The day has come

Matthew Wai said:

I have been using Home for years and cannot think of a situation where I need gpedit.msc.

So do I.
I have been using Windows for decades and cannot think of a situation where I need gpedit.msc.
My desktop is Win 7 HP but my Win 7 laptop and Win 10 are Pro.

I don't need the policies because I have been Using CMD script and VBScript to control Windows Update

And I'm been using Sledgehammer

It cannot check for updates automatically.

Quicken 2003 on windows 10

msalton1 said:

I've seen that it's possible, but also read that GPE in Home lacks some settings found in Pro GPE? I'm not really sure if there are any other 'pro' features I might need.



Yes, I've also stumbled across the mention of Shutup10, which I'll definitely install. I'll likely install 10 and take my time to set it up right, since it's a new machine (not in service).

As to QB pro, it's ability to download transactions expires every 3 yrs, a real moneymaker. When I ordered 2021, I found out they had gone to a subscription model at triple the price. They still have the Desktop version that lasts 3 yrs, but it's double the price.

I switched from Quicken to Moneydance years ago and have been very happy with it. Buy it once and only pay if or when you want to upgrade to a newer version.

Thanks to you and all for the responses.

dalchina said:

Group Policy? Try Policy Plus (free) - said to work on all editions, although there's no guarantee that all policies available on Pro will be fully effective.
Note that the tutorials, where possible, give registry alternatives for Home for things implemented by Group Policy.
You can (probably) still get a Pro license validly for around £40 should you wish. There are a couple of threads referring to what was a long-running offer.

Do you have a link or title?

You can also upgrade to Pro based on a non-upgraded valid retail Win 7 or 8 license of appropriate type.

I'm assuming this version wouldn't be clean install...upgrade only?

If you fear the security impact of that you will never
- use an email service
- use a cloud service
- sync your devices
And you must uninstall Onedrive.

email is the only thing that applies in my case, but I never conduct sensitive matters via email, and I also have close to 40 addresses, both free and from my IPs.

Regarding the full version, if in the future I build another machine, is Win 10 tied to one machine only, or can I deactivate and install on the new machine?

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Winuser said:

I switched from Quicken to Moneydance years ago and have been very happy with it. Buy it once and only pay if or when you want to upgrade to a newer version.

Thanks for the suggestion. I use both quicken and QB. Truth is, having used Quicken since DOS and QB since the 90s, switching and getting up to speed on new software isn't an appealing thought.

msalton1 said:

Thanks to you and all for the responses.



Do you have a link or title?



I'm assuming this version wouldn't be clean install...upgrade only?



email is the only thing that applies in my case, but I never conduct sensitive matters via email, and I also have close to 40 addresses, both free and from my IPs.

Regarding the full version, if in the future I build another machine, is Win 10 tied to one machine only, or can I deactivate and install on the new machine?

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Thanks for the suggestion. I use both quicken and QB. Truth is, having used Quicken since DOS and QB since the 90s, switching and getting up to speed on new software isn't an appealing thought.

I was a dedicated Quicken user until I switched to Linux and I could no longer use it. When I came back to Windows I switched to the Windows version of Moneydance. I did consider switching back to Quicken until I found they made it a yearly subscription.