Just how bad can Windows 10 be?

[Shut Up Legs]

Any halfway decent operating system wouldn't stuff up your keyboard so badly. I get the impression that Microsoft released Windows 10 before it was properly debugged and tested.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

I am currently running Windows 7 and I am very happy with it, I have been constantly reminded I can upgrade to Windows 10 but after trying to help a neighbor who had a problem with Windows 8 it has made me reluctant to upgrade. I know 10 is meant to be an improvement, but I don't like the format. My computer is compatible for 10 or so it says.

Should I go for 10 and just get used to the different layout, are there clear improvements. I have an old Lexmark x2550 printer, would that be compatible.

Last minute advice most welcome.

@User16390

I am running 10 and previously had everything since '92'.

The basic layout is same old same old - everything looks pretty much the same to me.

Only thing I use that's really useful is the feature that allows you to call up a nice tiled interface with one click on a little windows icon in the bottom left of the screen.

You can configure this to show any app's/programs/folders that you wish. It is really handy and you can group them into user defined headings such as Programs, Leisure Programs, The Outside World, Utilities, Quick Navigation - which are mine!

Only other thing I use is the split screen/multi-screen option when I am working on more than one spreadsheet.

Apart from that it's all the same to me and (just like Apple) MS make one hell of a hullaballoo about very little at the user end of new OS's - I know a lot goes on behind the scenes with a new OS and the multiple scenarios in which it is used although I often have no idea what they are 'talking' about at times.

 

[Inertia]

Just FYI if you missed the deadline but use any sort of assistive technologies, you can still upgrade to 10 after the deadline.

For the general public, the free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ends on July 29. However, if you use assistive technologies, you can still get the free upgrade offer even after the general public deadline expires as Microsoft continues our efforts to improve the Windows 10 experience for people who use these technologies.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade

 

[marknotgeorge]

Windows 7 came out in 2009. You can't run macOS Sierra on a 2009 MacBook Air.