Bring Back the Freebies

Windows 10 -- blows.  Why do they take away all the good things we learned first in Win-XP then moved on to Win-7 Pro.  Tonight I wanted to make a DVD slide show of photos.  In Win-7 there was the Windows DVD Maker.  Windows 10 has none of these fun apps/features.  I tried Windows Movie Maker - which would be great if I were sharing these with computer savvy folks - but I'm trying to make a simple DVD of the photos I take to send to my 78 year old mother.   Sheesh.

So now it's off to find a program that will do this for me simply.  I think I'm going to try to find something by Nero.  I used them ages ago with Win-XP and miss that program immensely.  I got used to Windows DVD Maker by default, given that it was free.

*SMH*  I know that Progress equals Change for some people,
but do you really have to change every little thing???

It's no wonder that I don't use my computer to do what I used to do not so many years ago.  It wasn't uncommon for me to spend 4-6 hours a day using my computer as a tool for some quality of life.  But now?  There are many days I don't even turn the thing on.  That's pretty sad.  Altho, I think the little "computer" I carry in my pocket -- I call it a phone -- costs more than the entire desktop unit I'm currently using.   lol

Technology.  Progress.  Change.
Not all it's cracked up to be.

Microsoft OS

FU*K-N-PISSED.   All this "Update to Windows10" is fine and dandy ----- for those who want it.  SOME of us want to wait and see what the collective outcome is -- Microsoft is known for some junky OS!!!!!   (Just THIS gal's opinion - bring back XP!)

I have been waiting to update to the Windows 10 to see which programs will and will not be affected. Purchasing new software because something doesn't run on the new Windows isn't within my budget right now.

Microsoft in all its controlling glory has sent down "Important Updates" to my computer.  I usually install the ones that say "Important", assuming that MS knows what is and what isn't......  But now, after the updates last Weds or was it Thurs?  Several of my programs don't run.  Upon trying to "fix" these, I tried a System Restore - and each time it fails.  I cannot go back to a previous day before these updates.  Their suggestion?  Try running the CMD prompt as Admin and run SFC/scannow.  Failed.  It tells me there are corrupt files; details are included in the CBS log.

When I view the files on screen, first there are a HUGE amount of files that are "corrupted".  All of them appear to be related to some telemetry client files with amd64_microsoft_windows in the long string of letters/numbers it gives.  many appear to be .json files.

C'mon Microsoft - get your shit together.  There aren't other options out there for those of us who depend on Windows programming to do what we enjoy doing.  The LAST thing I want to do is come home, boot up and find that I can't run my programs any longer.