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    Move to Windows 10?

    Hey guys,

    Before I decide to install the tool on my Windows 7 Pro machines to kill the nagware popups for the free Win10 upgrade, I'm wondering if going to Windows 10 is a good idea and worth doing?

    Is 10 more stable than 7 Pro? So far for me, Win7 Pro has been very stable so I'm a bit apprehensive to move to 10 if its not as stable as 7. According to the nagware popups, my PC's are capable of running on the 10 platform so my hardware should be fine there.

    Any Win10 users care to share their opinion? FWIW, I use Win7 Pro like I did XP....set to Classic everything.

    Thanks.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I need to keep my 8.1 until they update the VPN at work.

    As far as killing the popups, no tool needed.

    Open the little arrow lower right that is for Hidden Icons
    Select Customize
    Find the listing for GWX (Get Windows 10)
    Set it to Hide Icon and Notifications

    No more Popups or visual reminders unless it comes from Windows Update, which if turned of cause it's own set of popups.

    I still use Win 7 at work but I think that's changing soon too. I still also sue the XP SP3 box I built in school 12 years ago and it's fine.
    I have 2 - Win 8.1 Desktops and an 8.1 Laptop so I am also awaiting for the juries decision on 10.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Thanks for the heads up on stopping the popup Brian.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Windows 10 does everything better. Older NCP based VPN software is the only incompatibility I have come across which requires purchasing an update.

    Don't look back. Do more with Windows 10. You will love the Lumia 950 phones too.


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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Mike.......I am running Windows 10 on my office desktop computer, the studio control room desktop computer, and on my Sony Vaio Laptop. I began by installing Winows 10 on my studio control room PC. This computer gets the least use of the three so I figured if I was going to have issues at least I still had Windows 7 on my office and laptop PC's. I made a point to spend time on the control room PC every day for a month and discovered that Windows 10 is stable, intuitive to operate, works perfectly with a mouse, and has some great features I have grown to appreciate. I had no issues with software compatibility with the exception of JRiver Media Center, and this was solved by reloading the software. Windows 10 had no problems with my printers or scanner.

    After a month with Windows 10 running smoothly on my studio PC I made the move to update my office PC. A week later I updated my laptop. It has now been over three months since updating to Windows 10 on all my computers with no regrets. There have been quite a few updates to Windows 10, including a very large update a couple weeks ago that took over an hour to download and install. I am certain the Microsoft software engineers are hard at work enhancing and searching for bugs to repair, but I have had smooth sailing.

    You will want to do some reading about initial settings once Windows 10 has been downloaded. There are many choices that allow multiple levels of integration with you and Windows 10. Here's a few articles that helped me configure my PC's.

    https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/5-commo...194100862.html

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/2975289/windows/how-to-cure-windows-10s-worst-headaches.html#tk.nl_pcwbest

    http://www.alphr.com/microsoft/micro...ld-be-aware-of

    https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/ultimat...181223052.html

    http://www.cnet.com/how-to/three-eas...up-windows-10/

    http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/31/90...l-how-to-guide








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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I have already updated all my office and home PCs. I've been running Win XP/7/8 on them. Absolutely no regrets.

    I decided to do clean install on all of them, and then manually move all the docs and programs.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    This is great news Adam and Dan. I appreciate the feedback.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Another thanks for this post! I have Windows 7 and recently read that 8 sounds better with music. I am considering the free upgrade to 10 and hoping that it will also be better. I will probably start streaming in January.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Thanks for the feedback guys! Very helpful indeed.

    Adam, I like your idea of starting fresh, but not sure if the "free" upgrade allows a scrape and redo or if its an in-place only type upgrade? From what I understand is you can choose to do the free in-place upgrade, use it for up to 30 days and revert back to your original OS if 10 doesn't float your boat. I've never been a fan of any kind of in-place upgrades for Windows OS' as you generally will lose 50+ gigs of drive space as the old OS gets packed away while you run on the new. Hmmmmm.....
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Well, I also completed my Win10 upgrade this past Wednesday evening. Since I had all my data files backed up in anticipation of doing the upgrade soon; and since the Windows nagware kept coming back no matter what I did (within reason); and since I found that you can indeed delete the old prior OS and gain back 14-25 Gig of drive space once you are comfortable (or assuming you are anyway) with the 10 upgrade; and since I didn't want Windows making the upgrade-time decision for me, I decided to just go ahead and do an in-place upgrade at my own time of choosing with the hopes of retaining my data, shortcuts and applications. At worst, I would just scrape any failed installs and do a Win10 upgrade from scratch. Not much to lose either way.

    Well, I did the in-place upgrade and everything seems to have gone smoothly. I have all my data, shortcuts and applications as they promised. I tweaked everything to make my desktop friendly and familiar without much trouble either. Once I confirm that everything is working smooth and like it should (in due course), I'll go back and delete the old OS.

    I'm pretty happy with the new Win10 OS and it seems to be just as fast as Win7 Pro.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Mike.......Glad to here your upgrade to Windows 10 went smoothly. I believe Microsoft did their homework with Windows 10. If you are one who routinely shuts their PC down at night, you may want to periodically leave your computer on overnight because Microsoft pushes updates in the early AM and you want to be sure you get all of them. As good as Windows 10 seems to be, I feel certain the operating system is still being developed and fine tuned. I just received new updates last night, the second large update in two weeks. All three of my computers, two desktop's and one laptop, are running Windows 10 without issues. I have no complaints.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Recently, on this site, there was some posts about the upgrade to Windows 10 and my HP computer on Wednesday did the conversion, I thought you’d like to know. I upgraded because

    1. It extends tech support
    2. FINALLY Windows is fighting viruses, first in the way it is written. Then it gives you included “free” anti-virus and anti-spyware called Windows Defender, which I have used and it works.
    3. The Start Menu, now every enhanced is back!
    4. Downloading updates will be continuous, no more version .1 and .2. Again this makes it more secure.
    5. Microsoft Edge is a new browser and allegedly better than the old Internet Explorer which is still here, but a bit hidden.

    Some have written that this is free because Microsoft was trying to make up for Windows 8. Not true, why would they allow previous versions to be upgraded? So that they can only give tech support for just one operating system. Don’t forget that MOST people don’t upgrade, they wait for their next computer. And the business and new computers still have to pay.

    (Some even suggested that they skipped over Windows 9 to get far away from 8. Microsoft announced years ago that they would not have a Windows 9 because it would confuse certain systems that recognize Windows 95.)

    YOU DON’T HAVE TO READ THIS PART:
    Although Mac was the most innovative, Windows changed the world of computers and the world in general with Windows 95 and it’s upgrade Windows 98. Perhaps because the world was ready for it, perhaps because it was cheaper than the Mac, or because it concentrated on business programs, or, it allowed other developers to use it and therefore had much more software available, it seemed everyone got a computer. Windows Me was their first disaster and many people started using their more stable and reliable program for business Windows NT (Later called Windows 2000). Windows XP was very popular and it was based on NT, not 95. The HUGE problem here, not fixed until the current 10, is that Microsoft “left the backdoor open” for developers to create new products. And they created viruses, hacks, spyware etc. Everyone hated Vista, so much that Microsoft extended their tech support for a few years. People liked 7, but it to have its life extended when Microsoft made another mistake: Windows 8. 8 assumed everyone would be buying a laptop or replacing their desktop screens with a touchscreen, which no one did. They eliminated the start button, for no reason. Much of this was fixed in Windows 8.1. I did get a free download of the old start button and I was relatively satisfied with this.

    OKAY: THIS IS ABOUT THE DOWNLOAD AND UPGRADE!!!!

    Windows first sent software asking me to see if everything in the computer was compatible with the new 10. It was.

    It took about three hours to download on a fast internet. I was asked a couple of times to “Agree” and the computer rebooted several times.

    All my setting were successfully carried over. I played for about an hour, finding out where everything was. For example, and I show this in a picture here) The NEW START MENU (which is the windows button in the lower right) is convenient but huge and I did not know that the “ALL APPS” button was where my programs were. I put up what it looks like before and after you press the all apps button. The tiles, which are delectable and switchable, no longer take up the entire screen. I am not finished playing with them. I actually made my own start button, the Hal symbol on the bottom taskbar, it’ll be easier only because I am used to it.

    There is an equivalent “Siri” function where you can talk or type into the machine to find documents, start programs, find files etc. I haven’t used it much yet.

    The book, “Windows 10 The Missing Manual” by David Pogue was damn helpful. I just found old things and new thing quicker. I spent perhaps three to four hours in total getting everything straight.

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    The machine works well and faster than it did before. It’s generally easier with a lot more choices, but you can keep your previous settings
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by Double-D View Post
    Mike.......Glad to here your upgrade to Windows 10 went smoothly. I believe Microsoft did their homework with Windows 10. If you are one who routinely shuts their PC down at night, you may want to periodically leave your computer on overnight because Microsoft pushes updates in the early AM and you want to be sure you get all of them. As good as Windows 10 seems to be, I feel certain the operating system is still being developed and fine tuned. I just received new updates last night, the second large update in two weeks. All three of my computers, two desktop's and one laptop, are running Windows 10 without issues. I have no complaints.
    Thanks Dan. For now, I've shut off every "intelligent-let-windows-think-for-you-and-send-all-data-to-the-mothership" feature that I could find. I'm running it in as dumbed down of a mode as I can figure for now. I like it dumb. I don't want Windows thinking for me. I run a paid-for version of Zonealarm FW + AV and find the two way firewall to be to my liking.

    I'm pretty happy with the result of the upgrade so far.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I woke up this morning feeling ambitious and seeking an adventure, so I decided to give the Windows 10 upgrade a shot. To my surprise the download and complete upgrade installation only took a bit over an hour and so far everything seems to be functioning properly. Now I'm going to set the privacy settings as recommended but so far so good!

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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Win 10 has some serious problems ime...

    I have a HP i7 laptop and after "upgrading" to Win 10 it runs hotter and the touch pad freezes for a couple seconds very often, it just didn't work for me at all because of these issues.

    I also have a fanless HTPC built with an ASRock Beebox N3000, I bought Win 10 Pro OEM version and the computer was great for a few months, then developed an unrecoverable file system error after an update was pushed through last week. I tried using the repair function on the Win 10 install disc but it didn't work, I had to do a clean install after using a miniSATA > USB converter to recover files off my 500 GB Samsung SSD.

    It looks like Win 10 isn't automatically notifying the user of file system errors on drives and asking the user if they want to repair the drive, or something about the last update just caused an unrecoverable software error. After this I turned off the page file system and will be looking into HDD maintenance programs that I'll be using once a month to hopefully prevent further total failures of the operating system.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    For some dumb reason Microsoftremoved the START button and Menu from Windows 8. Thank gosh they restore something like it for Windows 10.

    You may have liked the button in 7, but I always liked and got used to the CLASSIC button in Windows 95, 98 and XP.

    Windows 10 has an elaborate Start button which you may prefer. I don’t because I liked the simplicity of the original. Well, you can get the original start button back, for free at Classic Shell.

    http://www.fosshub.com/Classic-Shell...etup_4_2_4.exe:

    Note 2 items:
    1 There is a menu here and you can add and change things as you’d like. For example, you can have the more modern two column start button, or, as I show here, the one column one. But you may certainly play with the colors, arrangements etc.
    2 You don’t lose the new button. All you have to do is press the windowsbutton on the keyboardor click for it in the menu.

    I put up the new menu and the classic which I downloaded and easily installed.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I have a newbie Windows question (I'm a lifetime Mac user)...

    I have a piece of gear (Universal Remote MSC-400 Master System Controller) that can only be programmed with a Windows 32-bit operating system. I understand that Windows 10 can only be had as 64-bit, so it seems my only option is not to upgrade and hang on to the old 32-bit system. Is this my only option?
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Big View Post
    I have a newbie Windows question (I'm a lifetime Mac user)...

    I have a piece of gear (Universal Remote MSC-400 Master System Controller) that can only be programmed with a Windows 32-bit operating system. I understand that Windows 10 can only be had as 64-bit, so it seems my only option is not to upgrade and hang on to the old 32-bit system. Is this my only option?
    Nope. Keep your dianosaur computer with the 32 bit operating system so you can program your remote and meanwhile back at the ranch, go buy a new computer with a 64 bit operating system.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by mep View Post
    Nope. Keep your dianosaur computer with the 32 bit operating system so you can program your remote and meanwhile back at the ranch, go buy a new computer with a 64 bit operating system.
    Bummer. This is the 2nd URC product that I'll have to junk because of operating system incompatibility. Luckily, I have a newish MacBook Pro with 32-bit Windows on the Bootcamp partition that might last me awhile.
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I have used Microsoft Operating Systems since DOS 3.0... I currently have 5 computers all running Windows 10... I seriously mess around with computers...

    My order of favorite OSs:

    Windows 10
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    Windows 8.1
    Windows 98
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    DOS 6.22 w/Windows for Workgroups
    Windows 95
    DOS 5
    Windows Vista
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    Windows ME
    DOS 3.1
    DOS 3.0
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    IBM OS2 (@50% built by Microsoft until Gates told them to F@#$% off), maybe worse computer OS ever
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Below Windows 10, I would put XP
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    I found a free program which lets you set your privacy related preferences in Windows 10 called ShutUp10. The user interface is not very intuitive, but once I figured it out it has proven to be very useful. Not only does it allow you to disable specific services in order to protect your privacy at whatever level you choose, but my boot time has significantly improved since I applied the changes. Note that this software does not get installed on your system, but instead just runs when you execute it.

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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by audio.bill View Post
    I found a free program which lets you set your privacy related preferences in Windows 10 called ShutUp10. The user interface is not very intuitive, but once I figured it out it has proven to be very useful. Not only does it allow you to disable specific services in order to protect your privacy at whatever level you choose, but my boot time has significantly improved since I applied the changes. Note that this software does not get installed on your system, but instead just runs when you execute it.

    Thanks Bill! I found that many of the settings I already found and disabled, but the tool allowed me to make sure (and add part 2 or part 3 of the guts of some tools). Much appreciated!
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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by audio.bill View Post
    I found a free program which lets you set your privacy related preferences in Windows 10 called ShutUp10. The user interface is not very intuitive, but once I figured it out it has proven to be very useful. Not only does it allow you to disable specific services in order to protect your privacy at whatever level you choose, but my boot time has significantly improved since I applied the changes. Note that this software does not get installed on your system, but instead just runs when you execute it.
    Bill.......Thanks for the link to ShutUp10. This is a unique program. Here is a link to a review of it's features.

    http://www.softpedia.com/reviews/win...w-490931.shtml
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    Hey Dan - Thanks for the review link! I agree with the review about how useful the software is, but am surprised that they found it intuitive and ranked the user interface 5/5. I thought just the opposite, but what do I know? I only worked as a software developer and project manager primarily in telecommunications for decades, so maybe my expectations are at a higher level.

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    Re: Move to Windows 10?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Big View Post
    I have a newbie Windows question (I'm a lifetime Mac user)...

    I have a piece of gear (Universal Remote MSC-400 Master System Controller) that can only be programmed with a Windows 32-bit operating system. I understand that Windows 10 can only be had as 64-bit, so it seems my only option is not to upgrade and hang on to the old 32-bit system. Is this my only option?
    You have options.
    You can run XP Mode, but would have to recreate the VM every 30 days unless you have an activation key.
    You can install VM Workstation or similar and use your XP install disk to create a 32 bit virtual machine.

    I had to do the second for my wife on 8.1 in order to use an older PrintMaster program she uses to make custom cards.
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    How good of Microsoft to allow a free upgrade from 7 to 10. This didn't go well in my case. Was unable to install any software. Everything OK following a fresh install of 10.

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