

Tiled Start menu in Windows 10 (click for larger image). Open- Shell (formerly Classic Shell) is free software that gives you your favorite Start menu back, as well as restoring and adding functionality to Windows Explorer. Unfortunately, that tiled Start screen leaves many with a very negative first impression - a first impression that goes on to color their entire Windows experience. While it was tamed down a little in Windows 10, it’s still quite startling if you’re upgrading from, say, Windows 7. Let us know your video card model and type of display.The Start menu in Windows 8 was its most strikingly different feature. We welcome your report of your Windows 10 experience, either successful and unsuccessful. Q: When will DAT/EM stop supporting Windows 7 and Windows 8.1?Ī: We will stop supporting them the same day that Microsoft ends extended support for them, reported to be Janufor Windows 7 and Janufor Windows 8.1. Is there any way to make Windows 10 show a start menu?Ī: Yes, use the third-party Classic Shell™ application: Q: How do I turn off automatic driver updates and other annoying defaults in Windows 10? Install a newer driver as “Custom” and “Clean”. If you apply Windows Updates and stereo suddenly quits, look for a newer video driver immediately.Find drivers at Always install video drivers using the “Custom” and “Clean” installation choices. Manually install the latest nVidia driver for the video card.Keep Windows 10 Updates current, but turn off automatic video driver updates.We have not tested and do not intend to test Windows 10 with the older Planar dual screen displays or the very old ZScreens. For DAT/EM stereo applications, use nVidia 3DVision.Even the lower-end, modern 3DVision-compatible cards such as the K2200 and M2000 are far superior to those old cards. If you are still using a Quadro FX 3700 or Quadro FX 4800 or similar, we recommend you upgrade your video card regardless of your Windows 10 plans. We have not tested and do not intend to test any video card model that has an OpenGL version lower than 4.2. This is generally an nVidia Quadro 4000 or better/newer. For DAT/EM stereo applcations, use a video card that has OpenGL version 4.2 or higher.

We have found that the latest nVidia drivers work well for OpenGL with Windows 10 and modern video cards. Choose to install it later if you’re still not sure.ĭAT/EM can’t guarantee success with Windows 10 it’s really up to your video card model, nVidia, and Microsoft working together. You will have the option to install now or later. Q: What should I do about the “Get Windows 10 for free” message on my computer?Ī: Go ahead and download Windows 10. Back in February 2016, we advised, “Just say ‘No!’ to Windows 10”, but now in May 2016, we say, “I can change, if I have to, I guess,” (with apologies to television’s the Red Green Show!). DAT/EM now cautiously accepts Windows 10 for modern video cards.
