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Genie

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Got a little icon on my laptop (win8) asking me to 'get windows 10'. I assume this is the free upgrde they've promised to anyone with a Windows 7 or 8 device.

 

Anyone on W10? Is it worth doing?

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Is it just some new fonts and wallpapers? I literally know nothing about windows 10 but have had no problem at all with win7 or win8.

They've removed the Metro tile theme and incorporated it into the Desktop whilst bringing back the Start menu. 

 

Win 10 is loads better on Laptops/PC's than Win 8.1 

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I'm running Windows 10 Preview Build and it's fine on my laptop. Not tried it on tablet yet. 

 

Been running it for a while now and it's incredibly stable. 

Fresh install or upgrade?

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I'm running Windows 10 Preview Build and it's fine on my laptop. Not tried it on tablet yet. 

 

Been running it for a while now and it's incredibly stable. 

Fresh install or upgrade?

 

It was installed over the top of my Windows 8.1 build :thumb: 

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I'm running Windows 10 Preview Build and it's fine on my laptop. Not tried it on tablet yet. 

 

Been running it for a while now and it's incredibly stable. 

Fresh install or upgrade?

 

It was installed over the top of my Windows 8.1 build :thumb:

 

I give it three months, tops. :)

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Is it just some new fonts and wallpapers? I literally know nothing about windows 10 but have had no problem at all with win7 or win8.

They've removed the Metro tile theme and incorporated it into the Desktop whilst bringing back the Start menu.

Win 10 is loads better on Laptops/PC's than Win 8.1

I installed classic shell on my win8 so it pretty much works like win7 (I.e. none of tile /metro landing screen). Edited by Genie
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I'm running Windows 10 Preview Build and it's fine on my laptop. Not tried it on tablet yet. 

 

Been running it for a while now and it's incredibly stable. 

Fresh install or upgrade?

 

It was installed over the top of my Windows 8.1 build :thumb:

 

I give it three months, tops. :)

 

hehehe... so far so good! :D 

 

I've been running it for about one and a half months and seen no major issues at all. 

 

Think i've seen a Kernal error once or twice, but that also happened every now and again on Win 8 too so... 

 

I could do with a fresh install tbh...   3 months sounds like a reasonable timeline to format :D

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I think for most users a re-install means going to a shop, buying a licence and paying for the labour. I very rarely use Windows for anything now, but when I do, I'd never upgrade between versions.

 

ElementaryOS is a better choice for most Windows users. Scratch that. ChromeOS is probably better for almost all users.

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PS. I've only had a kernel error in 20+ years using Linux when I've had a hardware failure. I get up times over 100 days regularly even on laptops. If you're re-installing that often then how do you get any work done? :D

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What I don't like is the fact that it's a "totally free" upgrade... FOR ONE YEAR. What happens then? No information on what (and how) they will charge. Massively out of order.

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I didn't realise it was only free for a year. I guess after a year they stop supplying updates (not sure where that leaves people for security patches).

I think you'll find it nags you until you buy the full version. It's all about the lock in.

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