Until you're editing some wave files and it decides it's upgrading like it or not erasing what you spent 20 minutes trying to get right
I have a list of reasons why I will stick with XP for the main process. I may be forced into 10 for internet access at some point but I guess that means running two systems. Win 7 - 10 Makes all my serial ports not work. I use six. I have one program to decode Weather fax that runs on XP, I need a new one at $300 to run it on 7 - 10. I use a Radio management program the uses a USB Audio system to decode and code voice to digital. that works fine with XP. It doesn't work at all with 8, slow with 7 and 10. Everything I run works fine with XP and it took a long time to make that happen. Looks like Verizon will eventually force me to use a later system for browser access though although I am switch the Wifi to T-mobile, that will take care of that for awhile. Oh, I have a foil (NACA) analysis program that works on XP. No chance to get an upgrade to work on 7-10.
My PC isnt upgrading to Windows 10. I'm not getting the "upgrade icon" in my toolbar and have tried several options I found online to fix it but nothing has worked.
I bought a new laptop with 10 on it. So far I'm just lukewarm on it. The search from the taskbar feature is pretty good, but I've found switching between audio inputs/outputs fails to work as it should (A Corsair USB headset with a mic and the built-in speakers) and the start menu is kinda shit. Also I'm pretty sure I hate how MS seems to feel entitled to all of my personal data now. It took way more steps to lock stuff down than is reasonable.
Windows 10 still gives me pop ups wanting me to install it. Why are they pushing free windows so hard these days? It used to cost a butt load back in the day, it was almost worth it to wait until you upgraded your PC to upgrade the OS. Is apple destroying Microsoft that hard or something? I find it weird that they want me to install windows 10 so bad, I'm perfectly happy with Windows 8...
Because 10 spies on you a lot more than 8 does. Apple stuff spies on you, too. Blackberry occasionally fights governments over it. http://www.zdnet.com/article/blackberry-to-exit-pakistan-over-privacy-concerns/
Once, I turned off all the 'callback' and invasion of privacy programs/services/etc. it's been great.
I have resisted it because I read that it starts upgrades, etc without giving you a choice which can cause glitches in wave recording or streaming...have you had these problems?
The only problems I had with it was having to restart my computer immediately after I turned it on, and sometimes it would randomly lose sounds, but I haven't had those problems since a recent large update. It has been great otherwise.
I'm still using windows 7.. I've never really cared that much about having the newest technology. I use phones for at least 3 years (pretty much until they break) and have been using the same desktop computer for 9 years. Never owned a laptop. If it ain't broke, I don't really care about improvements.
