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Bought myself new desktop for xmas which came with Win10. Right off the bat I was horrified... turned off everything I could find that was torn-offable. Default fonts are horrible - my text under win7 was smaller but easier to read. Everything is super contrasted, the whites burn my eyes! Is that a win 10 thing or display driver?
How can I de-Win 10 this thing as much as possible?
 
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I'm unsure what is the exact problem there as I don't have fonts/contrast problems on my side since the day I've installed win10 (didn't change absolutely anything OS visuals related defaults so it could be something along the card/driver/monitor side).

I do have eyeburning whiteness in MS Office 2016 though. That could also be my monitor issue (it's TN and not IPS) but I've learned to ignore it over time.

EDIT:
Maybe this can help:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3721991/screen-bright-window-fall-creator-update.html
I just found out what the problem was: the windows update for some reason changed the Nvidia's card configuration to use "limited" output dynamic range instead of "full".
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EDIT2:
You're onto something it seems, there is some new nvidia driver bug:
https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ion-417-01-forcing-full-output-dynamic-range/
 
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My suggestion is to dual boot with Linux, which becomes your main OS, and only boot into Windows for gaming sessions. The really easy way to do it is to buy a separate disk for Linux, and use a gadget like this to choose which disk to activate at boot time.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingwin-Optimized-Controls-Provide-Longevity/dp/B00TZR3E70

Doing it with a simple hardware switch removes any of the difficulties that can arise trying to do it with a software boot menu, and removes any risk of the OSes interfering with each other.
 
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Rip that crap out of your computer, immediately! That is my advice. :biggrin: There is no cure to windows 10, unfortunately.
 
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Rip that crap out of your computer, immediately! That is my advice. :biggrin: There is no cure to windows 10, unfortunately.
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Unfortunately you can't as a lot of new games will require Win 10. Mostly due to Microsoft requiring everyone to update to Win 10 just to use DX12.
 
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I’ve never had a problem with windows 10. I’m not very picky though as long as I can surf the web and play games then it’s fine.
 
Horror it is.

I wasn't even aware of it (not playing games much due lack of time), but several recent nVidia drivers can cause "The Witcher 3 BSOD":
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1077717/geforce-drivers/bsod-bad-pool-caller/1/

Today's driver hotfix did address some issues (bad memory reporting, color format issue and videoplay in edge) but seems TW3 BSOD is still unsolved:
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/download-geforce-417-21-hotfix-driver.html

WTF is nVidia doing? Testing a driver with World of Warcraft only?
 
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I don't know much about win10, but I know there's a long term service branch which doesn't have a lot of the junk and doesn't get updated as often.

I'm still on win7, but I would be interested to see some tips how to turn win10 into an OS I'd be happy using.
 
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