Windows 10 being offered to me for free from Microsoft, should I do it?

[vSyNd1c4t3]

Hey guys, I recently had to reinstall windows on my desktop, I've had windows 7 Ultimate for a long while now, but today I noticed windows is giving me the option to upgrade to windows 10 for free.

 

Should I do it?

 

Pros/Cons?

 

Does it keep all of my current programs and drivers I have installed, or do I have to reinstall all of them?

 

[Altecice]

Yes, all Windows 10 compatible programs will be left alone. Some may be uninstalled but your personal files wont be affected.

--- Just make sure not to use the default settings to disable some stuff you dont want, other than that the rest of the information Windows collects about your PC is for diagnostic reasons only. The only time it will take personal information is if it asks you OR you start using Cortana. Dont go running any silly "privacy programs" to disable random bits of registry. ---

[thekeemo]

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I would do it

[MadyTehWolfie]

I havent had any issues on all my pc's and installing it on my friends pc. WIn 10 is great!

[stealth80]

Do it, I didn't mind 8.1 to be honest. 10 is massive improvement on 8 and if you're a gamer, Direct X 12 is exclusive to win 10

[STRMfrmXMN]

Well, although this is jumping to conclusions, nobody legitimately paid for an Ultimate copy of Windows so I would assume its pirated, meaning that an upgrade will give you a legitimate copy, but let's brush past that because I'm not going to make assumptions.

Pros: support for longer than 7 will have it

Stuff to take advantage of modern hardware that 7 might not be able to

It's free until July so think on your feet

Probably some other reasons. Task Manager comes to mind.

Cons: it basically watches you shower so there's that

[NeatSquidYT]

The way I see it, if you disable desktop composition often, don't do it. If you don't, just do it.

[NeatSquidYT]

Cons: it basically watches you shower so there's that

https://www.safer-networking.org/spybot-anti-beacon/

[AstrophysicalComputing]

I'd stay with Windows 7 and just get a theme on the puppy to look so smexy. Tho , if you start download , youll get a free cookie from Microsoft.

[DevilishBooster]

If you wanna play DX12 games you kinda have to.  The only cons are certain driver supports+random crashing.

OMG, the random crashing is real. My computer will just randomly reboot itself and there is never any kind of error message or anything. Thankfully I've only had one BSOD, and that was a couple days after I upgraded, before I was able to make sure all my drivers were updated.

[Cythraul]

Your files won't be affected and personally i've begun to adapt to the Windows 10 layout and it's very...visually pleasing! And from my experience it's a very performance-based OS. So I recommend you go for it! and as others mentioned DirectX 12 will be available to you when you do.

If there is for any kind of reason that you want to downgrade I believe it keeps your old OS in a folder called Windows.old, however I think that maybe just drivers and stuff? I'm not positive on that one. Someone can quote me on that one!

[EvilLemur]

Windows 10 has not once crashed on me even since day one that i got into the beta program, so i dont know anything about that. but i enjoy it way better than windows 7 and if anything you can always restore your pc back to windows 7 if you keep the windows.old folder left on your hdd.

[AstrophysicalComputing]

Well, although this is jumping to conclusions, nobody legitimately paid for an Ultimate copy of Windows so I would assume its pirated, meaning that an upgrade will give you a legitimate copy, but let's brush past that because I'm not going to make assumptions.

Pros: support for longer than 7 will have it

Stuff to take advantage of modern hardware that 7 might not be able to

It's free until July so think on your feet

Probably some other reasons. Task Manager comes to mind.

Cons: it basically watches you shower so there's that

Why can't he just get Windows 2000. Graphics on that is better than anything, Get some DOOM play and enjoy the monsters

[themctipers]

Hey guys, I recently had to reinstall windows on my desktop, I've had windows 7 Ultimate for a long while now, but today I noticed windows is giving me the option to upgrade to windows 10 for free.

 

Should I do it?

 

Pros/Cons?

 

Does it keep all of my current programs and drivers I have installed, or do I have to reinstall all of them?

 

JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vSyNd1c4t3]

If you wanna play DX12 games you kinda have to.  The only cons are certain driver supports+random crashing.

kk, so I may have to get some different drivers installed. good to know.

 

Yes, all Windows 10 compatible programs will be left alone. Some may be uninstalled but your personal files wont be affected.

This was my biggest concern, will the programs stay and not be effected.

 

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I would do it

Oh nice, yea it told me that all my apps are supported.

 

I havent had any issues on all my pc's and installing it on my friends pc. WIn 10 is great!

Sounds good, sounds good.

 

Do it, I didn't mind 8.1 to be honest. 10 is massive improvement on 8 and if you're a gamer, Direct X 12 is exclusive to win 10

Direct X 12 support will be nice, so that's a big reason to do it.

 

Well, although this is jumping to conclusions, nobody legitimately paid for an Ultimate copy of Windows so I would assume its pirated, meaning that an upgrade will give you a legitimate copy, but let's brush past that because I'm not going to make assumptions.

Pros: support for longer than 7 will have it

Stuff to take advantage of modern hardware that 7 might not be able to

It's free until July so think on your feet

Probably some other reasons. Task Manager comes to mind.

Cons: it basically watches you shower so there's that

Mmhmm, I heard on Tek Syndicate, that they watch you like a hawk. I mean, I'm not doing anything crazy, but still...

 

The way I see it, if you disable desktop composition often, don't do it. If you don't, just do it.

 

OMG, the random crashing is real. My computer will just randomly reboot itself and there is never any kind of error message or anything. Thankfully I've only had one BSOD, and that was a couple days after I upgraded, before I was able to make sure all my drivers were updated.

Sounds like I will have to make sure some drivers are updated. Probably not that big of a deal.

 

Your files won't be affected and personally i've begun to adapt to the Windows 10 layout and it's very...visually pleasing! And from my experience it's a very performance-based OS. So I recommend you go for it! and as others mentioned DirectX 12 will be available to you when you do.

If there is for any kind of reason that you want to downgrade I believe it keeps your old OS in a folder called Windows.old, however I think that maybe just drivers and stuff? I'm not positive on that one. Someone can quote me on that one!

Yea, I'd probably delete that windows.old to save space on my SSD.

 

Windows 10 has not once crashed on me even since day one that i got into the beta program, so i dont know anything about that. but i enjoy it way better than windows 7 and if anything you can always restore your pc back to windows 7 if you keep the windows.old folder left on your hdd.

Yea, heard the restore process is easy. hmm.

 

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Well guys I'm gonna go for it, thanks for the responses, it really helped my decision.

[skyress3000]

I would get Win10, unless you have issues with its "spying"

[DevilishBooster]

I would get Win10, unless you have issues with its "spying"

I was initially against it because of the lack of privacy, but then I remembered that the government lost all my personal information (like, pretty much every detail about me ever) to hackers back in Sept, so some assholes out in the world already have more information about me than MS could ever collect, so I thought, "Meh, what the hell, let's upgrade...."

[DevilishBooster]

I get it every once in awhile, and at first I thought it was my OC.  Turned off the OC, and still the same thing.  Read the crash report, and it wasn't even related to an OC.

Where are you pulling crash reports from? Because I can't seem to find any, and I want to know why computer is randomly restarting.

[DevilishBooster]

Right click on the window icon then click on control panel.  From there go into admin tools, and then go into component services.  Under event viewer go to windows logs, and under that, if you click the arrow thing next to it there will be stuff like application, security, system, and other logs.  Check your system and app logs.

Thanks.   I'll have to try it the next time it reboots itself.