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I have 2 pc's (desktop and notebook), both on Windows 7. What would I gain (or lose) by switching to Windows 10?
What happened to the Chromebook?phinds said:I just got my wife a brand new Windows 10 laptop
Something in it died and I found a great deal on a new laptop so she decided to go with that.ProfuselyQuarky said:What happened to the Chromebook?
I am under the impression that Windows 10 will be free until July 29. What does activation mean here?You can try Win 10 for free with a clean install (if you have a spare partition). You don't have to purchase Win 10 until you activate it. Until it's activated, some features are disabled, but I don't know which ones. There is/was no time limit on when you have to activate after installing (this may have changed).
Upgrading from Win 7 to Win 10 is free for a while longer, but if you want to dual boot Win 7 and Win 10 (which would be my case), you need to buy Win 10 (Win 7 is no longer sold). In this case, instead of an upgrade install, a clean install is done, and then you can decide if you want to buy and activate Win 10 after trying it out for a while.mathman said:I am under the impression that Windows 10 will be free until July 29. What does activation mean here?
ebos said:Bill Gates, and company moving into your home keeping a watchful eye on you.
mathman said:I had a short power interruption yesterday, so I had to restart the computer. Windows 10 took several minutes to start - much longer than my experience with Windows 7.
How?harborsparrow said:Instead, create a local account.
Okay ... 'pears to have already been done. Thankee.harborsparrow said:Search on Control Panel and open it. Click on User Accounts. Dig around in there and create a local account (make sure it is an Administrator) for yourself.
What are these "boot settings" supposed to be set to, or do they vary by computer, or whatever...?1oldman2 said:I highly recommend going into SysConfig and checking your boot settings...
Where can I see that... the bold part in your quote...?I noticed was once again the update has reset my system to boot with only one core running...
Yeah, I've been there before... if I see any thing that says Advanced, I click on it... I just love to Advance.[COLOR=#black]..[/COLOR]1oldman2 said:Hiya, Try this and let me know how it goes.
What is this "Anniversary update" deal... ?1oldman2 said:Just completed my "Anniversary update"...
I don't recognize that UAC window, my update was automatic. I would be suspicious. going to look into it then get back to you.OCR said:What is this "Anniversary update" deal... ?
I clicked it and got this...
Only one of them were two seaters!OCR said:Hang on!... just need to use the outhouse for a second, I'll be right back.[COLOR=#black]..[/COLOR]
Yeah, and updates are automatic... here's my last one.1oldman2 said:...one of the "free" installs from the past year ?
Security Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3172729)
Successfully installed on 8/9/2016
I was, that's why I didn't save it... that update will probably show up in a while, maybe ?I would be suspicious.
No, you're not! no, you can't be! implying that ... I have a big ass ? [COLOR=#black]..[/COLOR]Only one of them were two seaters!