If You Don't Like Windows10?
If I try W10 and don't like it, is there any problem reverting back to Win8.1? Thank you.
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crcr wrote:1775 wrote:
I finally found out on Win 8.1 on my laptop how to shut off all updates and when we travel I now do just that - after one trip where to read email I had a two hour session of automatic updates to wait through before I could shut down. I expect that Win 10 will have the same thing - or, if not, someone will come up with a way to turn off automatic updating. I will not update my Win 7 pcs to Win 10. If MS wants to stop supporting Win 7 they will further be shooting themselves in the foot. I will update the Win 8.1 laptop to Win 10 as I do not like 8.1 and before that happens I will have a final complete backup of the Win 8.1 computer to restore it to if Win 10 stinks even worse.
Then there is always Linux which if not using Windows specific software packages - runs faster, and has open source software duplicating just about everything needed in software - including compatibility with Windows file formats.
I had Win 7, liked it, then when I bought a new computer, did not like 8.1 either. The solution is simple: download "Classic Shell", a free software. It makes 8.1 look like 7, but 8.1 is much faster, so now I'm fine with 8.1 (since it looks like 7). Google Classic Shell and you'll find it. It's extremely popular.
There is no way I will ever be updating to Win 10, not a chance.
There is no longer any need for Classic Shell. Win 8.1 Update which came out this past winter can boot to desktop and has a pseudo-Start menu at the bottom left just like Win 7 - all from Microsoft without running an overlay shell. But beyond that Win 8.1 has lots of quirks and is still a PITA. Move on the screen in the wrong way and the side menu keeps opening up, plus more that gets in the way.
Sadly with Win 10, MS is not dumping their apps that no one wants and are far from comparable to what is on Andriod and IOS - which they will never compete with in the tablet/phone market.
