Windows 10: Microsoft Official Confirms “Windows 10 Is the Last Version of Windows

That depends totally on hardware.

 

Yeppers! See I used to sound like Gary, but that was because I had a weak video card. But on a capable system, Aero and Glass fly. And that includes Vista, which smokes on my system. And remember that Windows 8x and 10 Previews DO HAVE Aero. Just glass effects are disabled.

 

I personally have absolutely no interest in a subscription plan for Windows or Office. If I wasn't an MVP I'd still be running Windows 7 and Office 2007 on my desktop PC. My laptop came with Windows 8 so its running 8.1 currently. I'd love to have a look see at Office 2016 Preview but I'm not setting up an office 365 subscription just to do it. I'm just not. I also have no use for One Drive, not at present anyway. I'm a retired stay at home type so my needs are simple compared to some.

 

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You know that you can dual boot. Whs is a mvp but I think he triple boots.

 

What does dual booting have to do with what I said?

 

I do not have a weak Video card. It is a GeForce 750Ti, I also have an I7 960 Intel CPU @ 3.20 GHhz. Along with that 24GB of Corsair Memory. If you are trying to say that Vista was a real fast OS , I would have to disagree. What I should have posted is that Aero and Glass CAN slow your system down.

 

I'm saying that with capable hardware, a good video adapter, and the appropriate amount of RAM, Vista with SP2 (especially if you source the x64 build with SP2 built right in) works just as well as "7". I know that 7 runs better than Vista in 1 GB of RAM, but that hardly qualifies as appropriate for either system. A lot of the Vista "gotchas" have long been fixed.

I get that meant to say "can" have slow downs. I would think that with the system specs you've posted, you'd have no Aero based slow downs. Sounds like a terrific box you have. *Smile

 

I agree

 

Areo slow things down? I have used Areo themes myself on windows 7 low end system look at my specs but didn't see any slow downs.

 

Sorry, I have to correct that. I never double or triple booted. My three main host systems are Windows 7 and I run W8.1, W10TP and 4 Linux systems in virtual under VMware Player. Those also run on my four W8.1 PCs when needed.

 

Sorry, thought you did at one time.

 

All of my stand-alone trial setups of Win 10 (as opposed to VM installations) have been as upgrades over Win 8.1, so I just mount the ISO and go from there. So far, most setups have been trouble-free (looks around for some timber to knock upon... ).


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