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Windows 10 will be free until they get enough people to work the (major)bugs out, Then move on to Windows 11.
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I installed because this box had 8 on it, it's an improvment!
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In that case I guess it's a valid choice 
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I am WITH YOU on that. I am still HAPPILY on Windows 7 Pro.
No reason to move. And EVERY Time I have to use Windows 10, I still cringe!
Although, Right Click on the start menu. ALMOST Useable Again! 
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: I don't really have many problems with it.
You shouldn't have any problems with it. 
Marc
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So I'm guessing you didn't install it
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: So I'm guessing you didn't install it
So far, I've only installed it in a Virtual Box VM, so I can play with this[^] poorly documented (but what a nice website!) app.
Marc
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Yep! After my initial resistance I have come to like Windows 10.
FYI I have a clean install on an SSD with quad core i5 and 4GB ram on a Gigabyte board. So far it has been rock solid. There are one or two items that I used with Win 7 previously that don't work on Win10 but I managed to get round that easily.
I may not last forever but the mess I leave behind certainly will.
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got many devices attached to your pc? I doubt it.
win10 now requires signed drivers. there are a lot of devices (like my now DEAD midi keyboard) that were distributed before the days of signed drivers and have companies not willing to update the drivers. All those devices are now dead with win10.
there's a way to tell win10 to not require signed drivers that you set in the bootup sequence, but it doesn't work on my pc.
The "will your pc work with win10" checker said I was good to go. It lied.
Also, how many windows updates have you been through? I've been through a lot and about 25% of em have wrecked something.
The win10 control panel and start menu behave like they were written in visual basic with an access db 
I kinda think Microsoft just can't do it anymore.
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But there really should not be anything that you as a user could install that would make an operating system unstable. And as KarstenK stated it *was* working until a (Windows?) update was installed.
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Well, if you have a virus that would be a problem, but that wouldn't be Windows fault.
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True enough. However, in this instance the "virus" in question seems to have been Microsoft's update.
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I haven't had that problem, it seems to work fine for me. But then I might not have used it properly
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The newest component of the system is Windows 10. 
The PC run stable for month with W8 and W10!!!
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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You know drivers also get updated from time to time. Have you checked your drivers? Or are you here just to complain?
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When you switched to Win 10: Did you just do the upgrade or did you follow it up with a clean install? I saw this on my grandson's laptop after the upgrade, but after a clean install it was good.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Exactly, this is the Point! Upgrade or clean install. If I compare this to my experience with my own apps, an upgrade is not always that easy... and with my apps it is only an app.
Upgrading an OS: I do not have an idea, why people expect this should work smooth 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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0x01AA wrote: Upgrading an OS: I do not have an idea, why people expect this should work smooth
Because Microsoft offering it not only as an option but as the default procedure should imply that it works, right? Of course we know better, but that's why people expect it, rightfully.
If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't. — Lyall Watson
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I agree with your arguments. But in this case I think it is an experienced user.
I will also do this (need to do it because of company guidlines) upgrade to W10 in near future, one from W7 and one from W8.1, but I do not expect it goes smooth. More I expect that I need to go from scratch
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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It is important to do the upgrade first, then follow up with a clean install. When you upgrade your machine is registered with Microsoft as eligible for Win 10, and you won't need an expensive activation code later - during the clean install. Just skip the parts where a clean install asks for the activation code.
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Thank you for this great advice. 
modified 19-Jan-21 21:04pm.
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You're very welcome!
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Hold on a tick. Does this mean that I can use the upgrade to register my box for a free copy of Win 10, and then re-install Win 7?
I'd be tempted to do that if I ever thought a time would come when I might agree to the Win 10 EULA.
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It run stable for two months. I read that the latest update for Windows 10 is crushing machines.
I started with Windows 3.0 - I have seen a lot of BSODs, but really rarely after a Windows Update. 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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