OK, So I have been putting off upgrading from Win 7 for as long as possible. Everything I hear about 10 sounds awful. The privacy concerns especially.
But now I heard that if you register Win10 with a motherboard or other hardware, you will be "locked" to that hardware with that version of the OS! So if you ever need to make repairs or a replacement, you will have to buy a new OS .... please tell me this is just something my webmaster told me to scare me!
This sounds like nonsense, why would one of the richest companies in the world make such a blatant cash grab and how can I get around it? also, the privacy BS.
In short, please tell me how I can make 10 as close to 7 as humanly possible, in feel and function.
I thank you for your patience and your explanations
P.S. I have been a lifelong windows/DOS user ... how bad of a transition would Linux be for me? what wouldn't work and how much of a pain in the ass would it be? thanks
But now I heard that if you register Win10 with a motherboard or other hardware, you will be "locked" to that hardware with that version of the OS! So if you ever need to make repairs or a replacement, you will have to buy a new OS .... please tell me this is just something my webmaster told me to scare me!
This sounds like nonsense, why would one of the richest companies in the world make such a blatant cash grab and how can I get around it? also, the privacy BS.
In short, please tell me how I can make 10 as close to 7 as humanly possible, in feel and function.
I thank you for your patience and your explanations
P.S. I have been a lifelong windows/DOS user ... how bad of a transition would Linux be for me? what wouldn't work and how much of a pain in the ass would it be? thanks