Windows 10 Upgrade???

Hey! So, I am currently running my PC with Windows 7, and am debating the upgrade. I am ready for it, but I want to hear other people's opinions. I would have to upgrade soon anyway, but I want to see what you all say.

 

Personally, I range from neutral to hating it. I switched from Windows 7 to 10, and found that several useful shortcuts seem to be missing.

Like right clicking on a picture, then preview it with the photo viewer. It is nice for just looking at pictures. Now you can either open it with a photo editor, or use Open With to view pictures. It was a small feature, but a useful one.

I am also not a fan of the start menu for 8 or 10 on a desktop. I liked the ease of access that was available in the Windows 7 start menu for some programs. Like pinning Word allowed you to open some of your previous documents from the start menu. This isn't a horrible issue due to Classic Shell, it makes the start menu work like the one from Windows 7.

Their new browser, Edge, lacks the ability to pin frequent web sites in the right click menu. Every other browser and such has that functionality. So, the solution for that is just to use some other browser. You could say that Microsoft lost their Edge. :-D

It can also be a royal pain because they made being an admin a bit of a pain. For instance, they may the Documents folder read only on my computer. I tried changing that, but it wouldn't let me. This was a problem because several of my games had save files and such that defaulted to this folder. I eventually found a solution that worked, but it was more trouble than it should have been.

I also updated my Surface Pro tablet to 10, and it just doesn't work well. You would figure that the new OS from Microsoft would work well with a tablet from Microsoft. Nope, it actually has several drivers that just are not working. It also looks ugly, compared to Windows 8.1. The UI with 8.1 was smooth, and the skins made it easy on the eyes. Now it just is not pleasant to look at.

Generally, the who OS seems like it was made by a group of engineers, for a group; of engineers. Or at least a group of engineers trying to think about what the average person would like, and failing. Of course, this is just my opinion, take it with a grain of salt.

All of that said, it is a free update, which works. It is less painful than Linux, so that is a plus. Plus, you get Cortana (and eventually Hello). The main reasons to upgrade are because it is free, if you don't want to lose update support, or simply because you are curious.You can try it, and go back if you don't like it. I can be a bit nit-picky, so I don't know if my concerns would be yours. The only reason not to try it is because it actually would cost you money, otherwise, there is really nothing to lose.

 

There might be hope. http://lifehacker.com/get-windows-media-center-running-on-windows-10-with-a-f-1729919907

 

Anyone find any issues with 3d printing or modeling software with windows 10?

 

I caved and upgraded.

It seems to be snappy and more fluid, especially in some games as my graphics card (GTX 970) supports DX12. I do not notice too much of a difference in Google Chrome, my browser. I used Spybot Anti-Beacon to get rid of microsoft's spying.

There is 3D modeling software and a 3D printer interface native in 10, 3D builder. Even though it is extremely hard to get used to navigating. I have not tried it.

Cura's latest version works, and Autodesk applications work. I have noticed a bit of faster generating times with the slicer, but they have always been fast because of my 6 core 12 thread Xeon.

That is another thing, the OS seems to be able to manage your hardware a lot better. Hardware acceleration actually works really well now.

What I hate? The windows store and modern apps. They feel horrible to use and clunky compared to regular desktop apps. I also miss Aero, loved it in 7. I also hate the "metro" look.