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**CARLTON BROWN** · June 17th, 2018, 06:21 PM

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.

June 17th, 2018, 06:21 PM	#7
CARLTON BROWN Grand Vizier Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ruraltania Posts: 3,219 Thanks: 35,652 Thanked 35,608 Times in 3,210 Posts	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.