I am having almost unbelievable problems getting straightforward things to work on a large win10 desktop (installed straight off a Microsoft memory stick). None of the network discovery services were turned on, so an average user would have had to call in help to see their own LAN. The way that win10 associates file types with applications is shaky and inconsitent. Different parts of the OS don't seem to know of settings made elsewhere. I get the BSOD about once a day (compared with win7 - about once every 3 years).
All the time I am being pushed towards software I don't want (e.g. I use Office 2010 and I don't want to tangle with 365, I use Outlook and don't want their Mail, etc.). Most things you click on the taskbar throw up half a screen of clutter that I will never use. I am not in the least surprised that so many people are staying with win7. Also the more or less continuous drip feed of updates to the OS seems to introduce and remove changes at the will of who-knows. (Personally I feel this is near criminal as the poor customer just become timid, frightened and powerless.) Because of this, questions can't be answered of experts unless you know the whole archaeology of the OS and can quote the version to 5 or 6 figures accuracy.
Microsoft should have known that there is a vast number of win7 users out there, most of them very happy, and what do they do? Come along and peeve them by zeroing their productivity for months and making them feel like idiots.
Then we get told that win10 is new, but when I look at the names of the services, they all seem to be the same and do the same things. Who is kidding who?
Then we get told that security weaknesses will be the downfall of those who stay with win7. Where is the evidence? What is the difference between the 2 OSs, as evidenced? My antivirus traps malware and its secure shell for browsing sites where mistakes could matter also helps.
When I moved from XP to win7 in 2010 I was productive in hours. So far I have spent 2 weeks on win10 and I am still at the end of the beginning. I may yet put the win10 box up for sale.
Am I really missing any sort of point?
All the time I am being pushed towards software I don't want (e.g. I use Office 2010 and I don't want to tangle with 365, I use Outlook and don't want their Mail, etc.). Most things you click on the taskbar throw up half a screen of clutter that I will never use. I am not in the least surprised that so many people are staying with win7. Also the more or less continuous drip feed of updates to the OS seems to introduce and remove changes at the will of who-knows. (Personally I feel this is near criminal as the poor customer just become timid, frightened and powerless.) Because of this, questions can't be answered of experts unless you know the whole archaeology of the OS and can quote the version to 5 or 6 figures accuracy.
Microsoft should have known that there is a vast number of win7 users out there, most of them very happy, and what do they do? Come along and peeve them by zeroing their productivity for months and making them feel like idiots.
Then we get told that win10 is new, but when I look at the names of the services, they all seem to be the same and do the same things. Who is kidding who?
Then we get told that security weaknesses will be the downfall of those who stay with win7. Where is the evidence? What is the difference between the 2 OSs, as evidenced? My antivirus traps malware and its secure shell for browsing sites where mistakes could matter also helps.
When I moved from XP to win7 in 2010 I was productive in hours. So far I have spent 2 weeks on win10 and I am still at the end of the beginning. I may yet put the win10 box up for sale.
Am I really missing any sort of point?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows7 Ultimate x64
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom build
- OS
- Windows7 Ultimate x64
