Windows 10

[tezmand]

just turned my laptop on and got a notification to say i could reserve windows 10 to download for free , should i or just leave laptop as it is , im windows 7 at mo im not that tech minded so not sure

[furrypusscat]

I am now running W10. I personally prefer it to W8.1 which I was on. If you did reserve it, you will be told when ready to download. You have 1 month/30 days to revert back to what you were on if you found you didn't like it.

[Old_Geezer]

Up to you. Personally I'd wait a while. If you do a websearch you'll find the very very very annoying pop-up is due to an update, and how to locate and uninstall it.

[ivor4781]

i find it very easy to use and with chrome as an search engine very fast as is start up and shut down, no complaints after the first 3 days of little niggles finding your way round it, im keeping it (laptop is Toshiba satellite 850)

[ukbod2015]

The overrriding feeling seems to be positive and no significant reports of difficult problems with compatibility. When you are ready to give it a go do the following - backup all your personal pics, videos, documents etc and favourites / bookmarks and keep tapping windows update until all the non Windows 10 updates are finished. Then go here and register
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/features
Once thats done 2 simple steps will get it done - post again and I`ll put them down in plain step by step English.

[VHG]

You have a year to update for "free" so no need to rush.

I would wait if I were you.

[tezmand]

uk bod sounds complecated think ill stick with windows 7

[zinnie]

tezmand......stay with windows 7 !!.... I have been using windows 10 for the past two weeks...and there are problems. I have installed the four updates microsoft have issued but still issues..as you would expect. It will take weeks for a piece of software like this to 'settle down'. I can understand people using windows 8 changing....but stay with 7 for a while longer.

[ivor4781]

well ive downloaded all my updates not single problem whats your issues ?

[auntie-bertie]

Windows 10 is excellent. Seems much faster and more intuitive than 8.

The only thing I have noticed is that in the mail app there is no longer a facility to flag something as spam or when your friend has been hacked.
Otherwise I'd go for it. The install took about 45 minutes.

[hc4361]

I've updated all my machines, including my ancient netbook that was running W7 Starter and no problems anywhere, at all

[Playbill]

VHG. Are you sure it is 'free' for a year? The popup I keep getting says 'free a limited time only'.

[hc4361]

You can update to W10 for nothing until 28th July 2016.

[Playbill]

Thanks for that hc.