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Teeotsa

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dave67 said:
The difference is 8.1 boots you directly into the desktop
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You can use Classic Shell for that in Windows 8. Also let's not talk about Windows 8, its not related to this topic???
 

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Jody Thornton

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dave67 said:
The difference is 8.1 boots you directly into the desktop when first setting up. Btw does the weather app still work in 8?
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As does Windows 8 when using Classic Shell :D. I don't know about the weather app (or any Metro apps). I've eradicated them from my system.
 

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Jody Thornton

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Teeotsa said:
You can use Classic Shell for that in Windows 8. Also let's not talk about Windows 8, its not related to this topic???
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Actually, Windows 8 is what I'm using, so it's definitely relevant. The effect of Server 2012 updates and Flash vs the use of Windows 8.1 updates bears the same result.
Plus, it's nice to actually have some relevant conversation on this forum, on the OS that this forum is ACTUALLY about. So it's all good to me.
 

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dave67

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Jody Thornton said:
As does Windows 8 when using Classic Shell :D. I don't know about the weather app (or any Metro apps). I've eradicated them from my system.
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Classic Shell isn't there by default on a freshly installed Windows 8 PC. You add that after setting up. So by default when you first set up your PC it'll boot you into the Metro UI.
 

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Teeotsa

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Jody Thornton said:
Actually, Windows 8 is what I'm using, so it's definitely relevant. The effect of Server 2012 updates and Flash vs the use of Windows 8.1 updates bears the same result.
Plus, it's nice to actually have some relevant conversation on this forum, on the OS that this forum is ACTUALLY about. So it's all good to me.
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Ah sounds good for me 😁 I just don't want to break any rules so i have to read em now
 

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    Intel HD 2500
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 720N
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Kingston A400 240GB
    1TB SEAGATE HDD
    Internet Speed
    ~ 6 Mb/s (Enough for me)
    Browser
    Google Chrome 96, Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 93.0
    Antivirus
    No third-party Antivirus software is installed on my system.
    Other Info
    I don't update my installation of Windows. I find it unnecessary.
    Also, i've disabled Windows Defender and Windows Firewall because i don't need them!😂
Jody Thornton

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dave67 said:
Classic Shell isn't there by default on a freshly installed Windows 8 PC. You add that after setting up. So by default when you first set up your PC it'll boot you into the Metro UI.
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Oh I hear ya! But I have customized every Windows installation since 98 SE. I'll take the Classic Shell. :)
 

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    Two Intel Xeon Core2 Quad 3.2 GHz Processors
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    Proprietary
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    16 GB DDR2 800 MHz
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    nVidia Quadro FX 3800 PCI-E
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    Realtek HD Audio
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    Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21" 4x3 Flat Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1600x1200
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    Two Seagate Cheetah 300 GB SAS Disks
    PSU
    Proprietary
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    HP xw8600 Workstation Case
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    Two CPU Fans and a Larger Case Fan
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    PS/2 Keyboard
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    Logitech USB Optical Mouse
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erpster4

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Jody Thornton said:
From what I knew, the Security Only updates for July, August and September 2021 have the Flash removal. So I am glad to see that October does not.
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NO, Jody! :mad:
only the July & Aug. 2021 security-only updates have flash removal. the Sept. 2021 security-only updates (like KB5005607 & KB5005627) DO NOT have them as Microsoft mistakenly mentioned them in their support articles but don't actually have the flash removal files
 
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