Windows 10: Without XP Support and Disappointed with Windows 8.1, Users Still Looking Forward to Windows 9

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Windows 10 - Ethernet Realtek RTL8102EL Issue

Still not working, ASUS aren't providing a driver - so I guess it's Windows 8.1 for me. Bit disappointed tbh, I was looking forward to windows 10. I've decided not to build a new PC just to get it.

 

where is the logic to upgrade ??

I was looking to Windows lifecycle fact sheet

Windows Vista Service Pack 2 End of mainstream support April 10, 2012

Windows 7 Service Pack 1 End of mainstream support January 13, 2015

Windows 8 Windows 8.1 End of mainstream support January 9, 2018

Windows 10 Version 1703 End of mainstream support October 13, 2020

Windows Vista End of extended support April 11, 2017

Windows 7 End of extended support January 14, 2020

Windows 8 Windows 8.1 End of extended support January 10, 2023

Windows 10 End of extended support October 14, 2025

and I'm wondering where is the logic to upgrade in 2020 from windows 7 to windows 10

if 5 years later the support of windows 10 also will end..!!!

I mean today in 2017 there are million of users who still use windows XP

so I can run windows 7 for 10 years without microsoft support.!!!

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Just love reading something that is noting more than "Conjecture.". . .*Smile

 

I don't understand why this article took Windows 7 for granted. It's the last most usable Windows OS for sure. With all that is going on with Win 8 and the epic "8.1.2(?)" update fail, I am not counting on Windows 9 anymore. The current Windows OS trend is "rip-off the consumers".

 

From article.

Bull droppings.

We prefer mouse and keyboards.

 

Oh well, I suspect the folks using XP and waiting for 9 to be so much better than 8.x will be disappointed. Nine will likely have most if not all of the features of 8.x the main changes will be the look and hopefully improvements under the hood. The start screen will be there and I think that the desktop will still play second fiddle to it. I hope that there will be improvements but what can MS do?? Add a start button and then what?? Right now you can add on classic shell and get a great start button for free.

For now I'll wait and see what happens with 9 when MS has an official announcement.

 

Hmmm... I must have missed that, somehow.

I certainly didn't have any issues installing the update, and I wouldn't call the improvements MS have made a 'fail' either. I'm very happy with the changes, in fact.

Nor would I claim that Win 8.1 is unusable, with or without the update. It's far better than Win 8 in that respect, actually, and, if set up properly, you won't notice any loss of performance or usability over Win 7. Nor, indeed, does it look much different either, if set to boot directly to the desktop. In fact, apart from the absence of Aero Glass, I've had several people swear I'm running Win 7 when they look at my machine, until I show them otherwise.

Cheers!

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Hi.

Win 8 works alright. But most of the time you have to tweak it to work the way we know windows as they were before.

 

This is from Softpedia, I can't believe anything they write. They talk about the Start Menu coming to 8.1 update 2, when it was reported as doubtful until Windows 9 and make other assertions. To me this whole article is worthless reading.

 

Hi there

W7 as most useable OS -- I'd have to disagree with that. I don't find any problems with W8.1 or XP or even Windows 3.11. They were all quite "useable" as was of course W7 itself - and even VISTA if you had decent hardware.

I can only say if you want a totally UNUSABLE desktop OS try Windows NT. Might have worked as a server but absolutely HIDEOUS as a desktop OS -- even the most convoluted Linux distro works better. !!

W7 wasn't bad but I'm looking forward to W9 -- I think Ms has probably learned something -- nothing wrong with some purpose built metro apps but MARRY THEM to the desktop so it's not an "either Or". Some classical apps will STILL be on a desktop in 50 years time while there will be a whole slew of other apps we probably haven't even thought about but won't be able to do without later. Any OS on whatever device should be able to handle all these scenarios without the user having to leave the environment they are currently using -- i.e running a Metro app shouldn't mean leaving the desktop environment -- or from a metro app you should be able to run a desktop app directly too.

Cheers
jimbo

 

W7 is, by far, more usable and flexible than W8 or previous versions for desktop use. W8 stripped so many tools, for me I can't perform some of the simplest of tasks. W8 file manager is superior and metro is fine, but leaves me flat for theme management.

I believe the only thing W9 will bring, is a reduction in even more W7 tools, a higher integration of Bing and the cloud. I am not expecting much of W9 or Microsoft, they no longer want to sell performance, they want to sell advertising.

I still have W8.0 installed, I had to re-install it after my first upgrade to 8.1 (to many problems). Just yesterday I thought I will, try it again (upgrading) and installing the update. Half way through the download I chickened out and cancelled it, I thought to myself W8.0 does everything I need, so why change it (and it is closer to W7 than the 8.1 version).