OT: Windows 10 problems?

Submitted by Wolverine Devotee on

Last week I finally got the long-awaited Windows 10 upgrade, and I immediately had some problems that I have been wondering if anyone else has experienced.

First off, I have since switched back to Windows 7 after three days of trying to fix the problems on my own.

I have the Windows 10 upgrade on a laptop, and the first thing I noticed upon upgrading was that my touchpad and clickers were disabled completely.

I went into the settings and enabled the touchpad, but the clickers still wouldn't work. On top of that, every time I shut off and turned on my computer, the touchpad was again disabled by the OS.

Another major problem was the inability to stream video on browsers other than Chrome. As we know, Chrome and streaming video is.......uh, not good to say the least. I use IE to stream BTN2GO, ESPN3 and WWE Network video and it worked perfectly on my Windows 7's IE.

Well, not on 10. I got nothing but a blank, green screen with sound playing every single I time I tried streaming a video. Tried Firefox, and the same thing happened. Streaming video is one of the most important features on a computer for me personally.

Just wondering if anyone else has had any problems since the upgrade. Share if you have experienced any or anything like I have.

I get that it just literally came out and I'm making quite the leap, going from 7 and bypassing Windows 8 and 8.1 to Windows 10. That user interface, while fast, is so confusing and makes life difficult just to find the control panel!

 

Yo_Blue

August 18th, 2015 at 2:02 PM ^

I went from 7 to 10 with only a single hitch.  My fingerprint scanner didn't work intially and I had to reset it.  Other than that everything seems to be running fine.  The new browser (Edge) is faster than IE but it doesn't allow add-ins yet.  The ability to add them should be ready shortly and until then Chrome will continue to be my browser of choice.

jblaze

August 18th, 2015 at 1:44 PM ^

but I feel like my IBM E420 is a bit slower than with Win 7. I do not have any real accessories so it was a pretty bland update for me

Wolverine Devotee

August 18th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^

I really don't like change.

When I was in the graphic design program before I switched majors, I had to learn Apple since that's what we used in the labs. I did and got used to it after 3-4 months, but I just didn't like it that much.

When I switched to computer programming, I got to use Windows again.

 

JamieH

August 18th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^

you are making a joke, but Windows branched completely away from the Windows 95 codebase with Windows XP.  They have been on the Windows NT codebase since then.  So there has been very little of Windows 95 in Windows (other than compatibility modes) for about the last 14 years. 

 

Windows ME was the last version to have Windows 95 code still in it.

alum96

August 18th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

Finally found the 1 guy who still uses IE by choice rather than due to workplace requirement.  Thought it would be a 70 year old not a 20 year old.

Wolverine Devotee

August 18th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

I use all 3 browsers because all have their strengths.

Chrome is my primary one, but it's worthless on my system when it comes to watching videos.

IE is what I stream content on as mentioned in the OP. That is the only thing that browser is good at.

Firefox is what I use YouTube with as it plays the videos the smoothest and doesn't lag at all.

Oscar

August 18th, 2015 at 9:54 PM ^

"IE is what I stream content on as mentioned in the OP. That is the only thing that browser is good at."

IE is not better at streaming videos, the content provider just "optimized" their site to work with IE since it has the highest market share.

Above and Beyond

August 18th, 2015 at 2:10 PM ^

I cannot stand IE. I only use it for my company's proprietary software because it was (unfortunately and stupidly) designed for it. The only other browser we have access to is Firefox, which is far better than IE but not as great as Safari or Chrome. I wish we could use Safari. Hell, I wish we had iMacs...

mGrowOld

August 18th, 2015 at 1:49 PM ^

Here's a little nugget about Windows 10 they dont tell you about.  If you are using the fingerprint log-in for your old version of Windows you get exactly ONE sign-on after the upgrade before the system demands an alphanumeric password instead of the fingerprint.  And if you dont create that new password during your one sign-on (like my wife didnt) you then get locked out of Windows 10 unless you created a password recovery key when you first installed the earlier version.  The fingerprint log-in has been disabled in the new version so unless you remember your original password or change it on your one free visit you are completely screwed.

I had to take her computer to work and get one of our IT guys to remove Windows 10, re-install her original shitty Windows 8 and then re-re-install Windows 10.

Darker Blue

August 18th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

Full Disclaimer: I am a Linux guy and have been for a long time. 

HOWEVER

I work in a Windows Environment and thought that since I'm going to be doing things with Windows 10 PC's in the near future, that I should probably become more familiar with Windows 10. So I installed it on a laptop that I had just lying around. 

So far I really like 10. I have experienced 0 major problems, and just a few minor bugs. Now a coworker of mine also did the upgrade at the same time as I, and he has had nothing but problems. 

 

ken725

August 18th, 2015 at 1:50 PM ^

I don't have a laptop with Windows 10 so I have no idea about the trackpad issues.

I have had no issues streaming on Edge, Firefox or Chrome. Make sure you have updated drivers, especially your graphics driver. I had to download a beta from nvidia because dual monitors weren't working when I first installed 10.

MilkSteak

August 18th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^

I think those issues are probably related to drivers. The touchpad issue might be resolved by going into the device manager and updating your touchpad drivers. As for the streaming video, I have no idea. Maybe a flash or java update is required.

Wolverine Devotee

August 18th, 2015 at 2:47 PM ^

I tried everything. I checked for updates on the drivers for the touchpad, I tried looking if there was any IE updates, fiddled with the stream settings when you right click on video players. I unistalled Flash player and then re-installed it.

Windows 7 is fine for me. It works, I'm happy. I wanted to put this thread here just to see if anyone else was having similar problems.

 

csmhowitzer

August 18th, 2015 at 2:53 PM ^

Do you have an older laptop? I'm just thinking that maybe the manufacturer of the touchpad hasn't released an updated driver for it yet? Did you find a driver in your search?

Have you tried searching the manufacturer's forums or calling them up?

Reader71

August 18th, 2015 at 3:20 PM ^

Enable software rending under the advanced tab in Internet settings in the control panel. Videos will play.

Same thing happened to me. My old graphics card didn't get a new driver, so this is the workaround. And it works great.

BlueMan80

August 18th, 2015 at 1:53 PM ^

Also, are you on an older laptop or something that's less than 2 years old?  Installed some upgrades on your own?

I'm waiting for my upgrade, but it's going to be applied to a Windows 8.1 2-in-1 PC I bought for my wife for Christmas, so my experience will probably be different that yours.  Windows 10 is supposed to configure itself to match your hardware (PC vs tablet, touch screen vs. non-touch, etc.) and it sounds like it a swing and a miss on your laptop.  Curious what will happen with mine.

AlCzerviksRide

August 18th, 2015 at 1:58 PM ^

I have tried to install it twice, and both times it will boot up, begin installing all my drivers, seems like everything is working, then BOOM! BSOD.Says something to the effect of a problem with igdkmd64.sys.

At first I thought it was my NVidia card, but I fixed that. No idea what it is.  I gave up trying.

acs236

August 18th, 2015 at 1:59 PM ^

My experience has been different.  I've upgraded on two computers, a old Dell laptop and an old desktop I built myself.  My upgrade experience for both was the easiest I can remember.  The only issue I had with the desktop was incompatibility with Bitdefender, which shut off network access.  Once I replaced it, it's been smooth sailing. 

Swazi

August 18th, 2015 at 2:39 PM ^

Im not going to buy a MacBook that costs 1300 dollars and only comes with a 256 GB hard drive, a dual-core processor, and an integrated graphics card.  I can get a laptop from Dell like that for half the price.

 

And a Quad-Core MacPro is 3,000 dollars.  No thank you.