On voice recognition,
I am hoping that Google, Cortana and Siri will finally listen to my suggestion of letting the consumer set the "wake up" key words for each of them.
Why? you ask, well, I often hang out at places of imbibement and of course the inebriated on finding out I am a techie, will yell out stupid stuff, like, "ok google now, search porn" or "ok google now, where is the nearest adult store".
They don't really know that Microsoft and Google save these searches in my history and I personally have no way to delete or erase them.
By letting me setup my own "wake up" statement, I could alleviate all these pranks, these guys are really asses when they drink and I have complete strangers having "fun" with ol' bill.

And to add, a customizeable screen lock would be great. I know a voice command sequence would prove great as a deterrent and I would not have to press my screen to activate my phone.
Of course if you have a cold or a few drinks, it could prove challenging, but a secondary "keypad" unlock could solve that.

Common' software guys! help a fella' out here!

And MS has another old issue raising its head again, mostly due to inattention during the "last minute release week furor" I suspect.

As we barrel down into release week, Win 10 is currently preset to not allow the user access to the boot loader, which means you can't easily go add a Linux as a dual boot.    Your existing Linux should remain OK since you are update/upgrading, but adding a new Linux down the road might be problematical.

This means a little something here in America, but in Europe it is a real deal killer if it is permitted to remain that way through the end of this week.

This is all part and parcel of the forced upgrade mess currently going on, Win 10 is obviously intended to be run from MS's end and the users become just users of a no-charge system that is totally controlled by MS.   MS is shutting down that which conflicts with that forced upgrade system.

This will actually not fly very well with the hard core Windows boys who want to tweek their Windows systems to suit themselves --- and it will get EU action called down on MS head right shortly if it remains set that way, even on the free Win 10 version.

EU actions on false advertising are already being primed, for whenever Win 10 rolls over to the subscription model and isn't "free" as originally advertised.    MS has already bit that bullet by their advertising so if they charge for Win 10, ever, they get that EU legal action right up the nose.

It is suspected that the future subscription paid versions will have these sorts of uglies removed, but if you just want to stick with the free Win 10 you get what you get.

Sorta like all those other free Windows world trial softwares that wind up being crippled in some critical fashion to encourage you to shell out for the premium version later on.

Me, I see Free Win 10 being a transition version, intended mainly to kill off all past legal requirements for all old versions -- with Win 10 to be replaced by Win 11 as soon as all the legal dust settles with Win 11 being structured as pay me from the get go.

BTW, since you are legally transferring your old license over to the new Win 10 license, your old software license ENDS totally and you have a case of "you can't go back" looking you in the eye if you decide you don't really like Win 10.

This will get challenged and reversed in the EU eventually as well.

But you don't live in the EU, now do you?


     

Will getting rid of old slow legacy softwares really mean the new Edge browser will run that much faster?

Yes.


Bad news is a lot of older non-modern web based stuff contains a LOT of old nasty Flash and Java, etc.  There will be a whole lot of web-choking going on starting next week when Edge won't run that old crap at all.

Once the Win 10 phase in forces the web site people to get rid of all their stupid old softwares, then everybody's browsers will speed up accordingly on the very next update revision when they drop all their Flash and Java, etc. etc.    

Some more so than others ......

In a world of only modern software, will Edge be the fastest browser then?  

Likely not .....

Is Win 10 finished, tested, polished and feature complete as it is being forced out the door?


Heck no, but MS has freely stated this all along.

The model they are basing on is like a Linux Distro, with daily endless updates and new features coming out all the time.

A Linux Distro will  let you pick what upgrades you want to allow to be installed, however.    The good ones also allow backing out a bad upgrade as well.

MS just thrusts it all down your throat with NO CHOICE and lets you gag on it.   What's bad is you can't puke it back out later on if it really makes you sick.



...... this needs fixing, MS ......

http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2015/07/27/windows-10-automatic-updat...



This is NOT the same issue as the Nvidia driver issue, that was yesterday's forced update disaster -- this is the brand new fresh for today much larger more serious and seen as much more widespread disaster  -- TODAY'S update included two (2) totally brand new "dual threats for the price of one" update disasters.    If it doesn't get your network adapter all hosed up it will turn instantly turn around and munch on your Internet Explorer system .....

Malware  Attack ????   Who knows.

And Forbes clarifies it all in their exact and "financially correct" fashion ......

"Well, here comes trouble. With just two days to go before release Windows 10’s controversial automatic update system has struck again and this time it is arguably even more serious…

Following the Nvidia debacle, over the weekend Windows 10 pushed ‘KB3074681’ to Windows Insiders running Windows 10 Build 10240. This is presumed to be the same build as the final release consumers and businesses will receive on Wednesday.

KB3074681 had no detailed information about what it contained but as it was classified as a ‘security’ patch it installed immediately and without warning to all versions of Windows 10 (Home, Pro and Enterprise) then promptly caused Windows Explorer to crash for a number of users."

This one was so bad Microsoft had to talk to it to reassure the crowds that Win 10 isn't really a not quite ready for prime time altogether too too buggy piece of shite.

The Temporary Fix

"Gabe Aul, Microsoft’s Engineering General Manager, confirmed to Supersite For Windows that the company is working on a fix for KB3074681 and if users go to Programs and Features > Uninstall, choose the patch by clicking it just once and then click the ‘Uninstall’ button at the top of the list it will be removed. The crash was being triggered by the shortcut of double clicking the program you want to uninstall.

Mark Wilson at BetaNews also found a second workaround using the Windows 10 Troubleshooter for those hit by KB3074681’s network adaptor crashes:

Hit the Windows key, type ‘Troubleshooting’ and click the Troubleshooting icon.
Click the ‘View all’ link to the left of the window.
Click the ‘Network Adapter’ link and then click Next.
Windows 10 will detect the disabled adapter and re-enable it without killing Explorer.
He warns: “Now… leave it enabled until a new update is released or you’re going to have to go through this time and time again!”

Tomorrows forced update will fix this issue and DO NOTHING ELSE THAT IS NEW -- Microsoft doesn't want to screw up their big gala introduction day celebration after all.


     

waiting for a new release of windows to get stable is old school.  
and by the time it gets stable, it's a lot cheaper, but now it's free and later it may not be.  

http://liliputing.com/2015/07/what-do-you-think-of-windows-10-so-far.html

And now, here come the polls .....

Worth reading and clicking just to see what the vast majority of people are thinking about Win 10 on roll out day.

Rest assured, Gabe Abdul is reading as many polls as he can find and is adjusting his "sales pitch" accordingly.



.... actually, I found myself wanting to click on two of them, and sure enough they were #1 and #2 on the hit parade.


     

http://www.newsweek.com/windows-10-features-upgrade-review-microsoft-358027

Newsweek reports on Upgrading to Windows 10—and 5 Reasons Why You'll Want to Wait