The MS Windows 10 upgrade experience thread.

[John Marsh]

MG23:

Microsoft is self-destructing in front of our eyes. They've tried giving Windows 10 away, and can't even manage that, because, while it may be an improvement over Windows 8, those who still have Windows 7 are happy with it and see no reason to downgrade.

Quite. I find 7 to be less convenient than XP, but definitely preferable to 10. 'Downgrade' is spot on.

I am a little stunned at the extent of the data farming embedded in Windows 10. I went through the customizing options during initial setup, then went through all the nooks & crannies in the OS when running. Still finding more: I took care of 'Edge' today.

I don't like the idea of any searches being monitored and reported to M$. This includes looking for my own documents, on my own PC. Nor do I like the way the tiles automatically go online.

A valuable tool is TCPView, a free utility that shows what processes are connected to where, in the PC and online.

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/...s/tcpview.aspx

Use it even when you think you've killed all the spying apps!