Win 8.1--Is it Really All That Bad?
I'm a big fan of Win7, and for me win10 is not an option, due to greenness of software and tinfoil-hat privacy concerns. My next computer is shipping with Win 8.1 and initially I was going to dow...
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I have blocked all of the privacy concerns with settings from within Win 10's privacy menu. With a wifi internet connection, you can turn off all updates by setting the status of the wifi connection to a "metered connection". With this set on my laptop it downloads no updates. Don't turn on Catana or you will undo the privacy settings and open them up again.
Win 8.1 had lots of annoyances that Win 10 does not have. I had Win 8.1 set to boot to the desktop, not ask for a password, and on the desktop there was a pseudo-start menu. But every time my mouse went near the right side of the screen the side menu would open - always at the worst times. No problem with that now in Win 10.
I will keep Win 7 on my desktop, especially to keep XP mode for software we can't get rid of, use regularly, and there are no updates for. We still have laptops and a desktop on XP - all still do fine.
It is all a matter of preference. Upgrade from Win 7 to 10 - absolutely not. Upgrade from 8.1 to 10 - certainly.
Win 8.1 had lots of annoyances that Win 10 does not have. I had Win 8.1 set to boot to the desktop, not ask for a password, and on the desktop there was a pseudo-start menu. But every time my mouse went near the right side of the screen the side menu would open - always at the worst times. No problem with that now in Win 10.
I will keep Win 7 on my desktop, especially to keep XP mode for software we can't get rid of, use regularly, and there are no updates for. We still have laptops and a desktop on XP - all still do fine.
It is all a matter of preference. Upgrade from Win 7 to 10 - absolutely not. Upgrade from 8.1 to 10 - certainly.
