Anyone upgrade to Windows 10 yet? I was all set to until I read that you cannot choose whether to install Windows updates or not - they are all mandatory and pushed by Microsoft, even if one is found to cause a problem or unrecoverable system crash. So say you have a problem after an update and you need to repair the OS - as soon as you get it working again Microsoft will come along and push the same bad update!
I also have a colleague who was told by Sony not to update his laptop at all, because Microsoft didn't have drivers for everything on it yet, and it's not even a new machine - IIRC it's gotta be at least a year old!
So, anyway, I downloaded 10 and installed to a virtual environment (Oracle VirtualBox) over the top of my Windows 7 instead of installing it as an update. I quite like it - much better than Windows 8 (which I hate with a passion!).
Cortana is fun, if not a bit gimmicky. Though I'm a bit disappointed that you have to physically activate the microphone each time you want to talk with her - it doesn't show it that way on the TV commercials. Maybe I'm missing something?
I also have a colleague who was told by Sony not to update his laptop at all, because Microsoft didn't have drivers for everything on it yet, and it's not even a new machine - IIRC it's gotta be at least a year old!
So, anyway, I downloaded 10 and installed to a virtual environment (Oracle VirtualBox) over the top of my Windows 7 instead of installing it as an update. I quite like it - much better than Windows 8 (which I hate with a passion!).
Cortana is fun, if not a bit gimmicky. Though I'm a bit disappointed that you have to physically activate the microphone each time you want to talk with her - it doesn't show it that way on the TV commercials. Maybe I'm missing something?