Well thank you Microsoft - if I had known that before I loaded my operating system I would have chosen Windows "Education" edition. I am a fool for believing "PRO" edition would be for PROFESSIONALS, such a stupid decision on my behalf. If I did not need this workstation to run Inventor and 3d-studio, I just run Linux - where I'm not bothered "microsoft store" and "feedback hub" contaminating my memory and cpu time.
- Note: Cortana is removed from the Windows 10 Education and Windows 10 Pro Education editions. See Windows 10 editions for education customers for more info.
Heh. Windoze...
So the thing that pisses me off most about Windows 10 is the forced updates. My laptop continues to try to update to 1709 (Fall Creators Update) but it fails every time. Sometimes it would even WAKE FROM SLEEP WHILE UNPLUGGED, burning through half my battery to do this!! It's even caused "hot bag" syndrome.
So I disable automatic updates with gpedit, and now it pops up and "helpfully" tries to tell me I have to perform updates every day or two (annoying, but only a few clicks to make it go away). On top of that, it still seems to restart randomly, with no indication why (I suspect it still tries to update). Of course while this happens it shuts off my Virtualbox Ubuntu VM without saving anything. What did he do to you??
So I have two programs that require windows: Ableton, and Lightroom. Both of these programs have potential issues with running in a VM or WINE: Ableton relies on ultra-low latency sound, and doesn't do well virtualized. Lightroom gets weird in the color department in a VM.
OR - label "Windows 10 HOME" home user, for Suzie Home-maker who wants to shop, chat, and needs a computer to make decisions for her. And leave "Windows 10 PRO" for professionals who do not need to be asked every time if it's ok to save a file, and be forced to use Steven Hawking's handicap Cortana assistant software.IF you have access to MSDN (which is not common)...there is a version of Windows 10 called LTSB (Long Term Support Branch). It comes out of the box with....No Cortana, none of the bloatware, no funky live tiles, not even Edge.
That's what Windows 10 should have been.
Does Enterprise or Education come pre-installed with the STORE, XBOX, thrones games, and all that happy nonsense ?According to this link you can disable Cortona via GPO if you are running Professional. Not tried it tho for that flavour - I use Enterprise or Education
Is there any difference between "WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE LTSB 2015" and "WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE LTSB 2016" ? Someone selling the keys on eBay it cost $30 for 2016, and $13.00 for 2015. I feel I should not have to pay for any of them, since I have already wasted $6 of my whole dollars on this piece of trash "WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL" key on my workstation now that offers me coupons, XBOX titles, store applications, and wants to talk to me and spy on my conversations. Bill Gates needs to take a pay cut, I simply can not afford for him to travel the entire earth and solve water crisis and healthcare for other countries.IF you have access to MSDN (which is not common)...there is a version of Windows 10 called LTSB (Long Term Support Branch). It comes out of the box with....No Cortana, none of the bloatware, no funky live tiles, not even Edge.
That's what Windows 10 should have been.
I'm sorry, I can't comment on the legality or the operational effectiveness of Ebay software keys. All else being equal, any Windows edition should update to the latest version, as long as the updates are available.Is there any difference between "WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE LTSB 2015" and "WINDOWS 10 ENTERPRISE LTSB 2016" ? Someone selling the keys on eBay it cost $30 for 2016, and $13.00 for 2015. I feel I should not have to pay for any of them, since I have already wasted $6 of my whole dollars on this piece of trash "WINDOWS 10 PROFESSIONAL" key on my workstation now that offers me coupons, XBOX titles, store applications, and wants to talk to me and spy on my conversations. Bill Gates needs to take a pay cut, I simply can not afford for him to travel the entire earth and solve water crisis and healthcare for other countries.