own x 1000's that read the post over time.

    Not everyone is as clued in to the TLA's and places to find them. And without encouragement in the form of a low bar to entry, their attention span will timeout and they will rush over what might be very helpful to them.

    Think about it. You mention new things for the people that don't know about them, so they need the link, and a short concise description to help them decide whether to click the link or not.

    You don't need to go overboard like me, but a simple Link title, link, and a paragraph copy/pasted from the site helps the newbie reader figure out what's going on :)

    I guess what prompted me to respond, ususally I just smh, is that @Ashtrix had a SPOILER that had an enticing line to peak the interest of those unfamiliar, but no link to check it out.
     
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    I personally thought linking MDL would not be a good choice so....nvm people should know, now that It has been posted. People who knew it alr are good but who like the way Win7 works and purists they should give it a spin :). But be careful, you have been warned :p
     
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    Nah, unless it is a link to illegal stuff, it's not too deep for our forums, provide the link and details with warnings as needed :)
     
    hmscott, Apr 22, 2016
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    Mr. Fox, Apr 23, 2016
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    here is the best part.....

    Revived it from the death? more like killed it to no tomorrow...FUBAR....
     
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    @Mr. Fox

    If I remember correctly, it was either you or @Ethrem that said you don't like Metro Apps except for the weather metro app, well now you have it straight in your Start Menu.....enjoy :D *grabbing my phone to check the weather......what a sunny day in Dubai @ 35C :D*
     
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    That was me, but I don't keep it. I use DWS and remove Windows Store and all Metro Apps. I have no use for any of them. Nothing but trash.

    I use my $65 Nokia Windows Phone for garbage like that. Very fitting Windows 10 platform.
     
    Mr. Fox, Apr 23, 2016
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    6730b, Apr 23, 2016
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    Classic Shell FTW, M$ seems to be blinded by stupidity.
     
    Ashtrix, Apr 23, 2016
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    Doesn't that screenshot just look like barf because you've chosen a blue desktop & chosen blue as the colour for the task bar and start menu - just all blue on blue? Or are those the new Windows 10 colours? My windows taskbar is grey, also the start menu.
     
    Robbo99999, Apr 23, 2016
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    I don't think this one is much worse than previous Metro Start panel. Same alphabetical submenus, same thick colors, same ugly.
     
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    Both points well taken. Hard to be any worse than the ' odeur de la merde' Start menu they gave us before. I refuse to use any version of Windows 8 or 10 without a third-party Start menu. Honestly, I do not believe they are capable of doing anything correctly any more. Everything they produce in an OS is an insufferable piece of trash now. I think they may be approaching the point of no return in terms of disaster recovery and irreversible damage to their reputation.
     
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    If you right click the start button it looks just like win 7 start menu.
     
    SMOKE_SKULL, Apr 23, 2016
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    And if you hold both mouse buttons clicked while turning computer on it gonna load Win10 with Aero.

    p.s. If you have notebook and no mouse then instead of holdind tracpad's buttons as you could take as a guess you should press J+Insert. Why? Because it's microsoft.
     
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    really? can you post a screenshot of how it would look like a Windows 7 start menu?
     
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    So, is that Aero everywhere, or just their lame version of Aero on the taskbar? All the Windows and title bars have Aero, or still the ugly monochromatic white crap? And, instead of having to force it, do they make it easy to leave Aero turned on by default?
     
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    I hope you're not being serious
     
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    Only to the extent of what I want to see, but not in terms of what I require to be satisfied.
     
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    I thought you and the 2 previous posters were being sarcastic because Windows 10 does not have Aero without using a 3rd party tool.

    And I really wanna see what that user means by pressing the Windows + X bring back the Windows 7 Start Menu, LOL. Nothing but Classic Shell makes this OS even a bit usable. It just keeps getting worse with every build. If it wasn't for my NVMe drives' crippled performance and horrid boot time in Windows 7, I wouldn't last 1 hour on this POS OS.

    Heck, now that I have the Prema BIOS and can enable CSM in the BIOS, I am tempted to try Windows 7 again to see if the boot time has improved because last time I tried it was on stock BIOS with no CSM option, just disabled UEFI, don't know if that's the same effect as enabling CSM
     
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    @Papusan
    Ok, next step is smn sh***ing out in your posts, i really nearly puked while eating n browsing, u should visit rotten or b0g for more prominent posts
     
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    I think many Win7 users nearly puked after they booted up the machine with X first time and look what the Redmond mafia had created. A spy box monster of dimensions. + Hideous ugly pastel colored tiles everywhere. And if you open app settings and look into this crap and you will be even much more disgusted :no:
     
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    The Redmond Morons becoming more and more desperate now. Remember, they must achieve the target of 2 billion licenses of the new trash + their new phones is a big fiasco. Win Store is there waiting for you, LOL. MAYBE YOU GET A VERY GOOD DEAL ON AN EXTRA WIN CRAP license to a new machine or one you have that has XP in their **** Store? HaHa. Run run and update TODAY. Skip your job and do the upgrade instead :bigyes:
     
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    Oh c'mon! Just now?!? Wasn't it clear already from the start?
    Google does it, now Microsoft decided too. There's nothing free in this world.
     
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    I think the way google does it is much better than this bloated intrusive POS OS. Coming from an Android since it's inception and Windows 7 user for 8 years !!
     
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    I'm not sure. All that Google+ and Talk crap. Generally I think their services are better made (except for Office and I guess Skydrive is OK), but they are still bloated.
     
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    Google+ is great purpose for leaving comments on some news-sites which isn't worth for me nor deserve my actual or even backup email to be given. Just use Google account I never use for anything. So it's also the only purpose of G+ for me.
     
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    Haha, but in truth you can configure Windows 10 in the Update Options so that updates won't be installed by surprise like that - it's called 'Notify to Schedule Restart', that's the option you choose.
     
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    Yeah, I know. However, the concept of this crap is to destroy for mod firmware in the whole future. I will not have a fully protected and totally locked machine... I have paid a lot of money for my machine. And I self should determine what I want do with it. Not the Redmond Morons + the idiots who create new pc models. They want all my money, then let me self do what I want with my purchase. Damn IDIOTS!!
     
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    Windows 10 Offline update to Build 10586.318 = http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._df611d19667c6936ee4a7f77da54801a6b87f275.msu

     
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    This is a Windows update not a driver. :rolleyes:

    It also fixes the Microsoft last update which broke the group policy editor
     
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