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Five reasons to upgrade to Windows 10

Ditulis pada : September 8, 2020
  1. Future proof for longer

Windows 8 and even Windows 7 still have plenty more years left before Microsoft stops updating them, but switch to Windows 10 and you’ll likely be set for the lifetime of the machine.

Machines upgraded to Windows 10 today will be patched against bugs and other security threats until October 2025, which is when extended support ends.

So if you’re on Windows 7, upgrading to Windows 10 gives you another five years before you have to switch OS, as well as the promise of new features until the turn of the decade.

2. New features

Though not everyone agrees about the value of Windows 10’s new features, the new OS undoubtedly offers more than previous versions of Windows.

Windows 10 introduces the virtual assistant Cortana, the ability to log in to Windows with your face via Windows Hello, the new Edge web browser, better support for digital pens and, like Windows 8, integrated antivirus in the form of Windows Defender.

How worthwhile these features are depends on your point of view. Cortana is supposed to help organize your day, giving you traffic and weather reports for your daily journey into work, flagging up upcoming trips, as well as answering simple questions. However, there are complaints that, as with many so-called smart assistants, Cortana isn’t that bright, often responding to queries with a Bing search rather than an answer. Similarly, the Edge browser is fast on paper but in practice I found it freezes when loading heavy pages. Nevertheless Microsoft continues to refine the OS with updates that add new features and fixes — so these elements should improve over time.

3. The return of the Start Menu and a better desktop

Windows 10 sees Microsoft bring back the familiar Windows desktop and Start Menu — following the unpopular decision to remove the menu from Windows 8.

Windows 10’s Start Menu looks similar to that found in Windows 7, but with part of Windows 8’s tiled Start Screen welded onto the side.

The design of the menu may not to be to the liking of some Windows 7 users however, particularly the inclusion of ads for Windows Store apps. However the Start Menu is customisable — with users able to remove and add tiles.

There are also some pretty nifty upgrades to the Windows desktop, such as support for Virtual Desktops and the enhanced Task View, which makes it trivial to jump between apps and virtual desktops.

4. It’s free

This benefit is rather obvious.

After July 29th Windows 10 will cease to be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and 8.x users. From this point on, Microsoft has indicated that these users will have to buy a full version of the operating system, which will cost $119 for Windows 10 Home and $199 for Windows 10 Pro.

That said, Microsoft has set itself a target of Windows 10 running on one billion devices by summer 2018. Given the pressure to hit that target, there is debate over whether Microsoft will offer some other incentive for Windows 7 and 8 users to upgrade.

5. Better access to data

Windows 10 takes advantage of internet connectivity in a way its predecessors don’t, plugging users into a wider range of information and automatically syncing information with cloud services.

New for Windows 7 users will be Live Tiles. Found in the Start Menu, these tiles link to apps but can display dynamically updating information, for instance a tile for a weather app might show the latest forecast or a stocks app might show the latest share prices.

Search from the box in Windows 10’s Taskbar and the OS will also look beyond files and software stored on the machine, also searching Windows Store apps and Microsoft’s Bing. Meanwhile, Windows 10’s integration with cloud services such as OneDrive helps automatically sync files between PCs and Cortana can share your profile between devices.

This may not be a positive if you’re concerned about privacy, however, as it means sending more queries over the internet.

Ditulis oleh Farah

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