I thought I should let you guys know this.

I decided "what the hell" and installed Windows 10 on my Win 7 machine. I have a decent connection, but it took hours to download.

My PC had no password on the WIn7 version and no other users.

Win 10 advised me to change my language settings to UK English - I did.

Everything installed correctly and Band in a Box worked.

I switched off and next morning turned on again

Out of the blue, Win 10 demanded my Live ID login password in order to load my desktop.

I NEVER use Live ID and had forgotten my password.

Using my phone I was forced to change me Live password. This is exceedingly tedious, because it involves sending a security number by email and in this email does not have a link to the entry page for the security number. Also, the new password cannot be an old password, or under eight digits or only letters - its fussy, and every entry means a new captcha too.

Having overcome all this and had my new password confirmed, I restarted my Win 10 machine.

Again I was asked for Win Live ID login details.

The password did NOT work. I tried many times, no go. The machine IS connected to the internet.

I tried the same password on the phone - it worked. I tried on my laptop it worked.

I returned to my PC switched it off, started it again, and again it demanded my Windows live password. I typed it in, it did not work. I checked it over and over and did it real slow mo. No luck.

I tried to demonstrate the issue to a friend.


THE PASSWORD suddenly worked!

I don't even WANT a password on this machine, but now, I guess I am stuck with it.

Others are having similar issues, moral is:

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR WIN LIVE ID BEFORE YOU INSTALL!!! You WON'T be told this!

So far, I can't see any good reason for a Win 7 user to upgrade, (I did it for curiosity). It's a little tidier, maybe I shall find some killer features soon. It all seems to work in initial tests, no driver issues.

Z

Last edited by ZeroZero; 08/16/15 12:20 AM.

Win 11 64, Asus Rog Strix z390 mobo, 64 gig RAM, 8700k