- they constantly improve this product as it supposed to be the last Windows, and they do listen to the community feedback
- works well, very stable, rarely crashes
- great improvement over Windows 8
- trouble free install on a SAMSUNG 970 PRO NVMe
Cons: - it supposed to be the last Windows, so what choice do you have?
- lots of privacy concerns turn on by default, and other resource intensive processes that are not needed
- update process was better on previous versions of Windows, many times it gets stuck at a certain %, then you toggle the screen and you will see that the progress bar moves
- suffered from a fuzzy text, when laptop was connected to external display, which eventually got resolved through one of the feature pacts
Overall Review: I went for a retail since Microsoft is not releasing anymore PC based operating systems in the future, it is better to have a hard copy on hand then rely on OEM. Go back to Windows 7 update model allowing us to select updates we want to install, turn off telemetry and all those resource hogging useless processes, and privacy settings on off, then I will give it 5 eggs rating
Pros: Its windows
Cons: NO RETURNS
Overall Review: Well, I bought Win 10 HOME, turns out it does not have Hyper-V support which was not listed in the the list of s.hit-it-does-not-have. I turned right around and dropped 190 more bucks for the pro version 45 mins later. So now I have a $320 version of windows pro. Really lame there are no f.ooking returns on a stupid key that should be able to be de-activated on request.
1 star.
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Anyways, that was a while ago but in getting this, the install was rather smooth and painless, and has been since. No BSoD or anything that related to my negative past-time experiences.
Great job, Microsoft!
Cons: Nothing, nada, zip, zilch.
Overall Review: I am digging this so far, fairly stable on my PC.
Pros: simpler to use over previous years
Cons: none
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Microsoft has gradually integrated a plethora of apps and functions which now are built in with windows, but it wasn't always like that. For those and many other reasons, i decided to buy my own genuine windows key, and i made sure to get the retail key, cause i'm constantly upgrading my hardware, and building new pcs. So, to avoid having to call Microsoft and explaining that i replaced my motherboard, i bought this key, and tied it up to my microsoft account.
Cons: No cons.
Pros: Retail Version Not OEM Received Product Key In Minutes Via EMail Digital Download . It Is Windows 10 Professional .
Cons: None
Overall Review: No Issues With Product Key . You Only Need To Use It Once As The Retail Version Is Digitally Activated Or Through Your MS Account . I Highly Recommend The Retail Version A Little Expensive But Worth It If You Tend To Swap Out Computers A Lot I Build A New Computer Every Six Months Lol
Pros: -Works as stated.
-The key code worked to activate Windows 10 Pro on a computer that I was assisting with a build.
-Get the ISO download or the USB installation download directly from Microsoft. I already had v1803 it on a Flash Drive.
Cons: -Price. It could be lower. Microsoft was giving away Windows 10 for free from July 2015 into 2016.
-No upgrade version pricing. Friend has a Windows 7 key but did not convert it during the free upgrade period so no free upgrade version. Also, no upgrade option. New OS purchase. So it goes.
Overall Review: -As stated this is a single Key Code for Windows 10 Professional retail edition.
-If you already have a Windows 10 ISO you can download RUFUS to make a bootable Flash drive if you do not have an optical drive as many modern PCs no longer have any removable media bays besides USB device connections.
Pros: It lets me run Visual Studio and remote in to my machine at work pretty easily. Hardware is better supported by Windows than LInux.
Cons: The UI on WIndows 10 is still a dog's breakfast of different UI concepts Microsoft. Things like Edge and Groove have the same shiny new design language, but if you dig just slightly deeper, you are greeted by things that look at home on Windows 7 like the RDP application. You see some applications with modern hamburger menus, some with ribbons, and some with traditional menu based UI's. Windows is a big mess right now and they need to put some effort into unifying the UI elements.
I'm also not crazy about all the hoops you have to jump through to prevent your machine from waking up on it's own in the middle of the night to run updates. I figured out how to prevent that, but it took a lot of Googling and a few days of waking up in the middle of the night being greeted by my monitors at full brightness. If I put my machine to sleep, I want it to stay asleep.
Windows 10 comes with a lot of junk software installed, like Candy Crush. I get they are trying to show you the neat things you can do with Windows. I think that's fine for the normal consumer version of Windows, but if you are buying a pro license, they should keep the installation leaner. The first thing I do after a clean install is uninstall Candy Crush, One Drive, and any other non-essential applications.
Overall Review: If I didn't need Windows for work and some development projects, I wouldn't bother with it. It's the path of least resistance. The UI has promise, but it's still a work in progress and they don't seem to be putting that effort on the fast track.