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The idea is still shocking however little impact on bandwidth, I hate the way Microsoft is doing business! There's just to much hidden stuff to know to disable for most users, shame on Microsoft! Nothing is free, there is only the appearance of something being free. Microsoft's add campaigns aren't free. I bet PCWorld will be finding exploits to disable for months to come.

I have lost complete interest in another Microsoft OS!

 

Aldus Huxley is vindicated! We are transiting into a Brave New World.

 

I have three computers at home, one Windows 8 and two Windows seven computers. I will update the Windows computer and hold off on the two Windows 7 computers until I see if I like Windows 10

 

Thanks for the heads up on the privacy issue. I upgraded a laptop to 10 today. Seems OK...but then, what do I know...????

 

I feel that upgrading from 8/8.1 to 10 is a no brainer. Windows 10 addresses many of the complaints that users had about 8.

Upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 is a tougher call. Power users have spent years honing their reflexes to operate Windows 7 most efficiently. There would be a period of lower productivity while readjusting to Windows 10.

 

As already stated, choose a custom install rather than the express settings. There are multiple items to opt out of that will greatly reduce security issues. I found the articles Steve referenced (Brad Chaco @ PC World) to be very enlightening.

 

I use a Microsoft account because I use the same login on different machines and my settings are synced. I also use OneDrive. The Microsoft account is part of the cloud concept, where you are not tied to a single machine. It's also not limited to PC's. I use OneDrive on phones as well.

If you only use one computer and no Microsoft web services, then Microsoft account is less useful.

 

I never had much luck getting F8 to work on Windows XP, 7, or 8.1 anyway.
I usually had to select it from a startup settings menu then restart.

 

So far, I think Windows 10 has been pretty good. I like it much better than 8.1. Windows 8 was problematic from the get go. Windows 10 has a lot fewer issues. I would say if you are Windows 8.x, go to Windows 10. My kid had a lot fewer issues from from 8.1 to 10 than from 8.0 to 8.1.

I still have Windows XP running in Virtual box on an iMac. I haven't decided if I want to put Windows 10 on my iMac yet. It might be time to upgrade the iMac soon. The lastest OSX operating systems have been problematic.

I have not totally migrated everything from my Windows 7 machine yet. There is still some software that simply will not install and run on Windows 10. Windows 10 rejects the install program altogether. It is forcing me to look for alternative programs. There are also some programs that simply no longer work in Windows 10. Especially those that involve adjusting the sound card or pulling in the audio signal into a file. I do music editing on the side and I am forced to look at alternative (more expensive) software, or just do everything on the iMac.

Also, if you play games, I have one steam game RACE 07 that simply will not migrate over. I might be forced to purchase another license. I won't be doing that. Migrating Need for Speed over with all my achievements (I've achieved all the cars as well as certain high scores in the online racing ) does not transfer very easily, but with some effort and time, I figured it out. Migrating Trackmania over worked, but it deleted all my race times so I need to start all over again.

For other stuff that I use in Windows 7, it's been pretty good. My impression is Windows 10 runs a bit faster than Windows 7. Helped by my putting the operating system on an SSD drive.

I still keep Windows 7 on my machine on a separate drive and I have the option of booting into Win 7 or Win 10. I'm starting to boot into Win 7 less and less now.

 

I've noticed one oddity relating to forums and posting in Win 10......on one of the forums I visit regularly it will no longer load the little icons in the reply box, like the emoticons or the shortcuts to IMG and URL.....works fine on this forum.
Worked fine with Win 8 and 8.1.

That board is running Simple Machines software......