What s all the fuss about?

What s all the fuss about?

Better than Windows 8/8.1? Yes, if... Your Windows 8/8.1 laptop or desktop doesn t have a touch screen; You want a better Start Menu ; You want a more familiar desktop; You hate the Charm Bar and want to be able to shut down your device more easily.

What does it look like? A more familiar Start Menu is back; (Click on the Windows icon to open it). You also have the tiles from the Windows 8/8.1 Metro desktop (But you have control over them, and the size of the Start Menu window too!); Your power button (to shut down the computer) is easier to find and use.

Your Desktop is back! (With new features) When Windows 10 starts, (after you log in), you see a familiar desktop that you can customize. New: You can have multiple desktops. Task view will display thumbnails of all open applications.

Better than Windows 8/8.1? No, if... Your laptop or desktop has a touch screen and you are comfortable using it; Your laptop or desktop has a DVD player and you use it. You don t want to deal with all the security settings issues and forced updates.

Windows 10 DVD player This is what you get for $14.99!

Better than Windows 7? Yes, if... You want the new Edge browser; You want a unit with a touch screen; You want a supported operating system; You want some of the new/updated apps that come with Windows 10.

A New Browser: Edge

Cortana, Your Digital Assistant

Cortana s features include: Natural language search Responds to spoken commands Plays music Creates reminders and sets alarms Integrates with the new Edge browser Learns about you (if you enable her), to provide custom suggestions. Cracks jokes

Better than Windows 7? No, if... You have your system all set up the way you want it and are not interested in new bells and whistles; You have and use a DVD player in your device; You have older peripherals, especially printers and don t want to upgrade.

New Free Apps! Photos Calendar Get Skype Health & Fitness (News) Maps Money (News) Movies & TV (News) People Reader Reading List Travel (News) News (General News) Weather (News) World Clock Xbox Live (integration) 3-D Printer support Solitaire (beware) Wordament (Game) OneNote

More new tools: Print as.pdf

Another new tool: DVR (Digital Video Recorder)

Another useful tool: Snip

The Windows Store

Will your PC run Windows 10? Windows 7, SP1 or Windows 8/8.1 OS 1 Ghz or faster processor 1 GB RAM for 32 bit or 2 GB RAM for 64 bit system (but you really need 4 GB) At least 16 GB (on 32 bit system) or 20 GB (on 64 bit system) free hard disk space 800 x 600 or better display with at least a DirectX 9 or later video card with WDDM 1.0 driver.

How to see your system specs: Right mouse click on the My computer icon. A menu will open; Click on Properties ; On the screen that opens you will see some of the information you need, including the amount of RAM currently on your system, the processor speed, and the current operating system. On Windows XP systems you will not see anything about 32 bit or 64 bit systems because XP only ran as a 32 bit system.; Then click on the Hardware tab. Click on Device Manager Then click on Display Adapters. You will see the brand and model of your video card. If you right mouse click the brand/model information, you will bring up a menu. Click on Properties, then click on the driver tab.; Be sure you do not make any changes on any spot you visit. Use Cancel to back out of each spot.

How to see your system specs:

The Elephant in the Room: Forced updates and security holes that are activated by default

Forced Updates: The timing of updates downloading and installation is no longer under user s control. Users no longer have the ability to pick and choose which updates are installed from a given batch. Microsoft will punish users who find a way to block updates.

The Bigger Elephant: Security Holes by Default Wi-Fi Sense; Bandwidth Sharing; Edge; the EULA; Mandatory Microsoft Accounts for many apps

Wi-Fi Sense Turned on by default when you install Windows 10; Shares your wi-fi router password with your friends from your Outlook, Skype and Facebook accounts if they are running Windows 10 Likewise, if they are running Windows 10 and allow Wi-Fi sense to stay enabled, you will get their passwords. This data is stored on Microsoft s servers.

Bandwidth Sharing: Turns your device into a peer-to-peer server to deliver Windows updates to other computers, not just on your network but also to other computers on the Internet; Uses your upload bandwidth to do this; Is turned on by default when Windows 10 is installed; You can go into settings to turn it off.

The Edge Browser Flash Player is built in, you can t get rid of it. Cortana, if enabled, listens to every search done on Edge and keeps a record. Personalized ads are delivered via an automatic advertising ID which is assigned to each user, tied to the email address (your Windows account).

The EULA (End User License Agreement) By accepting this agreement and using the software you agree that Microsoft may collect, use, and disclose the information as described in the Microsoft Privacy Statement (aka.ms/privacy), and as may be described in the user interface associated with the software features. https://www.microsoft.com/engb/servicesagreement/default.aspx

The TOS (Terms of Service Agreement) We will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to protect our customers or enforce the terms governing the use of the services. https://www.microsoft.com/enus/privacystatement/

Privacy Settings

Privacy Settings During installation/setup, choose Custom rather than Express settings. Look carefully at each screen that then appears to decide whether or not you are comfortable giving Microsoft/Windows 10 access to your information. If you already set up Windows 10 and chose Express you can go into Settings and make changes.

Privacy Settings Some of the settings that are turned on by default include, in Personalization : Personalize your speech, typing and inking input by sending contacts and calendar details along with other associated input data to Microsoft. Send typing and inking data to Microsoft to improve the recognition and suggestion platform. Let apps use your advertising ID for experiences across apps.

Privacy Settings Location is next, and turned on by default unless you change it: Let Windows and apps request your location, including location history, and send Microsoft and trusted partners some location data to improve location services. Note: A lot of apps, including Cortana, maps and weather will not work unless you allow location services to run.

Privacy Settings Browser settings: Edge is set as your default browser Smart Screen is enabled by default Page prediction is enabled by default. Use page prediction to improve reading, speed up browsing, and make your overall experience better in Windows browsers. Your browsing data will be sent to Microsoft.

Privacy Settings Connectivity and Error Reporting: Automatically connect to suggested open hotspots. Not all networks are secure. Automatically connect to networks shared by your contacts. Send error and diagnostic information to Microsoft.

Privacy Settings

Resources A copy of this presentation will be available on the Siuslaw Library website for a few months: www.siuslawlibrary.org Several new books about Windows 10 have been ordered for the collection and are slowly starting to arrive. A list of useful articles with web links will also be on the library website for a while.