Looking at upgrading my windows on my PC. Working out should I stick with 7, or go to 8 or 10? Without going into to much detail, it's a PC with 2 monitors. I mainly use it for work and games (mainly sim and tycoon style ones), not heavy on graphics. My PC is 2 years old, so I'm not upgrading.
Thanks.
10, in these days it is critical OS and apps are up to date with security patches
Windows 7 is still updated and receives security patches.
"Extended support is still ongoing until January 14, 2020. That’s the date Microsoft will stop issuing new security updates for Windows 7."
not very long
I dont believe that 2020 is at all realistic. I know many companies who had just finished multi million dollar Win7 upgrades across hundreds if not thousands of PCs and they want their investments to last more than three years.
I bet Microsoft suddenly extends support past 2020.
@tonyjzx: For corporations, yes. They are still supporting XP for very large enterprise… but those patches don't make it to everyone else even though they are out there
nobody will tell you to use 8
I haven't used 10 that much but prefer 7 so will likely continue to use that as long as they keep pushing out updates.
gee 8 is much better than 7.
i have used all version of windows from win 3.11, 95, 98, XP, winme, vista, 7, 8, 10.
ten is the best, second is xp and 8.
95 and vista are the worst.
microsoft always makes one crap OS in between every ok OS.
3.11 was good, 95 was bad, 98 was good, me was bad (that was the end of the dos based systems). xp was good, vista was bad, 7 was ok, 8 was bad, 10 is ok
It actually doesn't matter all that much, roughly 70 percent of what you daily do is via a web browser and the other 30 percent of the time you'll be either running Office, playing games on Steam, watching movies etc. Whether you pick W7 or W10, is probably of little consequence for a lot of people.
But for the sake of security, it's always better to have the latest and greatest operating system. Plus, I actually like Windows 10's features… they're bringing in new features with the Windows 10 Creators Update.. you won't see feature updates in Windows 7 anymore.
windows 10 definitely the best fastest and great all around OS
Should've added a poll. Windows 10 gets a vote from me. Both Win7 and Win10 are perfectly functional, so it comes down to feature choice.
Stick with 7 for now. There is no real reason to upgrade as 10 will not add anything to your experience. Save your $100 for the next eneloop sale :)
If you want a bit of a speed boost you can always do a clean install of 7.
FYI it doesn't cost anything to upgrade to Windows 7, the Assistive technologies loophole still exists.
FYI it doesn't cost anything to upgrade to Windows 7, the Assistive technologies loophole still exists."
correction "cost anything to upgrade FROM Windows 7" to windows 10 i assume
Is that still going? Must be a deliberate oversight on microsoft's part. They obviously know about it but are just leaving it there for people who are keen enough to use it.
If it's free then there is no loss either way. Just try and do a clean install after the upgrade. Many people (including myself) have had annoying issues that occur after the upgrade that are apparently less of an issue after a clean install.
There is no real reason to upgrade as 10 will not add anything to your experience.
Incorrect: Windows 7 cannot run DirectX 12.
Also Windows 10 is noticeably faster than Windows 7 in general use and pisses all over it for certain things such as boot times.
Windows 10 since you play games and Windows 7 cannot run DirectX 12. It's also faster.
Although some users, including myself, have been having major issues with it.
Windows 10 updating is intrusive for me. I sometimes use mobile broadband and a 1 g update would wipe my data. Until 10 allows better control of the update cycle I will not be using it. Data in Australia is expensive. There is probably a way to turn off update but I should not have to fiddle with this stuff. 7 generally allows more control, it is my preference.
Interesting there is an option in Win10 to stop updates over metered connections, which on my laptop is on by default
10
Windows 10 is significantly better at handling multiple monitors.
Including major fixed to allow different monitors such as laptop screen and full size screen combo
I was having all sorts of issues with Win7 and was due for a clean re-install but didn't really have time to do the critical business apps I run. I opted just to upgrade to Win10 and have been very pleased with the upgrade. All the previous issues I had were resolved.
The only downside is the automatic updates. I used to be able to specify which and when updates were applied. W10, just does this automatically now. With the lastest update it allows you to specify work hours so that it will not update/reboot during a 12 hours window BUT my apps need to run 24x5 mon-fri. I've since found a registry work around, but it will only be a matter of time before one of the updates overwrites the changes I made. Overall its been a good move.
windows 10. more secure and user friendly
If you use Windows Media Center (ie. with a TV tuner), I would suggest sticking with Win7. Windows Media Center is:
- Included in Windows 7,
- An optional extra (ie. was an additional, "separately paid for" feature) in Windows 8/8.1, and,
- Has been removed from Windows 10.
Also, if you're concerned about "Telemetry", I understand that Win 10 has it built-in to the base O/S, whereas Win 7 & 8/8.1 both have telemetry implemented via Windows Updates. So, it you want to put in the time and effort to research the updates, you can manually manage the installation of only the non-telemetry updates.
(Google "windows telemetry updates" for more info on this.)
Good luck.
Can we still upgrade to 10 for free, fellow ozbargs?
a cursory google search with the keywords "upgrade to windows 10 after 29 july" will bring you many, many answers.
but in case you are lazy:
In the event your computer doesn't work with W10, you can still rollback so long as you haven't deleted the leftover files after the upgrade. Your computer keeps the old system files just in case, for 10 days before it's cleaned up automatically (or unless you mistakenly delete it yourself).
going forward it has to be 10
win7 is only useful if you're sure you're never going to use Win10 features or you have compatibility issues or you have h/w that's not supported