Windows 10 v2004 - Page 2

storm5510 · 2020-06-22, 16:38

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Originally Posted by kruoli

If you are using Windows 10 Professional, there is still an option for an offline account. We just installed a machine here freshly with Windows 10 Professional 2004 and it was connected to the internet during installation.

This has to do with activation. I learned that if I was not logged into my "store" account, activation became problematic. This was with some older versions. I do not know how it is now. My last upgrade was a patch-over of what was already there. 1903 => 1909.

delraykevin · 2020-07-12, 22:28

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Originally Posted by storm5510

I am a firm believer in the idea that if something is not broken, do not try to fix it. I ran v1903 for a long time and never had any problems. It has been the same, so far, with v1909. Perhaps it may be a good idea to stay one update behind the current. Automatic updates can be deferred for 35 days. I plan on continuing to defer for quite a while yet.

You know that:

Ticking the box that says "don't download updates on metered connections"
Unticking the box that says "get updates from other machines on your network"
And marking all your Internet connections as "metered"

Makes this whole dance a whole lot easier...

Chuck · 2020-07-13, 00:09

v1909 kept freezing on me for no apparent reason. Sometimes it would run for two weeks, other times it would freeze every two or three days. I couldn't find a reason for this since there was nothing in the event logs.

Since I updated to v2004 on June 16, this has not happened. I haven't had any unexpected stops with this version. The update took a long time, around two hours.

moebius · 2020-07-13, 00:19

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Originally Posted by Chuck

v1909 kept freezing on me for no apparent reason...

For me, Windows 10 Pro 1909 build 18363.900 runs very stable, I will take care not to update into the uncertainty in the next 360 days.

storm5510 · 2020-07-13, 15:25

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Originally Posted by moebius

For me, Windows 10 Pro 1909 build 18363.900 runs very stable, I will take care not to update into the uncertainty in the next 360 days.

I had a restart required update two days ago. v1909 18363.900 is the current. I reset the defer dates to as far out as I could make them. I have learned to never jump into something totally new for a period of time. As long as I can stay away from v2004, I will.

Chuck · 2020-07-14, 19:02

I'm not encouraging anyone to update; just to let you know that I applied the July 14 patch with no issues.

Marina33 · 2020-07-28, 08:18

The only time i did Windows 10 update was last year,it was a horrible experience. Yes, I failed.

storm5510 · 2020-07-29, 01:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by delraykevin

You know that:

Ticking the box that says "don't download updates on metered connections"
Unticking the box that says "get updates from other machines on your network"
And marking all your Internet connections as "metered"

Makes this whole dance a whole lot easier...

Interesting. I know I have the second one as described above. "Metered" connections, I never paid much attention to. Unless I am mistaken, a metered connection is like dial-up from 25 years ago. Pay-by-usage. Mine are a fixed rate.

Another which was suggested is disabling manufacturers updates for hardware. Window Update made a mess of my Nvidia drivers a couple of years ago by using a substitute. I prefer to do this one by hand with drivers from Nvidia.

kruoli · 2020-07-29, 08:16

We want to tell Windows that way:

Bad Windows! Do not use my expensive paid-by-KB connection (wink) to do updates! I will tell you when I am on an non-metered connection (which I never will, muhahaha).

retina · 2020-07-29, 08:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by kruoli

We want to tell Windows that way:

Bad Windows! Do not use my expensive paid-by-KB connection (wink) to do updates! I will tell you when I am on an non-metered connection (which I never will, muhahaha).

Yeah. Such a shame that it has to come that, where we have to resort to fighting MS with such tricks.

storm5510 · 2020-07-29, 16:26

It seems to me that MS took off in a different direction after Gates left, and possibly before, as he began to reduce his involvement. Their last stable OS, out-of-the-box, was Windows 7. I do now know about 8.x. I have never used it.

Windows 10 was a mess from the get-go. I ran the v17xx series for a few months and quit. There was always something every day presenting a problem. I skipped the entire 18xx series. I ran Widows 7 Pro for 15 months. I decided to try again when v1903 came out. I never had any problems with it. Now, it is v1909. Still, no problems. It is a shame that more knowledgeable users, like many here, are aware of the little tricks MS now uses to "spy." The average Jack's & Jill's of the world have no idea what goes on in the background.

About MS: I would like to find the individual(s) who came up the .Net Framework for programming and force them to eat a very deceased and sun-ripened dog.

2020-07-14, 19:02	#17
Chuck May 2011 Orange Park, FL 2⁵·29 Posts	v2004 1st monthly update applied I'm not encouraging anyone to update; just to let you know that I applied the July 14 patch with no issues. Attached Thumbnails

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2020-07-13, 00:09	#14
Chuck May 2011 Orange Park, FL 928₁₀ Posts	v1909 kept freezing on me for no apparent reason. Sometimes it would run for two weeks, other times it would freeze every two or three days. I couldn't find a reason for this since there was nothing in the event logs. Since I updated to v2004 on June 16, this has not happened. I haven't had any unexpected stops with this version. The update took a long time, around two hours.

2020-07-28, 08:18	#18
Marina33 Jul 2020 1 Posts	The only time i did Windows 10 update was last year,it was a horrible experience. Yes, I failed.

2020-07-29, 08:16	#20
kruoli "Oliver" Sep 2017 Porta Westfalica, DE 661₁₆ Posts	We want to tell Windows that way: Bad Windows! Do not use my expensive paid-by-KB connection (wink) to do updates! I will tell you when I am on an non-metered connection (which I never will, muhahaha).

2020-07-29, 16:26	#22
storm5510 Random Account Aug 2009 Not U. + S.A. 3·953 Posts	It seems to me that MS took off in a different direction after Gates left, and possibly before, as he began to reduce his involvement. Their last stable OS, out-of-the-box, was Windows 7. I do now know about 8.x. I have never used it. Windows 10 was a mess from the get-go. I ran the v17xx series for a few months and quit. There was always something every day presenting a problem. I skipped the entire 18xx series. I ran Widows 7 Pro for 15 months. I decided to try again when v1903 came out. I never had any problems with it. Now, it is v1909. Still, no problems. It is a shame that more knowledgeable users, like many here, are aware of the little tricks MS now uses to "spy." The average Jack's & Jill's of the world have no idea what goes on in the background. About MS: I would like to find the individual(s) who came up the .Net Framework for programming and force them to eat a very deceased and sun-ripened dog.