Re: Free Upgrade To Windows 10
Originally Posted by
seacroft
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I am using 8.1 at the moment and have been putting off upgrading to 10 mainly because I am very nervous about doing it.
How long does it take, and am I likely to be asked technical questions, I can use my laptop as it stands now ok and I have a WD passport connected to which I send important data for back up should I disconnected this before upgrade.
Also I have my printer/scanner and external mouse connected should these be removed.
I've upgraded both of our home Desktop computers but to get them exactly how I want them has taken a good while. They are running well now. One was upgraded using an ISO and a clean installation. The other being an in-place upgrade from Windows 7.
The upgrade process takes a long time, depending somewhat on the speed of your computer and Internet connection.
The upgrade goes OK for the majority of people (you'll mostly only hear/read about the bad cases) but nothing can be absolutely guaranteed.
If you decide to go ahead, I'd say to disconnect the external drive but keep the printer/scanner and external mouse connected. Windows 10 might either leave the existing printer/scanner driver alone or have newer one for it. An external mouse should just work anyway.
Windows 10 is the least resource intensive operating system compared to Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 so, in theory at least, ought to run better than the other operating systems on existing computers. Some tests carried out
here (ars technika UK).
As others have mentioned, you could just wait and get Windows 10 on your next computer. However, the offer of a free upgrade ends in September (although it might get extended), so you wouldn't be able to do the free upgrade on your current computer after that date.
It is a dilemma when not confident about the outcome of the upgrade. Are you able to call on any local assistance if things don't go as hoped for? Internet advice/help can be good but not as good as someone actually being there with the computer.