I may be forced (kicking and screaming) into using Windows 10 for work. Any tips, suggestions or warnings?
Thank you.

I have heard nothing positive.

I've been using it for six months and have not had one issue. It is new and like anything new requires adaptation. Once you have used it for a bit, it becomes old hat. ​

I upgraded from Windows 7. The upgrade worked flawlessly. I have not had a single problem. It uses less memory and start faster. The differences on a desktop PC and a laptop from Windows 7 are minor.



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I have it and I like it. I use it with Chrome. Edge is fast and it's great when it works but I've found it a little hinky. There's a great dummies book on 10 you may find helpful.

So three positive reviews so far. I haven't upgraded yet because my recently departed laptop was still on 7 and I hoped to go straight to 10. Right now I'm stuck using 8 on a borrowed laptop and don't care for it all that much even though it only took a couple of days to get adjusted.

The upgrade path from 7 to 10 is straightforward. I avoided Windows 8 like the plague. Windows 10 is very similar to Windows 7 with a few differences which are so minor that I go back and forth from one computer (one upgraded, one not because it doesn't want to upgrade and I haven't gotten bothered to figure out why) seamlessly.

I went from Win8 to Win10 about 3-6 months now. The transition was seamless for me. Here are the two issues I've noticed:
I have a slight problem with the Alt+Tab functionality (for example, if you have two Excel Documents open and are focused on one, Alt+Tab won't take you to the last used program. You have hold down Alt and hit Tab twice as though you're going to the second last used program).
Also, when you open a new browser window, the cursor doesn't default in the address window. I used to open a new private browsing window and type "Buffalo Wild Wings" (or whatever shop I'm considering) so that I don't get BWW ads for the next 3 months. But now with Win10, I have to click into the address window before I start typing or the typed text just disappears into the ether. With Win8, the window opened with the address box "in focus" so the extra mouse click wasn't needed.

Those are literally the only two differences I've noticed, both with pretty easy work-arounds.

Thank you everyone. I was concerned that it would be similar to the 7 to 8 fiasco. I am still using 7, so I will try to upgrade this weekend. Does it transfer all the saved passwords automatically?

@cindy55 wrote:

Thank you everyone. I was concerned that it would be similar to the 7 to 8 fiasco. I am still using 7, so I will try to upgrade this weekend. Does it transfer all the saved passwords automatically?

Yes, every setting will be migrated, including passwords, whether they were in I.E. Or Chrome. I also migrated from 7 straight to 10 in October and the only issue I had was an old webcam I had not working properly anymore. Other "positive " problems were getting rid of third party apps that are no longer needed with 10 functionality.

The major issue with Windows 10 is privacy. I would never go to 10 willingly.

I have two new (less than a year old) 8.1 laptops. I purchased one and received the second as a gift the same week. Three family members upgraded their computers to Windows 10 and had nothing but positive to say. After waffling back and forth for a while, I upgraded one in September to Windows 10, leaving the other Windows 8.1 just in case I hated the Windows 10.

I hated Windows 8.1 so I find I almost never use my laptop with Win 8.1 on it. I love the Windows 10 and I've had no problems. I use it primarily with Chrome, but I also use Firefox and Edge. My Windows 10 laptop is getting all the use. I plan to upgrade the other when I get around to it.

I did the same as AustinMom. I have two laptops and upgraded one at a time. I have not had any issues and have been using 10 for about a month now.

Upgrading my PC from 8 to 10 worked great for me. I never really got used to 8, so I was happy with the more familiar layout of 10 (which is more like 7). However, I recently bought a new high performance laptop with Windows 10 on it, and it came with SO MUCH crap-ware (a million apps and programs I would never use) pre-installed that right out of the box it performed like it was 20 years old and infested with viruses. It would take about seven minutes just to boot up, and for the first 30 minutes or so of each session it would freeze up or stall every few seconds. After removing all of the useless stuff it performs great. Unfortunately Cortana cannot be easily removed, or I would get rid of that too...

@PasswordNotFound wrote:

The major issue with Windows 10 is privacy. I would never go to 10 willingly.

What issue do you see with Windows 10 Privacy? Also, all the privacy settings can be adjusted... There's a number of online guides to help you set it up if you're concerned about Windows privacy...

@cindy55 wrote:

I may be forced (kicking and screaming) into using Windows 10 for work. Any tips, suggestions or warnings?
Thank you.

How are you being forced for work to use Windows 10?

@OldDog wrote:

@cindy55 wrote:

I may be forced (kicking and screaming) into using Windows 10 for work. Any tips, suggestions or warnings?
Thank you.

How are you being forced for work to use Windows 10?

I think what cindy is saying is that her employer is converting to Windows 10 on all their business-owned computers. If cindy continues to work for her employer, her work computer will be windows 10.

As an independent contractor who provides my own computer for my MS work, I am able to pick and choose what computer equipment and software I use just as I pick and choose the MS jobs I want to accept. At my day job, however, I am required to use the computers and software my employer has selected.

That is correct. They want everyone to be using the same programs for work. Fair enough. They pay the piper, they get to call the tune.

@OldDog wrote:

How are you being forced for work to use Windows 10?

Also there was an article last week that said Windows would begin automatically downloading it on your computer if you have your Windows updates set to download 'recommended' upgrades.

[www.yahoo.com]

I had a HORRIBLE experience with Win10.

So much so, that I begged my friend to help me restore it back to 7!

The Win10 that I had was buggy and kept doing strange things to my computer. I absolutely 100% hated Win10 and very happy to have 7 back!! I guess I am in the minority.

But I have heard other friends of mine who ALSO hate Win10 and restored theirs back to 7. I hope and pray if I need a new computer, that they don't have that Win10 on it.

I do IT work for my day job, and I live in Seattle where people have a lot of personal and professional ties to Microsoft, so I know a lot of people who have been using 10 for a while and seen it through a bunch of incarnations and like it. It's really unprecedented for MS to offer Windows upgrades to people for free. They did it because people hated Windows 8 so much.

I have most of my users on Windows 7 still, with one on Windows 10. He migrated because of some very specific issues his computer had that would be fixed by 10 that I won't get into because it has to do with an unusual combination of hardware. But we did the upgrade and it's been pretty seamless; in fact, he was looking for problems and found some but they weren't Windows 10 related haha.

In general with MS upgrades, whether you like it or not, they just keep rolling them out, and you can't really do a lot about it. It's better to take the "Accept the things I cannot change" approach. Philosophically a lot of people have problems with that, but even people with decision making capacity within your company probably don't have much of a choice. The good news is there have been people using and testing it for a long time so any initial rounds of bugs have been worked out.

It's simple enough to use DuckDuckGo to find thousands of articles about the problems (specifically privacy-related) with Windows 10.

I'm having my newest computer built for me, and it will be Linux-based. Moving away from anything Google or Microsoft related as much as possible.



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As someone who works from a home office, I've sworn off Windows 10.

I understand the good PR vibe of MS giving it away. The problem is they've gotten pushy with it, and to be frank I hate all the built in spyware into it.

On a more practical level, I use Windows Media Center, and Virtual XP for play and the work I do. Both these features were killed in Windows 10.

Paranoia, paranoia
Everybody's coming to get me
Just say you never met me
I'm running underground with the moles
Digging in holes

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Not everyone wants their data collected for permanent storage. It's not paranoia any more than believing that jury duty notices are generated from driver's licenses and voter registrations.

It's like I used to say in the early 90's when everybody was all up in the air because OMG people could use a scanner and.....LISTEN........to your phone conversations. I'm so boring if someone was actually interested enough to listen to mine then let 'em.

If google wants to know that last week I searched for cars between $11-13k within 200 miles of my zip code, cable modems, spent some time on Facebook and Fatwallet and here, and logged into WellsFargo and PayPal accounts then go for it. Why do I care?

windows 10 took me 3 hours to finish upgrading from 8.1 and it really didnt improve anything speed wise for my lappy... it also deleted my free avast antiviral program for some reason but whatever... took about 5 min to reinstall

i dont mind forking over my information as long as someone is paying me for it... yahoo does it regularly through rewards sites like inboxdollars or swagbucks... microsoft sort of does it through their bing rewards... google never does it... sadly they probably know a lot of crud anyway because i dont like forking over $600 for an iphone... my $10 samsung works pretty good...

to those who miss xp its still being used by the navys of both the USA and the UK for the nuclear sub program and they are paying millions to microsoft to keep it updated... like that will not be a problem X_X
[news.usni.org]



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I love it. And like Bgriffin, I'm so boring I feel sorry for anyone that has to track my activity. Two hours of farmville in the morning should get me on the "not worth monitoring" list very quickly.

Win10 combines the best of Win7 and 8.1. I like it. Works fine. Some problems with Cortana and my mic though. It just does not listen!

@OldDog wrote:

The problem is they've gotten pushy with it, and to be frank I hate all the built in spyware into it.
On a more practical level, I use Windows Media Center

Here is how to fully restore Windows Media Center with Windows 10:
[forums.mydigitallife.info]

Windows 10 has TOS agreement unlike no other.

You give Microsoft the ability to log every keystroke, download every file on your computer, and capture any data they choose to.
With the default settings, it is the worst spyware ever written. If you value privacy or security, you will run Linux.

However, there are many things you can turn off to disable the "Telemetry Data" from being sent to Microsoft. The sliders in the operating system do little to stop the Telemetry gathering. The only way to eliminate most of the garbage that is added in Windows 10 is to uninstall the bad default programs and services.

I highly recommend a fully open source freeware script (.bat) file called "Toggle Tweaker" that will allow you to do the following:

Features:

Windows / Office KMS activation
User Interface Tweaks + Context Menu Tweaks
Enable/Disable stuff In Windows 10
Manage Microsoft Edge browser
Manage Updates
Manage OneDrive
Manage Windows Features
Manage User Accounts
Manage Windows apps (Remove & Restore) Updated to TH2
Manage TELEMETRY and Data collection Settings
Internet Tweaks and Fixes
Completely uninstall Cortana
Completely uninstall Edge + the ability to restore it
Restore Win 7 Task manager
Uninstall Contact Support App
Uninstall Windows Feedback App
Independently Colourise or Decolourise (Start Menu + Taskbar) and (Title bars + Borders)
and a lot more

It is written and maintained by a member of My Digital Life Community and should only be obtained from the official link here:
[forums.mydigitallife.info]

Once you have removed Onedrive, Telemetry, Cortana, Edge, Support, Feedback and restored the Windows 7 task manager you will see that Windows 10 is much faster and more secure.

Then you should replace that hideous start menu with the freeware Classic Shell: (I'd use this on ALL Windows versions. It is so configurable!)
[www.classicshell.net]

Then you are still stuck with a theme that looks worse than Windows 3.1 and does not include Aero as Windows 7 did.

To restore full Aero Glass to Windows 10, there is only one solution:
[www.glass8.eu]

Restore Windows Gadgets:
[8gadgetpack.net]

My favourite Gadgets:
[addgadgets.com]

Restore desktop Calculator for Windows 10:
[winaero.com]

Hack to allow 3rd party themes:
[www.syssel.net]

Windows 7 Aero theme for Windows 10:
[www.deviantart.com]