Windows 10 Free Upgrade Offer - Pros and Cons?

SneakyGuy101 on 14/6/2015 at 00:15

I ain't a "nerd" and also I'm not really a tech person, I just like going on the computer and doing stuff :sweat: What's your definition of a tech nerd?

Renzatic on 14/6/2015 at 00:41

Someone who denies they're a nerd on TTLG.

Kolya on 14/6/2015 at 14:25

You're a nerd. :D

Renzatic on 14/6/2015 at 14:38

No I'm not. :mad:

R Soul on 29/7/2015 at 22:06

I'm on Windows 10 now, having upgraded from 7. During installation I was told about all these things that would be shared, so I changed the settings and turned most of them off. Having recently helped someone with Windows 8 I knew how to work with the tiles, so I removed a lot of them from the new start menu.

This is all sounding a bit miserable. I turned this off, I removed that etc, but I think of an OS like I think of a government. It should allow things to run smoothly and not try to draw too much attention to itself. Right now I have no strong opinions for or against many of the things, and for me that's a good thing.

For some context, I used XP for ages and only got 7 in February, and if 10 is also good, I'll feel like I've been bouncing along the peaks of a sine wave rather than the troughs.

edit: one thing I didn't like was drop down menus being right aligned. After some searching I found out they could be put back to left aligned by using the answer on (http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/menus-are-being-right-aligned/cb94ff1e-5c3f-4535-944a-ae5632149a0d) this page.

Anyone else on the leading edge today?

Vae on 30/7/2015 at 02:02

By the way, the "Get Windows 10" app icon for reserving a free upgrade is for marketing purposes and should be ignored...Anyone with a legit Win 7/8/8.1 install can freely download the Windows 10 upgrade at any time they wish...(https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Make sure to select the custom install option, turn off all reporting/sharing on the first two pages, and deselect the four Microsoft default apps on the third page if you wish to keep your previous defaults.

icemann on 30/7/2015 at 10:46

Ah nice thanks.

Be sure to switch off network discovery also. Apparently Windows 10 (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/28/windows-10-wifi-sharing/) likes to share your WIFI password if you have that enabled.

RPS also released (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/07/29/windows-10-review/#more-299823) an article on whether you should upgrade to 10 or not.

I'm more on the side of not at this stage as I don't like the mandatory windows update side of things, but meh I dunno. Considering.

WingedKagouti on 30/7/2015 at 11:28

I'm on the side of "I have a secondary machine which I'll use to test out Windows 10 before converting my main machine". That way I won't break anything vital, but I still get to check it out.

faetal on 30/7/2015 at 11:56

Since I have a whole year to upgrade, I'm just going to sit back and watch for a few months.

Dia on 30/7/2015 at 12:27

I'm with you, faetal. I'll just be taking notes on the experiences my fellow TTLG'ers have had (with Windows 10) before I start messing around with installing the new OS. I've never used Windows 8, so everything about Windows 10 will be new to me. Being a little cautious never hurt, imo.