To the Microsoft 10 users, How is the new windows 10? fast? efficient? secure?

Question

What are the goods and the bads?

Would you recommend?

Update:

What worries and confuses me is that its states, "Internet fees may apply"

what do they mean by that?

Answer 1

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Good. Yes. Yes. Yes.

See Below.

Yes.

Why Windows 10?

Start Menu

Continuum for tablet / desktop switching

Cortana - your personal assistant

Edge Browser (IE 11 is still installed if you need it for backwards compatibility)

Windows apps on the desktop

Improved built-in apps, e.g.

Mail, Maps, Calendar, Photos, News, Weather, Sports

Office apps now available from the Store

Improved Search capability - in the PC and across the web

Improved Settings app and control panel

Action Center / Notification Center

File Explorer improvements

Windows Store improvements

Phone Companion - Links your phone to the PC and other services.

Task View and multiple desktops - Task switcher

Windows snap to quickly enable multiple side-by-side windows

Automatic updates and continual improvements as Windows as a Service kicks in.

More secure and resilient

Scheduled restarts if a reboot is required

Improved Command Prompt window

DirectX 12 for better performance in games

Support app - find online tips or chat with Microsoft support online (everyone who upgrades to Windows 10 gets a free 15 minute support phone call to Microsoft).

Much easier for developers to port an application from iOS or Android to Windows.

Device Guard, which prevents applications from running unless they are recognised.

Windows Hello, for biometric authentication.

Secure Boot, which prevents malicious software from loading while a computer boots, thereby potentially compromising the operating system as soon as it starts.

Answer 2

I would recommend keeping the Windows version you are already running with infinitely fewer problems.

If you feel strongly about getting Win 10, I would wait until at least January, and even better, March. The upgrade will still be free and many of the bugs will have been worked out by then.

Answer 3

Many people have experienced problems after upgrading to W10. I would not upgrade a computer if its availability is important to you. If you can afford to have the computer potentially out of action until a fix is found or you roll back to the previous version, then go ahead and try it, but if you need to be sure of a continuous service from your computer either stick with the previous version for a while and maybe do not upgrade at all.