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Windows 10 will be a great operating system -- when it's finished


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It could be said, with Windows now a service, Windows 10 will never truly be finished, but the truth is the version of the new operating system that’s out now is a long way from being polished enough for prime time. It’s like an Insider Preview build that’s been released entirely in error.

In an effort to wash away the stench of Windows 8, Microsoft has chosen to rush release Windows 10, and the result is an operating system that is clearly still very much a work in progress. The new OS isn’t anywhere near as half-baked as Windows 8 was when that launched, but there are still far too many issues to be ignored. Put bluntly, it's a mess.

It’s Schizophrenic

One of the things that really bugs me about Windows 10 is the duplication. There’s Settings and Control Panel, both offering two ways to do similar, or identical things, but wrapped up in entirely different interfaces. How do you know which you need? Good question. Want to change your screen resolution? Windows will push you to use the new UI, but the old Change the appearance of your displays version still exists.

Microsoft should have chosen one method for changing settings and customizing the OS and stuck with it, wiping out all traces of the other.

One annoyance I’ve encountered is that certain legacy buttons don’t work. Clicking on Set Associations in Internet Explorer doesn’t let you set the file types that the browser opens by default -- as you might reasonably expect -- but instead displays a message stating "To change your default apps, go to Settings > System > Default apps". Clicking OK doesn’t take you there, just closes the message. Thanks for your help Microsoft, let me go grab a pen.

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And having two browsers is stupid too. Just include one browser that works. Edge will be quite good when it’s finished, I suspect. But it is clearly more of a proof of concept than a fully formed browser at the moment, lacking support for extensions and so on.

Want to uninstall a program? Well, if it’s an app, you can do it through Settings > Apps & Features. If it’s a legacy app (program, dammit!), then you may be able to uninstall it that way, but I’ve found many applications don’t show up there. Go to the old Programs and Features interface, and every program you can uninstall is listed there. Except apps. They don’t appear in that list at all.

There are small, but fundamental design inconsistencies throughout, including (but not limited to) old icons cropping up next to new ones and at least four entirely different styles of context menu.

These aren’t problems unique to Windows 10 of course. Windows 8.x had the same issues. Microsoft just hasn’t bothered to fix them. But with Windows as a service, maybe it will get around to it. One day.

It’s Buggy

Since the upgrade I have a problem on my PC with graphics going missing in browsers, and Firefox seems to hate Windows 10. It just crashes without warning. My graphics drivers are fully up to date, as are my browsers. Maybe I need to uninstall and reinstall everything, or do a clean Windows 10 install.

But clearly I’m not the only person experiencing issues with the new OS. We’ve posted loads of guides and stories on BetaNews covering how to do things with Windows 10, but what do you think the most popular article on the site currently is? Overcoming sound problems. It’s such an in-demand article, we’ve covered the issue twice.

A brand new OS is always going to be buggy -- there are so many different types of hardware, so many configurations, that it’s to be expected -- but I feel Microsoft should have taken a little longer to iron out potential issues before declaring Windows 10 done.

Final Thoughts

Microsoft passed quality assurance over to millions of Windows Insiders but yet quality is far from assured in Windows 10. There’s lots to like about the new OS, and lots to dislike too. As my headline says, I think Windows 10 will be great, when it’s "finished". I just have no idea when that might be.

Have you encountered problems with Windows 10? Share your experiences and frustrations in the comments below.

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The fact they've gone the Google route of hoovering up all your data means it will always be trash to me.

Sadly, Apple is the last major company that doesn't make an OS that makes money solely by spying on you.

Windows 10: It's not free, you're the product.

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i have problem "Reset This PC" after upgrade to 10, in restart i have BSOD "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE"

perhaps you lost your previou windows files that can restore the boot? :think:

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i have problem "Reset This PC" after upgrade to 10, in restart i have BSOD "INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE"

sounds like AHCI or default SATA settings have been changed make sure nothing in your bios has changed and if continues hope you have another machine and just make a windows 10 USB install stick and repair it that way. I have 8 machines all upgraded perfect to windows 10. Now the Edge browser has massive glitches and doesn't support my battlelog so I'm using IE11 with all the ad blocks possible that are hidden in advanced settings.

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It's been known for ages in the Windows world that upgrades may lead to more problems than a clean install. I suspect that some of the OP's instability issues are due to that. Given the gazillions of upgrades that have been done, only time will tell whether this will come back to haunt and bite M$.

But other issues like the Control Panel and Settings overlap the OP mentioned are just IMO poor design. Definitely so are all the settings like sharing Wifi, P2P updates, etc set as opt-out when they really should be opt-in.

It does seem that M$ bit off more than they could chew or released W10 when it wasn't quite ready.

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Windows 10 will never be finished, as mentioned WE are guinea pigs

My windows 10 as starting menu problems, sometimes control panel links or other start menu items goes missing.

I wont waste my windows 7 or 8.1 licenses, to do an upgrade and have to revert back and loose those licenses.

M$oft pushed 10 way to fast to please OEM's and others, and trying to revert the windows 8 and 8.1 tiles menus fiasco. I use Win 8.1 because my paid start8 provides me with a decent and usable START MENU.

AND now the updates process is a @#%^, i use w10 Entreprise to have a minimum of control, without tweaking anything, but it is crippled and incomplete, have to download an small app to have more updates options.

SHAME ON YOU MSOFT you're pushing me slowly toward linux based OS's

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