Windows 10 Update due in April

[AmericanSteam]

Information here: https://www.howtogeek.com/278132/whats- ... rs-update/

[PapaXpress]

Oh you mean this?

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[AmericanSteam]

If you are an insider then you get the preview, and the headaches.

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Will it force Cortana on non-US installs? My native Dutch W10 is still free from Cortana and other privacy infringing stuff that MS forces upon its customers. And I would like to keep it that way.

[AmericanSteam]

Will it force Cortana on non-US installs? My native Dutch W10 is still free from Cortana and other privacy infringing stuff that MS forces upon its customers. And I would like to keep it that way.

I use a little .bat file that keeps Cortana from running in the background and keeps the search box.

[PapaXpress]

Thanks, to my daughter I don't have a mic so Cortana is a no go for me. As for being an insider, it has not been too bad. I have only experienced one hiccup with updates where it looped. I am just happy it's running on my 10+ year old system.

I am scraping up some funds to upgraded later this year or the next. For some reason, I am drawn to Ryzen. No idea why other than the new architecture just makes sense to me.

[AmericanSteam]

Thanks, to my daughter I don't have a mic so Cortana is a no go for me. As for being an insider, it has not been too bad. I have only experienced one hiccup with updates where it looped. I am just happy it's running on my 10+ year old system.

I am scraping up some funds to upgraded later this year or the next. For some reason, I am drawn to Ryzen. No idea why other than the new architecture just makes sense to me.

Between $330 and $600 for the CPU and the mid $200s for a MB,quite an investment. It would be interesting to see what that would do for this old 32 bit game. I have been doing upgrades to mine for the last 6 months. I watched the 980 vs 1060 discussions but my budget will not stretch to the 980. The 1060 will be here on Saturday and ready for next Thursday and TSW.

[PapaXpress]

If I go with Ryzen I will not be getting the top of the line. I am looking at the Gigabyte AM4 AMD B350 and 7 1700, so about $440. Then I memory, new PSU, and may a new case. There is a lot I need to look at and I am sure there will be a ton of new build reviews coming out in the next few weeks.

[AmericanSteam]

If I go with Ryzen I will not be getting the top of the line. I am looking at the Gigabyte AM4 AMD B350 and 7 1700, so about $440. Then I memory, new PSU, and may a new case. There is a lot I need to look at and I am sure there will be a ton of new build reviews coming out in the next few weeks.

Go for an eATX case. I have one, about the size of a small closet. More room for coolers and cards and fans. Liquid cooling is great.

[PapaXpress]

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[ozinoz]

Does anybody know how big this behemoth of an update is going to be? There is lots and lots of imbedded crap I certainly don't want or need. I wish you could pick and choose just what to update. Being stuck on a marginal plug in dongle for net access at home, this whole thing really fills me with dread.

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Does anybody know how big this behemoth of an update is going to be? There is lots and lots of imbedded crap I certainly don't want or need. I wish you could pick and choose just what to update. Being stuck on a marginal plug in dongle for net access at home, this whole thing really fills me with dread.

You know you can switch automatic updates off? I believe one has to set Metered Connection to On, and it won't automatically update.

[ozinoz]

That works does it? I thought that was only for dial up connections. Will give it a bash...

[PapaXpress]

It didn't tell me how large this update was. It didn't take too long to download. The install was the conventional: please wait while we install with three reboots and you're in.

[peterhayes]

PapaExpress
Have you tried the "game mode" in this latest Win 10 build?
Did it improve anything?
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