10 reasons you shouldn't upgrade to Windows 10

[Karlston]

(Poster's notes:

 

1. This considers AU changes, so is up to date.

2.  Uses a slideshow (I hate 'em ), so have only posted the introduction and then links to each of the slides. Hope that's OK mods...)

You may still be better off sticking with Win7 or Win8.1, given the wide range of ongoing Win10 trade-offs and shortcomings

 

Why it might be wise to stick with Win7 or Win8.1

 

Many of you have thus far held off on upgrading to Windows 10, perhaps in part based on my advice from a year ago, when I originally listed 10 reasons you shouldn’t upgrade your Win 7/8.1 PC to Win10. Now, with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in full swing, you might think that the conclusion has changed. It hasn’t.

 

Yes, some users on some machines will benefit from upgrading to Windows 10. For most of us who are primarily keyboard-and-mouse bound, though, the benefits are meager, and the annoyances substantial. Even with the Anniversary Update, Win 7 and 8.1 customers will lose key features if they upgrade. The fanciest new features won’t be of much use to anyone unless you buy a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 or later, or a Surface Book -- and if you buy one of those, you’re getting Windows 10 anyway.

 

As noted in my full review of Windows 10 Anniversary Update, many of the improvements in the latest version of Windows 10 simply don’t apply to typical Windows 7 or 8.1 users.

 

In this slideshow, I step you through the main reasons why you may, legitimately and without a tinfoil hat, want to stick with Windows 7 or Windows 8. There are powerful arguments in the direction of staying put.

 

10. Many new features won’t work on your machine

9. Cortana’s losing the race with Google Now, Siri, and Alexa

8. Privacy concerns are getting worse, not better

7. OneDrive still doesn’t work right

6. Universal Windows apps continue to underwhelm

5. Ads abound

4. Start menu is getting worse, not better

3. The march to forced updates continues

2. Ain’t broke, don’t fix

1. Questions, questions, questions

 

Source (Introduction): 10 reasons you shouldn't upgrade to Windows 10 (InfoWorld - Woody Leonhard)

 

InfoWorld - Woody on Windows

 

AskWoody.com - Woody Leonhard's no-bull news, tips and help for Windows and Office

[dMog]

use voice on my cell phone with google... not even thinking of ever getting the  Cortana app for an android phone...why would i...as for the win10 notebook i use...stopped using Cortana when the update came out that forced me only use edge and that Microsoft search engine...what's it called anyway...bong or boom or bang or some other silly name

[kakuro]

Have you ever tried Win10Lite https://sourceforge.net/projects/windows-10-lite/files/

I'm using it and happy with win 10 now.