After using a Windows 8.1 product with the emphasis on tiles/symbols anything beyond W7 or Vista has got to suck. Even reverting back to classic mode or what the heck it is the glitches still continue. I've never seen such glitchy software or system in my life and I've bought or worked off of my share of crap. Their attempt to download W10 although never completed has left my computer running slower and more glitchy. My task bar now has tripled in size with symbols that were only supposed to be on the start up menu among other things. It's the point, I didn' ask I don't want. All they had to do was announce the end of update dates for older versions of windows. Yes sooner or later eventually when one buys a new computer they will have to learn system and computer. If for no other reason if one was doing something important or needed to retrieve a file in a hurry not knowing how to retrieve it.
Apparently this has gone on and off over the last year. Someone said they heard Microsoft contracted out the updates so maybe it's a contractor getting paid by the download. I don't know.
If a person tried W8, I can understand some reluctance to move to W10. I never tried W8, but from what I read/saw, that version seemed to be more useful on a smart phone, or tablet, rather than a real PC. The way I have my system setup with W10, it's just like having W7, with some nice added features. When I first fired up W10, there were dozens of "tiles" on the screen. I pared those down to about 8 that I find useful. On startup, my system looks just about like it did with W7....all my shortcuts are on the screen, and I have my more commonly used sites pinned to the taskbar. There is a small blue window in the lower LH corner, and if I Left Click on it, the W10 tiles appear. If I Right Click, all the system maintenance tools appear. If I ignore the Blue Window, my system operates just like W7.
My system runs clean and fast, with no problems. It is a CyberPowerPC using an AMD quad core processer at 3.6 Ghz, with 16 gig of ram....a bit of a step up from what the stores sell. I use Avast anti-virus, and Spybot. Avast alerts me to any updates...chrome, firefox, Flash, adobe, etc., and I generally run those manually while eating supper, etc. A full scan with Spybot can take as long as 2 hours, so I generally reserve that for the rare occasions when there is a good show on TV. Every couple of days, I back up my files to the external drive, and using the W10 "settings" app, that usually takes less than a minute. I also run CCleaner, and run it every couple of days to clean off any junk files, etc.....takes less than a minute. I also run Ad blockers on both Firefox and Chrome, so I don't have to wade through a bunch of nonsense to get to a site. If I run into a site that wants me to disable the ad blocker, that site is probably full of tracking spam, so I seldom go there.
I don't want to sound like a W10 Salesman, but after using this OS for several months, I see NO reason why a person would want to avoid W10. With a little time spent getting used to it, and setting it up the way you want, it works great. I've created an ISO Boot DVD for Linux Mint, and when the hot weather hits, I may partition my HD, and load Linux on it, along with W10. That way, I can play with Linux, while still keeping W10 active, and if I ever get PO'd at Microsoft, I'll be ready to join the Linux club.
