is their any point to upgrading to windows 10?

[John_117]

my computer runs fine with this OS and is compatible with most sites i use all the time to acces the internet and able to send and share data efficiently why should i upgrade when it suits all my personal needs?

 

[utgotye]

Other than the fact that it's free, THERE really isn't one.

 

[The Grox Empire]

The only point gamers upgrade to Windows 10 because Directx 12. If you already suitable with your OS it's fine, there are some benefits using windows 10 like better performance, etc

 

[Illumynization]

Some people like Win7 and Some like 8.1 and some like Win 10. There are added features in each new Operating System. I would say wait a couple more months before doing so to let them fix all the bugs first.

 

[BadAsAl]

Depends on your support needs.
Windows 7 mainstream support ended this year, and extended support goes to 2020.
Windows 10 mainstream support ends in 2020, with extended support ending in 2025.
So if you need the support and think you will have that computer past 2020 then that is a reason to upgrade.

 

[viometrix]

you get a big performance boost in windows 10, the sound engine is awesome....and with a couple of stardock programs you can make it work more like windows 7 and get a real start menu. the drawbacks are loss of some control and the os always talks to Microsoft (I'm working on a program to stop this) and it will pop pirated software.

 

[Illumynization]

Upgrade to Windows ME, it will last 10 yearz I swaer

 

[MarkW]

Even gamers have no real reason to upgrade to Windows 10 yet. There are a grand total of ZERO DX12 games on the market today. There might be 1 or two games that use DirectX 12 late this year.

I have made the decision to not upgrade to Windows 10 until Microsoft fixes a whole lot more of the bugs. There are so many people that have decided to jump on the Windows 10 bandwagon, only to discover that there are still a lot of missing drivers, and lots of bugs, and then when they decide to go back to Windows 7 or 8.1, they suddenly have major problems.

I do not have a second computer. If this one has a problem, I have to fix it to get it back online. And right now, running Windows 8.1, it is completely stable. I intend to keep it that way.

 

[John_117]

you get a big performance boost in windows 10, the sound engine is awesome....and with a couple of stardock programs you can make it work more like windows 7 and get a real start menu. the drawbacks are loss of some control and the os always talks to Microsoft (I'm working on a program to stop this) and it will pop pirated software.

cheers dude just wondering what cool and interesting answers had for me

 

[John_117]

Upgrade to Windows ME, it will last 10 yearz I swaer

cheers dude just wondering what cool and interesting answers had for me

 

[Connor_4]

The fact that its not windows 8, is good enough for anyone! It has worked Really well for me!

 

[4745454b]

In addition to DX12, I'm also excited about larger ram support with Win10. My copy of win7 home only supports up to 16GBs. This was fine back when I installed 7 and even today is fine. But back when I started using 7 4GBs was good, 8GBs was high end. (I have 16GBs installed in my machine because I wanted to use VMs.) We are now at the point however where 8GBs is the sweet spot, with 16GBs being high end. How much longer will 16GBs be "too much" and the new requirement? By upgrading to 10 I won't have to worry about that again.

There is also the integration that are talking about between all the versions of windows. I've read some neat ideas about sharing and finding between 10 on your desktop, phone, and Xbox One. I've read rumors about running a game on your desktop/One, and streaming it to your phone and you play it like you would with an Nvidia shield. This stuff might not be for everyone, but it shows MS thinking forward.

 

[BrandonYoung]

I really liked Windows 10 initially, even if it did seem incomplete, unpolished, and was oddly buggy. It has some privacy issues you should investigate before you decide to use it. It also seemed like it was doing a lot of mystery Internet traffic beyond updates every time my computer went idle, which was a big concern for me being on metered (satellite) Internet.

I currently use and enjoy Linux Mint 17.2 for everything except Diablo 3, for that I have Windows 8.1 installed on a small partition so i can destroy the minions of hell when the urge arises.