Screws In My Coffee

I have been using the developers release of Windows 10 for several months on several computers at work and at home. I decided to upgrade to the production version on my home computer a few weeks ago.  The problem that I faced is that I did not own any Microsoft software that could be upgraded.  The last version of Windows that I purchased was Windows Vista.  I have been running various versions of Linux and FreeBSD on my computers at home so what to do. What I started doing a few weeks ago was watching the prices of older full versions of Windows 7 and Windows 8 on Amazon.  I knew if I purchased a version of those versions of Windows that I could upgrade to Windows 10.  I finally purchased Windows 8.1 for about $109. So I am happy to report that after two failed attempts at letting the auto installer perform the update I am on a production version of Windows 10.  The key thing that I learned about this update is that I had to be present for it to fully ...

I just got a two hour Windows 10 build update from build 9926 to 10041.  I was afraid that I would have to re-install all of my third party applications, but I did not have to. Build 10041

Every desktop Windows computer system (4) that I use for home and at work is running Windows 10.  Right now on my home system I am on Build 9926.  I do not advise doing this for the average user, but since I use computers for a living I dive in with both feet. I do have two desktop systems that run CentOS 7, but that is another story. Previously I ran Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.  I never have had any real issues with any Microsoft Windows Desktop operating, except Windows NT.  I skipped Windows 95 because I ran Windows NT. I barely can remember Windows for Work Groups. So I wanted to report to anyone thinking about trying Windows 10 out to go ahead and test it.  I am quite pleased with the performance of the operating system.  moving the default Metro interface in windows 8 to the "Start" menu is a smart move.  All of my Adobe applications and of course MS Office applications work flawlessly.  The security features work great too, like anti v...