Update : Windows 10

[Mudbill]

I've installed Windows 10 on a laptop here at work. It's pretty interesting. There are some things I wish they would've done differently though.

Some features are still a bit too "touch"-y for me, at least for a PC. They emphasize on simplicity and large, easily accessible widgets even in dock mode, but it lacks the technical information I get high off seeing. For example the "Uninstall programs" page in the PC settings. It displays "Time installed" and organizes it by "File size." That, along with the name of the program of course, is the only information. The list is also really large if compared to the "Add/Remove programs" control panel page. However, the control panel does still exist, so at least I can keep using that, although it is not the primary option, so the shortcuts you're used to (like Screen Resolution, or Personalize from the desktop context menu) are not going to put you there anymore. This makes the control panel somewhat inconvenient to get to, even if it is preferrable to the tablet-optimized PC settings app.

The "All programs" list is way bigger than Windows 7's. It makes me feel a bit awkward. I don't want to scroll too much to get my information. This list seems to fit like 10-15 items at a time, whereas 7's list can fit 30 (depending on settings).

I've noticed the computer is running faster with Windows 10, so it looks like the optimization is working. This is a low/mid tier laptop (4GB RAM, Intel graphics, 1.8 GHz AMD Processor) just to give you an impression of it.

This PC is connected to our domain, as that was something we wanted to try. It works fine.

The Edge browser does not support plugins, so that's a huge step back. I think that will ensure a lot of people stay away from it. Unless this is changed, there will be no AdBlock, Java or presumably Flash. Good thing Flash is close to retiring though, as well as Java.