Windows 10!

[SparklingMistral]

Not a huge fan of the newer versions of Windows, so I'm keeping my Windows 7. I don't even have Windows 10 though and I'm getting a stupid amount of updates. @_@ I feel like I've had a new one every day the past week or so. n_n

 

[Drayton]

I feel I want to go back to Windows 7, but I don't want to reinstall all my programs it took blood and tears to get things done

 

[Tsutarja]

I feel I want to go back to Windows 7, but I don't want to reinstall all my programs it took blood and tears to get things done

This is why I urge everybody to make system images before upgrading—you can revert and keep your data if you make them and decide to downgrade!

 

[Drayton]

The only data are personal files. Program they will dissappear as soon downgrading in progress.

 

[Meganium]

Windows 10 was installed successfully on my desktop a couple days ago. My parents love it. It's simpler for them to use and it's quicker!

My uni is still using Windows 7 on some computers, and to be quite honest it really feels weird. I feel like I'm using XP again, a 2010 version of XP.

 

[SnowpointQuincy]

If I have a year to upgrade, I'll probably wait 6 months.

I'm on Win7 and have zero problems sticking with it for the near future.

 

[Drayton]

I rather stick with windows 7. The whole previous thing is bothering me though it just loop and loop for a while and finally back to where I was. I still kinda miss the apps I enjoyed while I still using it.

 

[nightsmith97]

After having to deal with Windows 8.1 for several months, I was so happy Windows 10 came out when it did. Although I needed to change a lot of the security settings that came with the new update, the interface and simplified look were well worth the extra hassle.

I have Cortana disabled, seeing as it's not that difficult to just open a web browser and type in what I need to search for.

 

[Return]

I'm still changing my Windows10 Settings to make it look more better and I really like the lock screen feature and also the tablet mode.I Heard some rumours in the internet that Cortana is unsafe by the way :(

 

[Morkula]

I upgraded my desktop last night to try out Windows 10, with the knowledge that I have a month to roll back to 7 if I don't like it or if it doesn't work. I have to say, so far it's an improvement over 8, though there's still some of that disconnect between tablet/desktop OS (like the Settings/Control Panel divide). It seems to be running a little bit faster than 7 too.

Automatic updates were the biggest thing keeping me from upgrading, but I've changed the settings in Group Policy to notify me before downloading any updates, and if there's anything I don't want it to download (like Nvidia drivers) I can go into the Show/Hide Updates tool and hide them before downloading. Definitely makes me glad I have the Pro version, since Home users can't do that.

Haven't tried out any games yet. Will probably see how The Witcher 3 runs tonight and maybe try out a couple other games. From videos and reports that I've seen, there should be a small performance boost. I'd also like to try out streaming from my Xbox One if I get the chance, though I don't really know if I'd use it that much since my PC and Xbox are in the same room right now.

 

[Morkula]

I might see about getting the Pro version through Dreamspark for students if it's available. I wouldn't mind being able to have that as an option. I don't mind it downloading the updates, but having it install them behind my back I don't really like, although I do often update anyway, it's just an inconvenience especially if an update breaks my system and I have to resort to safe mode to boot Windows properly, if at all.

I think you should be able to get the Education edition through Dreamspark, which is pretty much the Enterprise version with even more features than Pro.

My main problem with the updates, other than the fact it could break drivers, was that my internet is pretty slow so if I'm playing an online game or watching videos or something and it decides to download updates, it's going to murder my connection.

 

[Tsutarja]

Wow, I'm just simply amazed at all the options Microsoft has for Windows 10 now.

Anyways, the upgrade ready notification popped up for me, and that was after forcing an upgrade to Windows 10 by using their downloader tool, then downgrading back to 8.1 after a few days.

 

[blue]

I've already adjusted to the upgrade to Windows 10, I love it! It feels much easier to navigate for me personally than Windows 7, plus I've personalized it to just my liking.

 

[Nathan]

I upgraded to Windows 10 yesterday and so far I'm liking it more than 8.1. I had to tweak a few things (Title Bar color and Quick Access) but it's running quite smooth so far.

 

[Rukario]

I put Win10 on my Dell Q8400 cpu machine and Its working well (and once tweaked, looks pretty good too)

Not seeing any issues with installed programs EXCEPT for SAM Broadcaster, which stopped working with it (my version stopped working at Win8.0) but since I don't use it often, no loss.

Someone on twitter mentioned that their premiere pro stopped working, so I edited and rendered a 15 movie project I had saved -- no issues at all.

We'll see how it goes as they live-patch it as it ages...

 

[Dter ic]

I feel it's worth mentioning that you should follow these instructions after installing Windows 10 if you value your privacy with the vast amounts of stuff Winodws 10 can collect about you by default.

How many have you stuck with Windows defender as your windows 10 anti virus? I haven't switched to another anti virus program as I wasn't asked to like in previous versions and it seems like everything is ok for now.

 

[Legendary Silke]

I feel it's worth mentioning that you should follow these instructions after installing Windows 10 if you value your privacy with the vast amounts of stuff Winodws 10 can collect about you by default.

I'll go ahead and fire back with this article. Always remember that you'll be losing features, and it's up to you to make the decision. Don't be a paranoid person, is all I can say. :)

 

[Touched]

I'll go ahead and fire back with this article. Always remember that you'll be losing features, and it's up to you to make the decision. Don't be a paranoid person, is all I can say. :)

Except the "privacy nuts" are right, and it's not paranoia - Microsoft has never really cared about privacy (Skype, anyone?), so these fears are hardly as unfounded as that article makes them out to be. Besides the initial article seems to describe how to do things like disable the P2P, which does actually consume your bandwidth, which your article makes it seem as if this is only a local network thing, but it seems to be more like BitTorrent, imo. You're hardly losing features if you switch this to local PCs only, unless you count bandwidth stealing to be a "feature".

 

[Legendary Silke]

Except the "privacy nuts" are right, and it's not paranoia - Microsoft has never really cared about privacy (Skype, anyone?), so these fears are hardly as unfounded as that article makes them out to be. Besides the initial article seems to describe how to do things like disable the P2P, which does actually consume your bandwidth, which your article makes it seem as if this is only a local network thing, but it seems to be more like BitTorrent, imo. You're hardly losing features if you switch this to local PCs only, unless you count bandwidth stealing to be a "feature".

I'd still call them privacy nuts if they do not consider context on which the features operate - and frankly, I'm seeing way too much misinformation about the Windows 10 features that collect data. Ignoring the Windows Update thing (which should turn itself off automatically if you're on a connection set as metered, anyway), everything that does collect data does so for a very good reason, and a bunch of them already exists in 8.x and 7 anyway.

I'm way more concerned about these kind of people that just tell other people to turn them off simply because they have any privacy complications. I'm not saying that privacy isn't important. I'm more thinking of that one should have more realistic expectations of privacy issues in context of features.

That, and we seem to be having a double standard with what Microsoft can do, compared to what everyone else is allowed to do.

Just my two cents.

 

[Touched]

I'd still call them privacy nuts if they do not consider context on which the features operate - and frankly, I'm seeing way too much misinformation about the Windows 10 features that collect data. Ignoring the Windows Update thing (which should turn itself off automatically if you're on a connection set as metered, anyway),

I get that it turns off for metred connections, however that doesn't stop you from having limited bandwidth, unless you have something so insane that you don't notice (e.g. Google Fibre).

everything that does collect data does so for a very good reason, and a bunch of them already exists in 8.x and 7 anyway.
I'm way more concerned about these kind of people that just tell other people to turn them off simply because they have any privacy complications. I'm not saying that privacy isn't important. I'm more thinking of that one should have more realistic expectations of privacy issues in context of features.

That, and we seem to be having a double standard with what Microsoft can do, compared to what everyone else is allowed to do.

Just my two cents.

I definitely don't have double standards about privacy, and I don't think anyone who complains about what Microsoft is doing will not complain equally as much about Google or Apple or any other big name who masquerades spyware as some irresistible feature or personal assistant. Personally, I don't think anyone should be allowed to do such things, and I make a point of staying away from such software.
However, it's not strange to be suspicious. Microsoft definitely is changing their business model. They haven't stopped caring about money; in the end they're still a big company and only exist to make a profit. Maybe they're changing to a more Google-like self-your-information-to-advertisers model. Whatever the case is, they're clearly not planning to make all their money by selling copies of an OS with lots of "user-friendly" features, and for that reason alone we should be wary.