[Shop-talk] LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG OVER DUE WINDOWS UPDATES

[Peter Murray]

Nolan-

I have no problems doing anything with Windows 7 on the variety of PCs (and
bootcamp Macs) I run in and around my Shop, for clients and for family.

If you're having trouble with web pages, you many need a plug-in enabled in
your browser, or perhaps an adblocker or other protective measure is
preventing a page from loading fully (I have had this issue). I have yet to
run into an app that works in Windows 10 that doesn't run in Windows 7.

An additional note: The performance improvement of a SSD over a HDD is not
to be underestimated! If you'd like to see if a fresh install of Windows 7
would fix your issues, buy a 256GB SSD (<$60) and give it a try. That way,
you can set aside your current drive and go back to it if you so choose.

Happy to help further if you'd like.

-Peter (IT guy)

On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 8:15 AM Nolan <opposumking at verizon.net> wrote:

>
> Recently had to reinstall windows on my old laptop.  Windows 10 was not a
> good idea.  Not as a free upgrade when it was released, not as an upgrade
> now.
>
> In windows 7/8 it ran just fine.  About 1 minute to boot up.  Opened and
> closed programs in seconds.
>
> With windows 10, boot up is about a 10 minute process.  Starting a program
> takes upwards of a minute.  It’s awful.
>
> That said, trying to do things with a windows 7/8 computer was
> frustrating.  Many web pages would not load or not load right.  Many
> programs would not install.
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