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Opinion of Windows 10 ?
So is Windows 10 really a love-or-hate deal?
After checking pricing on refurbished laptops with Windows 7 (want old laptop thread), this Lenovo Ideapad V110-15ISK 80TL008SUS is on sale for $250 (less than $50 more than many refurb). Can features be disabled ? Would you drop back to Win 7 at the risk of losing some HW support? What are your experiences and opinions? |
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I have no issues with windows 10 other than minor stuff, like they removed control panel and cmd as admin easy access, but other than that, it's stable, which is priority #1.
I've got it running on a T61 Thinkpad that must be 7-8 years old, and 4-5 newer machines, no problems. |
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My experience is that it does not play will with older microsoft software. I had to ditch Edge and the latest office sweet to be able to use the excel add-ons I used in 7. I could not find other add-ons that would work. Nothing too trick. Just a spreadsheet compare tool.
The other thing I don't like about 10 is that you are the Microsoft's new product. The amount of data tracking Microsoft is doing in 10 is crazy and all traceable to your computer. I'm sticking to 7 on my home PC and must use Windows 10 for my work laptop. I'm not finding any reason to switch. Nothing in 10 is a game changer that makes me want to upgrade, even when it was free. |
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With previous versions not being supported or protected by Microsoft you don't really have much choice in the matter.
Like anything.....you get used to it. Change is never easy. |
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I have no issues with windows 10.
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I could put it on the Lenovo Ideapad. But then I guess M$ would prevent me from putting it on a Ryzen box. |
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I like Windows 10 very much. Best version since Windows 7.
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One of my software development machines is Win 2K Pro. I have not let M$ put any unannounced (hidden in an update) changes on those systems in many years. |
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Generally, how much trouble is it to disable what I refer to as "the cute sh!t" and get down to an operating system? (Questions based only on casual observations of some web postings) |
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Someone complained about IE add-ons not working in Edge. Correct, but Win10 comes with IE 11, you just need to make a shortcut to it because Win10 doesn't have one out of the box. It's super easy and IE add-ons work just fine in IE 11. 1. From the Windows 10 Taskbar Search, type Internet Explorer and you will see it in the search results. 2. Right-click on the search result. You will see "Pin to taskbar". Select this an you will now have an icon for IE11 in the taskbar. Essentially all of the "major" complaints people have about Win10 are non-issues if you are willing to take a few minutes to configure it the way you want. Does MS make this braindead simple. Nopers, they want your information. But compared to what you are sending Google and other online data repositories, it's pretty much just meh stuff anyway. |
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I have Win7 Pro on my desktop, and prefer it to Win10 on the wife's laptop. The Laptop was running Win 8.1 until the automatic update to 10. Hasn't been the same since (just runs slower, harder to find stuff).
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Once you are running Win 10, are updates optional?
Or are they forced, possibly unannounced? |
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I only have 10 installed on a spare laptop to check it out and tweak it. I have replaced the desktop with Classic Shell. I then installed Spybot AntiBeacon. Both of these programs are free. I also took time to turn off a lot of the spying options that are enabled by default. I also have Cortona almost completely disabled.
I'm also playing around with Linux Mint, which I may decide to use while doing minor things on the laptop like surfing, reading email, etc. Don't have to worry about spyware or getting a windows virus or trojan. No OS is 100% safe, but Linux does not require an AV program as long as you don't install Wine. |
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The last several replies are totally greek geek to me......not the slightest clue WTF.......
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A New Windows 10 FUD Article
Why I am trying to get reliable information.
Article says Windows 10 users were sent a pop-up Monday, 22 May, with a button to "Review your privacy settings to get ready for the next update" SHUT YOUR WINDOWS Windows 10 update lets Microsoft record your voice and everything you type – here’s how to stop it The Sun, a News UK Co.; News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is a British-based wholly owned subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's American mass media conglomerate News Corp Quote:
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Well, it's May 23rd and I haven't seen any such thing, and my Speech, inking & typing settings are still off.
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