[Microsoft to kill off the Windows Desktop -- confirmed?]

they have plans to remove the desktop for NEW WIn10 devices, which have screens smaller than 8".

[Windows 10 - First Impressions]

yeah, this ugly search entry in the taskbar sucks completely in Windows 10.

[New desktop, and Microsoft account]

uncheck the icon for PC and check it again. This sometimes solve it

[New desktop, and Microsoft account]

#1

right click on the desktop, personalize-> change desktop icons, here you can select the Computer.

#2

use Autologon:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963905.aspx

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

I also noticed the DWM memory grow, but I was also not able to repro it and capture a xperf trace of the memory usage grow.

[UAC, any non-security reason to keep it?]

in Windows 8.x, disabling UAC breaks the new Store Apps

[How to get the cause of high CPU usage by DPC / Interrupt]

I think the system was slow because of the WU CPU usage. The Core2Duo is a bit old.

[Hashes in Security Catalogs]

also try to calculate MD5 and SHA-256

[How to get the cause of high CPU usage by DPC / Interrupt]

I see no DPC issues:

Total = 182174Elapsed Time, >        0 usecs AND <=        1 usecs,     29, or   0.02%Elapsed Time, >        1 usecs AND <=        2 usecs,  22578, or  12.39%Elapsed Time, >        2 usecs AND <=        4 usecs, 115151, or  63.21%Elapsed Time, >        4 usecs AND <=        8 usecs,  12253, or   6.73%Elapsed Time, >        8 usecs AND <=       16 usecs,  13887, or   7.62%Elapsed Time, >       16 usecs AND <=       32 usecs,  10797, or   5.93%Elapsed Time, >       32 usecs AND <=       64 usecs,   7097, or   3.90%Elapsed Time, >       64 usecs AND <=      128 usecs,    371, or   0.20%Elapsed Time, >      128 usecs AND <=      256 usecs,     11, or   0.01%Total,                                                182174

everything under 1024µs is ok.

 

I only see a high CPU usage from Windows Update. Also the disk is very busy

[Hashes in Security Catalogs]

which hash have you calculated. This should be SHA-1 hash which MS uses.

[The new Start Menu is a shadow of its former self]

what's the problem with XAML and what do they use "normally"?

 

I don't like the rendering of WPF/Store Apps. It looks blurry for me. So the new Startmenu is also a pain for my eyes.

[What to do with the "oops" Win 10 build update?]

ignore it. MS will release an update to fix it or a new Build for everyone.

[How to get the cause of high CPU usage by DPC / Interrupt]

capture a xperf trace and share this file

[Really Confused about Win Server Activation]

no I mean offline PID checker, I would never trust online tools.

[Really Confused about Win Server Activation]

google offline for PID checker tools, they tell you which Version/edition your key is for.

[Really Confused about Win Server Activation]

run slui.exe 4 to open phone activation if the online activation fails.

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

can you please share this RP theme?

[Windows Updates Now With Zero Documentation?]

there was never a documentation for driver updates on Windows Update.

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

Where can i found a working download for enableblur.exe ?

http://glass8.eu/stuff/SetWindowCompositionAttribute.7z

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

works fine in 9926, also the EnableBlur works for Taskbar:

 

Also the blur is not removed for me.

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

ok, thanks for the information.

[How to get the cause of high CPU usage by DPC / Interrupt]

Have you installed any drivers for the camera? If yes, contact support for newer drivers.

[Windows 10 DEVELOPMENT]

thanks, I'll turn on my VM and test it does the EnableBlur tool still works with 9926?

[Aero Glass for Win8.1+ 1.3.1]

here is the test version for Win10:

 

http://www.msfn.org/board/topic/173379-windows-10/

[Windows 10 Start Menu Transparency]

current version is not 9926 compatible. We must wait for a new version.