Windows 10

MaC122

Not bad I guess. Naming explorer to edge was new.  But I do like that they have a start menu.......

nolaegghead

Edge is not IE.  They re-coded that from the ground up.

HofstraJet

Lesson #1 re: Windows updates: don't install until the first .1 update or service pack is released. 

stlcharcoal

So far so good for me.  Edge is a little buggy with Gmail and doesn't work with silverlight, but everything else works great.  Just run chrome or IE if you have to.  Haven't messed around with much else, but it's so much better than 8.

HofstraJet

stlcharcoal said:

So far so good for me.  Edge is a little buggy with Gmail and doesn't work with silverlight, but everything else works great.  Just run chrome or IE if you have to.  Haven't messed around with much else, but it's so much better than 8.

Lesson #2 - only install every other major Windows update. 

XP - Good
Vista - Bad
Windows 7 - Good
Windows 8 - Bad
Windows 10 - ???

So far, I hear that they are once again limiting how much control users have over their OS and settings, which I hate.

stlcharcoal

HofstraJet said:

 

So far, I hear that they are once again limiting how much control users have over their OS and settings, which I hate.

The only thing I have run into so far is the update process.  My internet connection sucks from home (one disadvantage of living out in the woods.)  So anytime it wants to download an update it does--you can only delay the installs and restarts, not the download.  At least if you're running on a hotspot, you can set it as a "metered connection" which will delay not let it download.  But if I set my primary connect to "metered", my OneDrive won't sync.

I'm sure someone will hack it, but until then that's the only thing I really don't like. 

The main thing they fixed was that stupid Metro interface on 8.  Tablet or desktop, it was stupid that you had to go into Metro view to open a program than ran on desktop.  Or that half of the control panel setting were in Metro, and the other half on a traditional window.  That drove me crazy trying to find things.  No more multiple tries to close a metro screen by dragging it either.  Charms bar is gone--now the action center which is nicer.  Windows is back to windows!

The other thing in 8 that is still around that I don't like is when you go to "save as" something in Word, Excel, Acrobat, wherever......it brings up that most used screen then you have to click Browse.  I wish you could just bypass that and go straight to the screen where you select the folder.

Dondgc

I think for a Windows 8 user its a no-brainer update.  Having come from Windows 7, I really don't see much difference aside from settings menus etc.

I don't have a touch screen - I am sure with a touch screen I would see a lot more difference between 7 and 10.

"Always on" Cortana is hit or miss on my machine, and I am not sure of the utility of a voice interface on a desktop machine. But I am still open minded about that and will use it some to see if it becomes a useful feature for me.

 I never used IE so haven't looked at Edge much.

I will say the actual upgrade from 7 to 10 was smooth and flawless.  For those who choose to update, I think you will find it to be painless and easy. MS did a good job on that.  And my One Drive files seem to be syncing much better now than on 7.

GregW

I think I will wait a while, probably October to install it on my home PC. Work will be at least 2 years due to some specialized software I need to run.

I'm concerned with privacy on 10. There is an awful lot of personal info that is being shared with M$. There are ways to lock it down. At first glance the privacy settings are as scattered and complex as Facebook. It's a shame they assume everyone is fine with sharing everything. If you don't share you miss out on a lot of the new features.

With the above being said I'm going rock on with 7 pro for a while.

johnkitchens

I have Windows 7. I didn't care for 8 at all. I am going to stick with 7 for as long as I can. 

Dondgc

@GregW, @johnkitchens In my day-to-day use there is virtually no difference between 7 and 10.  I can't see that you are missing any compelling features by sticking with Windows 7. 

GregW

The software I use for work has some pretty specific requirements, It usually comes down to drivers that allow the computer to communicate to the various building energy management systems that I program in.
It's hard to believe, but we just go a 64 bit communication driver a month ago for Windows 7.

Things move incredibly slow in platform OS upgrades in the building automation field.

henapple

I have 16 windows 

Bustersdad

Been on Win 10 for a week, so far good to go.