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k0ua
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I didn't lose anything in the way of programs or files during the installation. Of course the things like calculator and notepad changed their looks a bit, but you don't lose anything.
k0ua
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I did notice it apparently reset my "scroll" settings on my touchpad mouse. So I reset that back to where I like it. I did not sign up for a microsoft account so I could use Cortana. I havent messed with one drive.. Also the sound driver for my sound card was upgraded, and it moans about that every time it reboots.. Havent fixed that yet.
rekees4300
Elite Member
Glad to hear that's still possible. Have no intention of giving the M$ propeller-heads any personal data. BTW some Windows 10 default settings need to be turned off unless you want your computer to send your data to M$ automatically where it will be shared with "trusted third-parties"! Translation: we will sell your data to whatever advertisers we wish and you have nothing to say about it!
Windows 10?s default privacy settings and controls leave much to be desired | ExtremeTech
on the other hand then you get ads for stuff you really are interested in
buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
It is taking hrs to upgrade my sons laptop.
Can't download to mine yet, not offered yet.
Can't download to mine yet, not offered yet.
MikePA
Super Moderator
Do you mean when you click on the link I posted you cannot download it?
buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
My sons was listed in the windows update list. Will try the link.
buckeyefarmer
Epic Contributor
Well has taken an hr to download from the link, then as soon as it started to config it had to do more updates.. Computer was all updated before I started.
My son's computer has been on 91% for the last hour.
My son's computer has been on 91% for the last hour.
Gafn
Silver Member
I had an i7 ASUS Republic of Gamer's laptop with Win 8.1 - decided to install Win 10 (I don't perform upgrades anymore)
I download the windows 10 ISO and burned to DVD. Booted from the DVD and performed a clean install (no reformat kept all my data and old windows files incase I needed to roll back)
So far system operates much faster, however booting up and shutting down are slower.
It is a stable install with no issue in installing programs, streaming, and heavy internet traffic - I forced a 100GB download at 12 MB/S and recorded sustained activity without interuptions, so basically the internet operation within the OS will run at the maximum speed of your internet link, or your hardware. I forced a 1 TB wireless multi-file transfer @ 300 MB/s and it ran flawlessly as well - so wireless local network operations score very well. Wired transfers run at Gigabit speeds.
Had a glitch in installing the latest Nvidia video card drivers - took 3 attempts to get them to remain installed.
Installed VMWare and started my old windows 7 box and played out dated games, ran outdated programs, and browsed outdated files within the Virtualized windows 7 Pro system without issue.
Performed the same for old Vista system that I virtualized as a test box, runs without issues.
All in All - if you can do a clean install - I say go for it... Win 10 will be good to go...
If you MUST have you old Win 7/Vista/ ETC... systems - I say install Win 10, and VMware cleanly, Perform a VM Convertion on your old systems, making them virtual, and run the Win 7 virtually on Win 10 - This is one way to never lose any of your old systems - they will be preserved to the data that you converted them to VM...
If you have upgraded to a new system with more RAM and CPU - then you will get the benefit of running you VM server on that new more powerful system...
Best of all VMWare Player, and VMWare converter are free tools offered from VmWare.
I download the windows 10 ISO and burned to DVD. Booted from the DVD and performed a clean install (no reformat kept all my data and old windows files incase I needed to roll back)
So far system operates much faster, however booting up and shutting down are slower.
It is a stable install with no issue in installing programs, streaming, and heavy internet traffic - I forced a 100GB download at 12 MB/S and recorded sustained activity without interuptions, so basically the internet operation within the OS will run at the maximum speed of your internet link, or your hardware. I forced a 1 TB wireless multi-file transfer @ 300 MB/s and it ran flawlessly as well - so wireless local network operations score very well. Wired transfers run at Gigabit speeds.
Had a glitch in installing the latest Nvidia video card drivers - took 3 attempts to get them to remain installed.
Installed VMWare and started my old windows 7 box and played out dated games, ran outdated programs, and browsed outdated files within the Virtualized windows 7 Pro system without issue.
Performed the same for old Vista system that I virtualized as a test box, runs without issues.
All in All - if you can do a clean install - I say go for it... Win 10 will be good to go...
If you MUST have you old Win 7/Vista/ ETC... systems - I say install Win 10, and VMware cleanly, Perform a VM Convertion on your old systems, making them virtual, and run the Win 7 virtually on Win 10 - This is one way to never lose any of your old systems - they will be preserved to the data that you converted them to VM...
If you have upgraded to a new system with more RAM and CPU - then you will get the benefit of running you VM server on that new more powerful system...
Best of all VMWare Player, and VMWare converter are free tools offered from VmWare.