Windows done right

Ahhhh, local account on Windows 10, Finally!

I didn't like windows 8 and 8.x's idea of "logging to the netz" method of logging to get full benefit. You could create a local account there though but windows 10 has a lot less restrictions, and apps downloaded will work without signing in. I now have two accounts. One local for most of my stuff, and one connected for the "rest of the stuff". I like this harmony and it works for me; I will use my local more than the connected.

I digress now, my windows digression.

Also after much study on how my windows systems behaved from windows 7 on wards and with prior experience with Windows XP and down, I found something interesting.

I am a gamer, yes I am, I love games, I love the artistic expressions in games, I love the technology and the intrigue. I LOVE DEVELOPING THEM.

So I am naturally going to look for the best gaming experience and I have done so since 1995. In the "good ol' DOS" days I created a config.sys and autoexec.bat combination with menu to select which "mode" I wanted the computer to boot in. Windows 3.1 would load in the "normal" option where as games would load in a different mode and of course would not launch windows 3.1. Wow back in those days it was inconceivable to run big games from windows 3.1.

Transporting to windows 95 and "boot into dos" was used, along with its hardware profile settings for windows based games. Come windows 2k (eew 98, eeww ME, never got those!) it was time for dual booting. So the dual boot menu selected from Linux, Windows Main and Windows Game. Windows XP pro, same thing. Windows 7 pro Same thing (eeww Vista! never got past the technical preview). However in windows 7 pro I noticed something different. Previously I had to re-install windows to get it stable after using it for some time, and to make it work quicker. Windows 7 suffered less so of this problem. Infact after a while I began installing games on Windows 7 Main and comparing it to the Game boot version. No matter how much I used windows 7 main and installed stuff, I was not getting a frame hit difference. It seemed to be much better behaved than previous versions.

Ultimately windows 7 professional became the last windows OS to have multiple copies installed on the same computer, which could be used only one at a time. With windows 10, there will be one instance, and as always, on a separate drive dedicated for OS's only. Finally I can say, going from windows 3.1 up, that you can run games in windows proper. I do not envision needing a reformat, or another boot just for games in windows 10. Too early to say "Windows done right"? Perhaps, but given my experience with OS's for over 20 years from old BBC computers, Amiga's, Linux, DOS, Windows, I am confident that this time, it is going to be how I think it is going to be...Windows done right.