Sunday 24 July 2016

Should I upgrade to Windows 10?

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-upgrade?wa=wsignin1.0

This post is for those who are uncertain about whether they should upgrade to Windows 10. If you've already made up your mind, I don't expect this post to have much merit for you.

Microsoft's free offer for Windows 10 is going away on July 29th. A lot of people keep asking me - should I upgrade before this offer goes away?

As many people know, Windows 10 is far from perfect. There are still a lot of issues, and it shows a general trend going towards a state of SAAS rather than simply install-it-once-and-be-done.

But despite these issues - yes, you should upgrade. If you are unwilling to upgrade right now, at least make a partition for it, install your legitimate copy of 7, 8, or 8.1, activate it, and upgrade that, instead, to at least keep it legal.

Here's the frightening truth about Windows 7-8.1: In about 5-10 years, all those old operating systems will no longer be supported. Only Windows 10 will be. 7, 8, and 8.1 are all going the way of Windows XP. Gone. Extinct. Defunct. No longer updated. That's it.

You might as well take this free offer while you can, even if you keep your existing Windows install the way it is. It will save you money down the road (if you want to stay legit, that is). Windows 10 is not that hard to get used to, and there are more and more programs becoming available that will help you customize it to your liking (and perhaps even bringing back features that have been lost).

If you don't like it, you have at least a month (perhaps 3?) to go back. You simply remove it like you would a program.