Windows 10 nag screen

[fohat.digs]

I am running Windows 7 on my main desktop, and I "reserved" my free copy of 10 last summer.

It has been quietly ignored in the background until recently, but now I am getting more-than-daily pop-up dialog boxes asking me whether I want to upgrade to 10 right now.

Selecting the "later" option seems like it should make it shut up and leave me alone, but it seems to be getting more aggressive by the day. I was actually warming up to the idea until a week ago, but this behavior makes me skittish.

Does anybody know what this is all about?

[ika]

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-rid-windows-10-upgrade-notification-windows-7-8/

How to Hide the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification
Probably the easiest method of managing the GWX (Get Windows 10) notification is to hide it, which you can do by right-clicking in the system tray near the clock, and selecting Customize notification icons. In the resulting screen, find GWX and change the Behaviors setting to Hide icon and notification.

Click OK when you’re done, and this will hide the Windows 10 icon and end notifications.

Incidentally, it’s also possible to kill the upgrade notification until the next time you restart your PC. Right-click on the taskbar, select Task Manager and identify GWX.exe. Select, then click End Task.

To go nuclear on this, you can also delete it permanently (or at least until Microsoft adds a new update!) by opening C:\Windows\System32\GWX and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GWX on 64-bit systems and deleting the GWX folder.




That said, I was reserved about upgrading to W10, fearing for compatibility and transfer issues, but I did it anyway when I got my new build and I've had no serious issues to speak of with the new OS. It does seem to be much faster but I upgraded with a new PC so it's pretty hard to say.

[UsualSuspectXXX]

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-rid-windows-10-upgrade-notification-windows-7-8/

How to Hide the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification
Probably the easiest method of managing the GWX (Get Windows 10) notification is to hide it, which you can do by right-clicking in the system tray near the clock, and selecting Customize notification icons. In the resulting screen, find GWX and change the Behaviors setting to Hide icon and notification.

Click OK when you’re done, and this will hide the Windows 10 icon and end notifications.

Incidentally, it’s also possible to kill the upgrade notification until the next time you restart your PC. Right-click on the taskbar, select Task Manager and identify GWX.exe. Select, then click End Task.

To go nuclear on this, you can also delete it permanently (or at least until Microsoft adds a new update!) by opening C:\Windows\System32\GWX and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GWX on 64-bit systems and deleting the GWX folder.




That said, I was reserved about upgrading to W10, fearing for compatibility and transfer issues, but I did it anyway when I got my new build and I've had no serious issues to speak of with the new OS. It does seem to be much faster but I upgraded with a new PC so it's pretty hard to say.

From my experience Win8 & 10 run significantly faster than 7 did. Yes, even on the exact same hardware. Allegedly, there was a major re-write for Win8. Seems like they do so every 2 generations. 95/98, ME/XP, Vista/7, 8/10.

[trizkut]

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-rid-windows-10-upgrade-notification-windows-7-8/

How to Hide the Windows 10 Upgrade Notification
Probably the easiest method of managing the GWX (Get Windows 10) notification is to hide it, which you can do by right-clicking in the system tray near the clock, and selecting Customize notification icons. In the resulting screen, find GWX and change the Behaviors setting to Hide icon and notification.

Click OK when you’re done, and this will hide the Windows 10 icon and end notifications.

Incidentally, it’s also possible to kill the upgrade notification until the next time you restart your PC. Right-click on the taskbar, select Task Manager and identify GWX.exe. Select, then click End Task.

To go nuclear on this, you can also delete it permanently (or at least until Microsoft adds a new update!) by opening C:\Windows\System32\GWX and C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GWX on 64-bit systems and deleting the GWX folder.




That said, I was reserved about upgrading to W10, fearing for compatibility and transfer issues, but I did it anyway when I got my new build and I've had no serious issues to speak of with the new OS. It does seem to be much faster but I upgraded with a new PC so it's pretty hard to say.

From my experience Win8 & 10 run significantly faster than 7 did. Yes, even on the exact same hardware. Allegedly, there was a major re-write for Win8. Seems like they do so every 2 generations. 95/98, ME/XP, Vista/7, 8/10.

Clearly 2k was in a generation of its own  )

[Leslieann]

Selecting the "later" option seems like it should make it shut up and leave me alone, but it seems to be getting more aggressive by the day. I was actually warming up to the idea until a week ago, but this behavior makes me skittish.

Does anybody know what this is all about?

It IS getting more aggressive and one of the next updates it no longer gives you the option.

[UsualSuspectXXX]

From my experience Win8 & 10 run significantly faster than 7 did. Yes, even on the exact same hardware. Allegedly, there was a major re-write for Win8. Seems like they do so every 2 generations. 95/98, ME/XP, Vista/7, 8/10.

Clearly 2k was in a generation of its own  )

Shoot! Well that's what happens when you're tired.
Windows 2000 can go sit in the corner with NT. Nobody likes them anyway!

[stoic-lemon]

Yeah I lost that battle and just updated. Had to clear a load of stuff of my ssd first. The upgrade process was painless.

[suicidal_orange]

From my experience Win8 & 10 run significantly faster than 7 did. Yes, even on the exact same hardware. Allegedly, there was a major re-write for Win8. Seems like they do so every 2 generations. 95/98, ME/XP, Vista/7, 8/10.

Clearly 2k was in a generation of its own  )

Actually ME was just 98 with a little added fluff (which somehow made it less stable - see 98lite and switching back to the 98 kernel in ME) and XP was 2000 with added bloat and a stupid cartoony theme. Even the cool "new" transparency stuff was in 2000, but you had to mod the registry to get it to play nice with games and then not all of them worked.  I ran 2000 whenever I could and 98/XP (both stripped of everything possible) for gaming back in the day, when 2000 died I switched to Linux.

I have to use 7 at work and it's shocking (no taskbar right click min/max/restore, no way to rearrange opened windows within their group or better yet ungroup them completely, no sensible way to add right click "open with another session of excel" DDE option, search is hopeless on network drives...) and I have windows 8 on a tablet and that corrects none of these problems.

I guess I should try 10 in a VM to confirm it's still hopeless but with each release more and more things get hidden, I've long joked that they want it so simple that babies can get online and the marketing for 10 confirms it!


Anyway I was actually going to post to say thanks for the info on how to disable the nag, I will be doing so even though I only log on once a month or so for a game.  That's often enough for it to be annoying.

[vivalarevolución]

Switch to Linux.

[rowdy]

From my experience Win8 & 10 run significantly faster than 7 did. Yes, even on the exact same hardware. Allegedly, there was a major re-write for Win8. Seems like they do so every 2 generations. 95/98, ME/XP, Vista/7, 8/10.

Clearly 2k was in a generation of its own  )

Shoot! Well that's what happens when you're tired.
Windows 2000 can go sit in the corner with NT. Nobody likes them anyway!

I still have a VM or two with Win2000 on it.  Mainly because they have some weird VPN stuff installed that clashes with other stuff I use regularly, and I couldn't be bother installing it all again in something more modern.

[rowdy]

[fohat.digs]

That is a good one!

[bastones]

Windows Update KB3035583 is responsible for the GWX nag screen. You can uninstall it and set Windows to "hide" the update so it is not reinstalled.

Instructions here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?46214-Remove-gwx-exe-from-notification-area-window-7&p=348560#post348560

[Altis]

I really become very skeptical when software starts to become very... insisting, on updates.

Windows 7 is nagging me, but I suppose at least I can go back. Before you know it, though, it'll be like Apple where updates are permanent and done in a very arm-twist manner. My iPhone disrupts me several times a day to try to get me to update, and when you do, there's no going back. I don't always like the updates, whether it's bugs or poor design choices, and I regret updating more often than not.

I like to feel like I have some control over what's going on rather than being herded like sheep, especially considering our information is becoming the cost of using the software. Maybe it's time I use Linux on a more regular basis.

[Hypersphere]

Such nag screens are extremely irritating. I would gladly use linux for everything if it were not for several crucial applications with no linux counterparts.

[Cados]

Be very careful when you do end up upgrading to Win 10... If you have a network adapter versus direct ethernet or optical connection then you need to remove your network adapter before you continue with the installation of Win 10. I had issues with the drivers of my network adapter after switching over and I had to reinstall win 10 twice cause the first time the wifi signal would completely disappear and I couldn't connect at all. The network option was completely gone. Stay on win 7 as long as you can!

[Connly33]

I was having the same issue early on and removed the initial update that caused the pop up's, but after changing my motherboard my version of windows was made non genuine.... which is fine because i dont get all of the really pushy upgrade updates that preload windows 10 and then end up installing it if you leave your pc alone to long.  Ill be switching over to linux before going to 10. It's a great OS ... Aside from from microsoft's new profit model.

[rowdy]

I was having the same issue early on and removed the initial update that caused the pop up's, but after changing my motherboard my version of windows was made non genuine.... which is fine because i dont get all of the really pushy upgrade updates that preload windows 10 and then end up installing it if you leave your pc alone to long.  Ill be switching over to linux before going to 10. It's a great OS ... Aside from from microsoft's new profit model.

If your Windows is non-genuine, won't it stop working after a month or two?

[bastones]

Such nag screens are extremely irritating. I would gladly use linux for everything if it were not for several crucial applications with no linux counterparts.

Have you not considered dual booting? This way you could use a Linux distribution for most of your computing and the Windows for the times you need to use those applications with no equivalents on the Linux side.

[Leslieann]

I was having the same issue early on and removed the initial update that caused the pop up's, but after changing my motherboard my version of windows was made non genuine.... which is fine because i dont get all of the really pushy upgrade updates that preload windows 10 and then end up installing it if you leave your pc alone to long.  Ill be switching over to linux before going to 10. It's a great OS ... Aside from from microsoft's new profit model.

If your Windows is non-genuine, won't it stop working after a month or two?

Some versions of Win 8 will shut you down.

Win7 just disables the background, gives you an nag screen and a note in the lower right corner.

[inanis]

Such nag screens are extremely irritating. I would gladly use linux for everything if it were not for several crucial applications with no linux counterparts.

Have you not considered dual booting? This way you could use a Linux distribution for most of your computing and the Windows for the times you need to use those applications with no equivalents on the Linux side.

I dual boot, but honestly, I usually just stay in whatever I had to use last, and usually that is Windows. I prefer Linux as an OS, but I can't run Photoshop in Linux and I'm NOT going to use GIMP. Never in a million years. That kind of makes it so I'm boxed in at the moment.  I get nagged about upgrading with Win10 a lot. I've been ignoring it, but at some point soon I'm going to pull the trigger and just do it. I'll probably clone my boot disk first just to be on the safe side.

[Coreda]

Just FYI: Microsoft will be downloading W10 on systems automatically by changing the W10 'optional' update under Windows Update to a 'recommended' update, starting this month.

The install is "optional" once downloaded and can apparently be canceled, but they are trying every which way to install it on systems. If you can't be bothered with the BS just uncheck 'Give me recommended updates the same way I received important updates' under the Windows Update settings. Or install GWX Control Panel (haven't tested it myself).

[slip84]

Windows 10 is the worst! It's fast and stable. Ugh.

[Coreda]

Windows 10 is the worst! It's fast and stable. Ugh.

Pfft, Windows 10 is the best. Endless user complaints of compatibility issues, tracking nonsense, no ability to selectively control updates outside of the pro version, the list goes on! Such positive user feedback overall.

[rowdy]

Windows 10 is the worst! It's fast and stable. Ugh.

Pfft, Windows 10 is the best. Endless user complaints of compatibility issues, tracking nonsense, no ability to selectively control updates outside of the pro version, the list goes on! Such positive user feedback overall.

Such user satisfaction!

If there was a real alternative, you'd wonder how many people would really stick with Microsoft.

[katushkin]

I wish Windows didn't constantly update my OS with security and compatibility fixes. I know a lot more about Windows than they do, so I don't know why they want to update it all the time.

[FreeCopy]

My problem with the most recent update is it not only reset all of my file associations, but reset edge to the default browser. Then when trying to set chrome or FF to default it never did. Edge stayed in place. Had to delete the SOB. Not sure how this happened but it also screwed my Grub installation which is on a separate drive.

W10 runs great but it just doesn't want to do a damn thing I tell it to. Shouldn't have to fight with it this much. Never recall this much effort with previous versions.

Only reasons for me to stay with Win is Office for work and games.

[Coreda]

I wish Windows didn't constantly update my OS with security and compatibility fixes. I know a lot more about Windows than they do, so I don't know why they want to update it all the time.

Who said security updates were bad? Let alone that an entire unwanted OS upgrade will be automatically downloaded for users who don't pay attention to their update settings. You'd think geekhack of all places would be about giving the user options and not removing them, but remarkably some think any and all problems are worth glossing over.

After spending around $100 for W8.1 Pro I don't intend to be 'upgrading' to something that is known to have issues and other features I don't agree with. Wake me up when they stop going down the path of removing features. Already put up with enough of them in W8.1 to stand yet another hassle.

[fanpeople]

I have not really had any issues with Windows 10, it took me ages to start enjoying 7, 10 I liked instantly. But then again I am not really an advanced user so most of the things that are bothering you guys I probably don't even realise.

Funny thing is that with 8 I found myself cursing the lack of start menu but now that it is back with 10 I don't even use it.

[katushkin]

After spending around $100 for W8.1 Pro I don't intend to be 'upgrading' to something that is known to have issues and other features I don't agree with. Wake me up when they stop going down the path of removing features. Already put up with enough of them in W8.1 to stand yet another hassle.

Well why don't you go back to whatever you had before 8.1? If it removed features that you wanted, why didn't you go back to it?

The people who don't pay any attention to their update settings are probably the same people who don't know what features win10 gets rid of or adds, or cares about said features. The option is there for you to not update if you pay attention, and I don't think everything is worth glossing over. I just think of myself as a "regular user" who doesn't have too many specific programs, and I've had no issues other than the black screen a few months ago. In fact, Windows 10 fixed a couple of issues for me with regard to the new Dota patch, and some driver issues too.

[Coreda]

Well why don't you go back to whatever you had before 8.1? If it removed features that you wanted, why didn't you go back to it?

Microsoft stopped providing updates. Simple as that. Upgraded to W8.1 Pro as it was the latest version at the time and going in had thought the removal of the Start menu was the main problem users had. Since I knew that going in it wasn't an issue since I'd already looked into replacements.

Turned out there were several other issues the 'common user' hadn't posted about anywhere I'd seen reviews or impressions. Want to change a file type action or icon? You can't. At all. They removed the interface completely. Why? Who knows. After a lot of searching and frustration eventually found an obscure program that allowed one to edit them. Just a single example.

Opera suffered the same fate. Once a great browser with features that to this day can't be found in other browsers, now a literal barebones Chrome fork. Why do I use Firefox today? Same reason. They stopped providing updates. Otherwise I'd still be using Opera Presto.

The push for choices and features in programs and OSes to be removed or degraded for the so-called 'common' user has led to users who want or need advanced features to be frustrated and make vocal feedback about it. Having others who don't care simply hand-wave such things is just another reason why companies continue along this path.

[katushkin]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that. Now all my gifs open with Windows picture viewer and are frozen.

[Coreda]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that. Now all my gifs open with Windows picture viewer and are frozen.

Completely absent in W10 or the semi-broken version in W8? In W8 it doesn't properly remember other programs that have been used to open files, unlike previous versions, presenting the same unchanging list. Going through the same extended process to open files in alternate programs is definitely a process I could do without.

For an animated GIF viewer see Pictus. Lightweight and fast, portable version available, too. Strange Photo Viewer stopped supporting animated gifs, considering it was working before but nothing is too surprising at this point.

[katushkin]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that. Now all my gifs open with Windows picture viewer and are frozen.

Completely absent in W10 or the semi-broken version in W8? In W8 it doesn't properly remember other programs that have been used to open files, unlike previous versions, presenting the same unchanging list. Going through the same extended process to open files in alternate programs is definitely a process I could do without.

For an animated GIF viewer see Pictus. Lightweight and fast, portable version available, too. Strange Photo Viewer stopped supporting animated gifs, considering it was working before but nothing is too surprising at this point.

Gone in Win10. I used gifviewer before which is pretty easy. I haven't got round to downloading all my extra programs this time round, I've not really had time to mess around with it yet, but everything seemed fine last time. There did seem like there was a conflict between Display Fusion and the Win10 double window task bar, but it seems fine now.

[fohat.digs]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that.

Going through the same extended process to open files in alternate programs is definitely a process I could do without.

That is horrible! Every time I start warming up to the 10 idea, I see something like this which appalls me. What a nasty evil "gotcha" that is!

I prefer Linux as an OS, but I can't run Photoshop in Linux and I'm NOT going to use GIMP.

The acclimation period (I won't call it a learning curve) to Gimp from Adobe is very painful, but I hate Adobe and have gotten quite used to Gimp, although I am a casual user. A professional may be more picky.
 

[fanpeople]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that. Now all my gifs open with Windows picture viewer and are frozen.

Completely absent in W10 or the semi-broken version in W8? In W8 it doesn't properly remember other programs that have been used to open files, unlike previous versions, presenting the same unchanging list. Going through the same extended process to open files in alternate programs is definitely a process I could do without.

Gone in Win10. I used gifviewer before which is pretty easy. I haven't got round to downloading all my extra programs this time round, I've not really had time to mess around with it yet, but everything seemed fine last time. There did seem like there was a conflict between Display Fusion and the Win10 double window task bar, but it seems fine now.

Are you guys saying that there is no open with option when you right click on an item? Because I am using 10 and still have the open with option.

[slip84]

Shh! Only bashing allowed here. Windows jumped the shark!

[Halverson]

Shh! Only bashing allowed here. Windows jumped the shark!

Wowwwww smh

[slip84]

Shh! Only bashing allowed here. Windows jumped the shark!

Wowwwww smh

Halverson = jumped.

[Halverson]

Shh! Only bashing allowed here. Windows jumped the shark!

Wowwwww smh

Halverson = jumped.

I'll get you next time!

[tbc]

Oh yeah, I do recall the "Open with" function disappearing, I will give you that. Now all my gifs open with Windows picture viewer and are frozen.

Completely absent in W10 or the semi-broken version in W8? In W8 it doesn't properly remember other programs that have been used to open files, unlike previous versions, presenting the same unchanging list. Going through the same extended process to open files in alternate programs is definitely a process I could do without.

Gone in Win10. I used gifviewer before which is pretty easy. I haven't got round to downloading all my extra programs this time round, I've not really had time to mess around with it yet, but everything seemed fine last time. There did seem like there was a conflict between Display Fusion and the Win10 double window task bar, but it seems fine now.

Are you guys saying that there is no open with option when you right click on an item? Because I am using 10 and still have the open with option.

Ya...

I made Firefox my default browser...wth is everyone talking about

[daerid]

ITT: People grumbling about cheese being moved

[berserkfan]

I was having the same issue early on and removed the initial update that caused the pop up's, but after changing my motherboard my version of windows was made non genuine.... which is fine because i dont get all of the really pushy upgrade updates that preload windows 10 and then end up installing it if you leave your pc alone to long.  Ill be switching over to linux before going to 10. It's a great OS ... Aside from from microsoft's new profit model.

If your Windows is non-genuine, won't it stop working after a month or two?

Some versions of Win 8 will shut you down.

Win7 just disables the background, gives you an nag screen and a note in the lower right corner.

I was getting that from merely changing the hard disk. Very infuriating.

[fohat.digs]

Dragging out the old dead horse to flog it some more.

My Windows 7 install is a couple of years old now, and getting stale to the point where it is slow and aggravating and when I usually reformat and start fresh.

Should I just bite the bullet and go to 10?

I am mostly past worrying about Microsoft spying on me, I am just an ordinary middle-class guy in the suburbs and I figure that anybody who has put effort into it knows all about me already. Otherwise, with every new version there are good old features that they take away, and goofy new ones to learn, but I have mostly reached the point where I am resigned to it.

Leslieann's advice is always good, but my simple individual situation is very different from her convoluted professional responsibilities.

[Leslieann]

You would be surprised how often I just reload a system and my advice was meant for someone who wanted to fight the problem.

If a computer takes more than 2 hours, I often just stop and reload Windows, keep in mind, that's a money saving tactic for my customers. At some point you need to realize, that it's time to just start fresh. People who know how to do that, will sometimes keep fighting longer since they are not on the clock. On my own system, I can back up and reload Windows and be back online within 30 minutes and have 90% of my system restored within the hour, so it's quite easy to just say heck with it and reload. I'll fight if it's something I haven't dealt with, just so I know how, but otherwise, when it gets bad, i just dump it.  It was only last year that I went a full year without reloading Windows for the first time. Admittedly, some of that is due to work.

As for you..
Win7 to Win10 is a jump, but but it's an easier jump than Win7 to Win8.0 which was nightmare for people.  If you don't mind the spying (there is a tool to fix it), then it's probably your best bet since you will have to at some point anyhow if you stay with Windows. Win7 aftermarket support will start to taper off in the next year or two. Sure, some companies will continue to support it, but it will begin to get more and more difficult at that time and right now, it's a free upgrade. I would do it before the offer ends. I've already switched my laptops to Linux (Mint Cinnamon), and the desktop will soon follow.

Before you do that though, not only back up not only your files (and image the drive), but I would HIGHLY encourage you to do a system restore, activate, image the drive, and put that someplace safe. The first image is so you can retrieve anything you miss in your backup, and the second is, should you ever need to, you can restore it back to Win7 if you want. If you sell the computer, you can offer both systems.

Oh, and it's not just MS spying on you, lots of companies are, but just wait till someone hijacks the MS system.
Anyhow, this will disable Win10 spying (beware, updates could re-enable things):
https://github.com/10se1ucgo/DisableWinTracking/releases
This one works too:
https://github.com/Nummer/Destroy-Windows-10-Spying/releases
I've used both, they are safe.

[fohat.digs]

Before you do that though, not only back up not only your files (and image the drive), but I would HIGHLY encourage you to do a system restore, activate, image the drive, and put that someplace safe. The first image is so you can retrieve anything you miss in your backup, and the second is, should you ever need to, you can restore it back to Win7 if you want. If you sell the computer, you can offer both systems.

Thank you, good clean advice as always. This is a home-built desktop and I have a legit Windows 7 DVD and number, so I usually just back everything up, (I have a small C: SSD for programs and all my data is on D: or external anyway) re-format, and rebuild everything fresh so that I am not carrying over all the barnacles that I have picked up along the way.

When I do my laptop, which I might never actually do, I will follow your above advice. I shrank the partition to load Ubuntu on about 80GB at the back end and I am not sure that I could "restore" Windows properly even if I wanted to.

[Leslieann]

You're welcome.
If you delete the Ubuntu partition, and extend the Win7 partition back to what it was, I wouldn't be too surprised if the restore worked.

As long as you have good drive images (verify before you trash it), you can get away with quite a lot. Worse case, you can buy another drive, sometimes a used drive or even a whole broken laptop on Ebay is less than the cost of disks from the OEM after just a couple years (and then you have spare parts).  Next time before you do an install like that, image it first, then you can play to your hearts content, even though I almost never go back and use them (I almost always do a fresh install), it's worth the piece of mind.

As for imaging software, personally, I really like the Active@ Disk Image, it lets you go into the image and pull files out (unlike Acronis, which I like). Macreum Reflect, a free one, is also good and will work on almost any computer, even EFI (though the disk needs to be formatted for it) and I think you can pull files as well. I tend to use Active by default and fall back onto Macreum when necessary, which isn't often. Being able to look into the image is handy to make sure it worked, but even if it won't restore the whole image, being able to pull files out can save your butt.

[tp4tissue]

I tried win 10 for a whole day..  many many Arrrgh.. Matey brand software has problems, so that's the major bottleneck..

I've also noticed greater power use on Win 10,  this is no big deal for people with newer laptops which have those newest cpus haswell and up,   but I'm poor and I'm on Sandybridge,  so saving power is still relevant to me.


Overall,   it's going to be more headache than it's worth at the moment..

I have a feeling I will be using 7 for the rest of eternity,  because now that I don't play vidya,  DX12 has no power over me...

[Leslieann]

I've also noticed greater power use on Win 10,  this is no big deal for people with newer laptops which have those newest cpus haswell and up,   but I'm poor and I'm on Sandybridge,  so saving power is still relevant to me.

I'm not sure what you did, but Win10 uses about almost the exact same processing power as Win7/8/8.1. If you go and disable the telemetry and spying, it actually becomes more efficient than them.

My first gen I5 notebook, and old Atom netbooks all run it as well or better than Win7 and Xp.
My Baytrail Atom, Sandy Bridge I3U notebook and (SB)I7 desktop actually prefer Win10.

As for compatibility, I've had very little I couldn't get working.

[rowdy]

And 97 parts Windows 3.1.