should I upgrade to win 10?
I have a laptop with win 8.1. I am not a heavy user. My old laptop had xp, which I thought was really user friendly. Win 8.1 not so much. If I upgrade from 8.1 to 10, will I see much difference? Is...
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LynnandCarol wrote:Under Windows 10, Microsoft transmits and receives a considerable amount of data to/from your computer besides updates. You can control much of this, including turning off automatic updates, by installing this software. You can turn updates back on when you're connected to free WiFi.
We love Win-10 and we previously had Win-8.1 which we did not care for. You will like Win-10 if you previously had Win-7. Although there are some who do not like it but never mentions specifics, other than the auto updates use there cell data allotments.
You can also turn on the "Metered Connections" feature of Windows as described at Lifehacker. Any WiFi connection you designate as "metered" will be blocked from receiving updates.
