sooz06 wrote:
Sid, I've pretty much decided I'm sticking with Win7 for the foreseeable future ~ I know Win7 and I like it ~ I know if I hated Win10 I could switch back within 31 days of "upgrading", but I don't want to go thru the problems and frustrations that Jabra and others did/are ~
Sooooo to help me finalize my decision, what new features does Win10 have [beyond a touch screen, which I do not have or want] ~ and, more importantly, do you use the new features?
Sooz
There's a long list of new features primarily surrounding functionality. A Win 10 PC can integrate with any other Win 10 device, including phones and phone apps. What I like most about it is that it runs practically any program, even programs I've had since Win 95! I'm running a scanner that I've had since 2002 that can do things I can't find on other scanners. It wouldn't run in Win 7 or 8 but it works flawlessly in Win 10. The interface is clean - file searching is quick (which comes in handy when you have a big 2T drive). I have it on both machines and when you do upgrades, you can set them to be picked up from each other rather than downloading them twice. So, if I do updates on the PC, when I open the laptop, most of the updates come over my network from the PC rather than the MS server. One of the main things I like about Win 10 is that it's the last OS for MS. As hardware develops the OS will be adapted but will still maintain its backwards compatibility.
As for layout... it's virtually the same as Win 7. If you know your way around Win 7, you will transition easily to Win 10.
Then there's Cortana... I shut it off. That's all I'll say about it. I find the concept repugnant.