hippiedude
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I only use windows 7 or Zorin, windows 10 is the pits
Type "activation" in the Cortana box and follow the prompts to upgrade. All you need is to have, or buy, a Pro product code. No need to do a full re-install.Still trying to figure out how to upgrade my Acer desktop to Pro ... it came bundled with the standard Home package. Wouldn't mind getting BitLocker to work on that machine, and that only works with Pro, but not sure it's worth a full re-install
Reading the results, I'm surprising that over half of respondents are using Win 10 at work. For those of you that responded that way, do any of you work for a large company with its own IT department? Most corporate IT departments that I'm familiar with are sticking with Windows 7 for the time being.
I know, I think Bill Gates is trying to talk to me through my computer right now!If the day ever comes I can no longer use Win 7 I will swing everything over to my Linux box. I've worked in the computer field starting in 1979 and retired a few years ago as a free lance troubleshooter flying all around the country for Fortune 500 companies. I have worked with, and troubleshot, every version of Windows ever sold. Having said all that I wouldn't touch Win 10 with a stick. For you folks concerned with protecting your privacy and think you have turned off all the privacy concerns within Win 10 the only thing I can say is you only think you have turned it all off. What you have done is turn off everything they told you about, and nothing more. MS didn't give away their newest iteration out of the goodness of their heart so ask yourself, what's in it for them? Think about it.
So do you know something specific about privacy you can share or is it an assumption? If it is that is not saying it isn't true, likely it is but I do like specifics..If the day ever comes I can no longer use Win 7 I will swing everything over to my Linux box. I've worked in the computer field starting in 1979 and retired a few years ago as a free lance troubleshooter flying all around the country for Fortune 500 companies. I have worked with, and troubleshot, every version of Windows ever sold. Having said all that I wouldn't touch Win 10 with a stick. For you folks concerned with protecting your privacy and think you have turned off all the privacy concerns within Win 10 the only thing I can say is you only think you have turned it all off. What you have done is turn off everything they told you about, and nothing more. MS didn't give away their newest iteration out of the goodness of their heart so ask yourself, what's in it for them? Think about it.
botrytis so are there still updates for win7 that we can get or is it shut down...I was not sure as I disconnected my win 7 stuff thinking they or thought it was over for window 7?Well, general updates for Win 7 have stopped and only is getting security updates. When 2020 hits, Win 7 is dead.
People that are all up in arms about Win 10 probably also have cell phones and they report MORE than Win 10. Also, Win 7 also reports back, so does win 8.1 and OS X, it is just that MS decided to tell you WHAT they are collecting and that you can turn it off in Win 10. You can't in the others.
Good thing I use AMD in those ones 6 cpu and quad...I built the 6 cpu in 2012 just plugged it in two months ago! Oh, well I like vintage! ha ha haOnly major security updates. Most people have Intel CPU's and those have a huge hole. I would more worry about that (I have several myself).
https://arstechnica.com/security/20...-in-intel-chips-is-worse-than-anyone-thought/