Although not a heavy user of Windows 10 I can't think of any feature in Win10 that I "have to have" or any more intuitive interface features that were not in Win7. I see Win10 as a slightly upgraded Win7.
Win8 on the other hand was a confusing mess... on par with Gnome 3. I wonder if all those UI designers were micro-dosing something back in those dark days?
I had Windows 8.1 for a long time. It improved Windows 8 in a lot of ways, and the only thing I hated was using the registry to change the windows border size to be 0 (which equals 1 in microsoft-land). It got rid of auto-booting to the start screen which was horrid and I almost never used, and I had no applications whatsoever that used Metro apps, and I skipped past the page that hinted that registering for a Microsoft ID was required to continue. What Windows 10 mostly does is get rid of the start scre
It's like new model years for cars. There's generally no specific feature anyone wants in that 2021 Honda or Toyota. It's just a slightly redesigned look, some supposedly improved engineering, and incremental safety enhancements. That's where we are with operating systems. It's not that each new version is something we "have to have," but over time, safety features do add up, as do features we DON'T want. Still, owning a really old version gets harder and harder over time, requiring more maintenance and hac
This is precisely my point. If you are on Windows, it's a good idea to stay current, if nothing else for the safety features that are not retrofitted to Windows XP or 7.
I'm posting this from a machine using a Ryzen 9 3900X and running Windows 7.
It's possible. That doesn't mean it's a great idea, as some USB related things are broken and not all of my USB gadgets function properly. It's a mild inconvenience that I can't use my USB microphone (since I rarely use it anyway) and USB logic analyzer, but I have a second machine I can use those with if necessary.
I tried Windows 10 when it came pre-installed on my laptop a few years ago. That lasted about a day, then I spent a wee
The other reason I have it on my home desktop is that for remote work, my company insists that the home machine is up to date with any and all known patches for the latest vulnerabilities.
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Although not a heavy user of Windows 10 I can't think of any feature in Win10 that I "have to have" or any more intuitive interface features that were not in Win7. I see Win10 as a slightly upgraded Win7.
Win8 on the other hand was a confusing mess... on par with Gnome 3. I wonder if all those UI designers were micro-dosing something back in those dark days?
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I had Windows 8.1 for a long time. It improved Windows 8 in a lot of ways, and the only thing I hated was using the registry to change the windows border size to be 0 (which equals 1 in microsoft-land). It got rid of auto-booting to the start screen which was horrid and I almost never used, and I had no applications whatsoever that used Metro apps, and I skipped past the page that hinted that registering for a Microsoft ID was required to continue. What Windows 10 mostly does is get rid of the start scre
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It's like new model years for cars. There's generally no specific feature anyone wants in that 2021 Honda or Toyota. It's just a slightly redesigned look, some supposedly improved engineering, and incremental safety enhancements. That's where we are with operating systems. It's not that each new version is something we "have to have," but over time, safety features do add up, as do features we DON'T want. Still, owning a really old version gets harder and harder over time, requiring more maintenance and hac
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Not too mention all that maintenance a car requires is an effort in futility.
Fucking moron.
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This is precisely my point. If you are on Windows, it's a good idea to stay current, if nothing else for the safety features that are not retrofitted to Windows XP or 7.
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Windows 7 is a dog. I have no idea who would run them side by side and choose Windows 7. All things being equal, 7 is slooow.
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If you get off drugs, it become normal speed. Just like the clock.
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Upgraded recently to a Ryzen mobo. It didn't have Windows 7 drivers.
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I'm posting this from a machine using a Ryzen 9 3900X and running Windows 7.
It's possible. That doesn't mean it's a great idea, as some USB related things are broken and not all of my USB gadgets function properly. It's a mild inconvenience that I can't use my USB microphone (since I rarely use it anyway) and USB logic analyzer, but I have a second machine I can use those with if necessary.
I tried Windows 10 when it came pre-installed on my laptop a few years ago. That lasted about a day, then I spent a wee
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The other reason I have it on my home desktop is that for remote work, my company insists that the home machine is up to date with any and all known patches for the latest vulnerabilities.