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Graham Easterling writes
On Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 7:35:38 PM UTC+1, Alan White wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:52:05 +0100, "Keith (Southend)"
wrote:

Mm, best back up then choose a day when I have all the time in the
world and a bottle of JD ;-)

I found, that despite my best efforts, Windows 10 downloaded and
installed itself and I couldn't stop it without it constantly reminding
me to do it! However, if you don't want to keep it there's an option to
return to your previous OS within thirty days. There were few problems
with already installed software.

If you don't want to download it, this is a good link:-


http://www.ghacks.net/2015/04/17/how...-upgrade-updat
es-in-windows-7-and-8/

--
Alan White
Mozilla Firefox and Forte Agent.
By Loch Long, twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, Scotland.
Webcam and weather:- http://windycroft.co.uk/weather

This might also be interesting (or confusing even)
http://winsupersite.com/windows-10/p...ade-installing
after-making-your-reservation

My own general view is if you're happy with your current OS stick with
it, why take a chance. Upgrading (as opposed to a clean install) always
carries some risk in my experience. However, at least the revert option
is there if things go wrong, so the easy option might be to go with the
flow & revert if the flow gets rocky!

Updating to Windows 10 is supposed to remain free at least until 29th
July next year, so there's no rush. Hopefully most of the bugs will have
been removed by then (there are bound to be some). Microsoft have said
that 10 will be the last version of Windows; after this there will just
be updates. Windows 7 is supposed to carry on receiving bug fixes until
2020, including the important security-related ones, but there's no
guarantee that updating to 10 will still be free by then.

There's been concern expressed that Windows 10 sends an awful lot of
info back to Microsoft about what the user is doing, perhaps to allow
adverts to be targeted more precisely (apparently even Solitaire comes
with adverts in Windows 10). Some of this info-sending can be switched
off, apparently, but some can't.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones