On 8/10/2015 2:44 PM, Paul wrote:
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Somebody is asking me to help them select a Windows laptop.

It's really the blind leading the blind, but I cannot convince them of
that.

My gut says to avoid 10 if at all possible (forced updates, for
instance)... and go with the familiar 8.1 with Start8 or, if possible,
7.

What think Those Who Know?

I have been running Windows 8.1 since it came out. I had it set to boot
to the desktop. I have now upgraded to Windows 10.

If they are just computer user, and not trying to find every little
discrepancy in the OS, go a head and buy the Windows 10 laptop.

While there are differences between Windows 10 and Windows 7, they are
evolutionary differences not revolutionary.

The new user of Windows 10 needs to know that a right click on the MS
Icon in the lower left of the screen, brings up all of the OS functions
that they will probably ever need. It is quite easy to pin programs to
the Start Menu and the taskbar.

While the Start menu is different from Windows 7 and earlier, it is not
the problem some like to make it out to be. While I like the Windows
8.1 start screen better as it is easier to pin app to it, and to see the
apps, I can live with the Windows 10 start screen. In some ways it is
easier to use as it give you Icons that you can see, not a list of
programs in a barely readable font.

Like every version of Windows that I have ever used Windows 10 is full
of things that you will want to remove from the Start menu, and possibly
uninstall from the computer.

Once you get rid of the garbage and get the programs you use installed
and on the taskbar or Start Menu, you will be happily computing and for
get you are using Windows 10