How about the windows 10 forum,

My understanding too is:

There is no metro UI anymore. (First login screen). The Start Menu is back (From Win 7, but has includded the main features from Win 8/8.1 (News, Store, Calender etc))

Here is a link that might be useful: Win 10

I've been using the win10 preview. License officially expires February 15, 2015, and then April 1st they will notify that on April 15 it will cease to work. But you know... that's all subject to change. Still has lots of bugs.

You have a choice where to login. Start page or desktop.

This post was edited by mikie on Sat, Nov 15, 14 at 1:34

Zep thanks for giving us the link to W 10. I will be reading there, I have already read the 1st browsers and email thread. My W7 is 4 years old and love it, but am looking forward getting a new system.

Like to get a new windows system six months to a year after intro, usually from Costco, hopefully after most major annoyances have been fixed.

Thanks, Mikie. Guess the desktop looks better than Win8. I'll wait till next year. Still on XP and working well surprisingly.

I'll just wait.

Jane

If they offer a free upgrade I will put it on my laptop. I can always reformat it I don't like it or if something goes wrong with the upgrade.

To me, the operating system is like the gasoline in your car's tank. It makes the machine run, and so long as it does that, there really isn't much to talk about.

XP was a great OS but is a poor choice to use today since security updates are no longer made. Win 7 works great. Win 8 works even better, the company's failed experiment with the user interface can be circumvented. As an OS, 8 is much better than 7. It's faster, lighter, and more stable than its predecessor which itself was faster, lighter, and more stable than its predecessor. 10 is next, the number 9 was skipped, and other than the change to the user interface, it's just Microsoft's way to put some distance past 8.

If you move past the superficial, anything after Vista has been great and the real differences between them aren't things that matter to most users. Your hardware and its features probably matter more to your experience than the Windows version you use.

Mikie when you opt for desktop do you get a reg desktop that you can put wallpaper on?

(snark) I'm still waiting for them to revert to XP (/snark) :)

Hey Jean sometimes the old ways are better. I liked XP but I find W 7 just as good after a few things are adjusted, one of them being my attitude. LOL

Yes Emma, you can change desktop images. Just like win7 or 8.

my cluttered desktop;

Here is a link that might be useful:

Thanks Mikie, I like uncluttered as you can see in the red and bold I posted above. I have my Icons in folders set up as a new toolbar on the task bar, like a quick launch.

Emma, I have an old Dell XP that I LOVE. I also have Win7 on my new new Dell and I like it very much. Hubby, the poor soul, has VISTA!...Hoping the newer versions of Windows will improve from all I have heard about Win8.

Am I correct in thinking that Win8 interface is a bit like Android?

Jean, computers are so strange, no two are alike. I had vista on a lap top and the only problem I had were 3 or 4 white pages and that stopped after some updates. I did not like ME, someone told me it oozed resources and I believe that. I was always rebooting to get enough resources to do photos or music.

I have been running W8/8.1 for a year now and I still don't see all the professed negativity. It is different, but nothing drastic. But that's just me though.

I still stick with my earlier prediction. There will be a lot of disappointed users as they think W10 will be XP/W7 all over again. We'll see as time will tell.

If the free upgrade is made available I most likely take advantage. Just for fun.

DA

So, the question is, why did they make Windows 10? Why the rush?

Jane

I know it won't be like XP or /W7, but hopefully it will be a bit more like it. It's not just some of the users in here it people all over the country, even MS admits it did not go over well, their sales went down. That is why they are changing it. On one MS site they admitted they made a mistake.

I have W8 on my laptop with Classic shell, if 10 is like that I will be happy with it. I try to adjust to changes in electronics because I don't want to be left behind. But, if I can find away to make my pc easier to use I will.

Emma,

"I try to adjust to changes in electronics because I don't want to be left behind. But, if I can find away to make my pc easier to use I will."

Brilliant! I salute you.

DA

Thanks, corny as it sounds that means a lot to me.