Windows 7 vs Windows 10??

[bkdroid13]

I am formatting my computer, I am struggling to decide on which windows to install.
Windows 10 does not ask user whether to install upadates or not.

Let me know your views on which to choose version of window.
 

[Uwe367]

No, it don´t asks you in Version 1809. In Version 1903 there are more Functions about the Updates but i don´t know but note that the Support for Win 7 ends in January 2020 and i don´t know how long Software will be devloped that runs on Win 7.
I use Win 10 from the beginning and i´m satisfied with it. It runs fast and stable, i even think that it runs faster than Win 7. Therefore there is only one option for me.. Win 10.

I used Win 7 for a long time and i thought about to change to Win 10 because 7 was running fast and stable. But the reasons above led me to conclude that it's better to switch.
But that´s only my opinion.

[RPC]

If you're the type of person who doesn't update more then a year or more anyway then the support ending is largely meaningless to you.

There will be more and more programs and games though that will require dependencies not found on Windows 7 which is ultimately what can make Windows Vista and XP hard to use in the current day. Though still more then possible and on many systems XP is still the better option depending on what the task for the computer is.

If you go windows 10 consider checking out the following tools to make life nicer:

 

O&O ShutUp10: Manage updates yourself by really disabling them until you want them and helps you manage your privacy settings. MS frequently turns anti-privacy settings back on after updates therefore it's good to remember you need to run it and check for changes after every update.

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

I'd recommend checking out O&O AppBuster from them as it is a far better and faster way to remove windows 10 pre-installed apps then windows Built in system.

Winaero Tweaker: Can help you get things back so they feel less messed up. Windows 10 dose quite a few horrible things to the interface by default which are easily fixed if you know how. Winaero tweaker makes it easier to do for everyone.

https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

 

OpenShell: Is currently IMO the best start menu you can get for windows 10.

https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu

 

I personally consider Windows 10 unusable by default. It feels over bearing and bloated with things and frequently hounds you keeping you from work.

 

My disclaimer: My work computer is windows 7. My web browsing computer is windows 10. My TV computer is Windows 10. My Gaming computer is Windows 10, my 3d printer Computer is XP. I find it takes about 1-3 hours to strip windows 10 down to a nice state after a fresh install and then 10-30mins after every update.

 

P/s for anyone who just wanders by this post through a search or something.

Newer hardware requires windows 10. Unless you are buying used or reformatting a pre-skylake system it is in most cases a waste of time to think about anything other then Windows 10 vs Linux (I like Manjaro BTW) as they are likely the only thing that is going to run on newer hardware.

[owlp]

4 hours ago, RPC said:

O&O ShutUp10: Manage updates yourself by really disabling them until you want them and helps you manage your privacy settings. MS frequently turns anti-privacy settings back on after updates therefore it's good to remember you need to run it and check for changes after every update.

https://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

I'd recommend checking out O&O AppBuster from them as it is a far better and faster way to remove windows 10 pre-installed apps then windows Built in system.

Winaero Tweaker: Can help you get things back so they feel less messed up. Windows 10 dose quite a few horrible things to the interface by default which are easily fixed if you know how. Winaero tweaker makes it easier to do for everyone.

https://winaero.com/comment.php?comment.news.1836

Really like this software-tip, even better, it's portable software.

[walt.farrell]

For an alternate perspective: I'm one of the Windows 10 users who considers it an improvement over Windows 7, and have been happily using it since it was released

(For a bit of historical info: I've been using personal computers since before DOS or Windows existed, and I've used computers running DOS, OS/2, Win95, Win7, Win10, and Linux, among others. So I've seen and used a lot of implementations. I would abandon Windows if all my software ran on Linux, but as it doesn't I remain primarily a Windows user, and a happy user of Win10.)