Win10 more geared to the long-term Windows users and geeks than the average/casual user?

[Rafael Mestdag]

After using Windows 10 for quite a while now, alternating between it and Windows 7, basically, I've found that Windows 10's settings in particular are a bit too dificult to use if you're not a geek or at the very least a long-term Windows user.

The settings are hard to find, confusing and repetitive.

Is it just me or would an improved version of Windows 7 have been a better option?

 

[canadianvice]

After using Windows 10 for quite a while now, alternating between it and Windows 7, basically, I've found that Windows 10's settings in particular are a bit too dificult to use if you're not a geek or at the very least a long-term Windows user.

The settings are hard to find, confusing and repetitive.

Is it just me or would an improved version of Windows 7 have been a better option?

So:

- Sort of? There's a lot of redundancy because MS is slowly working to move all settings into the settings app and remove CP. CP is basically just there for legacy. However, I still don't find the settings too hard to find.

- RE: Win7. Yes, but MS does not care what we think. Win 10 has much better monetization potential for them, and more control, along with forcing a single, unified platform, so it's better for their interests, if not ours. Being a near-monopoly, they don't much have to worry about people switching.

I personally think Windows 7 was basically the holy grail of operating systems. Win 10 adds a lot of neat features I wouldn't mind seeing, but the overall experience just isn't there.

 

[Colif]

latest build seems to force all hard core users to use the new settings menus as they have hidden control panel and made all the short cuts in the windows 10 button right click menu go to settings and not control panel.

So they trying to make settings the place to go but there still are plenty of windows that still date back to the control panel experience, like Disk management. Its a work in progress and some of it is to do with backwards compatibility with older programs expecting CP to be there.

other than settings, win 10 is more or less the same as 7 was, I only notice difference in a few places. Its slightly easier to fix if it all falls apart too.,

also, most casual users may not even know settings exists, I know my mum doesn't

 

[CountMike]

I went thru many OSs since the beginning of PC era and before to be distracted by some GUI. Anybody complaining about Windows and it's GUI should go work on Unix for a while. Modern OS with GUI would be milk and honey comparing to console based ones.

 

[canadianvice]

I went thru many OSs since the beginning of PC era and before to be distracted by some GUI. Anybody complaining about Windows and it's GUI should go work on Unix for a while. Modern OS with GUI would be milk and honey comparing to console based ones.

"You cannot be hungry because African children are starving"

 

[CountMike]

Uncle Pierre said that ?