Windows 10

Hi all

I kept getting prompts to upgrade to Win10 but put it off for many months after a computer geek advised me to wait a few months after its release.

I finally bit the bullet a couple of months ago and its simple to operate. The upgrade leaves all your existing files where they are and settings the same.

What is different is the little windows icon in the corner that brings up most used programs, files apps and settings.
 

chic said:
Why not?? I keep getting prompts to upgrade too but like Jujube, I'm afraid it will then take me a long time to accomplish what i can now do in seconds. What are the system requirements for windows 10??? :eek:
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There is a brief "learning curve" with moving to W10...just like anything else that is new. However, it really isn't that bad. As I recall, it took about 2 hours to do the download and installation, and I probably fooled around with W10 for an hour or two before I found how to navigate in/out of the stuff I commonly use. Then, over a period of days, I probably spent another 3 or 4 hours poking around to find virtually everything in the system. Now, I feel as good with W10 as I ever did with W7, and actually prefer it. The trick is to find a time when you can make the transition without having to hurry....a rainy day, when you are going to be able to spend some quality time, uninterrupted..,for example.

Insofar as system requirements are concerned...virtually any system made during the past decade should handle W10 with no problems. Here's the MS requirements.....

http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications#sysreqs
 
Or on the other had, you could,

http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/del...hipping-with-ubuntu-preinstalled-501649.shtml

The 'Skylake' technology that is mentioned in the article is the newer chip that is currently being installed in new units from chip makers Intel, AMD,,,etc. MicroSoft made an announcement several months back that they will phase out all support over time and focus their efforts on the 'Skylake' system. They said after phasing out support, if a user calls the first question will be, 'What chip is installed?' giving only support that technology.
 

Son_of_Perdition said:
Or on the other had, you could,

http://linux.softpedia.com/blog/del...hipping-with-ubuntu-preinstalled-501649.shtml

The 'Skylake' technology that is mentioned in the article is the newer chip that is currently being installed in new units from chip makers Intel, AMD,,,etc. MicroSoft made an announcement several months back that they will phase out all support over time and focus their efforts on the 'Skylake' system. They said after phasing out support, if a user calls the first question will be, 'What chip is installed?' giving only support that technology.
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Thanks for the link, SoP... I've been considering a new laptop,and the [FONT=museo_sans]Dell XPS 13 developer edition laptop has come up, in conversation. Nice to see Dell once again offering Linux; of course any laptop will run Linux, with a little encouragement.

Regarding the future of Microsoft's Windows- I had hoped by now that Redmond would have gotten 'onboard' with the rest of the software community, and adopted a unix-like OS model, along the lines that Apple followed in migrating to the BSD based OS X.

MS does participate in open-source solutions and standards, maybe it's a "ray-of-light" for Microsoft to be a better contributor to the industry.

Microsoft: GitHub

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Microsoft may be "shooting their selves in the foot" by forcing it onto people. My friend and her husband called me the other day almost in panic. His laptop was installing Windows 10 without his permission. He was about to throw the thing out the door but I talked him out of that. I told him if he didn't like it, I could format it and put it back to how it was when he purchased it. I also told him he's suppose to have the option of going back to his previous Windows version within 30 days or so but a lot of people have had trouble with it even doing that so that might not work. I also told him how Microsoft is forcing it onto people so he might not have caused it to do this and it sounds like he probably didn't. He told me today he doesn't like Windows 10 but he hasn't asked me to change it for him yet. I've worked on their computers before so he knows I'm here if he needs me.
 
Windows 7 & I suppose Windows 8.1 will be supported
until 2020 according to Microsoft, so there is no rush.

As stated above you have 30 days to go back to your
old system if you don't like Windows 10.

You should check you system and copy the product
licence/code number in case you have problems, I did
with my hard disc and had to fit a new one, more than
30 days after I installed W10.
I had to put the W8.1 in as that was the system that
came with the PC, so I needed the code.

If you don't know where to find the code using your
existing system, get a copy of "Belarc Advisor", it is
free, it will show you everything that is in your machine
plus all their licence codes.

Mike.
 
It seems that most people are frustrated when they first go to W10...but most I know who have stuck with it for a couple of weeks, and learned how to get around in it, seem quite pleased, and I'm not aware of anyone I know who has backtracked to W7 or 8. I understand the frustration, and those who have it installed by MS "unannounced" are probably Really upset, but I would recommend that people give it a try. Personally, I like it.
 
Don M. said:
That time may be coming sooner than you realize. MS is making the upgrade to W10 easier, and almost transparent, and about the Only way to stop it is to completely turn Off the Windows Update.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/why-hell-wouldn-t-upgrade-101534887.html
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I have had windows update turned off for Months now. I also have Update “KB 3035583” hidden. There seems to be other updates coming around that have Win10 hidden in them. Here is a list:

KB2952664
KB2977759
KB2990214
KB3021917
KB3022345
KB3035583
KB3046480
KB3050265
KB3065987
KB3068708
KB3075249
KB3075851
KB3080149
KB3083324
KB3083710
KB3123862

If anyone has any more please add them..Thanks
 
Are you guys talking about buying a windows 7 or 10 or uploading a windows from the internet for free?
There are sites that offer free windows and I have not used them. In fact I have no windows at all on my
computer. I used to have 2003. 2016 is out now in stores.

Anyone know how to get windows 2007 or 2010 for free? Is it easy to install? What sites are reliable?


By the way, this post belongs in the computers dept of forum.
 
Sorry, Aurora, I didn't realize there was a 'computer dept.' until it was already posted and was getting responses.
 
Son_of_Perdition said:
Here's a link I run onto from Yahoo, it may or may not be your answer to helping stay with what current OS you have on your Windows machine

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/don-t-want-anything-windows-131539843.html

I didn't do much reading, so can't say whether it's just an advertisement or more involved.
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GWX Control Panel really works and is a lifesaver if you don't want Windows 10. I've used it on 3 different computers and it has gotten rid of the nag popups, etc. and fixed it where it won't upgrade if I don't want it to. This was my choice about the upgrades but if I change my mind, I can run it again and have it to change it back. I have also used it to set up my friends computers so Windows 10 can't sneak in on them like it did previously on one of their computers. There are many more forums where people are talking about this great utility. I don't want Windows 10 and I resent the fact of Microsoft trying to sneak it in on us and that is what they're doing to some of us whether we want it or not. They had said "we had a choice" but my friend didn't have a choice. It just started installing without his permission. At first I had thought he must have clicked on something, but a few days after that, I was reading of too many more people that this had happened to during the same time. That many people will not make the same mistake at the same time this happened to him.
 
Aurora said:
Are you guys talking about buying a windows 7 or 10 or uploading a windows from the internet for free?
There are sites that offer free windows and I have not used them. In fact I have no windows at all on my
computer. I used to have 2003. 2016 is out now in stores.

Anyone know how to get windows 2007 or 2010 for free? Is it easy to install? What sites are reliable?


By the way, this post belongs in the computers dept of forum.
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Hi Aurora, I think that you are referring to Microsoft Office and not Windows,
two different things.

Windows is the Microsoft Operating system and MS Office is self explanatory
for all things connected to writing, book-keeping, presentations etc., these
are programmes.

The only way that I know how to get MS Office for free, is if you are a student
and have an Email address at a learning center, then somehow you will get it for
free, I haven't got a free one, so I don't know how.

I am still using MS Office 2003, but you can get a free reader for the latest
Power Point.

Mike.
 

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