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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

Does anyone know if there’s a easy way out if something goes wrong with the Win 10 install (such as a restore point)?


41 posted on 08/01/2015 3:22:12 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Falcon 105)
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To: The Great RJ

Windows 8 was an abomination out of the box.
Expecting people to deal with that mess out of the box, was horrid.

But with the “Classic Shell” utility which is a replacement for the start menu that also did general tweaks about the system.

It was quite good and better than Win7.

Classic Shell has a release candidate for Win10, that didnt work on my machine, caused it to churn. So I’ll have to wait.


42 posted on 08/01/2015 3:23:59 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

My dell tower went smoothly and so far only a few hiccups and some improvements.

The hiccups were Avast VPN which works now. I map a shortcut for the snipping tool that I have learned to love. For whatever reason it was not in any program, accessory, or windows feature as a shortcut or menu item. I found it in the windows directory.

I miss the guest account. It made my wife create yet another account. She has her PC but my printer works better and mine is newer. However I am against granting admin privileges. I hear those Avast AV dings a lot and she installs stuff on hers that I find questionable and I get rid of.

As for improvements, Sony Vegas Preview window is clear and clean. The color representation is more normal.

Pretty much everything carried over even though backups were ready.


43 posted on 08/01/2015 3:24:05 PM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: 4yearlurker

You can but you’ll have to pay for it; the free upgrade is only for 7, 8 and 8.1.


44 posted on 08/01/2015 3:26:38 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I don't run; if you see me running, you should run too.)
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To: topspinr

“Does Win 10 make my PC look fat?”

Yes, but you want that, it will make you look skinnier.
Works better than a fat tie.


45 posted on 08/01/2015 3:27:18 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: Kaslin

I found it

Start —> All Apps —> Windows Accessories


46 posted on 08/01/2015 3:27:50 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: RBStealth

Oooh, now that’s mean


47 posted on 08/01/2015 3:29:48 PM PDT by ncpatriot
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To: Fresh Wind

“Does anyone know if there’s a easy way out if something goes wrong with the Win 10 install (such as a restore point)?”

All I know is, that you’ve completed the install, you can automatically downgrade to 8.1. With Win7 your out of luck.
Win10 does have rollback restore points, but then again if your talking incomplete install, with a mess on your hands, then reinstall your original Win7/8.1


48 posted on 08/01/2015 3:30:06 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: Fresh Wind

I would definitely make an ‘image backup’ of your current OS partition/drive before upgrading to Win10.

That way, you can return to the ‘image’ of the previous version, if disaster happens during the Win10 install.

I currently use Macrium Reflect Free for Home Use edition to create ‘image backup’s on a USB external drive.

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx


49 posted on 08/01/2015 3:31:56 PM PDT by TomGuy
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To: Kaslin

Wrong, wrong, your Win 10 is free for the next 10 years.


50 posted on 08/01/2015 3:32:32 PM PDT by topspinr
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To: 4yearlurker
I'm running Windows Vista Home Premium. Can I upgrade to 10?
Free upgrades are only available for PCs with Win 7 or Win 8.2.
51 posted on 08/01/2015 3:32:42 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: TomGuy

My experience is with Acronis making Win7 backups at home.
these installed would always be kind of glitchy and not a rock solid as the original install.


52 posted on 08/01/2015 3:35:25 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: Ouderkirk

Thanks, I appreciate it.


53 posted on 08/01/2015 3:35:37 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: Fresh Wind
You can get Windows 7 on ebay for well under $50.

That would be the 32 bit version.


Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64bit Service Pack 1



54 posted on 08/01/2015 3:37:50 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: RBStealth

Whatever floats your boat. I was never interested in “upgrading” from XP. I have 7 on one computer and it’s hardly different and works better and worse in various ways than XP. Now when I am eventually forced to upgrade to 10 I’ll lose more of my older utilities and have to replace them. That is if new comparable ones are even available.

Looks like Microsoft is following the usual pattern of every other OS sucking very hard.


55 posted on 08/01/2015 3:40:14 PM PDT by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
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To: topspinr

Well when I got the notice in June I read it is free for one year. I guess I’ll find out


56 posted on 08/01/2015 3:42:26 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: Seruzawa

Looks like Microsoft is following the usual pattern of every other OS sucking very hard.

Intel's upgrade model is "tick-tock."

Microsoft's is "tick-suck."

57 posted on 08/01/2015 3:54:11 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: RBStealth

Before going from 8.1 to 10....do I need to backup stuff in Chrome.... like bookmarks etc?


58 posted on 08/01/2015 4:09:46 PM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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To: kjam22

no, amazingly, it preserves all your applications and settings. My win7 was bad, now its running better.


59 posted on 08/01/2015 4:15:23 PM PDT by RBStealth (--raised by wolves, disciplined and educated by nuns, and kneeling at the feet of Mary)
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To: RBStealth
Thanks .... couldn't find anything talking about losing chrome stuff... but thought I'd ask to be certain :)

Later

60 posted on 08/01/2015 4:17:30 PM PDT by kjam22 (my music video "If My People" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74b20RjILy4)
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