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Hi Jennifer. If your computer is relatively new, I'd say go ahead with the move to Windows 10. Most modern hardware has Windows 10 drivers and if not, in most cases earlier Windows drivers will still work. One important exception is modem drivers if you're still using dialup. Many modems that work fine in Windows 7, especially hardware modems, usually the better type of modem, will not work with Windows 10. This may eventually get fixed or it may not. If you're not planning on upgrading, Windows 7 is good until January 2020, so odds are you'd have a new computer by then in any case. Windows 10 is good until October 2025. If you're on the fence, do the upgrade before the July 29, 2016 deadline anyway. This will lock-in your free Windows 10 upgrade. You can always roll back to Windows 7 if there are problems and have the free upgrade for later use. Windows 10 will sell for about $150. When installing Windows 10 there are several different screens go by. If you're concerned about privacy, when the time comes press the smaller, less conspicuous "Customize Settings" link rather than the big friendly "Use Express Settings" button and you can turn off a lot of the personal data sent back to Microsoft. There's only one screen that says this so be careful not to click things fast and blast past it by error. These settings can be turned off manually later but it's more work finding them all then when during the install you get the option of seeing them all at once in one place. All in all Windows 10 is a good, solid upgrade with lots more security built-in and much lower infection rates than Windows 7. The newer the hardware the better it runs but anything that can run Windows 7 can run Windows 10. Older peripheral devices may have issues; the only way to find out for sure is to try them on Windows 10. As upgrades go it ought to go pretty smoothly, taking about an hour on fast computer/fast connection or several hours on slower hardware. It is pretty straight-forward. Good luck. On Tue, 12 Jul 2016, Jennifer C Walden wrote: > Hi, > > I currently have Windows 7, and I am wondering if you would recommend > upgrading to Windows 10 while it is free of charge? If so, I am wondering if > it is complicated as I am not very tech savy. > > Also, I see in your updates that it is suggested to install with "customized > settings" instead of "use express setting". Is this easy to do? > > Thank you! I appreciate any responses you are able to provide. > > Sincerely, > > Jennifer >
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