Windows 10 is shaping up to be really, really good. I’ve been running it as my primary OS on my Surface Pro 3 since early April (release 10041), and I’m getting really excited for the final product.
Microsoft has taken the things that worked with Windows 8.1, the things we missed from Windows 7, and some of the best features from Windows Phone and rolled them into their new OS. The best part, though, is that it all fits together and is working really well.
My Transformer is dual booting 10 and 8.1, but running 10 almost exclusively. All of my other PCs are running 8.1, and I’ve started having a repeated experience on them. I’ve started sitting down at stable, solid windows 8.1 and missing features of 10. I find myself wishing for the Start Menu, which I haven’t used (or missed) for over a year. I groan when I open a Modern/Metro app and it demands to eat an entire screen. I don’t care about the voice command aspect, but Cortana’s information is useful and really handy. Because I miss these things when they’re gone, I know they’re good. That’s the sign of a good update.
Microsoft has taken the things that worked with Windows 8.1, the things we missed from Windows 7, and some of the best features from Windows Phone and rolled them into their new OS. The best part, though, is that it all fits together and is working really well.
My Transformer is dual booting 10 and 8.1, but running 10 almost exclusively. All of my other PCs are running 8.1, and I’ve started having a repeated experience on them. I’ve started sitting down at stable, solid windows 8.1 and missing features of 10. I find myself wishing for the Start Menu, which I haven’t used (or missed) for over a year. I groan when I open a Modern/Metro app and it demands to eat an entire screen. I don’t care about the voice command aspect, but Cortana’s information is useful and really handy. Because I miss these things when they’re gone, I know they’re good. That’s the sign of a good update.