10 on 8? No. 7 on 8? Maybe. Why not just use 10? 8.1 lost driver support (AMD and Nvidia) and now that 7 has lost MS support driver and support will slowly die off leaving you with no options.
@mangaman
Well, looks like you don't have much of an option here. Just install Windows 10 and call it a day. You'll generally get a more stable performance with Windows 10 anyway, meaning less of a chance of experiencing any stuttering.
Mostly because 8.1 is still working fine for me. I really don't want to upgrade to 10 yet, because 1( I like to control my updates and 2( I don't want to deal with driver/application issues if something goes wrong in the upgrade process. I might upgrade in the future, but right now I just want to know if the drivers can work on 8.1.
I can do a fresh install, but that is too time consuming and tedious.
Mostly because 8.1 is still working fine for me. I really don't want to upgrade to 10 yet, because 1( I like to control my updates and 2( I don't want to deal with driver/application issues if something goes wrong in the upgrade process. I might upgrade in the future, but right now I just want to know if the drivers can work on 8.1.
I can do a fresh install, but that is too time consuming and tedious.
either you have never used windows 10 or only used a very early build of it. MS has given more control over updates since the first version of windows 10. stop being so closed minded.
I have used 10 on my laptop. Yes you can pause updates and schedule them, but you cannot individually pick which one's to choose from. 7 and 8 allows users to pick what updates they want, but 10 does not let users pick and choose. Sometimes updates can mess with drivers and programs and knowing Microsoft, some of those updates aren't always perfect. Is 10 a good OS? Yes it is. Is it perfect? No, but it can be improved on.
so you are saying you are one of the few that think's windows 8 is a more perfect OS then 10? cool
Never said that. 10 is good in it's own way, same with 8.1. If you have nothing to contribute to the conversation, then don't say anything at all.
I have used 10 on my laptop. Yes you can pause updates and schedule them, but you cannot individually pick which one's to choose from. 7 and 8 allows users to pick what updates they want, but 10 does not let users pick and choose. Sometimes updates can mess with drivers and programs and knowing Microsoft, some of those updates aren't always perfect. Is 10 a good OS? Yes it is. Is it perfect? No, but it can be improved on.
Well if you are concerned with what does and does not get updated, then get the windows 10 pro version. Last I heard you get more control over updates.
Hmmm, I do have pro, but I can only pause updates and choose when to install them on my laptop. I have version 1909, but I can't individually choose what to install and what to ignore like in 7 and 8. Am I missing something?
I have used 10 on my laptop. Yes you can pause updates and schedule them, but you cannot individually pick which one's to choose from. 7 and 8 allows users to pick what updates they want, but 10 does not let users pick and choose. Sometimes updates can mess with drivers and programs and knowing Microsoft, some of those updates aren't always perfect. Is 10 a good OS? Yes it is. Is it perfect? No, but it can be improved on.