It has been several months now that Windows 10 has been on the market. \u00a0Most PCs that you buy today in stores are going to no longer come with Windows 8.1 with the free upgrade, but with Windows 10 pre-installed.<\/p>\n
PCMDX has been working with several Windows 10 computers, including laptops, tablets, and workstations.<\/p>\n
Based on what we’ve learned, our recommendation at this time is as follows:<\/p>\n
If you have Windows 7, stay there.<\/strong> \u00a0You don’t need to upgrade just yet, and some programs (now also known as “Apps” or “Applications”) may not work in Windows 10, even though they do work in Windows 7 or 8. \u00a0Many vendors who’s programs don’t work on Windows 10 simply state that they don’t support it, therefore if it doesn’t work, they can’t help you.<\/p>\n Windows 10 has a “revert back to previous OS” feature.<\/a> \u00a0You only have 30 days from the upgrade to rollback, and \u00a0 many users claim that this feature does not work when they try it. \u00a0We’ve also found it not to work on PCs that we’ve attempted a rollback on.<\/p>\n If you have Windows 8, read on. \u00a0<\/strong>In our opinion, Windows 10 is a clear upgrade to Windows 8. \u00a0It’s really a cross between all that’s good about Windows 7 and Windows 8. \u00a0The most asked for feature is back, the Start menu, but it will take some time to get used to, with some of the changes. \u00a0If you’re running programs on Windows 8, you may have a problem running them on Windows 10 if the program vendor has not released an update.<\/p>\n Our biggest issue with Windows 10 is the lack of controlling Windows Updates (WU)\u00a0without going into some complex settings<\/a>. \u00a0With previous versions of Windows, you were given several options when it came to WU. \u00a0You could turn WU\u00a0off altogether (not recommended). \u00a0You could be notified of WU\u00a0being available, but not download and install them until you’re ready. \u00a0You could download them and be notified when they are ready to be installed. \u00a0Or you could simply let Windows download and install WU.<\/p>\n Windows 10 doesn’t give you these options. \u00a0It simply updates on its own. \u00a0Because it may require a reboot, it might give you an option to delay the reboot process if you’re currently working on something. \u00a0But it will eventually reboot on its own.<\/p>\n We have a problem with this, and hopefully Microsoft will address it by going back to giving the user options. \u00a0The reason we have a problem with this is because every once in a while, Microsoft will release an update that will negatively affect a PC<\/a>. \u00a0This has happened numerous times in the past two years. \u00a0When updates are set to Automatically Download and Install Windows Updates, if the update is bad, the user will find that their PC might not function properly. \u00a0The user then has to find a way to correct the issue. \u00a0Usually Microsoft will withdraw the update within a few hours of it’s release.<\/p>\n Windows Updates are release on the second Tuesday of the month (which is referred to as “Patch Tuesday”). \u00a0If there’s a critical update that needs to be installed, Microsoft will release it as needed, but that’s rare. \u00a0On Patch Tuesday, all computers set to Automatically Update, will do so, usually around 3am. \u00a0By 9am, if there’s a bad update, Microsoft will pull it, but it can take as long as the rest of the day.<\/p>\n We recommend setting your Windows Update settings to Notify but Don’t Download Updates. picking a day AFTER Patch Tuesday to do your updates, like the second Saturday. \u00a0Then download and install the WU. \u00a0This will give Microsoft time to remove the bad updates.<\/p>\n So, to summarize, we suggest waiting on Windows 10. \u00a0If you do decide to do the upgrade, do so knowing that you may not be able to go back unless you do a fresh install of the previous operating system, which wipes out all of your settings, programs and data. \u00a0Also, you may want to follow the instructions on doing a custom setup of Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n We’re still in the first year of Windows 10, so many features of the OS have still to be discovered. \u00a0Check back often for Update 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It has been several months now that Windows 10 has been on the market. \u00a0Most PCs that you buy today in stores are going to no longer come with Windows 8.1 with the free upgrade, but with Windows 10 pre-installed. 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