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cayugafalls

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4. I understand. Biggest problem though is no more support and Windows 7 exploits are well known.
Tue Oct 13, 2020, 04:35 PM
Oct 2020

Making it a security risk. No more support means that soon, video cards, certain printers, and other peripherals will not support being connected to a Windows 7 PC's, you would be stuck having to buy second hand off eBay to replace a component.

There is always risk and I am in no way trying to push Windows 10...just trying to point out that there are free options for upgrade still out there for those that want it.

I've always been part of the change management team in IT so I have had to deal with change regardless of my opinions and try to find a happy medium. The Windows 7 themes and skins for Windows 10 are nice, but like you said, it is not Windows 7.

I have yet to see anything about Windows 10 that is that big of a change or difference. I am still running the exact same 64 bit apps I ran on 7 and besides getting used to the layout and how to do certain things, it is really not much different. There are tips and tricks for shutting off some of the built-in features and reducing overhead, so all in all, you can still customize it to your liking.

Don't get me wrong, your opinion is extremely valid and I am in no way trying to minimize it. To be honest, I felt the same way when they discontinued Windows NT, it was the most stable OS Microsoft had ever released, imo.

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