Has anyone upgraded to Windows 10? Any advice?

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Published: Jul 24, 2016
Author: self
Post Date: 2016-07-24 12:50:34 by ConservingFreedom
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The deadline for free upgrade looms. I'm in the process of backing up my files.

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#1: buckeroo    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

I have several computers in my home network. I have migrated all of them but one to Windows 10. The one that isn't migrated runs older hardware and Windows 10 complains.

For all the others, the migration from Windows 7 to 10 was seamless with no issue at all. The only problem I have experienced is with file explorer; I have found that independent of hardware that file explorer may freeze from tyme to tyme. It isn't a problem, though unless moving massive amounts of data; just bring up the task manager and close the application and restart file explorer and you are good to go.

buckeroo posted on 2016-07-24 13:14:45   Reply   Private Reply

#2: rlk    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

Has anyone upgraded to Windows 10? Any advice?

Do it. Bill Gates needs the money.

rlk posted on 2016-07-24 13:21:39   Reply   Private Reply

#3: ConservingFreedom    To: rlk (#2)

Do it. Bill Gates needs the money.

LOL! If I do it at all, it'll be while it's still free.

ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-07-24 13:24:20   Reply   Private Reply

#4: rlk    To: ConservingFreedom (#3)

Do it. Bill Gates needs the money.

LOL! If I do it at all, it'll be while it's still free.

Nor it other people need to buy upgrades to communicate with you.

rlk posted on 2016-07-24 13:35:11   Reply   Private Reply

#5: misterwhite    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

Remove (delete) your old applications (Acrobat, Word, CCleaner, Spybot, Games, whatever), load Win10, the reload those applications from disk or the Internet.

Win10 tries to so this for you but is not very good at it. My experience, anyways.

Other than that, it's a shitty version. Locks up, blue screen, quits for no reason. Their main screen is useless and childlike. If it has great new features, I wouldn't know since I haven't used them yet.

misterwhite posted on 2016-07-24 13:35:50   Reply   Private Reply

#6: buckeroo    To: misterwhite (#5)

ROTFL ... you are a total lamer.

buckeroo posted on 2016-07-24 13:42:46   Reply   Private Reply

#7: tomder55    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

I may just do it because I find Windows 8 versions useless.

tomder55 posted on 2016-07-24 13:48:09   Reply   Private Reply

#8: no gnu taxes    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

I still use Windows 95.

no gnu taxes posted on 2016-07-24 14:10:41   Reply   Private Reply

#9: A Pole    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

Use XP or perhaps Win 7 or Linux.

Win 10 is a spying machine

A Pole posted on 2016-07-24 14:16:58   Reply   Private Reply

#10: Stoner    To: A Pole (#9)

I still use XP. No problems

Stoner posted on 2016-07-24 16:04:17   Reply   Private Reply

#11: Justified    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

The deadline for free upgrade looms. I'm in the process of backing up my files.

Yes don't!

If I wanted an apple I would have bought an apple!

You know you do not have to up grade?

Justified posted on 2016-07-24 18:02:53   Reply   Private Reply

#12: Justified    To: tomder55 (#7)

Xp or Win 7. The rest just suck.

Justified posted on 2016-07-24 18:03:48   Reply   Private Reply

#13: paraclete    To: tomder55 (#7)

You need a touch screen for these versions to be useful. Don't do it unless you really need to

paraclete posted on 2016-07-24 20:07:55   Reply   Private Reply

#14: tomder55    To: paraclete, Justified (#13)

Thanks . I'm told that I'd lose too much of the remaining space on my pc if I convert . I need to get a new laptop soon . But I don't like touch screen anything . I even have trouble with Kindle. My fingers are too big.

tomder55 posted on 2016-07-25 12:06:24   Reply   Private Reply

#15: Abcdefg    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

I'm using Linux Mint 18 with the Cinnamon desktop. I installed the free VMWare player and run Windows 7 32 bit in that VM with 2 gig of ram. That's for the Windows software I own that won't run in WINE.

Abcdefg posted on 2016-07-25 20:46:24   Reply   Private Reply

#16: ConservingFreedom    To: All (#0)

The deed is done. Apart from having to re-customize my touchpad settings, no problems so far.

ConservingFreedom posted on 2016-07-26 11:59:33   Reply   Private Reply

#17: paraclete    To: tomder55 (#14)

Tom when you use a touch screen you use a styliss, slows down your typing speed but helps avoid the big finger mistakes. Embrace the technology but be sure to insure it these touch screens get damaged very easily, usually by frustrated users throwing them across the room in the early days. There are also more expensive versions which have a docking station and keyboard

paraclete posted on 2016-07-26 21:00:21   Reply   Private Reply

#18: Hank Rearden    To: ConservingFreedom (#0)

Unless you use a tablet with touchscreen-only, stick with Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate.

Hank Rearden posted on 2016-07-27 12:34:50   Reply   Private Reply

#19: buckeroo    To: Hank Rearden (#18)

The improved Windows OS 10 doesn't require a touch screen; yet it offers advanced features which combine Windows 7. Why are you so limited in review?

buckeroo posted on 2016-07-27 13:02:15   Reply   Private Reply

#20: Hank Rearden    To: buckeroo (#19)

Why are you so limited in review?

Because I'm running Win10 on my cheap little tablet to play with - it's a mess and there are constant forced updates. And, this is the version that MS is developing into massive spyware and seeks to control 'renting' instead of owning a copy, requiring those updates to keep up with their latest advertising schemes.

I have yet to find a single feature that's better then Win7-64 Ultimate, except that it works better on touch-only machines.

Hank Rearden posted on 2016-08-03 10:20:46   Reply   Private Reply