Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Or take it to a coffee shop and mooch off their wifi to get updated... -Curt From: Max Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Max Dillon Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 8:03 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions Manfred, Sounds to me like you need to leave

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Yeah but then again with the slow dialup it would probably take till next year to get done with the taxes that way. So far I seem to have worked things more or less around to get win10 do it my way. Or at least enough to at least use it for the taxes for now, till they stop support for win10 pr

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Glad it is working! Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:43 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > There wasn't anything in the dialup connection settings to do that. The > service didn't restart when I turned the computer on this morning. I must > have held my tongue just right when I did it. Or maybe it was becau

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

There wasn't anything in the dialup connection settings to do that. The service didn't restart when I turned the computer on this morning. I must have held my tongue just right when I did it. Or maybe it was because of some of the other stuff I turned off. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrot

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

So far it's working. May not be in the normal options but but it sure works. I'll find out if it really works when I go to the library at 1. If not I'll look into the metered thing for the network connections. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: There is no way to turn off updating. By s

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred says: >‎I don't think Turbotax works on that.  Yup. You are correct. That is the only reason I boot into Windows. That said, you could try an online version of Turbo Tax. Most credit unions and banks offer that. Rick ‎ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

When you reboot, the service will restart. That is not a long term fix. Did you set your home connection to metered? Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:29 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > So far after disabling windows updater in Services everything has been OK. > > Manfred > > Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

So far after disabling windows updater in Services everything has been OK. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: Manfred, There is no "turn off updates" in win 10. You can turn off upgrades, but upgrades are the large version changes. Like from 1511 to 1607. Once you set the connection to m

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I don't think Turbotax works on that. That's what I need this for. So far I seem to have the problem fixed by disabling updates for windows and Google Chrome. The modem is working so far. Well other then minor quibbles. Manfred Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Manfred sez: I'll keep looking

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There is no way to turn off updating. By setting your connection to metered as in my first email your computer defers updates until you are on a non-metered connection. Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 12:16 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote: > I can't find anywhere to turn off updates in win10. The only thing

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I can't find anywhere to turn off updates in win10. The only thing I did find is the Windows update service itself in the Admin tools under services. I have now disabled that and will see where that gets me. OK I got kind of sidetracked with this but the bottom line is that disabling the upda

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

HAHAHAHA! :-D Sorry but that won't work.Even if the ISP will let my modem stay on that long how much data would be transmitted at about 5KB/sec? I'm thinking it would take the rest of my life. :-) First I'll try going to the library and see what it does there. I will also try Kyle's suggestion o

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred sez: >> I'll keep looking there's got to be something. Yeah. Ubuntu Linux. https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop No, you don't have to "get under the hood", if you don't want to. It is what I use, and what I install on machines for those who are not computer literate. If all you have

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred, There is no "turn off updates" in win 10. You can turn off upgrades, but upgrades are the large version changes. Like from 1511 to 1607. Once you set the connection to metered you should effectively stop the normal updates from happening. Kyle On Feb 19, 2017 9:30 AM, "MG via Mercedes"

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

I'm going to try this and see if it works for the dialup connection cause that's where I need it. If it doesn't work there then it won't help much. I'll keep looking there's got to be something. Manfred Kyle Arola via Mercedes wrote: For the updates, set your connection type to metered. To

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

or better yet, turn off the auto updates. Alternatively, haul it in to the local welfare book store and use their wireless to let it do 17 hours of updates and 6 or 8 restarts Max Dillon via Mercedes February 19, 2017 at 7:03 AM Manfred, Sounds to me like you n

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

Manfred, Sounds to me like you need to leave the machine connected overnight so it can have a nice long conversation with the mother ship, and then it will be happy for awhile. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To se

Re: [MBZ] OT: Win 10 questions

For the updates, set your connection type to metered. To change this option, open the Settings app, head to Network & Internet > Wi-FI, and click “Manage Known Networks”. Choose your modem network and click “Properties”. From there, enable the “Set as metered connection” option. This option only a