Just curious - did you do a straight upgrade or an install (I guess essentially a re-install) from scratch?

I did upgrade, rollback, then fresh install to dual boot with Windows 8.1. Easy as falling off a curb.

One rig I just upgraded from 8.1, then just clean installed 10. No dual boot. I have one rig triple booted 7, 8.1, and 10.

Mostly it'll be fine.

Particularly if it's a clean install.

If however it is an update on a system that has been running for 6 years you'll find issues....sooner or later.

I agree with FL.

Win10 is easy to use. There really isn't an urgent need for start 10 like there was for start 8.

I think this would be a good opportunity to add a few more bells and whistles to the program. Give people additional reasons to buy it.

Make sure you've combed over your motherboard and/or PC mfr's website for Win10 drivers and updates - expressly chipset, etc. Glad you're working well.

There's not really any big deal surrounding hardware or software issues with win10. The issues that have been focused on so far is privacy - you literally cannot turn off sending data to MS. And to a lesser degree the unclear revenue stream for MS because they gave it away for free to most people. (Those issues are probably connected, obviously). There's a vocal group on these forums that take these issues seriously. But if your question is just "does it work?" then the answer is pretty much yes.

As Heavenfall has noted, the problems with W10 is that it spies the shit out of you both in ways that have been widely discussed, and in ways that have been less widely disclosed/discussed to date.  Also, Heavenfall correctly notes that it is unclear what the result of this will be for the end user - however, it's reasonable to assume that, for the user, the best case outcome would be "nothing" and a worst case scenario would be "a lot worse than nothing."

I might note that this trend is not limited to W10, but rather appears to be the new direction that MS is taking as a company.  I don't use any MS products other than Win and occasionally Skype.  The latest android skype version for example requested a new set of app permissions that were quite an escalation from their previous version.  I put off installing it for a while and then finally just installed it and nerfed its permissions with Cyanogenmod.  A few hours after installing it skype attempted to access my phone's camera while the phone was in airplane mode and put away for the night (needless to say skype should not have been running and the phone was obviously not in use).  CM quashed the camera-use request and notified me, after which I simply uninstalled skype on my phone altogether (maybe I'll reinstall it on my next trip abroad, which was the reason it was on there to begin with (although with redphone/signal it is questionable if this will be necessary, but I digress))...

I mentioned this to a buddy of mine that works in the (technology) security industry and he stated that MS is attempting to catch up to Apple and Google (and ostensibly FB) with its level of user spying and user data.  As Heavenfall said before - it's unclear what they're going to be doing with this data, but the "new" tech market appears to be giving away services for "free" and using it to commodidize user data and transform it into commercial value (ie selling your user data to marketers, blackmailers, foreign governments, nosey ex-wives, the IRS, credit reporting agencies, or whathaveyou).  But as I aforementioned, in a way that is unlikely to be beneficial to you, dear user..

I might mention that Win8.1 will be it for me when it comes to using MS products.  Way back in the day I used Linux and eventually transitioned to windows for the software that worked with win, but not so well with Unix/BSD.  The last pieces of software that I use that are windows-tied (video games) are finally breaking off and being much more unix stable and approachable for someone like myself.  Additionally Linux has come a loooong way in terms of usability (the GUI really was excellent even 5 years ago - so excellent that someone I knew who was using it didn't even know there was such a thing as a command line) compared with the steep learning curves required 15+ years ago when I had a go at it.  I am expecting to make this transition within the next handful of years as Steam itself becomes a better native-port, but before the lifespan of W8.1 runs its course - it's really close for me though, if they canceled 8.1 tomorrow, I'd be running Linux by this evening and wouldn't look back..

Hope this helps, cheers.

Eventually, IMO, Linux will work itself up to play with the big boys. Unless, of course, one of those big boys don't buy 'em out first.

This thread had been hijacked. The OP did not intend to discuss privacy, but rather ease of use, and the lack of need for supliment programs to enhance it's functipnality.

Yes. it has a bit.

Most of the 'negativity' is a beat-up by the great unwashed...who are leery of the 'free update' model and claim there MUST be a catch. [even if they need to fabricate it].

As with most OS updates the older the OS install being updated the more likely you will strike an issue.  3 out of 4 of my updates to 10 were 99% pain-free.  One was not - it was the 'oldest' running system.

Several games/proggies dummy-spat and resisted all efforts to get them to still work.... and yet old games [as old as NFS-Porsche] still ran just fine.

Of course, the ones that failed quite possibly would be OK with a re-install.

I had no interest in doing a clean install on this one [Terry's]...as it was intended as a dry run for my prime machine...and considering some annoyances with NVidia drivers will be holding off for several months yet before even considering doing so....

Coincidentally [or not] 2 old small IDE drives in removable caddies have also gone 'bung'...as if something queer happened with the BIOS...

This remains to be seen - I stand by my statement and what will turn out to be 'common' understandings in the future will bear this out.  There is a likelihood that some of these issues are quietly remedied, however, in which case joe-six pack may be none the wiser.  This is especially true in the corporate world where, for example, many companies do not allow the use of SIRI, lest trade secrets be stored offsite by someone else - how, for example these data captures will comply with HIPAA or FINRA remain to be seen - and may very well end up in court..

It is only a matter of time before similar stories start appearing with respect to Apple, MS and FB.

https://theintercept.com/2015/11/06/how-law-enforcement-can-use-google-timeline-to-track-your-every-move/

For example, Apple's introduced use of end to end encryption for communication is thought to be a response to the pervasive use of warrants issued against Apple users for data (ie Apple itself cannot unencrypt the data, thus are unable to comply).  Similarly Google has taken great lengths to shore up its encryption internally after it was discovered that government snoops were finding unencrypted data being passed back and forth inside their data-centers.  MS is currently embroiled in a lawsuit with the federal government over whether data kept in server farms in Ireland are within the jurisdiction of US law enforcement (presumably to spy on someone). FB, as far as I can tell, generates tones of data, but doesn't really know what to do with it and is also sloppy about it - the preliminary reports coming in from its phone app (I honestly have no idea why anyone uses FB, but I digress) is that its creepy microphone recording feature will intermittently turn on to sell you more targeted ads..

See here's the thing.  What this shows is both the value of this information to various parties, and also the individual danger they may potentially pose.  So companies are doing their best to acquire/generate more of it (because it's valuable), but then also to safeguard it (because presumably it becomes worth less if everyone else has it, and also because users may attempt to styme it if they feel that it is somehow unsafe or insecure).  However, ultimately these two goals are contradictory and ultimately will prove to be irreconcilable.

I don't think that this thread has been hijacked, my interpretation was that the OP was asking why people didn't like W10.  Apart from seeing no specific benefit over, say 8.1, I'm of the mindset that the privacy concerns are a valid concern.  Sure, you're going to be spied on anyway (this rebuttal should point out just how bad the overall level of privacy in society has become), but honestly - why make it easier for everyone?

If you want a legit and above the board reason for MS to give W10 away for free - it's because supporting only 1 legacy OS is a lot cheaper than 3, or 4 or whatever it is.  Streamlining platforms means streamlining development, support, and all the rest.. This is a good reason - but like most things, it is unlikely to be the only reason..

cheers.

Fuzz.........You can fix the start meno with Start10.

Just updated the three machines we have in my home with the 'November' Update. 10 is getting better and better. Don't wait or do the update via Windows Update, get the ISO's and install from those. Its pretty large. 

Here are the ISO's.............https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/techbench

Here is a good article about some of the changes in the November Update.............http://www.howtogeek.com/232176/whats-new-in-windows-10s-first-big-update-the-windows-10-fall-update/

Why do you have a triple boot?

I have that already. Makes it look better but it still hase the W7/Vista clickfest menus.

What I do is change the folder permissions on the 'Programs' folder. Then I add it to the taskbar - right click the taskbar, select toolbar > new toolbar and browse to the programs folder.

You then have a fly-out menu just like XP's start menu

As for all the conspiracy crap people keep posting - TL;DNR

I use NVidia almost exclusively. No driver problems whatsoever. Hmmmm.

So I can test skins on 7, and for a few other reasons. And I still like 8.1. Mainly just wanted to do it because I can....lol.

I used a great CoolerMaster case I bought for 20 bucks, used, of course, a mobo I had around, and a quad core APU.

Just a play rig, something to experiment on. I just wanted to climb the mountain "because it is there".

Win10 compatibility issues for hardware over two years old or so is still a very real problem. Anything issued on Win8 is likely AOK. Anything that started on Win7, let alone XP or Vista back in the day, has a lot of potential issues based on mfr support and, barring any of that, Microsoft's debugged and compatible replacement drivers (no, that's not a joke about mutual exclusivity - or maybe it is). Most PC mfrs are recommending their users do NOT upgrade - at least yet.

For now, anyone who started on an older OS, I would suggest trying a dual boot with another partition or HD/SSD to do testing, etc.

Just my $.02!

if you did it yesterday, couldn't you have just done a clean intall directly using win7/8 key with the latest win10 from this month?

you don't need multiple licenses for multiboots?