Windows Mobile 10

I like messing with stuff, it's fun. So lately I've been messing with Windows Mobile 10.

I've had a couple Windows Phones in the past. Going way back, I had a hand-me-down HTC Shadow running Windows Mobile 6.0. Then more recently I got a Lumia 630 when I switched phone carriers. It was passable. I did a craigslist switcheroo and got a 635 instead so I could have LTE. Then I sold that as it clearly wasn't going to be my telephonic future.

I stayed windowless for a bit and snagged a Lumia 640 for $30 on black friday. Now that's a bargain! I liked it well enough to get a 640 XL on www.swappa.com. It's also pretty decent. Though I think my 640 is a bit snappier.

Anyway, long story short, I'm trying to park my trusty Nexus 5 and try out Windows for a bit, again.

Problem is, Windows likes to play by the rules and I don't. I like connecting to non-enterprise VPNs, using chrome remote desktop, accessing files on my home network while I'm on the road, tethering! and other such nonsense.

Windows mobile... not so much. My PPTP VPN worked for a bit, then stopped. Chrome remote desktop will never happen and tethering is blocked. No fun. Also, Edge chokes on half my localhost IPs. Lame.

So the jury is out. Can I adapt? Maybe. Will I? Ehhh.

I can't geofence my wifi to turn on and off like I could in 8.1. I'm pretty sure there were some other gripes I had.  The OS is getting better with each build, but I just don't like the restrictions. My Nexus 5 lets me run free and I definitely miss that... 4 hours in.

Conclusion: Windows Mobile 10 is cute. It's fun. It's personable and personal. I want to like it. But it's killing me with the superuser lockdown bs.