10 Reasons to Upgrade to Windows 10: IT’S FAMILIAR

Trust_No1 said:

Well since you asked
I don't like that they have removed most of the Theme functions;

1. you can't even create a background color
2. you can't edit colors
3. you can't choose how long to make icon spacing without regedit
4. you can't customize taskbar colors (they only have set choices)

Windows 7 was best, 8 removed some, but left enough to be tolerable

I don't like that you can no longer selectively choose which updates you want

1. what if in the future they remove a feature I like or use, I won't have any control
2. what if their updates screws up my system, it's happened in all other versions
3. why not allow updates to be disabled? <---- this really, really bothers me

I don't like that they removed Media Center, (yes I know) blah, blah

Regardless, of pro and con of Media Center, many legacy softwares used the default drivers provided
by Media Center, now they don't function, they could have at least left (or allowed one to install drivers)
you are not even able to play a dvd, without installing 3rd party software (they abandon everything)

Let's talk about Edge, since eventually I think they will remove IE all together

1. I don't like that Edge imports bookmarks in reverse order
2. I don't like that you can't easily edit bookmarks, it only allows you to delete one-by-one
3. I don't like that you can't reset Edge to defaults
4. they said it would have extensions, I haven't heard or seen anything about this

Let's talk about tablet mode

1. I am unable to snap to either left, or right screens any more
2. I much preferred the Metro interface of Windows 8 (but that is a personal issue)
3. I also miss being able to go to the left upper corner and displaying my different app
4. For me this tablet mode is just stupid and totally useless

DirectX doesn't seem to be functional (I am sure they will correct this at some point and time)

but again, not even 11, 10 or 9c seem to function, I had to search for an old stand alone install for it
this is really not essential unless you are a gamer, so no biggie

I really don't like the tiled menu, and I still don't like that you can't pin items to a menu (again personal issue)

I won't go into the whole vague issue of the free thing, verses licenses (makes my head spin).

These are just some basic issues I have with it, I could go on, you mentioned some (I like the Charm bar, I thought it was brilliant). But, the above are enough to stop me dead in my tracks for upgrading. It may sound frivolous to some, but for me they are major stopping blocks. Good god it just seems, that it isn't even my machine or Operating system any longer, and after the first year, they want me to pay for this?

I have been a Microsoft person my entire life, I have gone through every version since day one (bad and good), but this one leaves me wanting. I am good with my Windows 7 & 8 for the next 10 years. I have never really thought about a Mac or Linux, but I am willing to make a switch now, where as before I wouldn't even consider it.

On the bright side, Microsoft goes crazy every few years, so who knows, they might abandon this and in 10 years we will have an entirely new toy to play with.

@Trust_No1

I agree with you for the most part. Here is some info.


Once you upgraded to 10 at least once and activated on that machine, you don't have to pay to upgrade again or do a clean install even after the free offer expires. Microsoft does have laws to follow in each country I am sure their legal department checked them out thoroughly.


As for the dvd player. This article explain better than I can

If VLC can ship a free DVD player, why can't Microsoft? | ZDNet

Vlc does play dvds on windows 10 provided you have a dvd player. If you have a blue-ray player, vlc should be able to play that as well.