tomm Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 If you haven't upgraded yet, here are 9 reasons to do so. There are a lot of reasons to upgrade to Windows 10. Everything from improved compatibility, faster performance and enhanced security. Right here we will present you 9 different reasons for why it is worth upgrading to Windows 10. 1. It’s free Until July 29th, 2016, you are able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free, if your PC hasn’t already done so by itself. That’s a saving of up to £189.99. The Home version of the system costs £99.99 and is enough for most users, however, IT pros and Developers may need the professional version. But why upgrade? Keep reading, as there are many other benefits to upgrading to Windows 10. 2. Live Tiles At first, they may seem confusing and hard to use, but in reality, you just need to give it five minutes and it feels like second nature. Live tiles are one of the best features the Windows platform has to offer. They show you information even before opening the app. All you need to do is open your Start Menu then glance at the start screen. You already know who commented on your Facebook post, who liked your tweet, who sent you a mail and what that mail is about. The possibilities are endless, and this is something everybody should take a look at in order to be more productive. When you go live tiles, you can’t go back. 3. Automatic Updates With all the memes about Windows 10’s aggressive update policy floating around the internet, updating may seem like a bad thing, however, this isn’t entirely true because updates provide extra security, performance improvements, bug fixes, and from time to time, even new features. This doesn’t seem all that bad, does it? With Windows 10, Microsoft is changing how they update your system. It does it automatically, both for apps and for the system itself. When a new update is released, your PC downloads it in the background and prompts you to update when you turn it off, at the time you wouldn’t use it anyway. This makes your PC secure and up to date, without you having to do anything. 4. Action Center With Windows 10, you get the Action Center. If you have a smartphone, which you probably do, this works just like the page you get when you swipe down from the top on your phone. It keeps you up-to-date with information and notifies you about anything that needs your attention. You can reply directly from there, without even opening the app, as part of Actionable Notifications. You also have your Quick Actions that are used to enable or disable different settings of the system, like Bluetooth, WiFi, change brightness, Tablet Mode and more. 5. Tablet Mode The Tablet Mode is a truly great feature. It optimizes the whole system for touch and pen input. Apps go full screen, split-view changes its behaviour, buttons get bigger, gestures turn themselves on… There is a lot more to that, but writing everything down would require its own article. The feature is something especially useful for 2-in-1 devices like Microsoft’s Surface. Tablet mode turns on automatically when you disconnect the keyboard and turns off when you reconnect it. This helps to keep you productive by seamlessly adjusting your experience to the most appropriate layout. 6. The design The design language that Windows 10 uses is MDL2, which stands for Microsoft Design Language 2. Windows 10 is often criticised for its inconsistency and unbalanced design, however, this is getting better and better, and Windows 10 is shaping up to be a truly beautiful system. With the Anniversary Update, you’ll also be able to use the built-in dark theme, that is praised among Windows Phone fans that had access to different theme choices since 2010. Many professionals and regular consumers often want their PCs to look elegant and sleek, and that is now possible thanks to Windows 10’s modern and elegant look. 7. It’s part of a whole new platform Windows 10 is not just a Windows 7 or 8 update. It is a whole new platform. The platform is called the Universal Windows Platform that is shortened to UWP. The platform includes the HoloLens, Tablet, PC, Laptop, Phone, IoT and more It is supposed to be one operating system for all your needs. Take Candy Crush Saga for example. It runs on Microsoft HoloLens, Mobile, PC and Surface Hub. It is the exact same app on all devices, and it scales perfectly. The same goes for Readit and many more apps. Develop once, run everywhere. 8. The Speed Windows 10 is the most optimized Windows yet. It boots up instantly, opens apps quickly, and browses the web smoothly. It even handles tasks at heavy load better, because of new technologies Microsoft implemented into Windows 10, designed to bring your PCs performance to unfound heights. 9. Cortana Cortana is a personal assistant, similar to Apple’s Siri. She is supposed to help in managing day-to-day tasks, remember things, find things and more. If you are in one of the supported countries, Cortana will sit on your taskbar, in Edge and appear in several other places, ready to lend a helping hand. She can easily be invoked by simply saying “Hey Cortana”, then commanded by telling her what you want. If you’re using Microsoft’s new Edge browser, she will sometimes give you coupons and codes for shopping websites, take care of flight tickets, find more information on objects and do so much more. Windows 10 is getting better and better with every update released, and not upgrading to it while you have a chance to do so for free would be a bad idea. These are just some of the reasons for upgrading that we’ve collated, but there are so many more to discover – and with this being a continuously upgraded operating system, it would only improve further. For those who don’t upgrade while it is free, they may regret it at a later point, when their current system becomes archaic. The Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, tomm said: 1. It’s free only for 18 more days. 1 hour ago, tomm said: 2. Live Tiles Full of crappy ads from programs i removed with power shell . 1 hour ago, tomm said: 3. Automatic Updates All windows has this but Windows 10 you cant trun it off. 1 hour ago, tomm said: 4. Action Center I don't use it . 1 hour ago, tomm said: 5. Tablet Mode Don't have a tablet don't use this ether . 1 hour ago, tomm said: 6. The design It''s ugly compared to windows 7. 1 hour ago, tomm said: 7. It’s part of a whole new platform they never made nothing worth buying in UWP yet I uninstalled all this crap with power shell and use the legacy apps instead . 1 hour ago, tomm said: 8. The Speed Windows 8.1 boots up faster than Windows 10 1 hour ago, tomm said: 9. Cortana Its spyware i keep it blocked with a firewall even though i have it turned off it still calls home so i block it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conley Powell Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Not a single thing that I give a hoot about, except for no. 8...and that's a lie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 hour ago, steven36 said: All windows has this but Windows 10 you cant trun it off. Just disable the Windows Update Service. Then turn it back on when you're ready... after enough time has passed to let Microsoft fix the update bugs, and after a full image backup. (FWIW, Macrium Reflect Free is a good product to use, compared to the paid version you only lose incremental image making, and restoring to new hardware.) For ease of use, create a couple of shortcuts to enable and disable the service. For the rest, I'm largely with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 37 minutes ago, Karlston said: Just disable the Windows Update Service. Then turn it back on when you're ready... after enough time has passed to let Microsoft fix the update bugs, and after a full image backup. (FWIW, Macrium Reflect Free is a good product to use, compared to the paid version you only lose incremental image making, and restoring to new hardware.) For ease of use, create a couple of shortcuts to enable and disable the service. For the rest, I'm largely with you. I can lock it down trough Windows 10 Firewall control really easy if they ever add something that i don't want to move forward . The thing about Windows 10 updates is there cumulative update so if you take one you took them all lol. I wish it had a on off switch like older windows had and can pick what patches you install but Windows 10 is cumulative update , flash updates driver downloads and windows upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 hours ago, steven36 said: The thing about Windows 10 updates is there cumulative update so if you take one you took them all lol. Yep, and that's the problem with cumulative updates. You've got to swallow any poison pills with the tasty food. 2 hours ago, steven36 said: I wish it had a on off switch like older windows had and can pick what patches you install Don't we all. But you forget that users no longer own the PC's, OS install, bandwidth, storage... Microsoft own them and do what they like with them, because all updates are 100% perfect and all users are clueless and need to have all this wonderful stuff forced on them for their own good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 1. Everything is free if i want. 2. I could give a shite. 3. GTFO you amateurs. 4. Not mandatory. 5. 4. 6. OMG, what teh hell? 7. I want a Operating System, not a new platform. I want Windows. 8. O'rly? 9. Crap. They try desperately hard, i doubt the current lifecycle of earlier OS (7, makes them archaic anytime soon except when M$ gets to the point when they completely sabotage them with updates to force W10 upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virge Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Windows 10 seems to be in a constant state of flux. New updates come out every few weeks fixing "bugs". All this tells me this os was released too early and the users are testing it. When SP1 comes out, maybe at that time I would consider installing it on my production machine. With all the privacy issues, crappy Cortana, no way to turn off automatic updates unless you using Enterprise, I don't see a big push to use it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberber Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Why don't these negatives are listed in Top 9 reasons to upgrade to Windows 10 there is a link titled 5 Reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10 Why don't you posters post them there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 5 Reasons to upgrade to Windows 10 (ghacks) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notworthyguy Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Lot of Windows 10 haters here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamenRiderBlack Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 2 minutes ago, minoskid said: Lot of Windows 10 haters here... haters hating just for the sake of hating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Every "reason" listed is the exact reason im not upgrading to that horrible POS for starters, if it wasnt "free" they might have actually worked harder and it wouldnt be so chock full of bugs... Anyways, they still havent learned, real users dont use those godawful fricking tiles and the intrerface sucks balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 haters hating just for the sake of hating. At least that contributes in some way. Haven't read a lot of hate in here, only some ranting. There are people posting only for the sake of posting. Dunno what's more embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humble3d Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 For the uninitiated, there are tools (some links on this fabulous site) which make turning off windows 10 'forced migration' simple and easy... Seek and Ye shall find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 On 11/7/2016 at 4:33 PM, minoskid said: Lot of Windows 10 haters here... On 11/7/2016 at 4:36 PM, KamenRiderBlack said: haters hating just for the sake of hating. They will all run Windows 10 sooner or later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsanelurker Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 why NOT switch to Windows 10 - it can remove your software on a whim - http://www.howtogeek.com/243581/windows-10-may-delete-your-programs-without-asking/ - you have almost no control over Windows Update - a bad update and you're done for, or just bad timing and your OS is working against you - telemetry everywhere - gay user interface (for example Settings vs Control Panel, it takes a while before Start Menu opens even on a high-end system [overclocked i7 CPU, fast SSD]) - even more chaotic than Win8 ever was - in-your-face bullshit wherever you look - "apps" in all programs (at least you could avoid them in Win8 more easily), start menu suggestions, advertisements, generally stupid shit for power users seriously I'll probably be using Win7 till Jan 2020 and if it doesn't get better till then, a Linux distro will be my main OS for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 On 11/07/2016 at 11:33 PM, minoskid said: Lot of Windows 10 haters here... On 11/07/2016 at 11:36 PM, KamenRiderBlack said: haters hating just for the sake of hating. That's right guys... anyone not fawning over Windows 10 must be a hater, because if it's right for you it must be right for everyone else. And there couldn't possibly be legitimate reasons to stay with Windows 7 or 8.1... sigh... Anyway, 350 million devices may love it, but 1,050 million Windows 7 and 8.1 devices have chosen NOT to upgrade. That's a lot more "haters" than lovers, so you're enormously outnumbered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Karlston said: That's right guys... anyone not fawning over Windows 10 must be a hater, They called me a windows 10 hater and i'm using windows 10 to beat it all ..I never hated windows anything , thinking something could been made better and more like Windows 7 and less like a smart phone don't mean I hate it . Windows 10 has been free for like a year and it only has 320 million users out of 1,5 billion users on a flavor of Windows tells me Windows 10 users like me are a minority that the masses wanted a O/S more like windows 7. if they didn't they would have took the free upgrade. Just like when all the windows fanboys try to sell people on Vista and Windows 8x that failed badly for Microsoft too . . I'm use to being a minority, I used Windows 8.1 since 2014 and Linux since 2015 .But most of the Windows 7 users who took the free upgrade to windows 10 are not use to being a minority at all and its killing them ..And windows 7 didn't become the most used OS in one year it took years .and the way people don't buy PCs or windows any more its going to take a booming economy or ether money will have to start growing on trees because no one buys tell there PC breaks because they cant afford it . PCs in genral have not sold good since 2013 . Telling people they hate Windows 10 don't give them a real reason to upgrade .. The majority of windows users don't even read the PC Centric news no ways, so you are never going to reach nothing but some but not all computer geeks and beta testers. i didn't even read it much tell like 2014 and i been testing software for 15 years. Even if you visit this site there's many sub forums and you don't have to read it at all. Most people could care less about the state of Microsoft today . Quote “A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still” And data puts it at 320 million not as 350 million as Microsoft claimed . http://www.computerworld.com/article/3091787/microsoft-windows/as-windows-10-free-deal-nears-end-growth-slows-slightly.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notworthyguy Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 17 hours ago, pc71520 said: They will all run Windows 10 sooner or later... Thanks to DirectX 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 6 hours ago, minoskid said: Thanks to DirectX 12 A good reason for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 The Free Windows 10 Upgrade Offer Expires In 15 Days (addictivetips) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avmad Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I don't think I've had one W10 update install correctly since I started using it. Takes days of fiddling about and extremely long restarts and rollbacks before I can get them to update each month. Never had so much trouble on a previous version of Windows before. Searching for solutions I see i'm not the only one affected. I dread patch Tuesday nowdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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