Windows 7 or Windows 10

I think everyone knows by now that I'm staying with Win 7. Win 10 has nothing new that is of interest to me, I would lose WMC and Gadgets, both of which are critical for me, I like Win 7s GUI better, I know all of my hardware and software is working just fine in Win 7, and Win 7 is currently meeting my needs. In other words, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

There aren't much programs for win10 yet, so I would stay with win7.

JustCall said:

There aren't much programs for win10 yet, so I would stay with win7.

Most programs should run just fine on Win 10. However, some of mine have gray hair growing on them so there might be a compatibility issue with. Some hardware drivers may need updating but it's still to soon to tell. Even if I was interested in getting Win 10, I would wait a while before getting it (I refuse to call it upgrading) to make sure their weren't any surprises, problems, etc.

I have been running the Win 10 Preview (on a separate hard drive) for testing my recording studio software (Sonar) and hardware. It all tests out so I'll be upgrading my Win 8.1 systems (2) to Win 10. However, I won't be upgrading my Windows 7 installation as it is needed for an RS232C interface application to transfer embroidery patterns to my wife's Singer Embroidery Machine. The USB/RS232C interface only has Win 7 drivers and the drivers do not work on Win 8/8.1 even if installed in a compatibility mode (this is noted on the interface vendor's site).

I will likely upgrade, but only because I'm building a new PC late this year. My current intention is to put Windows 7 on it (if I have to), run 7 briefly to confirm that the new hardware is sound, and then upgrade to 10. Maybe I'll be able to install 10 without ever installing 7, I dunno.

Windows 7 will be EOL in less than 5 years. I could stay with it for 3 or 4 more years, but I don't have any reason to think that the "newest" Windows in 2018 will be any better than Windows 10 will be in December 2015.

I don't expect to be either amazed or highly disappointed in Windows 10. I'll likely go through some swearing and frustration with the new interface over the first month, but I don't expect any long-term issues.

My intent is to make it look and act as much like Windows 7 as possible.

I have no use for most of the "improvements". Tiles, the "store", touch screens, Cortina/Cortana whatever it is, ad nauseum. I may not even notice the "under the hood" changes, which is fine. I just hope to be able to operate successfully on a new platform with some shelf life.

I reserve the right to change my mind entirely over the next few months, depending on the as yet unrevealed details of licensing (will I retain my current "retail" status in every respect), reversion to Windows 7, or software compatibility.