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Post by mikey1974 on Apr 15, 2016 19:12:47 GMT -5
Anyone have any problems with it?
I ask because, of course I have that pesky little logo in the corner that bugs me to upgrade every few days. I've been thinking about it lately, but today I got an alert from HP that my model of laptop may or may not be compatible with it,as apparently not all computers manufactured before 2014 are compatible. I checked through their site with my product number, and they haven't even tested my particular model of laptop for compatibility yet!
possible compatibility issues include:
- Internet connectivity issues.
- Loss of files
- Blue or black screen of death
- Volume control non functional
- Disk drive non functional
.... so,yeah,explain to me again Microsoft why I want to take the chance on the upgrade again?
Anyone install it, and have issues?
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Post by Quazimoto on Apr 15, 2016 22:31:58 GMT -5
I upgraded on one computer and had it come preinstalled on another.
The one that came with it pre-installed works about as well as Windows 10 ever will. While I would have preferred to have Windows 7, I haven't run into any sort of compatibility issues with any programs. Though, I will say that every time there's an update (which can NOT be disabled) something goes a little screwy. It's never anything major or disabling, just annoying, and usually gets fixed with the next update (or something I just have to reset).
However, I have had nothing but an endless stream of problems with the computer that was upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Seems like I have to spend hours every week trying to fix or redo something. One time it wouldn't let me online at all, despite all hardware being fine. Another time my desktop and taskbar icons randomly disappeared, forcing me to hard rest the machine several times. Yet another time the screen simply wouldn't come up. The computer booted fine, but the display was just black with a cursor.
The only way I would recommend upgrading is if you started fresh. Back up all your personal files on an external drive and reset your computer to factory defaults before upgrading. Despite it's flaws, Windows 10 really is a very nice merger between 7 & 8.1 (though, again, I would have preferred to just have Windows 7, as it worked wonderfully for me). I do think it is a bit improvement over Windows 8 though. Bottom line, if you're happy with the current operating system you're using and don't have to upgrade, don't. I forget just how to do it off hand, but there's a way to hide the update pop-up and disable it from reoccurring all the time. Just google search something like "disable windows 10 upgrade notification" or something like that.
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Post by Mox on Apr 15, 2016 23:24:43 GMT -5
I installed on my laptop. Just some small bug issues, but for the most part it runs smoothly. Windows 8 was complete garbage.
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Post by DestroyerOfNations on Apr 16, 2016 1:53:15 GMT -5
I just upgraded about a week ago and haven't ran into any problems yet. I'm actually kinda digging it and it's a fresh, welcome change to Windows 8. I'm pretty sure my laptop is a 2013 model and I'm issue free.
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Post by JC Motors on Apr 17, 2016 20:16:24 GMT -5
I refuse to upgrade to windows 10
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Post by Weemanv1 on Apr 17, 2016 23:54:24 GMT -5
My brother complains about it all the time, but I've had 0 issues that were ever the fault of Windows 10. Of course, he's the type of person who will never take the blame for anything. Anyway, I upgraded from windows 7 and it works just fine. Any error I've had were also errors that occurred while I still had Windows 7 and the one compatibility issue I've had was with one game that is almost twenty years old now so I don't expect it to always run smoothly since it had issues even back on Windows XP.
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on Apr 27, 2016 15:14:24 GMT -5
I'm happy with Windows 7 and have no intention on upgrading any time soon!
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Apr 27, 2016 17:24:49 GMT -5
I updated it for my son, on a 7 year old VAIO and have had 0 issues so far (about 2 months).
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Apr 28, 2016 7:48:45 GMT -5
After using Windows 10 for close to a year, I haven't encountered any major issues. Win10 is easily one of the better OS' Microsoft released. mikey1974, I can assure you I didn't lose any of my files. I strongly recommend backing up your data to an external hard drive to be sure. |
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