Thoughts on Windowa 10

[MikeWa]

After reading the comments about Windows 10 I went ahead and downloaded it. After my Windows 7 computer auto loaded sp1 it would hardly run. Windows 7 Sp1 is the worst virus I ever got. It slowed my computer to a crawl. Made it take 30 minutes to get fully turned on. Explorer crashed every time I went to use it. It is just miserable. And I have a quad 4 computer with high speed DSL. Once installed you can't get Sp1 fully removed either. Crap. I bought a replacement computer with Windows 8 and promptly sent it back. Needless to say I am no longer a fan of automatic upgrades or Microsoft for that matter.

 

So I downloaded Windows 10. Might as well see if it helps. And it does. But I have some issues with it. First I am forced to upgrade due to Windows 7 Sp1. so I am already unhappy. Most of my programs are still there but getting some to work was a pain in the spare tire. My games folder was emptied and now Microsoft wants to charge for this. Microsoft wants me to roll over to Edge which I don't want. It is not possible to stop automatic downloads. UGH. I really hate this. Microsoft claims Windows 10 is a service so automatic updates are required. Hmmm

 

All of this got me thinking. What is Microsoft up to? If Windows 10 is a service then how long before Microsoft starts requiring a monthly payment? Similar to what Photoshop is doing now. What if they decide to end support for Windows 10 users unless monthly payments are made. Failure to do so and their service ends. Your computer shuts down. Does this explain Microsoft's zeal in auto loading Windows 10 in peoples computers or their giving it away for free. Microsoft does very little for free.

 

Just My Thoughts

Mike

[Yammer Dan]

PG site I can't post my thoughts of Windows 10:Avatars_Gee_George:

[BlueSky]

It has a horrendous amount of spyware like google. They will know every site you go to. I doubt they start charging you because they will be making so much money giving out your info from spying on you.

[bongobobny]

Some day all of us will switch to Mac...

[Freebird]

There are a lot of instructions on how to turn off the various Windows 10 features that report all your personal stuff. I just got a new company computer and they always buy Dell. Dell is not near the computer that they once were but it's OK. I did talk them into getting me one with a solid state drive this time. It makes a HUGE difference in performance over the old spinning disks. It will boot up in about 45 seconds I guess though I haven't timed it. No doubt much faster than the old one. That being said, I have never been a fan of Mac computers but after my son went to work for Apple, he finally talked me into buying a MacBook Pro. I use it for all my personal stuff. I can only say that after using it now for a couple of years, I HATE having to use the Dell. It just feels cheap compared to the Mac. Unless Windows and the PC manufactures make some big changes, I figure I will be using Macs for a long time.

[Venturous Randy]

I was not real happy with going to Win 10 due to how awkward everything was to find. But, if I had not converted, I would not have the On Screen Keyboard to use after I screwed up my kb the other day.

Randy

[SilvrT]

Gosh gee by golly gomer .... I've been using Win10 on my home PC and wife's laptop for almost a year and I've never experienced some of the crap some of you are claiming (mostly on the other thread on this topic). It has worked flawlessly. No degradation in performance at all from Win7.

 

I am now beginning in depth testing for our work computers. I will come back later with a full review.

[aharbi]

It's unfortunate that Windows 10 keeps getting bad press. In all actuality it's a pretty good operating system. In my opinion probably their best release to date. Yeah it looks different and things have moved around the screen a bit. Take 20 minutes and view some of the free tutorials to lean where things are. I've never had a hang, a blue screen of death, a program that just "goes away" along with all my hard work. Don't believe what you read in the press about Windows 10 made to scare you, remember the press is more for entertainment and to sell their sponsors pop-up in your face while reading their page ads then anything remotely having a grain of truth. Security options are in plain sight selectable from the settings menu. And there are loads of web pages dedicated to how/what these settings do. If you ever ran Windows ME, Vista, XP (it took years and years to get it right) or even Windows 8, (Windows 7 not so much) you will appreciate the stability and functions in 10. Too much depends upon the public (you and me) for the success of Windows 10 for them todo something underhanded and stupid. Try Windows 10, you'll like it. If not move to a non-Windows platform, you DO have other options.

 

Chromebook doesn't use Windows, Linux is still very active and aggressively being developed. Linux runs most of the worlds servers, just about all the cell towers, most "smart" devices, cable TV's DVRs, routers, modems and the foundation for Android development. It's all open source code so no one can hide any secret spy code and steal your identity. It's lean and runs fast even on old hardware Windows 10 no longer supports (runs on). And then there is Apple, expensive but nothing but quality. Apple devices like other Apple devices and play well together. I like Apple iPhones and iPads. We have 5 such devices in our house. I can either text, email, surf on my iPhone or my iPad and they share calendars, notes, pictures, email, text msg between them. It doesn't matter which one I have in my hand. Although these 65yr old eyes like the larger screen of the iPad. For Christmas I got my wife (who is loosing her eyesight) an iPad pro (huge 12.9inch 2732×2048 screen for a tablet) with keyboard and Apple pencil. With the A9X chip 128GB memory and that ultra rez display it is probably the most capable computer in the house. It doesn't run Windows.

 

You have a whole slew of Android tablets, Samsung makes some pretty nice ones. Add a Bluetooth keyboard and you have a decent work platform that will do 90% of your computer needs.

 

Just sayin'

[SilvrT]

@aharbi and anyone else interested...

 

See post #5 & #6 in this thread...

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?119987-Windows-10-Upgrade-Review-Tips-Tricks-and-Traps

 

Win10 for me at home has been, up until yesterday, rock solid and easy to use. That said, yesterday, right in the middle of watching a youtube vid, it crashed displaying a blue screen saying "your computer just encountered an error ... please stand by while we fix the problem and report the issue to Microsoft" (something along those lines). It eventually rebooted and everything was fine.

 

As for good/bad versions of Windows, I grew up in the IT biz with it from day one, have done tons and tons of installs for so many businesses I can't even remember, not to mention all the trouble shooting and fixes for those customers over the years.

 

The least problematic versions that I've worked with are Windows for Workgroups 3.1, Windows NT 4, Win95 2nd edition, WinXP Pro SP3, and Win7 Pro SP1. Every other version has been nothing but headaches. I can't put Win10 in either category at this time as even after almost a year using it at home, I haven't rolled it out into a business environment yet and it doesn't look like I will be any time soon based on the issues it has with domain profiles in a Win Server 2012 or earlier environment.

 

I wish Microsoft would quit with their "I'm going to rule the world" mentality.