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Forced to Windows 10, what do I need to watch out for?
Well, I am being forced, kicking and screaming, to upgrade from my reliable WinXP to a Win10 machine. For various reasons Linux and Mac are not viable options for me. There are some things I already know to watch out for, such as:
terabyte sized "updates" spyware/key stroke recording built in to Win10 What else do I need to look out for? What problems have others had going to Win10 and how did you get around them? |
Settings you have changed, telemetry for example often revert after the next update
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Take a look at Spybots " anti-beacon "
This is also available for Windoze 7 |
Firstly DT, Embrace the new technology, If you are running W10 on a new computer then you will have no problems.. But if you are loading W10 on an older machine, you will need to save your original settings/Documents, Setup will guide you through the process.. As for Terabyte size updates, That ain't the case.. |
I will be getting new hardware. The shop I use has copied my current XP HD and will be doing the setup and upgrading. They also suggested software to setup a virtual machine for XP on the new computer. Assign a couple of the CPUs and some HD space to running a virtual XP environment to be able to keep running stuff that won't continue to run under W10. I'll probably do that.
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I have a laptop and a desktop both with 10. The laptop came with it and I have had no problems. Of course I am not a real techie by any means.
My desktop tower was built from scratch and a tech set it up including my old data so again no problems. |
I currently run Windows 7 64 bit on a machine I built around an Asus board three years ago and I now have Windows 10 Home 64 on an almost new Dell. The Dell uses less power and runs perfectly with 8 gig of RAM, which is about all you need for general use - IMHO. The Dell has a better processor and runs much faster. The system is okay once you get used to it and it's not so much a matter of dealing with things that are annoyance, but learning how to work with them. So far, I am running the Windows 10 machine on almost entirely free software. I have Avast, which I use on the older machine, Firefox and Chrome, Libre Office which is pretty good, Foxit, PDF Writer, CCleaner, I'm trying out GIMP, but still mainly use older Paintshop Pro and Adobe on the old machine for photo work, Audacity for audio, VLC for all video playback Nero and Win X for video conversion.
It's some time since I used XP, but really, it shouldn't be a big deal to switch to Windows 10 and I'd be very surprised if you don't get a handle on it fairly quickly. The only thing I'm not using on Windows 10 is the email system. Haven't bothered as everything I use is online these days and I've found software like Thunderbird very troublesome. I would agree with an earlier comment that if you are using Win 10 on a new machine it should be very easy. An upgrade on old hardware might be trouble. Updates have not been an issue for me, but sometimes you have to leave the machine on for a while when you finish off so it can get stuff. |
The bloatware / privacy issues are easily nobbled or removed
How to Uninstall Windows 10’s Built-in Apps (and How to Reinstall Them) by Chris Hoffman on October 27th, 2017 https://www.howtogeek.com/224798/how...einstall-them/ Similar article here https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/easily...re-windows-10/ The only unwanted large GB downloads are likely to occur is when the OS is upgraded W8 to 8.1 etc - signing up for a free W10 upgrade...hardware driver updates are something else How, When, and Why to Set a Connection as Metered on Windows 10 by Chris Hoffman on April 28th, 2017 https://www.howtogeek.com/226722/how...on-windows-10/ How to Stop Windows 10 From Automatically Updating Hardware Drivers by Chris Hoffman on April 11th, 2017 https://www.howtogeek.com/302595/how...dware-drivers/ https://www.howtogeek.com/224471/how...ading-updates/ The biggest issue as always with all versions of windows is its updates more specifically - cumulative forced updates Worst offender is security updates appearing in non-security updates i kid you not as reported on www.askwoody.com several times To that end paying attention to Martin Brinkmann at ghacks.net is smart as he dissects the Monthly Tuesday update in depth. June http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/sho...postcount=1460 If i were upgrading to W10 i'd be asking for the Pro version - costs more BUT Home users get no choice but to accept what ever MS is serving up If its a botched update - bad luck - pro version can allow updates to be delayed / deferred 7 Ways to Temporarily Turn Off Windows Update in Windows 10 Tina Sieber April 2, 2018 https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways...te-windows-10/ |
For win10, beside usually antivirus,adblocker, firewall, I use O&O ShutUp10, it is a free antispy tool for Windows 10, with this you can block forced updates too.
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