Working in IT... i have now stopped helping others with their pc/computers... it gets too frustrating and people kinda just lump shit on you expecting it to be done ...
Usually the stuff I have to do for family is simple, nothing too bad. Mostly figuring why programs won't open (finding the programs) or reformatting.
Let's face it, the traditional DVD is a thing of the past. Most new laptops isn't even equip with a DVD drive. You have to realize that it's not the cost of the CD/DVD itself, but the distribution and support channels are just too costly. Eliminating that little bit of cost is like the airline charging for carryons, you know how much more they stand to make just charging 10 bucks a bag? Recovery partitions are mostly for the convenience of traditional consumers and not enterprise customers. Having the option to recover/reset to default (think phone) without searching for a recovery disk probably is the reasoning behind it. And not to mention the huge saving$ it means for them. Jeff , to me I don't consider hibernation a "quick boot," so I'm confused to the comparison. Also, since your aliment was present back in the days of Win7, it shouldn't even be lumped into Win10. It'll be nice that Win10 would fix that problem for you, but it isn't fair to say Win10 was at fault when that never worked in the first place.
iksxc Hibernation/sleep is a quick boot to me. Keep in mind I only have about 5 programs out of 10+ that start automatically upon startup (you'll realize how much unwanted programs you can disable upon start up in Windows10 Task Manager or searching for msconfig in search). To start every program from a full shutdown, it takes more or less 5 minutes to get everything smooth. You'll notice from starting Chrome, it takes about 30 seconds to load all extensions, restore last used tabs, etc. If you hibernate/sleep, you can almost use Chrome almost instantly and don't have to start all your programs again since it's already loaded (just have to wait to restore connection which is almost instant). I never linked my hibernation/sleep problems directly to Windows 10. If you read my previous post (in the Windows 10 thread), I've repeatedly said I experience similar problems in Windows 7.
Jeff My point is Sleep and Hibernate is totally different animal. Of course they're faster than a cold boot, although recent Windows have made great strides(especially with SSD but sleep should be much faster than hibernate out of the two, no? You're right, you did repeatedly say your existing ailment is from previous OS, that's why I find it confusing for you to include your experience in a Windows 10 upgrade thread!
iksxc Sleep is faster than hibernate, but both are much faster than a cold boot. With only one of the two working for me, I have no choice. But I'm usually getting washed up after I power on my computer so by the time I get back, everything is ready to go. So while hibernate does take longer than sleep, it's still quick enough that when I'm back, it's ready to go. From a cold boot, it's not ready to go since I usually have to wait for the programs to be done loading simultaneously, chrome to restore its settings, etc. From googling, there are people with the same issues.
