Posted on 07/28/2015 11:52:12 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
When we first unveiled Windows 10 in September, we outlined our plans for a new era of Windows. We wanted to create a Windows that empowered people and organizations to do great things. Our vision was one platform, one store, and one experience that extends across the broadest range of devices from the smallest screens to the largest screens to no screens at all.
For Microsoft, Windows 10 begins to deliver on our vision for more personal computing. In this world experiences are mobile, moving with you seamlessly and easily across your devices. Interacting with technology is as natural as interacting with people – using voice, pen, gestures and even gaze for the right interaction, in the right way, at the right time. And in our connected and transparent world, we respect your privacy and help protect your information.
From the beginning, Windows 10 has been unique – built with feedback from five million Windows Insiders, delivered as a service with ongoing innovations and security updates, and offered as a free upgrade* to genuine Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 customers.
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Windows 7 works for me and is not a toy like windows 10. I can’t imagine trying to run my business on windows 10 and become a guinea pig test subject for Microsoft.
Take heed my friends for each issuance of a new Microsoft package always came with rave reviews from the “techies” and the real result was some of the worst designs ever conceived...like windows 3.1, Vista, 8 and possibly 10.
The upgrade to 10 is free for us with 7 and if you want to purchase 10 it’s $119.00 for windows 7 users. That seems like a small price to pay for the advertised wonder windows 10.
My advice is to pass up the free (bait for suckers) upgrade and wait and see whether the new upgrade is actually good or bad.
Using your computer for entertainment and personal use is one thing...using it for business is entirely different and a sorry upgrade to a new “toy” can reek havoc on your business and bottom line.
Just a word to the wize....from experience.
I have several Win 7 Pro computers, about 3 are not in use and just serve as backup spares. I’m thinking of cloning one of my HDDs and then loading Windows 10 and keep that as a test computer. If I sour on Win 10, I just swap the hard drives.
I do believe that Win 10 has a roll-back but I wouldn’t trust it.
Serious business users will be running pilot projects for eval, but even that is only preliminary. The serious evals will start when they have the server side of the equation (Server 2016) to pair it to, and that won't be until October.
I was part of the Fast Ring for the Beta Windows 10 on a spare laptop I own. I love Windows 10 and am now on the Fast Ring for Windows 10 Mobile. The familiarity between the two is going to be the ticket to success.
Currently my Surface Pro (daily driver) is downloading Windows 10.
I’ll update on the install.
There are settings where you can say no updates. So that should prevent it.
I am being vague because I did that years ago with new computer and dont recall where the setting is for that. Boy ! is my computer ever behind with updates !
Probably an ADVANCED click, off the , cant recall, is it the ONLINE series of screens.
(I havent even gotten any messages or icons about this !)
I’m with you. No harm in waiting a week, a month or so, to see if there are any problems with the upgrade.
LOL!!
Thanks for the link to the forced download site. I went to the source mentioned in that article, followed the instructions and downloaded 10 effortlessly. Looks pretty nice.
OK, so they brought in a “digital assistant” akin to Siri...
Clippy, anyone?
How much is WINDOWS paying you to sell their GARBAGE ?
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