Windows 10

[Theshipstore]

Should I or shouldn't I  That is the question havent heard anything about it at all.

 

[Kev]

There's a better "10" ... OS X [wink]

 

[tiralie]

It has been working fine for me for the last 2-3 weeks...
Tim

 

[Shane Holland]

There's a better "10" ... OS X [wink]

Easy, there Kev. It's not a Windows/Mac debate.  [wink]

Sal, if you're happy with your current version of Windows, I'd suggest using the option to download but not install Windows 10. That way you preserve your right to the free upgrade when/if you decide to install it.

I put Win10 on my notebook as a trial run, which previously had Win8 on it. The changes aren't dramatic since I was already using a freeware start menu app since I missed my start menu. That would be the single biggest reason to go from 8 to 10. I've read a lot about the privacy concerns of Win10. There were options presented to me during the upgrade to disable Win10 from sending all sorts of stuff to Microsoft.

The upgrade was VERY easy and pain-free.

Still have Win7 on the desktop and probably won't upgrade it for the time being.

Shane

 

[sae]

I'm still enjoying Windows 7.

Windows 10 is supposed to have a smaller footprint and run faster though. I'll eventually "buy in" and get on the update cycle (which is supposed to be yearly from here on out), but I'm holding out as long as I can.

There's a better "10" ... OS X [wink]

Let's not start this again... Love my MBP (almost 6 years old now), use it daily to surf the internets, still doesn't replace a Windows machine if you need more than a web browser though.

 

[stvrowe]

My rule of thumb is to never install an even numbered Microsoft product. ;D

 

[nickao]

Windows 10 is fine by me, probably the best operating system since XP. I love it and much prefer it over windows 7, 8 and 8.1. On two mahines in the house it was a free upgrade becasue they already had 8 on them. One I paid of for an upgrade from XP on an old machine with only 2GB RAM and 80GB hard drive. I must say it works on the old machine without any hiccups at all. And actually makes the machine more usable for the kids.

Not a single lock up and faster load time than Windows 8.1 by about 15 seconds on my system with a traditional hard drive and about 2 seconds on my SSD machine. So probably about the same in reality for most folks. I can see it working easily with a touch screen. I use it with a regular monitor and have no feeling like I need nor it was designed exclusively for a touch screen like the when Metro was introduced.

My son had a Mac sent to him from his "other" dad. I bought him a windows 10 laptop, 17" IPS screen, 24 GB RAM, 1 TD Samsung SSD, 1 TB Hitachi HDD,  GTX 980M Nvidia Geforce video card, the Mac went back, his choice. I kind of stacked the deck though, hehe.

 

[Kev]

My rule of thumb is to never install an even numbered Microsoft product. ;D

Similar for me .. But it's "never even install a Microsoft product" [wink]

In reality my Apple love affair is long gone, it's just convenient not to change at the moment. I'm always on MS platforms for most work gigs, but typically n-3 release in the fat old corporates!

I'm actually getting bored with the new grille and tail light upgrades we're getting ... Wearables, HUDs, tablets, blah.

 

[Shane Holland]

My rule of thumb is to never install an even numbered Microsoft product. ;D

Technically, it's not even numbered. They skipped "9" because if they used code to see if the version was "Windows 9", it would include "Windows 95" and "Windows 98". So, in reality, this isn't an even numbered version, even though it is.  [big grin]

 

[jtwood]

There's a better "10" ... OS X [wink]

Easy, there Kev. It's not a Windows/Mac debate.  [wink]

Sal, if you're happy with your current version of Windows, I'd suggest using the option to download but not install Windows 10. That way you preserve your right to the free upgrade when/if you decide to install it.

I put Win10 on my notebook as a trial run, which previously had Win8 on it. The changes aren't dramatic since I was already using a freeware start menu app since I missed my start menu. That would be the single biggest reason to go from 8 to 10. I've read a lot about the privacy concerns of Win10. There were options presented to me during the upgrade to disable Win10 from sending all sorts of stuff to Microsoft.

The upgrade was VERY easy and pain-free.

Still have Win7 on the desktop and probably won't upgrade it for the time being.

Shane

Shane, it sounds like Win 10 might work for me.  I have 8.1 on my laptop, and hate it.  The reviews I've read say it is difficult to dig down into Win 10 to avoid sending everything to Microsoft.  Do they give you a choice between automatic install and doing it step-by-step so that you can exclude the info you mentioned?  I haven't seen anyone else mentioning that they were able to exclude the info reporting features.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[Shane Holland]

Shane, it sounds like Win 10 might work for me.  I have 8.1 on my laptop, and hate it.  The reviews I've read say it is difficult to dig down into Win 10 to avoid sending everything to Microsoft.  Do they give you a choice between automatic install and doing it step-by-step so that you can exclude the info you mentioned?  I haven't seen anyone else mentioning that they were able to exclude the info reporting features.

Steve,

As I recall, and it's been almost a month since I did the upgrade, it gave the option during the upgrade to use the default settings or customize them. To me, it seemed pretty obvious what was being presented based on the language used. I selected to use custom settings and got 4-5 options to turn on/off various settings. Pretty simple.

I double checked them after reading about the concerns online a week or so after the install. Easy to check/tweak after the fact as well, from my perspective.

Reference: http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/the-windows-10-privacy-settings-you-need-to-change-right-now-1301257

 

[jtwood]

Super.  Thanks so much for the quick reply.

As you suggested to another, I'll download and not install at first.  I wasn't even going to do that until your post.

Thanks again,
Steve

 

[Kev]

Reality is that no matter the flavour, upgrades these days are typically safe if your machine is up to spec and the software you use is reasonably standard.

Windows tends to expose you to more risk in terms of software compatibility and hardware compatibility simply because of their model and the broad range of manufacturers and software developers involved.

Must admit it amusing (in a good way) to see the community of trust here on the FOG where this sort of question is raised here and not on a tech board!

 

[jbasen]

I applied for a windows 10 upgrade several weeks ago. Still waiting. I guess Dell and Microsoft haven't gotten their act together on all the drivers yet. 

Like Shane I've been using an app to add a start menu to win 8.1 so there isn't any rush.  Without that win 8.1 wouldn't be workable for me to use on a daily basis for work

 

[AlexThePalex]

I'm going to stay on Windows 7 as long as I possibly can. I tried 8 for a while but had to delete it with horror. 

I already had to heavily tweak 7 to get it to work like I was used to from previous versions, then looking at 8 it was completely out there. My main complaint is they changed a lot when working with the file explorer since 7, they made many things that were a breeze in XP a lot more difficult. God knows why.

So when 10 becomes mainstream I'm going to try it out first on a test machine before upgrading my main pc. But I'm definitely not looking forward to it.

 

[joiner1970]

I've had win 10 on my laptop a few weeks now with no big problems so far. We just bought an Xbox one for my boys and with windows 10 you can stream it to the laptop. This is good as the Xbox is on our main TV so if I wanted to play it I don't have to stop anyone watching their program I just stream it to the laptop.

 

[Sparktrician]

My rule of thumb is to never install an even numbered Microsoft product. ;D

I'm with Steve on this.  My rule of thumb centers on the fact that Microsoft has blown every other release of the Windows O/S badly.  I will not upgrade to the next "good" release for at least a year after release, and preferably not until Service Pack 1 has been released AND a year has passed.  While I don't mind being on the leading edge, I prefer not being on the bleeding edge. 

 

[Shane Holland]

I applied for a windows 10 upgrade several weeks ago. Still waiting. I guess Dell and Microsoft haven't gotten their act together on all the drivers yet. 

To reduce a huge burst in demand which could tax servers with downloads, Microsoft is rolling it out gradually to those who have applied for a free upgrade. If you search online, there's a method to force the upgrade so you don't have to wait for it. That's what I did on my notebook.

 

[lambeater]

I  upgraded and for me works great and yes I was a windows 8 hater. No need to wait for the upgrade, also kept getting the wait message but found this link to bypass the wait. http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/software-download/windows10

thx
Lambeater

 

[jbasen]

Thanks for the info on forcing the update.  The next couple of weeks is going to be busy for me with work so I'm going to hold off until I get to a breaking point.  I just don't want to risk creating an issue.