WHY UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 10?

[shadowharren]

As I asked in the title, why should I upgrade to Windows 10? I've been running Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate since it came out. I haven't had any problems other than the occasional graphics driver messing up. I have a list of games that I like playing, mostly World of Warcarft. What functionality would I get from WIndows 10. I'm honestly just looking for feedback before I install. I don't wanna waste my time for an extra 4 fps. If there's a major topic of why to upgrade to 10. I don't have a PS4 or Xbox One. There's nothing on there that I can't play on my PC, or should I say, nothing on there that I care to play. This is a great community with awesome ideas. Maybe someone can convince me to upgrade. (Also, don't mention Cortana. I don't particularly like my computer talking back to me. lol.)

[TJ10]

The number one reason would be - Windows 7 is at the End of its life and will soon stop getting updates.

[KuJoe]

If Windows 7 works for you then stick with it. No need to upgrade unless you have a specific reason to or are looking to squeeze out every ounce of performance available from your PC.

[shadowharren]

Was there a date set for Win 7 getting cut off from updates?

[TheEpicDuck]

Universal windows apps (xbox games), vitural desktops, DirectX 12, Bash shell and the Epic october update are some of the reasons i upgraded.

[KuJoe]

Just now, MagnumOpus said:

The number one reason would be - Windows 7 is at the End of its life and will soon stop getting updates.

The OP still has another year to go before he has to make the switch, now is the worst time to switch to Windows 10 until they get the October 2018 update situation fixed.

[shadowharren]

So the best idea is to wait it out until they kill off Windows 7 like they did with XP?

[TheEpicDuck]

Just now, shadowharren said:

So the best idea is to wait it out until they kill off Windows 7 like they did with XP?

if it works for you i wouldn't rush it.

[Princess Luna]

You can do whatever you want, if you don't want to upgrade to Win 10 then just don't.

 

But for what is worth it, it is perfectly possible to make Win 10 behave and look pretty much identical to 7 in every single way, so I don't personally see a point in keeping Win7 over just editing the Win10 to be like it.

[shadowharren]

Awesome. I'll just keep it until I have no choice. I was watching a video on youtube from LTT that Linus was talking about Windows 10. I was just wondering if he missed some points.

[shadowharren]

Ooh. Do tell. Registry hacks and such?

[TetraSky]

If you're not planning to play the latest games that are exclusive to Windows 10 or play Directx12 games, just stay on Windows 7 for a while longer.

[LukeSavenije]

2 minutes ago, shadowharren said:

Ooh. Do tell. Registry hacks and such?

not needed. you can use programs like this for that

http://www.classicshell.net/

 

I made windows xp on my windows 10 pc with it

[Princess Luna]

7 minutes ago, shadowharren said:

Ooh. Do tell. Registry hacks and such?

Get Classic Shell for the start menu and revive old Windows Search Bar.

 

Then you can kill cortana for good by renaming its folder on that window of 2 seconds between killing its process and windows restarting it.

 

You can revive old windows photo viewer through registry yes, you can also delete groove music and replace all the defaults for Media Player Classic again.

 

You can work on the icons bar to look like the former Win 7 style, icon tray too, remove/disable the notification center altogether.

 

I mean I don't recall all I did to my windows out of the top of the head any more but literally if you take a single day to google how to do the stuff you want to do in order to make it behave and look like Win 7 you can to all extend.

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, Princess Cadence said:

Katana snip

Some people actually made pictures for it already, so no problems with that

[FadedCrown]

Don't you mean Windows 10 SE? (Spy Edition)

[shadowharren]

I'll take a look at it. Thank you all. Marking as answered and closing.

[KuJoe]

If you don't like the Windows 10 start menu then I recommend Start10 by Stardock. I don't personally use that one, but when I switched to Windows 8 the first app I purchased was Start8 and it made Windows 8 look and feel just like Windows 7 for me so I was able to use Windows 8 peacefully until 10 was released. You can pick Start10 up for $5 or you can take a look at the Humble Bundle to see if any of the other apps interest you to get a decent deal for only a few bucks more: https://www.humblebundle.com/software/stardock-software-bundle

[SolarNova]

Me personaly, im steering clear of W10 untill i have no choice but to upgrade.

 

To much work invovled to get W10 under control. A bunch of data collection to deactivate, UI mods, bloatware, and mods to regain control (to avoid the "nope u cant do that, nope u cant uninstall that,, nope u cant do that either" situations)

 

im sure W10 can be good, but its just so much easier to install W7, and just 'avoid' installing certian W7 updates that came out around the time of, and since, W10 released, so that you dont install data collection updates.

[KuJoe]

3 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

To much work invovled to get W10 under control.

They do have a stripped down version of Windows 10 with no data collection or bloatware, I haven't tried it myself but my co-worker swears by it.

[GoodBytes]

I don't understand why you re asking. If you want to disable everything and not use any new features from Windows 8/10 to make it looks like and feel like Windows 7, then why upgrade in the first place?

 

[FadedCrown]

2 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

I don't understand why you re asking. If you want to disable everything and not use any new features from Windows 8/10 to make it looks like and feel like Windows 7, then why upgrade in the first place?

 

Because Windows 7 is 9 years old and it's support is fading away.

[Ginbroki]

I still have Win 7 on my laptop, but my main rig uses 10. Was a pain to configure at first but once I was done it worked fine

[Radium_Angel]

2 hours ago, FadedCrown said:

Because Windows 7 is 9 years old and it's support is fading away.

I went with Windows 9 (yes, it's a thing) which is supported until 2023.

[GoodBytes]

14 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

I went with Windows 9 (yes, it's a thing) which is supported until 2023.

That is not a thing. Like Windows 97 isn't.

Hacked version of Windows is still a hacked version.