Should i downgrade fom windows 10?

[Xenon Hacks]

Only thing i really don't like is cortanna but a lot of people do like it so it could just be me

I don't use cortana that much shes off

 

[DinohScene]

I'd say try Win 10 for a while.
If you like it then stick with it.
Otherwise just get a copy of 7 and wipe the HDD.

 

[RevPokemon]

I don't use cortana that much shes off

Yeah same here. I just don't find it as good as people say but when its disabled it doesn't bug me

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I'd say try Win 10 for a while.
If you like it then stick with it.
Otherwise just get a copy of 7 and wipe the HDD.

This 100%

 

[keven3477]

well i will try it for some time but i am afraid i download or rip something big and when i decide to downgrade i will lose it.
Is there anything positive about 10 that 7 doesn't have other than fixes?

 

[VinsCool]

10 is a great operating system. I have none of the crappy software that "disables spying" because Microsoft isn't spying on you. None of that has been proven.

THANK YOU. Just fucking thank you.

I'm just fucking tired of these aluminium thinfoil hat people.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

THANK YOU. Just fucking thank you.

I'm just fucking tired of these aluminium thinfoil hat people.

Please read my earlier post. Microsoft is collecting more telemetry on users and usage than before, which is a proven fact, and this (RUM) is used to aid in debugging and general product analysis. (Powers decisions like feature deprecation).

 

[keven3477]

to me them spying isn't (a main) issue, i care more of those notifications poping up and like the video shown before i'd hate to restart while im doing something important and i also dont like the ui since i am very used to the 7 look and i hate the purple background with "apps" to open even if it is a touchscreen laptop.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

to me them spying isn't (a main) issue, i care more of those notifications poping up and like the video shown before i'd hate to restart while im doing something important and i also dont like the ui since i am very used to the 7 look and i hate the purple background with "apps" to open even if it is a touchscreen laptop.

The colour is customisable, you can choose almost whatever you like. Forced reboots are a configuration setting which can easily be disabled. (just remember - it's on by default!)

 

[Arras]

The colour is customisable, you can choose almost whatever you like. Forced reboots are a configuration setting which can easily be disabled. (just remember - it's on by default!)

Nah, forced reboots can't (easily) be disabled. The thing is, they only happen when you choose to ignore updates, disregard all popups about needing to install updates and not turn your PC off for like a week straight.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

Nah, forced reboots can't (easily) be disabled. The thing is, they only happen when you choose to ignore updates, disregard all popups about needing to install updates and not turn your PC off for like a week straight.

I do that with my Mac all the time - The little pop-up asks me to reboot, but makes the fatal mistake of allowing me to dismiss it "until tomorrow". Cue several-month uptime. Oops!

 

[loco365]

I cant think of anything but forced updates which can be inconvenient but it rarely happens and if it does it must be something super important

Get the Pro version of Windows and you can boss it around at that point. I've made it so that if it wants to install updates, it HAS to wait for me to manually reboot my computer. I mostly did that because it's on a laptop and if it's turning on by itself it could be in a bag or something and I don't want my laptop overheating and ruining components if it tries to reboot to update. I've also disabled almost all of the telemetry, I set it to the lowest setting that Pro allows, only Enterprise allows you to completely disable it (Due to company policies and how the computer may unintentionally send private data).

 

[Supster131]

Nah, forced reboots can't (easily) be disabled. The thing is, they only happen when you choose to ignore updates, disregard all popups about needing to install updates and not turn your PC off for like a week straight.

Can't be disabled, sure, but can easily be delayed.
I delay updates all the time. I have a current pending update on my PC and I just set it to "update" at 3AM. Of course, my PC is off at that time, so it never actually updates.

 

[Pacheko17]

Just stay with 10, it's the superior one

 

[Arras]

Can't be disabled, sure, but can easily be delayed.
I delay updates all the time. I have a current pending update on my PC and I just set it to "update" at 3AM. Of course, my PC is off at that time, so it never actually updates.

Yeah, that works for like a week, but after that it doesn't let you pick a date anymore and just gives a full screen popup with a message along the lines of "Rebooting in 15 minutes".

 

[Kioku]

Please read my earlier post. Microsoft is collecting more telemetry on users and usage than before, which is a proven fact, and this (RUM) is used to aid in debugging and general product analysis. (Powers decisions like feature deprecation).

The data they are collecting has, in fact, been known about since retail release. Sadly, people have taken it as "NSA" speak. Which is kind of ass backwards considering most modern day technology does almost the same thing. Y'know? Your phones, social media accounts and the like. You want your data to be effectively "safe"? Disconnect yourself from the world.

 

[Supster131]

Yeah, that works for like a week, but after that it doesn't let you pick a date anymore and just gives a full screen popup with a message along the lines of "Rebooting in 15 minutes".

Then why have I been doing it for almost 2 months?
My PC has yet to update (mind you, I'm already on Windows 10). The only way it can update is if I leave it on at 3AM, or I manually update my PC.

 

[the_randomizer]

Given the experience that we had when updating 10 on my parent's PC (a PC that's ancient, built in 2008/2009), it simply refused to install proper GPU drivers for an old and somewhat new GPU, kept getting TDR video failure blue screens of death. I mean, maybe it's because the PC was so old that no GPUs, old or new were ever gonna run properly without it failing; we were forced to roll back to 7. I mean sure it may be more stable and have more features, but unless your PC can handle it without getting a BSOD from old hardware, I'm kinda neutral about the whole thing. That's just my take on it, it's up to you, just be sure all the drivers that need to be install, install properly and without BSODs.

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

The data they are collecting has, in fact, been known about since retail release. Sadly, people have taken it as "NSA" speak. Which is kind of ass backwards considering most modern day technology does almost the same thing. Y'know? Your phones, social media accounts and the like. You want your data to be effectively "safe"? Disconnect yourself from the world.

That's the wonderful thing about RUM - people have been doing it forever. Microsoft has had it around for ages, this is just the next step. BUT OH NO, IT'S TOTALLY A KEYLOGGER!!!

 

[Kioku]

Given the experience that we had when updating 10 on my parent's PC (a PC that's ancient, built in 2008/2009), it simply refused to install proper GPU drivers for an old and somewhat new GPU, kept getting TDR video failure blue screens of death. I mean, maybe it's because the PC was so old that no GPUs, old or new were ever gonna run properly without it failing; we were forced to roll back to 7. I mean sure it may be more stable and have more features, but unless your PC can handle it without getting a BSOD from old hardware, I'm kinda neutral about the whole thing. That's just my take on it, it's up to you, just be sure all the drivers that need to be install, install properly and without BSODs.

This is another thing. It's always recommended to clean install when upgrading. Specifically for driver sets. Some may not be compatible with the newer gen software.

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That's the wonderful thing about RUM - people have been doing it forever. Microsoft has had it around for ages, this is just the next step. BUT OH NO, IT'S TOTALLY A KEYLOGGER!!!

Its going to take the deed to your house! Hide yo kids, hide yo wife!

 

[Lacius]

As has already been mentioned, support for Windows 7 ends on January 14, 2020.

Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025, but upgrades to new Windows operating systems with extended support are likely to be free.