I don't want my Windows Live password to also be my Windows password on my local machine. How the fuck do I change it back? Google is not forthcoming.
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This may help:
How to Revert Your Windows 10 Account to a Local One (After the Windows Store Hijacks It)
http://www.howtogeek.com/230543/how...local-one-after-the-windows-store-hijacks-it/
I switched back to a local account when I first upgraded my gaming OS to Win10.
Holy shit, now I've screwed up the display all over the fucking place. I try to adjust the font size and now everything's fucking blurry. I try to use Clear Type and guess what? Right, nothing's fucking clearer.
If there is an option for resetting everything back to what it was when I installed Win 10, I have no idea where it is.
If there is an option for resetting everything back to what it was when I installed Win 10, I have no idea where it is.
Solution:
1. Go back to Display Settings and change the scale back to 100%. The native scaling feature in Windows 10 is shit. This will get you back to where you started.
2. Download and run this tool: http://www.xpexplorer.com/installers/2.1/Windows10_DPI_FIX.exe
3. In the popup, select Win 8.1 scaling and set it to 125% (or whatever other setting you wanted).
4. Restart Windows. (This little scaling app does it job at boot-up.)
To revert to 100% scaling, just run the executable again and select 100%.
Source:
http://windows10_dpi_blurry_fix.xpexplorer.com/
1. Go back to Display Settings and change the scale back to 100%. The native scaling feature in Windows 10 is shit. This will get you back to where you started.
2. Download and run this tool: http://www.xpexplorer.com/installers/2.1/Windows10_DPI_FIX.exe
3. In the popup, select Win 8.1 scaling and set it to 125% (or whatever other setting you wanted).
4. Restart Windows. (This little scaling app does it job at boot-up.)
To revert to 100% scaling, just run the executable again and select 100%.
Source:
http://windows10_dpi_blurry_fix.xpexplorer.com/
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Of course, the long term fix for all of these issues is to install a better operating system (ie any operating system not supplied by Microsoft).
*sigh* Yes, I know.
The only reason I bother with Win10 is to play Windows-only PC games, which unfortunately includes most of the bestsellers. For everything else I prefer to use Xubuntu, an Ubuntu variant.
If anyone's interested in switching to a Linux OS, I'm happy to offer some guidance. Mind you, the great thing about Linux (especially Ubuntu and it's derivatives) is that there is a shit-load of help available on the Internet due to its popularity among IT professionals and computer nerds.
Linux Mint
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Linux Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu, and I recommend it over Ubuntu because it has a better user interface.
For internet, it runs Firefox and Chrome.
For office, it runs LibreOffice, a superior alternative to MS Office that nonetheless provides full support for MS Office file formats.
The idea of installing an operating system other than Windows is intimidating to anyone who hasn't attempted it before. I first tried Ubuntu on a spare laptop, so I didn't care if the installation went pear-shaped. These days, the developers make it easy to install Mint either as a replacement for Windows, or alongside Windows (you choose which OS you want to use each time you boot up the PC). Basically, you download the installer, put it on a USB, boot into the USB (easier than you might think), and go through the install wizard.
If anyone's interested in switching to a Linux OS, I'm happy to offer some guidance. Mind you, the great thing about Linux (especially Ubuntu and it's derivatives) is that there is a shit-load of help available on the Internet due to its popularity among IT professionals and computer nerds.
Linux Mint
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Linux Mint is a derivative of Ubuntu, and I recommend it over Ubuntu because it has a better user interface.
For internet, it runs Firefox and Chrome.
For office, it runs LibreOffice, a superior alternative to MS Office that nonetheless provides full support for MS Office file formats.
The idea of installing an operating system other than Windows is intimidating to anyone who hasn't attempted it before. I first tried Ubuntu on a spare laptop, so I didn't care if the installation went pear-shaped. These days, the developers make it easy to install Mint either as a replacement for Windows, or alongside Windows (you choose which OS you want to use each time you boot up the PC). Basically, you download the installer, put it on a USB, boot into the USB (easier than you might think), and go through the install wizard.
I have several old laptops that can't do anything except get wiped. I think I might actually try this on one or two of them. I owe you so many thanks today I might as well send you a check!
Go for it! It will probably give them a new lease of life, since Linux is less resource-intensive than Windows.
Thanks! I'll fill in the dollar amount when it arrives.I owe you so many thanks today I might as well send you a check!
Cheerful Charlie
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For linux distros, you may wanna look at distrowatch. Some of the latest distros are not friendly to older machines, some distros are aimed at older machines with low resources.
DBT
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I still want to install Linux, but find that I have neither the nerves or the patience to go through with the process.
Or just install Debian and customize to taste.
Cheerful Charlie
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Actually, I have Devuan Beta downloaded and may try that, avoiding systemd.
I want to use Trinty DE, a fork of KDE 3.X.