Yikes!
Microsoft is recording everything. I do not believe the OFF button works!
‘Don’t spy on me!’ How to opt out of Windows 10’s intrusive defaults
http://www.rt.com/usa/311383-windows-opt-out-privacy/
Windows 10 Shares Wi-Fi Passwords With Your Contacts
“If you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes any use [of] it for purposes such as improving performance, or [if you] enter text, we may collect typed characters, we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spell check features,” the Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions users accept says.
Much more detail with screenshots
http://www.howtogeek.com/221864/digging-into-and-understanding-windows-10s-privacy-settings/
Earlier post and first impressions: Installed Windows 10 on my laptop. I will not install it on my primary desktop pc. It did not update well on the laptop plus it is slower then the Windows 7 I had on the laptop.
The Start button would not work when clicked on plus I received this error on most anything else I wanted to open.
“This app can’t open, your trial period for this app has expired”
The fix after doing many searches the fix was fairly simply. Right click on the Start button and click on Run then type:
SFC /SCANNOW
This fixed the issue. I was seeing Windows 7 dialog boxes. In short Windows 10 is another shell over Windows 7/Vista/XP....
You can use Start10 http://www.stardock.com/products/start10 or get themes here for your own look. Most look to be for XP or 7 for now: http://www.stardock.com/products/themes/
The new IE called Edge is different so if you want you can switch to IE11. Go to the “C” drive then Program Files then Internet Explorer folder then create a shortcut to the desktop by dragging iexplore.exe icon onto the desktop by holding down your right mouse button then let go once on the desktop. I use Firefox.
A positive is sharper text. But alas you cannot change the font or color of the text. See bottom of page. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/make-text-screen-larger-smaller/?v=t
I use a 3rd party program called Iconoid http://www.sillysot.com to change the font color. You cannot pick other solid background colors other then the small selection Microsoft offers you. A work around is to google “solid colors” and pick out an image you find then save it then use it as a background.
Photos & folders open slower. I know there will be issues but if you are curious then backup your hard drive to an external hard drive with free software like Aomei Backupper http://www.aomeitech.com/aomei-backupper.html