Windows 10: Should i get windows 10? These are some questions i have.

Absolutely agreed, Swarfega.

And yeah, I'm aware that Microsoft tracks certain things in Windows 10, but I consider it a helping hand, rather than a lack of privacy.

 

Indeed I'm more than happy helping Microsoft make the product I use for work and play better.

 

I believe privacy is really underrated lately, and two words came to my mind reading this thread: Stockholm syndrome. I'm not referring to any particular post, it simply happened.

regards.

 

Actually, I have a test machine (system two in my specs) that has system images I can restore to run any version of 10 and its original Windows 7. It's the same installed software on each system and (obviously) the same hardware.

My experience is that apps like Office open much faster in 10 than they do in 7.

 

That's fair enough. In my case I went from a spinner to an SSD and from an i3 to an i7 so any effect of the OS was lost.

 

I have windows 10 Home running on an old HP DC7800 SFF desktop, with a little tweaking and some hardware upgrades it runs surprisingly fast! (See my system 2 specs for details.)

1) Ads can all be turned off.

2) Windows 10 seems faster than Windows 7, in my opinion.

3) Privacy for the most part can be set by the user. There is really no such thing as complete privacy though because your ISP, apps, etc. can all compromise your privacy.

If your computer meets the requirements Windows 10 is the way to go.

 

It's hard to address your concerns about "privacy" because this is largely subjective terms that means different things to different folks.

To me, "privacy" means protecting my personal information -- with nobody, and nothing, recording keystrokes, audio or video -- without my express permission for each and every single instance.

To me, if that stuff is being recorded, then I am being "spied upon" -- and hiding behind tems like "telemetry" does not change that.

So, if you want "privacy", you can disabled any microphones, put tape over any cameras, and use utilities to disable as much "telemetry" as possible. And remember, if Cortana is running, then (by definition), Cortana is also LISTENING.

Some folks would say -- then don't use Win10 -- but that would also mean don't use a smartphone (as its location is being tracked 24/7), don't stream media over any Internet based service, don't drive any car with an Infotainment system, don't text folks, don't use Social Media, ... etc.

Unless you are completely "off the grid", you really have no guarantee of absolute "privacy" -- so the choice, and trade-offs, are up to you.

 

yeah i made this account for when my brother was having issues with his PC (im allways the one fixing his stuff). he has all that fancy gaming stuff. my specs are
amd a10-6700
16gb ram
FM2A88X Pro+
2000gb seagate constellation
windows 7
gtx 950

 

My mother has windows 10 and she put a Band-Aid on the camera... I'm not paranoid like that lol. but yeah I want to make sure that thing like keystrokes aren't being saved if for some reason Microsoft wants to know how fast I type... (That seriously does sound like a real thing tho)

 

I think I'm gonna get windows 10 pro. Thank you, everyone, for your feedback

 

Good choice. Band-Aids are optional, part# MSBA-16299.248. *Smile