I know I ask alot of computer questions. This being a brand new one with a new operating system you will probably see alot more. I wish I was into computers but am lucky I know where the on switch is.
I think waiting before upgrading to Windoze11 makes sense. The reviews I've seen suggest that ithe improvements are basically cosmetic (boxes have rounded rather than having square corners), but otherwise there are no functional changes.
I could have gotten it installed at the store when I bought it. He told me to wait for the same reasons you just gave. They always have to send patches right after it launches.
I will have to disagree a full 180°! "MacOS is, have usually not touched a windows computer in a decade or more, and have no clue." I have to help two people on their windows computers (10) every single day with something, from pop up fake ransomware to "where did that file go, why is my computer doing this? It used to not do this. I like my old computer better!" I could make a living supporting Windows if I charged - with what the average person behind the desk doesn't know about technology. It is a PIA for those that are not tech savvy. I have used a Mac since '89 in an asian language. The Window units back in the early to late '90s (when Windows finally tarted using unicode) were pure pain to use too. Want to write Japanese and switch to English, use system commander and shut down the Japanese OS and re-start in the English OS and write English and then reverse it, restart to write in Japanese again. ON the Mac, hit a two keys and switch from Japanese to Korean to Hebrew to English. When I was overseas, I spent more time helping people keeping their windows going, especially if their computer was more than a year old.
I know I ask alot of computer questions. This being a brand new one with a new operating system you will probably see alot more. I wish I was into computers but am lucky I know where the on switch is.
"Computer???" LOLIf you do anything related to apps, sadly, the only option is Mac, because Apple does not have an open ecosystem. Its about as closed off of an ecosystem as possible. XCode is a monstrous nitemare. There is no way to turn off update nags. The rules are CONSTANTLY changing with Macs. But...your stuck with them if you want to write iOS apps. The one redeeming quality of Mac is their terminal...its a good terminal, and I love installing apps with Homebrew. As a command line guy, the *nix type terminals are just better, simpler. I used to be a PowerShell guy, but, its a lot more effort and work than a good old classic Linux like terminal.
I've been troubleshooting the same kinds of problems for 30+ years. The majority of the time, 99% of the time, its because for some reason, unsavvy Windows users have this inane quality of installing EVERY SINGLE ridiculous "utility" app they can find, from WHATEVER sources they can find them. EVERY browser extension. EVERY meaningless little app.
There is one person here that uses cryptic one words to start a thread and then a dozen or so dots which is annoying too but no one says a word about his threads which are basically the same pens over and over and over again. I like to use ????I just thought it was funny that you only use one word to ask about computer stuff every time!
John, don't let anyone or dots annoy you. You are too talented for that!
Ah, sorry...my programmer life is interfering with my Windows life. UAC...User Account Control. This should NEVER be at the lowest level. Ideally, for people who have a real problem with malware...it should actually be jacked up, so that such users are warned MORE often when they may be installing something malicious.
Exactly, You are hitting the nail on the head! One problem though, is that education is a much longer training exercise for the average user. While a tech minded (not savvy) user can comprehend the purpose and use of features, the average user (IMO) can only follow a list of A. B. C. D. or 1 2 3 4 instructions because they do not understand the concepts behind the instructions, and are lost when one step is inadvertently skipped.Ah, sorry...my programmer life is interfering with my Windows life. UAC...User Account Control. This should NEVER be at the lowest level. Ideally, for people who have a real problem with malware...it should actually be jacked up, so that such users are warned MORE often when they may be installing something malicious.
Most users turn it off completely, which is terrible, and is largely what leads to the terrible experiences they end up with because of the kind of junk they install. Malicious actors take total advantage of the naiveté of most windows users with regards to this feature, which is why there is so much malicious third party content out there for windows.
It is actually possible to enable it, and also deny the ability of normal users to change it. If I know someone who is particularly bad at downloading crap programs that are the root cause of their problems, I will usually try to get them off of an admin account, if they are on one, create my own admin account, and use windows security group policies to disable their ability to change the setting themselves. Now, it won't necessarily prevent installation of malicious content, but it can definitely warn the user more frequently when they are installing something, and will make them think a bit more about installing stuff. You can also just disable the person's ability to install entirely, if they are a particularly...erm, troublesome user.
Microsoft really needs to do a better job educating users to these features, maybe as part of new computer setup and new account creation, or something, so that people fully understand the risks they are taking if they disable security features built into windows that are intended to save them from WinHell.
Haha, I still do this, too.
Even in a text message, I doublespace after a period or question mark.
It may have caught up. Not any updates. Trying to get the printer to work now. Playing around. Looks like I lost all my photos. I used one of the clickfree devices and evidently this computer is not seeing it or I can not get to load. My hardrive was fried on old computer so can not pull anything off that. I miss the old system I at least knew my way around. It is going to take me awhile and hope I do not screw anything up.
Eric; Sorry for off-topic; The software used on the website only displays one space after a period even if you put in two spaces. Interestingly, the message still has two spaces stored. The two spaces will appear if you edit the message. <LIKE THIS.
Sharon and few others mentioned the computer sitting on a retailer's shelf and this is one of the reasons you will get a lot of updates to begin with. What will happen is one update will trigger the need for another and then another. One reason MIcrosoft software is this way is due to the shear number of users that need to be satisfied with he product after it is released. The more users you have, the more users are not going to be happy with how something works. Microsoft also has their Tuesday update that will normally happen (if you dont change anything the settings area) happen while you are asleep during the evening. If you leave your computer on like I do 24/7 you may come upon a computer that requires you to relog in. You will most likely find this on a Wednesday due to the Tuesday update needing a restart.
It's call 'the threshold of pain'.
This is all nice and cozy advice and if you are computer smart all makes sense. But for every computer person out there and even right here there are thousands that have no idea. We rely on technology too much. I had what was call Clickfree device. Every so often I would plug into computer and it would download latest data that was not stored prior. I thought it was working fine and probably was because I would get a window that told me the amount of each file stored. But somehow that got corrupted either when I plugged into the old computer hoping it would help restore the problem but it probably fried it. Yes I probably should haved used a flashdrive to backup the backup. But backing up on the computer and the Clickfree thing I thought I was covered. Yes now I am paying the penalty. But when is enough enough?? I am in the not knowing a darn thing about computers group. That is why I come here to ask questions and Sharon has helped me many times here by PM's and that I thank her for.
I thank everyone who has answered to this thread and maybe it will help others too. Could be a good one to reference years down the road. take care and be safe.True. The people who design high technology products do not always understand the knowledge and experience of the people who will be using the products they design. Sometimes they expect an unreasonable level of skill or experience from their users. Easy or hard, you should learn how to maintain and backup your computer if you want to safeguard your data, which includes the family digital photos.
