Windows 10

[zack1234]

Any reason to download it?

[Bizman]

Masochism.

[Bizman]

If you think it might be worth installing at some later point, download the latest free version sometime during June. I don't know for sure how long the download will install free, though, but I suppose it should allow even total reinstallation in case of a major failure.

[FESS67]

Skuzzy thinks it has been created from the sperm of the Devil himself.

I am running it just fine.

[Skuzzy]

Skuzzy thinks it has been created from the sperm of the Devil himself.

I am running it just fine.

Pretty sure I never said that. 

Feel free to correct me in anything I state, if it is incorrect.  I would rather information be accurate, regardless of the source. 

Glad you are running it fine.  I remember when Windows 7 came out and people claimed they were running it fine.  I recall the same thing about Vista.  And also Windows XP.  Yet,...none of those operating systems proved to be fine until many, many patches/updates later.

In the meantime, I have a pile of bug reports involving Windows 10 I need to get to.

[Shamus]

"In the meantime, I have a pile of bug reports involving Windows 10 I need to get to."   

[Chalenge]

Windows 10 is still loaded with very real issues.

[Bino]

At work, whenever possible, I always try to remain at least one or two steps back from "the bleeding edge" with operating systems, firmware, drivers, etc.

Here on my home machine, I am about this >< bit more adventurous, which is why I have updated to Win 10. And honestly, it's only a matter of simple, dumb luck (and very vanilla mainstream components, too, I suppose) that has made my upgrade almost totally painless.

YMMV

[100Coogn]

I'm glad I updated to Windows 10 back in July.  It gave me time to really learn what it can do and to customize things the way I like.
It's been just over 3 months now and I have it tweaked just the way I like.  Running very stable.
Sure there may have been some issues with the new OS.  That's what the updates/patches are for.
I feel more competent with 10 than I ever did with 7.
IMHO I say go ahead and upgrade now. 
If you don't like it, you can downgrade back to your original OS within 30 days.

Revert Back To Original Operating System

Just my 2 cents.

Coogan

[Bizman]

I just did a fresh reinstall of Windows 7 to an HP desktop owned by an elderly lady who did her career in a government office, i.e. she knows the rules for safe computing and a good share of the basic tricks in case something doesn't work. Two months ago she bit the bullet because of getting tired of the nagging. For the first month it worked, although she told me that she didn't really use the computer much during September. It was after the one month honeymoon that her problems started. When she finally called me, the input devices didn't work so she couldn't even log in to her computer! I managed to get to the recovery options attempting to do a system restore, but none of the three restore points worked! For some odd reason the input devices started working, though, so I could see what it looked like: No images on the desktop, right clicking on the desktop didn't work, Start menu didn't open, some icons on the Taskbar didn't show although hovering over the empty space indicated what should be there... Right clicking the Start menu flag icon was the fastest way to navigate. The overall performance was very slow.

IMO the one month period is way too short for a product still being beta-ish. One month after the end of the "free" upgrade period would be better.

So far I've had about fifteen cases concerning 10, three of which stuck with it. Of those three I have later fixed an issue of a corrupted profile by reverting to the last Restore Point created by a Windows Update. Somehow that update didn't show up again in the check for new updates.

[Skuzzy]

That is very similar to the complaints I am getting as well Bizman.

It seems there are a number of driver issues with various bits of hardware and Windows 10.  Not related so much to age either.  Seems rather hey-willy-nilly.  Things like that normally indicate there are underlying issues in the kernel some hardware will hit while others will not.

Not too surprising though.  That is to be expected with something as new as Windows 10.  It will settle down as it matures.

However, the telemetry/data mining is never going away.

[HL117]

However, the telemetry/data mining is never going away.

What can be done besides uninstall to kill this Skuzzy?

[Skuzzy]

However, the telemetry/data mining is never going away.

What can be done besides uninstall to kill this Skuzzy?

About the only way to stop it is to block access to the servers Microsoft is sending the data to, but that does not really stop it.  It just keeps Microsoft from getting the information.  Then again, they seem to be rotating the servers, so you would have to stay on top of it.

The gathering of the data uses about 10 to 15% of a computers performance.  Microsoft tries to gather it when the computer is idle, but misses on this from time to time.  The are gathering quite a bit of information, which has nothing to do with the operating system.

They are providing third party access to the information.

[zack1234]

Lots of software companies do not seem to understand why the "people" not wanting every aspect of their lives investigating.

The fact that people use "Unsocial networks" to inform everyone of their stool status everyday is why they think it's fine to snoop.

[Getback]

Lots of software companies do not seem to understand why the "people" not wanting every aspect of their lives investigating.

The fact that people use "Unsocial networks" to inform everyone of their stool status everyday is why they think it's fine to snoop.

LOL!

Yep!