Windows 10 - The Eagle has landed!

[*Sandra*]

Windows 10 e-mail scam 

http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tech-news/windows-10-email-scam-what-to-look-out-for-11363995391475

Sandra

[Barbara348]

Hi, Thanks all for the tips re Changing Desktop pic.

Falkryn, I tried all methods,including the old method of right clicking on an image many times with no success,but after your recent post about it, I thought I'd give that 'old method' one last go and it suddenly worked - I couldn't believe it after trying many times.

Could it be another little blip that I've been  experiencing since Windows 10 arrived and maybe still settling itself down.

Anyway, latest blip appears to be sorted at last - fingers crossed.I await possible further blips with bated breath.

Thanks all again.

Barbara.

[SmallTownGirl]

Since changing to Win10 (from 8.1), I've had a problem with Google maps (via Internet Explorer).

Say I Google for a particular street in a particular town (e.g. Jackson Street, Gateshead).  I get the little map on the Google page, and when I click on it, it does come onto the full screen - but only for a few seconds - before I'm just left with an empty grid. 

The Earth view is available in the bottom l/h corner of that screen and that seems to work as before, but when I click back to Map view, it's just a blank grid again.  However, if I activate the Yellow Man to go walkies in Earth View, it takes me to Street View, which is what I wanted in the first place.

Is this how I'm going to have to use Google maps in future?

Any ideas, please?

[DavidG02]

No problems now as I've set Chrome to be the default browser.

This concerns me as I don't like what chrome does to my W7

Not entirely comfortable with chrome

[groom]

You dont have to use Chrome as your browser, you can use anyone you like - I just prefer Chrome and have used it for years.

[DavidG02]

  I know, it was how I read that you said you had no problem once you switched to chrome ie you had problems before you did.

 

[groom]

The only problem was that Windows 10 wanted to use Microsoft Edge as the default browser and opened with that everytime I logged on. I wanted to use Chrome, so had to set that as the default. If people are happy with Edge there is no problem.

[LizzieW]

Windows 10 e-mail scam 

http://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/tech-news/windows-10-email-scam-what-to-look-out-for-11363995391475

Sandra

Thanks Sandra - I've passed the info to our Neighbourhood Watch communications officer so he can send it to all the co-ordinators in our village for them to pass to everyone on their own road.  At least most of my village should get to know about the scam.

Honestly, these scammers are despicable, and are on the lookout for another way to scam all the time.

[LizzieW]

The only problem was that Windows 10 wanted to use Microsoft Edge as the default browser and opened with that everytime I logged on. I wanted to use Chrome, so had to set that as the default. If people are happy with Edge there is no problem.

I don't understand why everyone has had problems with Windows 10 wanting to use Edge.  When I upgraded, everything I already used on 8.1 was exactly the same.  I didn't have to set Firefox, which I use, to default it was already set.  Perhaps it's just Chrome that Windows 10 doesn't like.