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2015/08/19 13:50:20 (permalink)

Windows Insider Preview Build 10525

Is available to insiders today. Features are:
 
Deeper color customization capabilities
Memory compression (in lieu of paging data to disk)
 
Any takers besides me? As always, try it out and report back!
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    ampfixer
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/19 16:00:09 (permalink)
    My medication isn't rated for involvement in the insider program. You're a brave man.

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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/19 16:10:51 (permalink)
    lol. Valium. Lots and lots of Valium.
     
    I had to go through the usual XLN wrong computer ID for Addictive Drums license dance but Sonar at first blush loads up a complex project and plays fine. There isn't a recording session on my plate for a bit but I'll report on that.
     
    The memory compression feature works with paging. Normally when there are many apps demanding access to memory, the OS will write the content of suspended app's memory "pages" to disk and read the current app's memory pages in from disk. This "swap" creates a bottleneck because disk is very slow in CPU world. Memory compression works by simply running a compression (like zip) on the contents of the app's page, thereby freeing up memory for other active processes. Since compressing is a CPU and memory operation it can run potentially quite a lot faster than physical disk writes, so contention for memory is much reduced.
     
    My system has 24 gig of ram so in the natural course of things I shouldn't hit the trigger for a swap.
     
     
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/22 16:48:31 (permalink)
    I'm all in....been using it for a few days now.
    post edited by charlyg - 2015/08/22 16:57:08

     
     
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/23 23:33:49 (permalink)
    So have I with no problems. I've even customized the color scheme.
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/24 00:03:02 (permalink)
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    Deeper color customization capabilities . . .
     
    So have I with no problems. I've even customized the color scheme.




    So, I am interested in the colour scheme/customization side of things, the only thing holding me back from jumping ship from Windows 7. Can you give a bit more info ? pics ? or point me to where I can find it ?
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/24 01:53:36 (permalink)
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    kevinwal
     
    Deeper color customization capabilities . . .
     
    So have I with no problems. I've even customized the color scheme.




    So, I am interested in the colour scheme/customization side of things, the only thing holding me back from jumping ship from Windows 7. Can you give a bit more info ? pics ? or point me to where I can find it ?


    Here ya go:
    http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/08/18/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-10525/
     
    It's toward the bottom of the article.
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/24 03:12:22 (permalink)
    Thank you, looks and sounds like there will be more options/customizing in this area coming, I think that's a good thing
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/24 06:21:20 (permalink)
    jih64
    So, I am interested in the colour scheme/customization side of things, the only thing holding me back from jumping ship from Windows 7. Can you give a bit more info ? pics ? or point me to where I can find it ?



    FYI if you are in to customizing the way Windows looks a ton, have a look at Stardock's products. WindowBlinds is their most well known one and lets you make the windows look however you wish. They've got a bunch of others to do various things. Most aren't updated for 10 yet, but they should be soon.
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/26 11:06:28 (permalink)
    I haven't tried any of Stardock's products. Do they have useful and decent looking presets? I'm really not in to shredding on a theme. :)
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/26 15:51:22 (permalink)
    kevinwal
    I haven't tried any of Stardock's products. Do they have useful and decent looking presets? I'm really not in to shredding on a theme. :)



    Yes, that's their big thing. Make it easy to get what you want. Then if you want more, premium (paid for) themes are another thing they are in to. It comes with plenty of good looking presets and more are available for sale. It is how they makes their monies :).
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/27 23:15:27 (permalink)
    Thanks!
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/29 18:23:37 (permalink)
    I just got build 10532 this morning....... seems fine

     
     
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/08/29 23:22:31 (permalink)
    You def get all sorts. Some people won't even connect to the internet. Others risk with the devil...

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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/09/03 11:34:02 (permalink)
    charlyg
    I just got build 10532 this morning....... seems fine


    I'm seeing quite a few audio engine dropouts on 10532. I may need to reinstall the MOTU 8pre drivers or perhaps there are new little services interfering with things. I haven't dug around in it much for lack of time but on average I will get at least one every five minutes or so. I'd like to see MOTU update their drives soon!
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/09/03 16:54:21 (permalink)
    Well, the fun continues with build 10532. After reinstalling my motu 8pre drivers Sonar crashes on startup. So I tried to unstall and reinstall the lastest Sonar and the install is crashing too. I'll report more as I find out what's going on here.
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/09/05 14:11:13 (permalink)
    I stopped Insider Builds for various problems.  I'll WU handle it.

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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/09/05 14:18:18 (permalink)
    Still no issues for me.

     
     
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    Re: Windows Insider Preview Build 10525 2015/09/26 18:26:30 (permalink)
    I should have updated my issues on 10532. Reinstalls fixed everything.
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