Windows 10 Anniversary Update starts to roll out today

[HEXUS]

And the latest figures show a Windows 10 growth spurt – up past 21 per cent of PCs.

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[virtuo]

I've heard that this new deeper integration of Cortana means you can no longer disable it - and it's the default search for local files and apps.

Is this misinformation? Was really looking forward to the Bash/Ubuntu integration

[shaithis]

I've been liking the (mostly) small changes. Nothing has been very noticeable, although hopefully we can now get proper HID support in UWP apps!

[Corky34]

More secure my gluteus maximus, when you increase the attack surface you increase the security risk.

[ricksavoie]

I do not get this. Yes, with some previous versions of Windows it was best not to upgrade and keep your stable system. But, Windows 10 works fantastic and is perfectly stable, plus it was free! Why are people not upgrading?

[aidanjt]

But, Windows 10 works fantastic and is perfectly stable, plus it was free! Why are people not upgrading?

Privacy? Politics? Ideology? Legal requirements? Support requirements? Take your pick.

[peterb]

Gosh, first anniversary of my not upgrading. I'm sure there will be many more to follow.

[The Hand]

It'll be interesting to see if the non-Windows OS platforms slowly but surely start to gain ground overtime.

[Corky34]

It'll be interesting to see if the non-Windows OS platforms slowly but surely start to gain ground overtime.

Doing some back of the envelope sums, announcement in June of 350 million Windows 10 when it had a 19% market share and that Linux is showing a 2.33% market share, i think that works out to roughly 35 million versions of Linux, although that pales in comparison to Microsoft i still thought it interesting (that's if I've not made a fool of myself by getting my sums wrong).

[crossy]

Was really looking forward to the Bash/Ubuntu integration

Me too, and I finally managed to get it last night after my Anniversary update. Actually it was a bit of a disappointment, seemingly no better than Cygwin. But I suppose that it's a good feature when I can't be bothered to dual boot.
The OS update itself was pretty smooth, other than it deciding that I needed some piece of Razor software and then not being able to install it. Doesn't seem to have effected the system.

I do not get this. Yes, with some previous versions of Windows it was best not to upgrade and keep your stable system. But, Windows 10 works fantastic and is perfectly stable, plus it was free! Why are people not upgrading?

I'll reserve judgement, especially after my (fresh install) W10 system decided to develop major issues with the UI, Edge and Cortana three months after I installed it. Then it decided that it couldn't use the SSD that it'd been running on. So I had to swap it onto my Ubuntu drive. Yes, there's some nice things about W10 but there's also some real bone headed things, and I can't forgive any OS that decides to install Candy Crush without asking.

[The Hand]

Doing some back of the envelope sums, announcement in June of 350 million Windows 10 when it had a 19% market share and that Linux is showing a 2.33% market share, i think that works out to roughly 35 million versions of Linux, although that pales in comparison to Microsoft i still thought it interesting (that's if I've not made a fool of myself by getting my sums wrong).

It's certainly in the consumers interest to see the Linux user base grow I think. You never know, MS might take note and could change or mold Windows 10 accordingly.

I might try Linux at least as a hobbyist OS project once I've put some new bits in my desktop system (I'm currently on a Windows 7 laptop). I suppose I could put Linux on my old Althon 64 in the mean time anyway and tinker!

[bridges009]

Only Volume license ISOs so far, the Media Tool is not updated yet either.

[Brian224]

Update went smoothly but there are oddities, Control Panel, Device Manager etc. are still on the quick launch menu but don't open (although they can be found in a search and opened) but the promised changes to the Settings app don't appear to have happened. For the time being I am pinning them all to start and putting them in a new group, but the whole experience feels like the OS is strangely bodged together.

[CaptainAmerica]

Windows 10 Settings is a poor replacement for the old Control Panel. Seriously, CP is brilliant.

[aidanjt]

...and I can't forgive any OS that decides to install Candy Crush without asking.

That alone is reason enough to boycott.

[shaithis]

Windows 10 Settings is a poor replacement for the old Control Panel. Seriously, CP is brilliant.

CP, setting, start menu, etc are all old hat.

Windows key and search has been the most efficient way to access everything for a while now (going back to Windows 7 at least).