another WIN10 upgrade causing havoc on 2 Dell laptops.?ÿ
failure to recognize AC chargers on both so no battery charge while being plugged.
log-in hassles on one. slow down as a result.
Ironically everything is clicking along fine and the upgrade happens and problems ensue.
I thought that a reinstall might help but it didn't on one laptop and what a nuisance.?ÿ
so the Sisyphus reference.
about had enough.. if I had the $$$ , I dump Win and go to MAC.
one laptop is 14 months old and the other is 4 months.
I despise Windows 10. The last "update" cost me two days of time and a trip to my local computer guru to fix the Windows driver files that got blitzed by the update! Also had to re-install all of my survey, drone and CAD software. What a pain. I wish I could stop the updates, but apparently that's not possible.
I've not experienced any issues with Windows 10.?ÿ I really like it.
I have a Surface Book for personal use, one of the best machines I've ever bought (got it from Wendell's endorsement of his Surface Pro Tablet).
I have an upgraded Desktop for work, and an older "netbook" at home as well.?ÿ The netbook didn't fare to well, but that is to be expected.?ÿ I actually used a custom program to turn it into a Chromebook (works great).
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I've not experienced any issues with Windows 10.?ÿ I really like it.
I have a Surface Book for personal use, one of the best machines I've ever bought (got it from Wendell's endorsement of his Surface Pro Tablet).
I have an upgraded Desktop for work, and an older "netbook" at home as well.?ÿ The netbook didn't fare to well, but that is to be expected.?ÿ I actually used a custom program to turn it into a Chromebook (works great).
I've upgraded to a Surface Book 2 and love it. It's not compact like the SP4 that I had, but it is probably the best computer I've ever owned. It is problem-free and Microsoft does a good job of keeping it updated.
I think the old adage "you get what you pay for" applies to computers (most of the time). I don't know the OP's situation in terms of pricing, but I can say from personal experience that most of the people having trouble with their computers paid $700 or less. That's not to say that all sub-$700 computers have problems or that they won't have problems -- it's just been my experience (because I help a lot of friends and family).
Another point in that regard is that I can pay 3 or 4 times that for a new computer and I can reasonably expect it to last at least 4 or 5 years, maybe more. My wife's current Asus laptop was a high-end model when I bought it for her 5 years ago. The regular price on it was almost $2,000, but I had a gift card, cashback rewards (Amazon) and it was on a one-day flash deal at the time -- I paid $700. It's just now starting to show it's age. I could have bought a $500 laptop and it *might* have been good for a couple of years.
One nice feature of the Surface line is the Surface Diagnostics. If anything is acting weird, you can run the Surface Diagnostics tool and it will hunt down problems and fix them, if found. I did have a time where some applications were taking awhile to open, so I ran the diagnostics, it said it found an issue -- I rebooted and voila, the problem was fixed.
