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| Thread ID: 140038 | 2015-08-09 23:49:00 | Using Windows10 | Richard (739) | PC World Chat |
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| 1406253 | 2015-08-22 13:21:00 | I have been using W7 since its release, very reliable, never bothered with W8. I tried W10 and hated it, so I installed Windows 8.1 which is as fast as W10, but everything works & it looks better. I can not imagine why anyone would install W10 instead of W8.1, unless out of curiosity. Maybe when W11 is released W10 will work properly :) | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1406254 | 2015-08-22 20:27:00 | I can't imagine why anyone would use the abortion that Win8.1 is compared to Win7 or 10 | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1406255 | 2015-08-22 21:27:00 | I can't imagine why anyone would use the abortion that Win8.1 is compared to Win7 or 10 I liked it ;) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1406256 | 2015-08-22 22:13:00 | I can not imagine why anyone would install W10 instead of W8.1, unless out of curiosity. Maybe when W11 is released W10 will work properly :) There wont be a Windows 11 anytime in the near future. All Microsoft are going to do is keep building/ altering / Adding features / Attempting to fix W10. Its funny how everything that was taken away appears to be slowly coming back after millions of complaints. Almost going around in circles by the looks ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1406257 | 2015-08-23 01:03:00 | For many of us windows 10 works properly now. This is a brand new computer with a fresh install of windows 10 and it's rock solid so far. It's all down to personal preference, not liking windows 8, 8.1, or 10 is not the same thing as them being bad operating systems. Just use the one you like most. I understand not liking various versions, but I'm rather surprised by just how strongly people seem to hold that opinion. There are a lot of people that agree with Gary67 and myself I don't get why they seem to dislike 8.1 with such a passion when all the complaints appear to be purely cosmetic and easily fixed. I'm not suggesting they are wrong to dislike the default look of it or the fact there is no default choice to use the standard style menu, that's an entirely valid opinion but it hardly seems like more than a minor gripe to me. Windows 8.1 is better than windows 7 in every respect other than the interface which has proven very unpopular. While it would have been nice for MS to give us the old menu as an option you can do it yourself if that's your only complaint. It's a little like hating the latest model sports car because they painted it the wrong colour and ignoring all the improvements under the hood or the fact that someone else was offering free paint jobs. In any case it seems like windows 10 is an attempt to fix these complaints while keeping the features MS want, and lets be clear about that. Marketing hype aside it's MS who have picked the direction they want windows to go and they are determined. While they are taking feedback and making changes to try and keep the customers happy, it's still on MS terms. No amount of feedback is going to remove the play store or edge for example. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1406258 | 2015-08-23 11:07:00 | I have installed 'sm8-setup.exe' in Windows 8.1, gives a normal Start menu. The click of an Icon allows you to switch from this to the normal W8 Start window. The best of both worlds. This menu also works in W10. | mzee (3324) | ||
| 1406259 | 2015-08-23 21:04:00 | My thoughts. I think they did well this time. No real issues upgrading, old hardware supported. However, after using my brothers I've gone off the idea of doing mine. I can't think of a reason to. It's OK, but whats the advantage? I think it's too late for MS too.....nearly everyone I know has a tablet these days, lots are ipads.....or smartphones. MS are giving xbox kb and mouse - there goes the gaming reasons.... I suspect MS might become a minor company soon. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1406260 | 2015-08-23 21:45:00 | Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 are really only just cosmetic changes. Very few useful new features. Just that things look different and are in different places. Of the 3 10 is by far the best, and I am sure most people will eventually move to 10. But I wonder if many people actually use many of the modern apps? (This will be the subject of a new thread) |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1406261 | 2015-08-23 22:45:00 | Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 are really only just cosmetic changes. Very few useful new features. Just that things look different and are in different places. Of the 3 10 is by far the best, and I am sure most people will eventually move to 10. But I wonder if many people actually use many of the modern apps? (This will be the subject of a new thread) just because you are not aware of new features doesn't mean they are not there. I guess if they introduced massive UI changes you'd be complaining about change. Windows 10 is designed to be familar, yet modern, for anyone that has ever used Windows, but Windows 7 in particular |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 1406262 | 2015-08-23 23:47:00 | Well,after updating my 5 year+ old 32 bit Win7 machine to 32 bit Win10 Home Edition and loading on many of my favourite programs, it boots, runs, and shuts down noticeably faster. I use the 'traditional' desktop, I find nothing wrong with either the left or right click start menus, and with a bit of trickery I have 8 GB memory installed as the attached screenshot shows :) You can customise it to suit what you are familiar with, or what you like. No one says you have to use desktop, or have to use tiles. I still consider that extra features could be optionally downloadable with advantage. My newer machine is running 8.1 and I'm more than happy with that. The decision to upgrade to 10 or not will be made later after I see what happens over the next 12 months to Win 10. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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