MuckleJoannie Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 From today Microsoft is allowing Windows users to book a free upgrade to Windows 10, which will be released on July 29. You may have spotted this icon. If you click it you will be able to register yourself for a copy as soon as Windows 10 is available. http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/MuckleJoannie/GetStartedWindows10_zpsyto2wvhl.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted June 1, 2015 Report Share Posted June 1, 2015 aye but will all my software run on it mr microsoft never very good at helping with that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 To quote Microsoft, "While we don’t expect there to be any issues for most users, you can ‘Check your PC’ with the Upgrade Advisor in the Get Windows 10 App. This identifies known issues with your desktop apps, connected devices, or PC components, and provides a view of the issues that may impact you when you upgrade. If there are any actions you can take to resolve the issues, we will list them out. Keep in mind that we don’t have information for every available app or device, so we can’t guarantee that it’s a comprehensive list of all potential compatibility issues." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Considering how dire past new Microsoft OS's have been at launch, they're probably thinking they can get away easier with it launching yet another half-baked one if they give it away. Each to their own, but personally I'd refuse to come near a new MS OS until at least 6 months after release - long enough for other people to have found most of its most serious holes and shortcomings. aka. (With apologies to the Greeks) Beware of multi-national monopolies bearing gifts. Edited June 3, 2015 by Ghostrider sludgegulper and brian.smith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian.smith Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Considering how dire past new Microsoft OS's have been at launch, they're probably thinking they can get away easier with it launching yet another half-baked one if they give it away. Each to their own, but personally I'd refuse to come near a new MS OS until at least 6 months after release - long enough for other people to have found most of its most serious holes and shortcomings. aka. (With apologies to the Greeks) Beware of multi-national monopolies bearing gifts.The Ghost Man makes sense dont touch it until first service pack released Edited June 4, 2015 by brian.smith Ghostrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Have just downloaded and installed Windows 10 and am trying to work out whether I'm confused, bored or just pi**ed off at being fed what appears to be the same thing, aka win 8.1, with a different hat on. Has anybody had the same thoughts, or is anybody of a completetly different opinion, and if so, WHY? Keedle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) I'm not downloading yet as it's bad enough getting certain software and devices to work under Win 8.1, let alone Win 10. Microsoft reckon there will be no more releases and just upgrades to Win 10 - and once you've got Win 10, you are stuck with it with the exception being corporate licence holders of the software who can dial it back. The free upgrade to Win 10 is available for a year so I'm not rushing. (It's downloaded the files automatically but just have the settings so that I choose what files to install). I read online a couple of days ago something along the lines of that whilst it may look the same as Win 8.1, it's not. If memory serves me correctly, the tiles were basically an overlap on top of what underneath was like Win 7; Win 10 just streamlines it all behind the scenes so it is one complete package as opposed to a mish-mash, easier for the IT geeks and programmers, designers, etc. Edited July 31, 2015 by Suffererof1crankymofo sludgegulper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffererof1crankymofo Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Here ya go:- https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-10-reviewed-microsoft-returns-to-sanity-125261921924.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks, Cranky. Now, I'm in an ever worse mood. It would appear that what Microsoft have provided, at present, is no more than what Windows 2000 had to offer, except Windows 2000 worked. What has been provided by MS as their supposedly "new" OS is, at present, pretty bloody useless. It is not an "operating system" as it doesn't operate. If things improve, I'll let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urabug Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Seems that in windows 10 if you like a game of Solataire you have to pay or put up with annoying pop up adverts. So this is progress. Suffererof1crankymofo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Now Windows 10 has been in for long enough for me to get a grip of what it's all about and no great complaints. No great wow's either, it's just a bit different. The buttons have been moved around and they're making a bit of noise about OneDrive. The Start button at the bottom left of the screen is back to being useful again, unlike what they tried to do to it when Win 8 came along. At the end of the day, it's pretty good. Simple to use, nothing too complicated that I've found yet so I'm pleased that I upgraded to it. 'Nuff said. Acid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastpubrunner Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 For 99% of the time I don’t see the operating system when I using a computer – it is just there to run and present programs & the Internet, so I'm going to stay with Windows 7 Pro. We've got 11 more months to redeem the free upgrade offer. I'm going to wait for more bugs to be worked out {just like any other new OS} and wait for the opinions of both the general public and tech critics to be built up by months of use. Win 10's current offerings don't jive with me. Maybe after some updates, I'll change my mind. Upgrading the OS isn't going to be some magic super boost. Upgrading and then deciding to downgrade wastes your time and also has a chance of screwing up your system, programs, and settings in ways you might not notice for months. So if/when you do upgrade, be sure to make a full system backup on an external drive (wouldn't even trust internal with the way the Windows installer has handled things in the past). I'm concerned about privacy issues, as outlined here : http://i.imgur.com/9DoVoix.jpg People who have already managed to upgrade may wish to read this : http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/201...-your-bandwidth-to-send-other-people-updates/ It informs us that the software is using your bandwidth to distribute updates to other machines, good in some respects, not good in others. George. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 WIndows 10 privacy settings step by step http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/windows-10-privacy-step-by-step/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin13 Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 A Unix based OS in any form is the way to go people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George. Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 A Unix based OS in any form is the way to go people. I ran Ubuntu (Linux based) for a couple of years and it was pretty good. It was free too, that always makes things ten times better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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