My computer is just a few months old and I did the update a week or two after it was released. I haven't had a bit of trouble and my computer is much faster.

I just got it at work on my Surface Pro. Still adjusting to it, but it's ok so far.

Nope not interested at this time. I allow the early birds to get the bugs out. Maybe on down the road. I am perfectly happy with my 7 machines all are running like a charm, I don't care to jinx it.

DH downloaded it on our gaming computer (which I do not use). They were having problems with the download at first but it turned out that the antivirus software was blocking the installation (but not blocking the download). Once they disabled the antivirus, the download went well and I have not heard any complaints about it. We have not added it to my main computer as it is unknown of it is compatible with my work platforms.

I bought a brand new HP Spectre. I ran the update for Win10 from Win8.1 and the screen wouldn't stop blinking. Took it into the Microsoft store and they are so backed up with Windows 10 issues that they said it would take SIX WEEKS to fix. Seriously? As a compromise, they gave me a new Spectre with Win10 already loaded in exchange for my buggy unit. Next problem...it drops wifi every few minutes, a problem I've never had with any other version of Windows. I wish I had stayed with Win8.1 for a few more months.

Forgot to say...if you are going to update, de-install all virus protection, malware monitoring, spyware monitoring, etc. type software BEFORE you update.

My DH upgraded to Windows 10 on his office computer and ended up with messed up MS Word files. Distorted fonts, odd letter spacing, line alignment. We reverted to Windows 7 right away. So far nothing seemed to be lost in the process although we got an warning that some programs might need to be re-installed after the reversal. Whew.

I'm sure we'll be forced to upgrade to Windows 10 at some point anyway, but I'd rather let them fix the bugs first.

Another reason for holding off the upgrade:

Windows 10 Mass Surveillance

I have no illusion of having total privacy with the older versions of Windows, but Windows 10 makes it way more Orwellian to me.

I don't want it. My desk top has Seven Home something or other and my laptop has 8.1. I use a browser set to work like seven and am happy with it enough. I unloaded as many of the installed apps in hopes of making it run faster, as that's why hubby bought me a new computer, but 8.1 with a larger processor is slower than my very old desktop. I'll probably wait until I'm forced to get 10.
I don't like the fact that they are pushing it for "free" for a certain amount of time saying you'll never have to pay for an upgrade. Yeah, like I believe that!
lana, that's another thing I feared about 10, though Google pretty much knows everything I do from all my devises. It's a good and bad thing. It's nice having all bookmarks and photos available from all devises, but still kind of creepy.

Just, the "free" part is the reason my DD has been asking about upgrading. I guess they have you either way, adopt early for free and deal with problems or pay for it later!

I discussed this with my computer kid. We've decided that Win 7 is just fine. I usually get a new computer every few years and the next one I get will have Win 10 pre-installed and will be far enough down the road that the bugs will be worked out. If it ain't broke..........

RN, I'd rather pay, or like I'm Happy said, just wait until my next computer unless I hear really good tho gs about it.

Our son was going to get the free version so I might play on his laptop and see what I think.

DH installed it on the "family" laptop (really only he and DD use it) and had so many problems he had to send it off with one of those computer fix-it guys for a few days. Fix-it guy said he's been very busy with problems from the update. So...I'm holding off.

I can tell you, my DH detested 8 so he was more than happy to do the 10. My big peeve is office on the cloud. I need to get office on that computer but I really do not want one more monthly bill. It really bothers me because I am sure that there are many families out there where that additional $10 a month (or whatever it is) would be a burden but office is good for most kids to get used to.

DH is a programmer and works from home. He installed it on 3 out of his 5 work computers and all is well.

I have a two year old Asus tablet with 8.1 and did the update to 10 last week. It has really sped up my computer, and I use a lot of imaging software and have a die cutting machine.

I would suggest if your computer is more sluggish I would try it. You xan turn off the thing that gives you all of the suggestions, but it has always been there just not talking to you.

My big peeve is office on the cloud. I need to get office on that computer but I really do not want one more monthly bill.

I can't tell you if this will do for you and your kids and I also have never used Office, so can't compare.

Windows no longer comes bundled with Outlook... but you can use outlook.com and it will sync with your windows account (or not, if you choose). Anyway, Office comes with it. There is Word Online, Excel Online, PowerPoint Online, One Note Online and Office Online.

You can go to outlook.com and install it and once installed, at the top left side and to the left of outlook.com you'll see the window's icon (9 window panes) click on that and you'll find these programs.

I actually prefer outlook for email..... but if you don't you can easily import email from other email providers/accounts and have them all in one place listed in your folders column right under inbox.

Hotmail was recently changed to Outlook and you can import any other email accounts there.
I've not read anything yet to make me want to change to ten yet.

ENMC, I do not understand these seemingly contradictory statements, could you elaborate?

"Windows no longer comes bundled with Outlook... but you can use outlook.com and it will sync with your windows account (or not, if you choose). Anyway, Office comes with it."

Pronoun problems---what is "it," windows or outlook?

Outlook email program used to be attached to whatever version of Windows you had...in other words, if you had a problem with outlook you could not uninstall it. You could not uninstall it without uninstalling Windows as well. Course, it was outlook express not outlook... outlook was the program used professionally, in the workplace.... I'd guess in your companies intranet.

eta: Windows no longer comes with an email client/app.

Out of all the email programs out there, I prefer outlook....it's clean, it's not full of ads, targeted or otherwise, or junk. Click on the MENU icon and COMPARE from the dropdown and it will list everything it does and does not do.

Oh, all this can be synced across platforms/devices... your phone, tablet, pc etc

Office and all those other apps/programs come with outlook.com.

When you open your email, at the top is a task bar and all the way over to the left just beside where it says outlook.com you'll see the Windows icon of 9 window panes.... if you click on it you'll see all those programs listed, plus OneNote, Sway (which is new and getting good reviews... lets you do slideshows very easily and other things)

anyway, here is a link to the outlook.com page where you'll see an approximation of the listed programs I see in my email box....I don't know why they are different... the one at outlook.com lists skype, my inbox taskbar does not, and mine lists sway and that one doesn't.

Mine are listed, in order, from left to right

top row Outlook.com People (which is your address book and this is also where you access Skype) Calendar OneDrive (Windows version of Drop Box, synced to all other programs listed) Word Online

All these are synced and can be shared

bottom row Excel Online PowerPoint Online OneNote Online Sway Office Online

eta: when I open Windows I sign in to my microsoft account....this is how these things are all synced..it is password protected, you can also use a pin....if I'm remembering correctly, you need to do this PW or PIN to sync all your microsoft/windows apps/programs...

When I recently upgraded to Windows 10 this stuff (my MS account and settings) was already set up as a default because that's how it was when i was using Windows 8.1

Outlook

Our office computers (seven workstations and three netbooks) are all running windows 7. I did a test upgrade to windows 10 on one of them. It took much longer than anticipated for the installation. I got rid of that vile (read: unfamiliar) Edge browser and defaulted to IE 11, and for a few hours it was fine, suffered no obvious degradation in speed, connectivity, etc.. The next day, however, the computer kept hanging up, freezing, needing task manager to shut down programs, etc. It isn't fully compatible with our work platform yet either (although the software company seems to think it is!) so I rolled back to windows 7 and have no plans to move from it until we get new computers. Or retire :-)

Installed yesterday. Last night I couldn't pull picks from my DSLR and others had the same problem. It could see the folders, but kept saying they were empty. Thankfully an Microsoft update fixed it. Computer locked up once yesterday and twice today. I'm tempted to revert back.