Windows 10

[JerryK]

I've been running computers back from pre-DOS times, except Windows Vista, have no problem with the various windows systems since then. My newer systems are running Win10, and I think it is a fine operating system. I still maintain an old Win98, Win3.1, and WinXP for games... Memory speed and size, video cards, program size, and everything else has evolved since prehistoric times. The OP systems had to change with the technology.. Microsoft had huge programming problems keeping up with systems that had X Y Z components in it, compared to Apple that had 'set' tech in each version of their computer. I'm good with that...

 

[Snowback]

I finally bit the bullet Friday night and took a 7 year old Dell desktop from an old W7 install over to W10 as I was tired of the popups as well and did not want to miss out on freebie version. I can say that the machine is very happy and all my files and software are great as well. The view is similar to W7 in that you have a classic W7 start menu and the file structure is not too bad. My Office 2010 works fine and an ancient version of Snagit even showed back up in the task bar, so that is cool.

I was scared it would be like the HORRENDOUS Windows 8 on my wife's laptop. Pleasantly surprised that it is WAY better than 8, so I'll need to upgrade her laptop ASAP...

I'd say back up your files just in case, and go for it!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Win 10 is much better than win8. Im keeping win7 on my desktop, win10 came on my laptop.

 

[Jim Shooz]

My inclination is not to be an early adopter.

Sorry you're too late to be one of those. The Beta version was available October 2014 and the release version about July/Aug 2015. I installed the Beta version on my laptop early on and my main annoyance was the opening screen and every time there was an update it re-activated the touch-pad. Installed the Release version on the desktop without hassle. there are minor annoyances like using the Right mousebutton instead of the Left to bring up the Shut Down but all minor. A local accountancy program still runs, there are free programs that replace M/soft Office.
It's like getting a new vehicle. You've got to learn what all the buttons/switches in different places do, is the turn indicator the Right stalk or the Left. In the end you still get to where you want to go.

 

[Hoochy]

I asked an IT friend about W10 and his reply was Ubuntu Linux....it will be used on my next laptop.

 

[Toyboy]

I moved from W7 to W10 without any hangups. Somewhere I'd found these tech tips and paid attention. My only issue is I keep getting pix and the question do I like it or not? I ain't figured out how to turn that feature off yet. Other then that, I'm fine with it.

How to Stop Windows 10 From Uploading Updates to Other PCs Over the Internet

How To Stop Windows 10 From Spying On You

 

[Toyboy]

Lets try that again Sorry, can't seem to get the links right.

How To Stop Windows 10 From Spying On You

How to Stop Windows 1 From Uploading Updates to Other PCs Over the Internet

 

[check]

This stuff all sounds terrible. I'm sticking with Mac.

 

[daugen]

I'm running 8.1 on this pc and I haven't had any problems with it, other than finding it difficult to do disk maintenance as I'm used to, the chkdsk and scandisk type functions. Maybe it's all automatic now.
It sounds like the majority of experiences noted here have been positive.
Unless there is some highly improved functionality, an actual benefit to upgrading,
I remain unmotivated to do so.
My computer issues aren't with Windows, they are with Firefox crashing when videos are turned off midstream.
But still much better than IE; and what a challenge getting IE out of areas where it had burrowed, designed to pop up later
and retake lost ground.

 

[bjr]

One of the main features I wanted to be able to use is the libraries function. Trouble is I keep getting cannot make library as the drive have not been "Indexed". Our IT guy does not want anything to do with indexing the network drive here at work (he says it make the drives just crawl). It make the whole library scenario worthless. So much for W-10. bjr