What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?

What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality (due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?

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On 29/04/2018 21:56, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?





You can brag that you are an intelligent person because Windows 10
requires some intelligence; In your case you don't have any so don't
bother with Windows 10; Instead go to some Linux Newsgroup where you
can find some like-minded people like you.

So now this is your new NYM right? SteveGG and Windows10Hater is gone
forever it seems and now we have Bob Jones.

Your intelligence is so limited that you don't even know where to ask
Windows 10 questions. Intelligent people don't normally cross-post to
random newsgroups like you have doing for months.

Have you always been so stupid? Your parents must be regretting not to
abort you.

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On Sun, 29 Apr 2018 22:18:30 +0100, Good Guy wrote:

On 29/04/2018 21:56, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?





You can brag that you are an intelligent person because Windows 10
requires some intelligence; In your case you don't have any so don't
bother with Windows 10; Instead go to some Linux Newsgroup where you
can find some like-minded people like you.

So now this is your new NYM right? SteveGG and Windows10Hater is gone
forever it seems and now we have Bob Jones.

Your intelligence is so limited that you don't even know where to ask
Windows 10 questions. Intelligent people don't normally cross-post to
random newsgroups like you have doing for months.

Have you always been so stupid? Your parents must be regretting not to
abort you.

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On 4/29/2018 1:56 PM, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?

1) buy a new computer.
Joe average is unwilling to jump thru hoops to get a lesser OS on his
new computer.
2) stay connected.
Society is caught in an endless loop. Desire to (re)broadcast every
thought of OTHER people drives software to do that which
drives the desire to use it which...
3) stay up to date.
Eventually, support for older OS's is no longer supported.
Move on or get left behind. Nobody wants that...

You're asking the wrong people.
Anybody reading this already has the information required to do whatever
they want to do.
For the vast majority of computer owners, it makes no difference at all.
They take whatever MS offers and they get on with posting cat pictures.
Your opinions make no difference to anybody.
Microsoft will continue to do whatever makes money for microsoft.
What we can or can't do makes no difference to anybody. The list
provides no new options to anyone.

Stated another way,
What are you gonna do with the list when you compile it?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality (due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?

This TECHNICAL thread is not meant as a gripe thread about Windows 10!
Good luck with that...

On 04/29/2018 4:28 PM, mike wrote:
On 4/29/2018 1:56 PM, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or
Windows 7?

1) buy a new computer.
Joe average is unwilling to jump thru hoops to get a lesser OS on his
new computer.
2) stay connected.
Society is caught in an endless loop.Â* Desire to (re)broadcast every
thought of OTHER people drives software to do that which
drives the desire to use it which...
3) stay up to date.
Eventually, support for older OS's is no longer supported.
Move on or get left behind.Â* Nobody wants that...

You're asking the wrong people.
Anybody reading this already has the information required to do whatever
they want to do.
For the vast majority of computer owners, it makes no difference at all.
They take whatever MS offers and they get on with posting cat pictures.
Your opinions make no difference to anybody.
Microsoft will continue to do whatever makes money for microsoft.
What we can or can't do makes no difference to anybody.Â* The list
provides no new options to anyone.

Stated another way,
What are you gonna do with the list when you compile it?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical
functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality
(due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just
can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?

This TECHNICAL thread is not meant as a gripe thread about Windows 10!
Good luck with that...


Windows 10 keeps this newsgroup alive. :-)

Rene

On 04/29/2018 4:40 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 04/29/2018 4:28 PM, mike wrote:
On 4/29/2018 1:56 PM, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or
Windows 7?

1) buy a new computer.
Joe average is unwilling to jump thru hoops to get a lesser OS on his
new computer.
2) stay connected.
Society is caught in an endless loop.Â* Desire to (re)broadcast every
thought of OTHER people drives software to do that which
drives the desire to use it which...
3) stay up to date.
Eventually, support for older OS's is no longer supported.
Move on or get left behind.Â* Nobody wants that...

You're asking the wrong people.
Anybody reading this already has the information required to do whatever
they want to do.
For the vast majority of computer owners, it makes no difference at all.
They take whatever MS offers and they get on with posting cat pictures.
Your opinions make no difference to anybody.
Microsoft will continue to do whatever makes money for microsoft.
What we can or can't do makes no difference to anybody.Â* The list
provides no new options to anyone.

Stated another way,
What are you gonna do with the list when you compile it?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that
you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way
first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS
related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical
functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating
systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality
(due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just
can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?

This TECHNICAL thread is not meant as a gripe thread about Windows 10!
Good luck with that...


Windows 10 keeps this newsgroup alive.Â* :-)

Rene




OOPs wrong newsgroup.

Rene

On 4/29/2018 10:40 PM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 04/29/2018 4:28 PM, mike wrote:
On 4/29/2018 1:56 PM, Bob J Jones wrote:
What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or
Windows 7?

1) buy a new computer.
Joe average is unwilling to jump thru hoops to get a lesser OS on his
new computer.
2) stay connected.
Society is caught in an endless loop.Â* Desire to (re)broadcast every
thought of OTHER people drives software to do that which
drives the desire to use it which...
3) stay up to date.
Eventually, support for older OS's is no longer supported.
Move on or get left behind.Â* Nobody wants that...

You're asking the wrong people.
Anybody reading this already has the information required to do whatever
they want to do.
For the vast majority of computer owners, it makes no difference at all.
They take whatever MS offers and they get on with posting cat pictures.
Your opinions make no difference to anybody.
Microsoft will continue to do whatever makes money for microsoft.
What we can or can't do makes no difference to anybody.Â* The list
provides no new options to anyone.

Stated another way,
What are you gonna do with the list when you compile it?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that
you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way
first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS
related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical
functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating
systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality
(due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just
can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?

This TECHNICAL thread is not meant as a gripe thread about Windows 10!
Good luck with that...


Windows 10 keeps this newsgroup alive.Â* :-)

Rene


With refugees from the Hall of the Mountain King.

As with every operating system, it ages.
Installation becomes more difficult as it ages.
Hardware is less supported as it ages.
Some software runs slower on an old operating system.
My days of worrying about bulk/bloatware are gone.
I use blazing fast NVMe drives that can easily hold Windows 10 and all
of my software.

The fact Microsoft is trying to turn the desktop PC into a smartphone
has one benefit. It necessitates compactness.


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Bob J Jones wrote:

What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or
Windows 7?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you,
that you do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way
first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to
the OS? 1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it
isn't OS related) 2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I
don't - but some do) 3. Support (but that's a marketing decision -
not technical functionality) 4. Cascaded menus (but this can be
fudged on the newer operating systems) 5. ? 6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality
(due to the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is
just not available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about
Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about
Windows 10, since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just
can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to
the OS)?

In news wrote:

The fact Microsoft is trying to turn the desktop PC into a smartphone
has one benefit. It necessitates compactness.

This one point wasn't in the original post so I thank you.

That makes it, so far, this as the major differences in functionality:
1. 64-bit
2. Subscriptions & updates
3. Support
4. Cascaded menus
5. Touch screen
6. DirectX 12 (for gamers only though)
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:29:08 +0000 (UTC), Bob J Jones wrote:
5. Touch screen

Touch screen monitors usually provide the necessary driver and softwares for
at least Windows 7. So, Windows 10 isn't needed for touch screens. Some
ticket machines have a touch screen and they use Windows XP Embedded.

On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:29:08 +0000 (UTC), Bob J Jones
wrote:

That makes it, so far, this as the major differences in functionality:
1. 64-bit

As far as I am aware, there have been 64-bit versions of Windows XP,
Vista and 7, so you can scrub that one.

If I ever hace to xgrade to Windows 10, I'll be looking for a 32-bit
version.




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"Bob J Jones" wrote in message news

What can you do on Windows 10 that you can't do on Windows XP or Windows 7?

Stated more clearly, what FUNCTIONALITY is of importance to you, that you
do on Windows 10 by virtue of the operating system alone?

There are already obvious things, so let's get them out of the way first.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY is on Windows 10 related directly to the OS?
1. 64-bit (I say it 1st only because others will but it isn't OS related)
2. Subscriptions & updates (if you want them - I don't - but some do)
3. Support (but that's a marketing decision - not technical functionality)
4. Cascaded menus (but this can be fudged on the newer operating systems)
5. ?
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?

Please note that this thread is asking for technical functionality (due to
the operation system alone!) that is on Windows 10 that is just not
available on the earlier versions - it's not asking about Win10 gripes.

Specifically this is not a thread about what you hate about Windows 10,
since we all know that list is a mile long already.

What top-ten FUNCTIONALITY can you do on Windows 10 that you just can't do
on Windows XP or Windows 7 (that is related directly to the OS)?


Here's a couple of links that may help fill in some of the missing answers:

https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/buying...ws-xp-3622746/
https://www.winxdvd.com/answers/wind...windows-xp.htm

Got lazy and wasn't going to type out what is readily available.
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In news
Got lazy and wasn't going to type out what is readily available.
Most "news" articles are nearly worthless shills.
Both articles you cited fit that description of being nearly worthless.

*Most articles are mindless marketing bull****.*

I value the insight from real users here who aren't selling me something.

Here's a couple of links that may help fill in some of the missing answers:
https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/buying...ws-xp-3622746/

That entire article was almost completely fluff.
It was something a fifth grader could have written.

There was only 1 potentially useful item we didn't already think of:
* DirectX 12 (for gamers only though)

So I'll add DirectX to the list. Thanks.
(The rest of the stuff in that article was well-known marketing garbage.)

https://www.winxdvd.com/answers/wind...windows-xp.htm

WTF? Did a Microsoft Marketing intern write that article?

The biggest deal in Windows 10 over WinXP/Win7 is MKV?
Huh?

Windows 10 supports MKV?
WinXP & Win7 don't support MKV?

Makes no sense.
At least not to me.

WTF? Snap assist? Really? Is this a bull**** marketing article or what?

Continium? WTF? Did a Microsoft Marketing intern write that article?

WTF? The Command Prompt? Who on earth actually believes this bull****?

WTF? The Spartan Browser? That article is complete marketing bull****.
Like most of these bull**** marketing articles.

Maybe you misunderstood the request.
I wanted input from "real users" - not mindless Microsoft marketing bull****

On Mon, 30 Apr 2018 02:29:15 +0000 (UTC), Bob J Jones wrote:

https://www.winxdvd.com/answers/wind...windows-xp.htm

WTF? Did a Microsoft Marketing intern write that article?

The biggest deal in Windows 10 over WinXP/Win7 is MKV?
Huh?

Windows 10 supports MKV?
WinXP & Win7 don't support MKV?

Makes no sense.
At least not to me.

MKV support is not provided by the OS. It's provided by the Windows Media
Foundation library (WMF). It's the main multimedia library for the Windows
OS, and it's required by Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center, but
WMF is not required by the system. It's actually separate from the system,
and it can be removed entirely without fatally crippling the system. Unlike
MSIE where its libraries has been heavily used by the system.

In , JJ
wrote:

MKV support is not provided by the OS. It's provided by the Windows Media
Foundation library (WMF). It's the main multimedia library for the Windows
OS, and it's required by Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center, but
WMF is not required by the system. It's actually separate from the system,
and it can be removed entirely without fatally crippling the system. Unlike
MSIE where its libraries has been heavily used by the system.

Thanks for confirming that the MKV support was bull**** where that article
was so chock full of mindless marketing bull**** that one has to wonder who
reads that useless crap.

The actual apps are not part of this question since we're only asking what
people can do with the Win10 OS that they can't already do in wither the
WinXP or Win7 OS.

But to cover apps, I've never used the windows media player in my entire
life, and I've been on Windows as long as anyone here has (just like I
don't use Internet Explorer).

I use VLC and Media Player Classic plus the KLite Codec Packs.
And I've never had a problem (that I can recall) playing MKV container
files.

So that article was complete bull****, notwistanding the "command prompt"
and "Spartan Browser" and "snap assist" bull****. I can't believe that
article even exists, since it seems like it was autogenerated by a bull****
marketing spewer.

What i was asking for wasn't mindless marketing bull****.

I'm asking a simple question that only a real user would know answers to.

The question is what is inherently a functionality in Win10 (the OS) that
isn't in WinXP or Win7 that is useful to you, as a user?