Windows 10 Anniversary Update - first impressions?

[Frances_iom]

October Update can mess up Microsoft's much-vaunted browser, Edge.

looks at tho the Mickey$oft testing misses obvious edge cases - good job few critical services such as health care depend on such well tested software.

[Old Grumpy]

looks at tho the Mickey$oft testing misses obvious edge cases - good job few critical services such as health care depend on such well tested software.

It seems much of healthcare relies on the very well tested XP!

OG

[Old Grumpy]

Just heard this on Radio 3 news...

...Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear

[Bryn]

Just heard this on Radio 3 news...

...Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear

Fortunately, I had no such problems, though I did back up before the updates, just in case.

[Beresford]

You've got to laugh. Latest reports are that the October Update can mess up Microsoft's much-vaunted browser, Edge, and also prevent access to Microsoft apps at the Microsoft Store. Fortunately, I use neither.

I wonder if Microsoft is trying to migrate most apps to be only available through the MS Store. Foobar now has a MS app, and if the software developer ceases work on freestanding versions, or MS make them too difficult to use, we may find ourselves in another "walled garden".
Such a pity, as I find the core audio parts of Windows 10 to be very good. It's the perpetual "improvements" that are such a pain, like dropping DLNA (streaming to internet radios) for something more advanced that the radios cannot handle.

[Bryn]

[Old Grumpy]

Sounds like I am well rid of Windows 10!

Seems I may be caught after all, with support for Windows 7 being withdrawn in January 2020, aw shucks!


iPlayer Radio and BBC Sounds over again?

OG

[Serial_Apologist]

I presume we will still be able to use the internet, and that the only difference will be no updates? Never having noticed any difference I could live with that.

[Old Grumpy]

Security risk, though I believe. May get stuff on your computer you don't want.

OG