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Index of Subjects Dear Andrew, Thank you very, very much for this information. I really appreciate it, and you and your time, knowledge and wisdom! Also wanted to say how much I enjoy your posts on the Chebucto feed, whether it's the trip to Ottawa for the CRTC Hearings, community meetings, scenes of Halifax, or fireworks!... Thank you for this as well! Sincerely, Jennifer Quoting "Andrew D. Wright" <awright@chebucto.ns.ca>: > > 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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