A good portion of the time I spent using my main PC during the past two weeks or so was restarting, safe mode, verifying RAID1 status, and such. Thankfully, it has turned to a pleasant PC experience once I managed to work around the errors and issues with doing an in-place upgrade of my system from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Technical Preview, Build 9926 via Windows Update.
Things to look out for are possible compatibility issues with installed programs. What I found that turned the system unstable and freeze are Intel’s Rapid Storage Technology software which I updated and Core Temp which I stopped from launching at startup.
A major feature upgrade in Windows 8 that was carried over is the redesigned Task Manager. I found the Startup tab very useful in troubleshooting. Unfortunately with regards to Core Temp, it didn’t appear. I had to rename the program’s installation folder to prevent it from launching. Funny though is that I got to use the system a couple of times with Core Temp successfully launching at startup. I’ll account it to beta instability.
Although I’ve gotten to use earlier previews on my secondary desktop, it’s a different thing when done on my “daily driver”. (I noticed that term a lot in http://youtube.com/linustechtips.) Prior observations from using Windows 10 on my spare PC was how I enjoyed the animations and the convenience of multiple desktops. I use the multiple desktop feature from time to time during multi-tasking and finding windows cluttered.
I expected to do the same in-place upgrade with my Windows 8.1 hybrid netbook only to find out that it isn’t doable with the current release because of a compact installation. I hope it does happen before the actual release of Windows 10.
It’s great to find sites like http://www.winsupersite.com to find tips on some issues. 1 major concern which is also resolved for now is how buggy and absent the latest start menu revision is. Thanks to a registry entry, an earlier Windows 10 start menu can be accessed.
So far, the experience is generally positive. I look forward to the free upgrade this year and a worthy update on my PC experience.
