Hubby says it is a meld of Windows 7 and 8, but certainly better than 8. The jury is still out for him, but he doesn't like the new games. LOL OH - our Dell printer doesn't work with it, doesn't recognize the device. Dell probably needs to update drivers.

There are personal security issues you should consider and read up on before installing. MS can turn on the camera, have access to all documents, drafts and email messages if you do not go in and turn off these options. Since MS does not mention this, you need to know this kind of stuff ahead of time.

Search for articles on pros and cons of Windows 10. There are a bunch of them. You can weigh how it will work for you.

I would still be running XP if my IT kid didn't keep updating me! Every time that MS tries to make my life easier -- it doesn't. LOL

Crenda- Thanks so much, I will keep all of this in mind and certainly read up on it as you suggest.

W7 will eventually be unsupported with security updates, but IIRC that's more than a year away. W8, is, of course, a disaster, but it's still being employed (I think there's an updated version that's better than the original). W10 is the wave of the future, and you don't need a touch screen to use it. It will be here soon enough as the here-and-now, but it's not here yet as a requirement. I guess if you want to get a head start on the future of things Window, now's as good as a time as any, but you don't yet have to.

Cactusmcharris- I just may wait. I've had disastrous results after some upgrades, not to mention UPDATES...the dreaded Windows Millennium Edition comes to mind. Windows 98B was my favored choice *sigh

Nothing, Nothing is free. I have been reading the articles. Many are having qlitches, and lots of problems. I am waiting until they work out the problems. I am running M8 not in a hurry to be part of the test. I am doing the waiting game and see.

I am looking at maybe the next machine will be a MAC, The last article I read brought home the nothing is free. They seem to think that after MS gets everyone migrated they will charge a monthly or yearly fee for using the system. Which seems logical since they are seeing a profit of only offering Microsoft word, excel etc. for a yearly fee. I can see them now saying "Now that we have you we gave it to you free NOW we want $$$$ per month to keep that free product."

I agree with you. Unless we as Humans can overcome this GREED factor we will never advance to a truly higher level.

My son tells me not to...maybe will have to eventually. But the charges/fees are coming, even games ( and even the 'basic' solitaire!) Exactly what marquest said.

So did you update, Neil? I bit the bullet and updated this morning. So far, so good.

I've been having a lot of problems with the dreaded blue screens lately. My son is in IT and he couldn't correct it or find the cause. My husband started having the same problems! We were both running 7. He updated to 10 and has not had any more problems. Both son and dad like 10, so I'm giving it a try.

When I installed the update it immediately asked me to set my privacy settings. So I turned off the camera, won't give MS access to my computer documents, tracking options that are initially enabled for Microsoft are turned off. At least I didn't have to search for how to do this.

So fingers are crossed as I give it a go . . .

If you had no problems then maybe i will too Crenda. Just been scared lol

My wife upgraded her laptop to 10 and after having lots of little problems like loosing her email and favorites, finally getting it all back then pow, her hard drive went. After a new hard drive and reinstalling all her files with the windows 10. So far so so. She still yells at the computer. Heard this story twice already. I think I have XP on mine. Staying that way until I buy a new computer complete. Mine so old that I have to wind it up to start.

The way I see it is if you have Windows 8 already then go ahead and let it upgrade to Windows 10. Not a big deal. I did that on a laptop and I don't notice any new problems but the thing boots up in under 15 seconds now.

I have Windows 7 on a different machine and I'm gonna keep it.

that's good to hear. i've been so used to having compatability issues in the past, so i'm sure you can understand my hesitation.

Stush- Windows XP is one of the better ones ...still is.

Another tip- Even though some programs say they wont run on XP,and Microsoft itself wont let you download old or new Windows programs for XP? You can find those same things on Softronics I think its called. A free download site. I was able to add a great older fast photo downloader,"ZoomBrowser" for my Canon that Canon itself has dropped. Their new version is hated all over the internet. That made my day to get that installed I couldn't remove "Image Browser" fast enough.

And- get this,even though I couldn't download MS "malicious software remover" from the company? IT sent that very same program as an update the other day.