Re: Be thee careful - OT
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Chris in Tampa on 9/9/2015, 5:31 am
The Windows 10 model is going to be a little odd for businesses who don't like to upgrade quickly. I guess the operating system will become more stable over time and security updates might not be too disruptive to various programs and setups that businesses use. When a business has thousands of computers that would update automatically and it conflicts with something, you could have a lot of lost productivity. That's why businesses usually wait to upgrade while bugs are worked out, security improves and they have time to make sure the migration from one version to the next goes smoothly. (maybe businesses have more options on that) I guess the only thing you can do is defer new features for a few months time, but that doesn't impact security updates. (Settings > Update & security > Windows Update > Advanced options > Defer upgrades) You can also turn off updates to other Microsoft products. Since there are probably a lot of people still testing newer builds of Windows 10, hopefully most of the issues will get worked out before things get rolled out to everyone else.
I don't know what happens if you have a problem and then uninstall an update. (Advanced options > View your update history > Uninstall updates) Does it come back? I don't know.
What do you mean by you haven't registered it? I would recommend activating it, if you have not, even if you don't create a Microsoft account, which is needed to use the Windows Store. (You register your email when you create a Microsoft account.) Check to see if it is activated. (Settings > Update & security > Activation) You should make sure it is activated. There might be a problem if you do not. Windows 10 is only free if you upgrade in the first year from eligible computers. You have until July 29, 2016 to do that. I don't know if that means it needs to be activated by that date or if they just mean install it by that date. If Windows is not activated you might see something displayed on your Desktop that says you have not activated it. Creating a Microsoft account is not really needed unless you use the Windows Store. (If you use Games like Solitaire for example, you would need to create a Microsoft account to use the Windows Store version, although there is actually a way around that if you want the old Windows 7 games back. For everything else though you would need a Microsoft account for the Windows Store.)
I started using Windows 10 a few months before it became available and Edge was still being changed a lot then. It might be okay, but I prefer a browser that has been around for more time to work out the bugs. And more importantly, any security related issues, especially since you can't block ads and run independent software that helps you avoid bad sites.
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