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Windows 10 review: The first 24 hours
BGR ^ | July 31, 2015 | Jacob Siegel

Posted on 08/01/2015 2:27:53 PM PDT by RBStealth

When I first upgraded to Windows 7 back in 2009, I was shocked. Microsoft had somehow recovered from the mediocrity of Windows Vista and built an operating system that felt like the natural progression from Windows XP. It was clean, it ran better and most importantly, it didn’t try to fix what wasn’t broken.

Then Windows 8 happened.

I was smart/fortunate enough to avoid Windows 8 altogether, but as a fan of new technology, I couldn’t help but feel a little left out. I wanted the latest and greatest, and now, nearly three years later, it has arrived in the form of Windows 10.

Having spent a full day with Windows 10, my first takeaway is that Windows 10 is a sequel to Windows 7 in the same way that 7 was a sequel to XP. All the best elements are still here — the Start menu, the taskbar, the easy-to-use File Explorer — but they’ve been altered just enough to warrant a full-scale upgrade.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: dsj02; microsoft; windows; windows10
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To: RBStealth; 4yearlurker; Fai Mao

That’s the kind of answer I’d expect from a Linux snob. Why don’t you go be a jerk somewhere else, and leave the grown ups alone?


21 posted on 08/01/2015 2:52:16 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: RBStealth

I’ve done two Win8.1 machines and I am waiting on my Win 7 machine to get notice. The Win 7 was a Vista Basic computer when new. I moved it up to Vista Premium, then 64bit Win 7.

Should be ok.

People talk bad about Vista, but, I never had an issue with it, nor have I had one with 8.1. It worked and worked well on my machines.

The main thing is to look at the suggested requirements, not, the minimum requirements, to see if your system can handle it.


22 posted on 08/01/2015 2:52:24 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: RBStealth

Does W10 make my PC more or less personal than XP?


23 posted on 08/01/2015 2:55:41 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: jsanders2001

Bill Gate$ can now control your personal security and make you vote for H->.


24 posted on 08/01/2015 2:58:52 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: RBStealth

I’ve put it on two notebooks - Dell Latitude E6500 and E6400 - they are pretty old, but work well - came with Vista, upgraded to Win 7 64, now Win 10. Works fine.

I’ve also updated my XPS 8700 (i7, 16GB ram, SSD, 4GB Nvidia) it was running 8.1 and I’m glad to see that gone, but it really was not an issue as I booted to desktop.

I’ve also updated my older XPS 430 (bought with Vista, took it to Win 7 64) and that runs great too.

The only issue I’ve run into - the PDF printer in Relux no longer worked - uninstall/re-install fixed that.

I have another E6400 that I used to run the previews on and that one has turned out to be somewhat of a pain to get to the released version. It only had an 80GB HDD, so I swapped in a 250GB and had to re-install win7 so I can take the update path - it has a Vista COA and Win10 won’t take it - all my surviving notebooks (all Dell Latitudes) are from the Vista era.

So far I’m quite happy with it. It’s what win 8 should have been.


25 posted on 08/01/2015 2:59:28 PM PDT by tje
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To: RBStealth

Wowww...TWO University degrees....no wonder you look down at me...WWJD....Ask? Seek? Just another chest thumping Free Republic jerk. Thanks for your precious time.


26 posted on 08/01/2015 3:01:00 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (So America died not with a bang but a whimper.)
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To: 4yearlurker
I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium. Can I upgrade to 10?

You need Windows 7 with Service Pack or Windows 8.1 to upgrade for free. You can get Windows 7 on ebay for well under $50. You will have to do a fresh install, which you are likely due for anyway.
27 posted on 08/01/2015 3:01:56 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Kaslin

got Win10 on Thursday...so far i like it


28 posted on 08/01/2015 3:02:11 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (To the left, everything must evidence that this or that strand of leftist theory is true)
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To: 4yearlurker

telling someone to look it up is not an offense, especially when I already supplied you the answer.

So quit getting irritated and expect people to do your simple homework for you.


29 posted on 08/01/2015 3:02:25 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Alright...thanks for pointing me in the right direction.


30 posted on 08/01/2015 3:03:24 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (So America died not with a bang but a whimper.)
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To: 4yearlurker

It is free if you are using a system newer than XP - at least that is what I have heard. You can try it and see. Just back up the system first and if they ask you to pay then stop and restore.


31 posted on 08/01/2015 3:08:49 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)
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To: Ouderkirk

I am trying to find Notepad, but no luck so far


32 posted on 08/01/2015 3:10:17 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: RBStealth

I run several old XP utilities that I had to jerry-rig to work under Win7. I doubt they will work at all under Win10.

One set requires IE9 or older. They would not work under IE10.

The aggravating thing is that newer versions of those utilities never came about. In some cases, the individual or company that created them moved on. In some cases, the programmer is deceased.

To me, the utilities are more important than a new glitzy UI and no comparable utilities seem to exist.

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I also have some hardware that would probably be defunct under Win10. One it a USB PCTV program that runs with Media Center. I read that Media Center was removed from Win10.

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I will read the reviews, etc., to see how Win10 holds up. I have already read of some auto-updates (which cannot be turned off) have caused serious problems during some of the ‘beta’ testing.

MS has a history of releasing updates that lock up desktops and/or laptops, or otherwise create havoc when installed.


33 posted on 08/01/2015 3:11:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Dr. Sivana
You can get Windows 7 on ebay for well under $50.

That would be the 32 bit version.

34 posted on 08/01/2015 3:13:19 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: 4yearlurker

Does Win 10 make my PC look fat?


35 posted on 08/01/2015 3:14:20 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: Dr. Sivana

Because I had Windows 7 my upgrade was free for one year the way I understood


36 posted on 08/01/2015 3:14:23 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: jsanders2001

I swear *rme*


37 posted on 08/01/2015 3:15:52 PM PDT by Kaslin (He needed the ignorant to reelect him, and he got them. Now we all have to pay the consequenses)
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To: Conan the Librarian

You can bypass the ‘notice’ and go straight to the MS webpage to download the 32-bit or 64-bit installation part. It is about 18Mb.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/software-download/windows10


38 posted on 08/01/2015 3:16:26 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Paladin2

Once you can navigate the interface it’s subject to the pc on performance. I’m not overly impressed yet but over time I may find what benefits me in the upgrade.


39 posted on 08/01/2015 3:19:28 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: RBStealth

The devil made me install Windows 10. However, it seems to work OK but with some small issues. I had a driver problem and ended up doing a reinstall that removed some programs. I have reinstalled the programs and things are working OK. I am finding a lot to like about Windows 10. If I were to do this again, I would do a clean install. Overall, Windows 10 is quite likeable and a vast improvement over the abomination of Windows 8


40 posted on 08/01/2015 3:20:54 PM PDT by The Great RJ (“Socialists are happy until they run out of other people's money.” Margaret Thatcher)
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