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DVA12501
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on January 07 2015
B737 100 Club
Double Century Club
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"A good pilot is always learning"
Sandy Springs, GA

247 legs, 539.7 hours
233 legs, 518.3 hours online
239 legs, 518.9 hours ACARS
14 legs, 37.9 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 02 2015 01:59 ET by Jameil John

If you don't know already, Windows 10 is a free upgrade if you have windows 8.1,8, and 7.
But how will the new OS affect our FSX, ACARS, and VATSIM experience? Or will not much change, or will Windows 10 improve FSX?

Jameil John

Captain, B737-800

DVA11957
Captain, MD-11
OLP

Joined on February 02 2014
DVA One-Year Anniversary
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
Everett Century Club
Events Century Club

"Fly everything, it never hurts."
Centereach, NY

290 legs, 843.0 hours
256 legs, 779.3 hours online
276 legs, 797.1 hours ACARS
117 legs, 260.7 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 02 2015 07:57 ET by Darren Tung

Well....... According to various sources, it's between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Not as good as Win7, but better than Win 8/8.1.

Darren Tung

Captain, MD-11

DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
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Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
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"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,280 legs, 2,967.8 hours
391 legs, 810.3 hours online
1,261 legs, 2,925.6 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours
CURRENTLY LOGGED IN

Posted onPost created on July 04 2015 14:48 ET by Joe Burner

So I'm wondering will it affect fsx and acars? If it does I'm not upgrading.

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

DVA2080
Captain, B777-200

Joined on January 07 2005
Everett 500 Club
Million Mile Club
Millennium Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary

Broomfield, CO

1,316 legs, 3,636.3 hours
2 legs, 3.3 hours online
1,150 legs, 3,279.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 04 2015 17:32 ET by John Noe

Windows 8, 8.1 got a bad rap from those who either did not know how to make it work properly or were just bashers. I found it to make FSX run faster and with fewer OOM errors when using FSUIPC due to contoller drop out issues. I am now running a beta Windows 10 and using the Steam Edition of FSX. I have made my add-on's work and I find that Win 10 takes care of the contoller drops outs without needing to use FSUIPC. I have encountered no problems except trying to get Radar Contact to run. Now I have that sorted out. I can just about guarantee that Win10 will be just fine.

John Noe

Captain, B777-200

DVA10641
Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200
OLP

Joined on March 29 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Million Mile Club
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US Coastal Club
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Rosemount, MN USA

1,987 legs, 4,456.2 hours
1,865 legs, 3,929.2 hours online
1,967 legs, 4,422.4 hours ACARS
638 legs, 1,290.5 hours event
18 legs dispatched, 157.2 hours

Posted onPost created on July 04 2015 17:35 ET by Jason Boche

Windows 10 means the same thing that Windows 8.x meant for me. I'm staying on Windows 7 because I don't need added headaches in my sim.

Jason Boche

Assistant Chief Pilot, B757-200

DVA6827
First Officer, A320
OLP

Joined on January 02 2007
50 State Club
Century Club
Everett Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Gravity is a myth,earth just sucks"
Cleveland, OH

186 legs, 574.1 hours
72 legs, 238.7 hours online
183 legs, 552.1 hours ACARS
13 legs, 51.8 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 05 2015 04:56 ET by Russell Homan

I have been using Windows 10 since 1st insider build. I am running fsx:se with pmdg, orbx, A2A , trackir, Saitek profight and have not had a problem. The only software issue I have had is with aivlasoft efb, that is due to incorrect programming on their part of the net framework. It was the demo so I haven't really looked into fixes. Nvidia has updated all drivers for 10 btw. Hope this info helps.

Russell Homan

First Officer, A320

AFV744
Senior Captain, B747-400
OLP

Joined on April 27 2012
Diplomatic Mission
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Wellington, NS Canada

2,468 legs, 10,374.5 hours
752 legs, 1,426.3 hours online
2,468 legs, 10,374.5 hours ACARS
238 legs, 466.0 hours event
3,528 legs, 15,773.5 hours total

Posted onPost created on July 05 2015 09:00 ET by Bill Gardiner

FSX was designed for much earlier operating systems. Win7 64 seems to the optimal OS if you follow this kind of thing and while Win8 works fine for some people the majority seemed to have various problems. If you go over to Avsim they have a whole section dedicated to operating systems and I'd have a look there. I've heard that Win 10 is a disaster for FSX but again some people will disagree. If you feeling lucky, go for it, but I'd do some serious checking first.

Bill Gardiner

Senior Captain, B747-400

Posted onPost created on July 05 2015 15:37 ET by Russell Homan

Bill Gardiner wrote:

I've heard that Win 10 is a disaster for FSX.

Most of the people who are saying this, are trying to do things with their flight sim that they were not able to do before and thinking since it is newer and shinier they will get better performance. Because FSX was designed for an older operating system is not 100% valid as to FSX working better in 7 than 8 and 10. If that was the case FSX would work best on XP 32 bit and we all know the CTD's and OOM's we got with that. Windows 10 manages things very similar to windows 7. As the builds progress the issues that most people talk about in AVSIM are disappearing. Most are still talking about build 9926 and we are on build 10159. We have to remember that this is not RTM. So the no turning off of updates ( Microsoft did that so all Beta testers are on the same page), The local permissions and the hardware integration are all works in progress. As for me ( your millage may vary) I have noticed better memory management than 7 and 8/8.1 the OS feels less bloated and the biggest for us simmers, is I enjoy FSX and everything works (except AivlaSoft).

Russell Homan

First Officer, A320

DVA12124
First Officer, B757-200
OLP

Joined on April 16 2014

Midlothian, VA

27 legs, 40.4 hours
19 legs, 30.7 hours online
27 legs, 40.4 hours ACARS
1 legs, 2.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 09 2015 02:22 ET by Anthony Contino

I'm glad I ran across this thread as I'm basically being forced to upgrade to 8.1. I've been putting it off and putting it off in fear that FSX wouldn't run properly but the more I read about it the more comfortable I am getting with the idea. From what I am seeing, there won't be much of a change in performance of FSX by upgrading with the exception of less fatal errors. I guess only time will tell.

Anthony Contino

First Officer, B757-200

DVA2030
Captain, B777-200

Joined on December 01 2004
Online Triple Century Club
Long Beach Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Quatercentenary Club

Maricopa, AZ

403 legs, 747.1 hours
375 legs, 694.0 hours online
354 legs, 676.6 hours ACARS
4 legs, 9.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 09 2015 13:37 ET by Greg Goodavish

If you upgrade from 7 to 10, do you basically have to reinstall everything?

Greg Goodavish

Captain, B777-200

Posted onPost created on July 09 2015 16:49 ET by Russell Homan

I would, Yes it will be a pain, but as we install, uninstall add-ons, and tweak FSX our registry gets more convoluted and wonky. I would do a clean install that way it would be crisp and new, so start looking for the installs and updates now and if you have the spare HD space on your non primary HD place them there. When I started the beta I had the option to do a clean install or upgrade. I went with the clean install. It was more work but I am happy I did. It took a full Saturday, but what a joy it was to fly Saturday night on a crisp new FSX.

Russell Homan

First Officer, A320

DVA10723
Captain, B737-800
OLP

Joined on May 10 2012
50 State Club
Globetrotter
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Two Million Mile Club
US Capital Club
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Carolina Club
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Myrtle Beach, SC

1,547 legs, 4,986.4 hours
19 legs, 27.1 hours online
1,525 legs, 4,930.9 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 27 2015 19:47 ET by Josh Martin

I'm not touching Windows 10 with a 10' pole...no doubt it will destroy the work I've put into my PC with fsx on Windows 7

Josh Martin

Captain, B737-800

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