I don’t have a great need to upgrade though, from what I understand, the whole Bluetooth thing is far easier in 10.
Iirc, there were issues with 10 but I assume that’s all been taken care of.
Not really aware of anything else, are there any particular reasons to not/upgrade ?
Thanks
If you like Windows 8.1 a lot better than you liked Windows 7, then you might want to stay where you are.
If you miss a lot of the features of Windows 7 (chiefly Start Menu with Jump Lists), or if you really hate things like the charms menu in Win8.1, then maybe you should upgrade to 10.
Because 10 is like Windows 7 with some of Win8’s benefits and better features baked in.
if the free upgrade is no longer available, then I don’t see any reason to pay to update from 10.
Of all the complaints about Win10 that I’ve seen, they fall into two categories: (A) not liking some of the features, and (B) actual technical problems.
Of all the complaints regarding technical problems that I’ve seen, probably 90% of them were the result of upgrading from a previous version, as opposed to buying a new computer with Win10 already installed. The other 10% were from people finding out that old printers and so forth weren’t compatible with Win10.
Having said that, any computer that can handle 8.1 can probably handle 10 without any issues. And, continuing the long Microsoft tradition, 10 is safer and more secure from malware than any previous version.
I love 10.
The Cortana thing at the bottom of the screen mitigates a lot of the annoyances with the apps and tiles and stuff. Just type whatever I’m looking for and it comes up. Pictures, programs, control panel stuff…you name it.
I upgraded when it was free just to see what it was like.
Pros: [ul]
[li]Start Menu back[/li][li]Control Panel is back in an easier to find location.[/li][li]Charms gone - no more “That’s not what I’m trying to do, damn it” every time you move the cursor too quickly near the edge of the screen.[/li][li]Stupid Metro screen gone (although that was easy to get rid of in 8.1)[/li][/ul]
Cons: [ul]
[li]Noticeably slower. For all the bitching about 8, it was fast.[/li][li]The silent update process that removes stuff Microsoft doesn’t think you need. Twice the bastards deleted my copy of Windows Moviemaker 6.2 (AKA the last good version AKA the best thing to come out of Vista) without even asking me or telling me. I finally reinstalled and renamed it to keep it around. Sure, applying patches without asking permission first bugs me, mainly because it can force a reboot at an inconvenient time, but I can see the benefit, since many people won’t ever do it otherwise. But deleting stuff… that’s a big oh-hell-no in my book.[/li][li] Search is kind of annoying. It lumps stuff on your local hard drive in with stuff on the Internet, giving priority to the MS App store over your own locally installed programs.[/li][li] The recent addition of freakin’ ads on the lock screen. Granted, right now they’re just small font text, and you can ignore them, but what’s next?[/li][/ul]
If you really, really hate 8.1 it may be worth it. If it were still free, it would be worth it. If like me, you were OK with 8.1 (most of the stuff I hated in 8 was fixed in 8.1) it would be a matter of “is it worth the money to me”. The Cortana voice thing certainly isn’t worth paying for, but is easy to ignore.
I hated Windows 8/8.1. I’m actually loving Win 10, the 1607 build has worked out most of my gripes. You can still upgrade for free if you know how. I don’t know the legalities so I won’t say how it works, but it does not require breaking any laws.
If you do move, how-to geek has a bunch of reg tweaks they will also improve some annoyances (IMO).
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[li] Search is kind of annoying. It lumps stuff on your local hard drive in with stuff on the Internet, giving priority to the MS App store over your own locally installed programs.[/li][/QUOTE]
You can stop it from searching the internet. Just, bring up search, go to Settings (the little gear wheel) and set the search online thingy to off.
Thanks for the feedback.
This stopped me in my tracks - Microsoft run ads via Windows?
It would be enough for me to never upgrade and to eventually migrate away from MS products.
They are really tiny and it’s just some words. No video or anything. After you open the lock screen, you don’t even see them.
Plus, you can turn them off.
Okay, thanks.
Is it a slippery slope I wonder …
I’m downloading 10 atm, it’s a beast, isn’t it; 30% so far and it must have taken the better part of 45 minutes …
Users who require “assistive technologies” to use a computer can still get Win 10 for free from Microsoft.
Yep, I saw that on Google as well.
Not the only route: The Windows 10 Free Upgrade Program May Still Be Quietly Open To All | Digital Trends
(currently … 53%!)
When the upgrade was free, I upgraded my laptop from W7 to W10. I hated 8 and 8.1 so much that I waited about 2 years longer than I liked to buy a new PC.
I like W10 compared to all previous versions.