On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 20:19:14 -0400, Keith Nuttle wrote:

On 7/7/2015 7:52 PM, Gary Stevens wrote:
In my case I'm going to ask for social help to stay away from
speculation, I need solid information to go on, not just entertainment
and losing time with fashion systems. We need serious and viable
network to keep our files and communications safe. That's not what I've
seen in the last season. Spent many time believing in a project that
left their customers alone and not happy at all with their business.
Thousands of people invested in IT knowledge and now they are in the
street asking for their jobs and citizen rights to implement what
they've learned in the last years. This is we want our good way of life
back. We are not prepared to be jobless. Say no to pension slavery. We
want to be independent and live like they promised us. We want our
future back.


Considering that Windows 8.1 is a very useable and stable system when
you boot directly to the desktop, Windows 10 will probably equally
stable.

If you are in the US, I can see not conceivable situation where
Microsoft would shut a legal system down.

I have been using Windows 8.1 for over a nearly 2 years now and while I
was ready to toss it before Windows 8 was updated, I find that with
Windows 8.1 there are things that I like better that the old systems.

All of the noise about the Start Menu disappearing is just that noise.
The MS Icon on the left of the Desktop tool bar gives you more access to
your system that the old start menu. Once you clear the New Start menu
of the junk, you will find that it is easier to use than the old
collapsing menu system that has been in Windows since XP. With the new
start menu you can use the mouse wheel to scroll until you find the
program you want.

All the program on your computer, those you use and those you don't are
on the Apps menu accessed by the down arrow on the New Start menu.

I do a lot of research and reports on my computer. What I really like
is the jump menus. These menus are access by right clicking the program
icon on the desktop taskbar. ( I have all of my frequently used
programs on the desktop taskbar. Don't forget to add the File Explore to
the taskbar. ) The jump list contain all of the recently accessed
files. If you have the File Explorer on the desktop taskbar, all of
your frequently used folders are in the taskbar.

And this differs from Windows 7 in what way, since what you describe seems
to work the same way in 7.