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Windows 10 Upgrade Decision

  • July 28, 2016
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I must decide whether to maintain Windows 7 or upgrade to Windows 10.
 
I have a three-year-old Lenovo Thinkpad with Windows 7 (64 bit) and Webroot SecureAnywhere.  I read another post which indicated that Windows 10 and Windows 8 include an integrated firewall which does not allow the Webroot SecureAnywhere Firewall to function.  I am happy with my current PC/OS/Webroot system and I lean toward maintaining Windows 7 rather than upgrade to Windows 10, but I haven't made a final decision.
 
I am interested in Webroot's advice and reader's advice about whether I should maintain Windows 7 / Webroot versus upgrade to Windows 10 / Webroot as it relates to the firewall issue or any other issue.  Im primarily interested in which system will be more secure.
 
Thank you.  

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 My older HP computer ran on Windows 7 and had Webroot . Last Month when that older computer bit the dust, I purchased a new HP which now runs Windows 10. I transferred the 200+ days I had left on Webroot over to the new computer and there was no problems what so ever. All the information I had on the older computer was successfully transferred over to the new one without a hitch.
On a side note....I really liked the Windows 7 format and for the first few weeks detested Windows 10. I'm not much of a computer kinda guy and don't take to kindly to change but even though 10 takes some getting used to, I'm beginning to like it even more than 7.

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Hi and welcome to the Community ?
I upgraded my main computer from W 8.1 to W10 last year and about a month ago I did a clean install of W10 on this laptop. Both times it went without a hitch, but if you do upgrade it is highly recommend you do a full a full back-up or create an image of your current system in case something does happen. Like I said though I had no hitches at all and the process took about 1 1/2 hours.
One of my friends who had W7 came to me and asked me to upgrade his for him, that too was painless despite him worrying about it, I did say to him though it would be fine and he would like W10. After about an hour of using it he admitted that he loved it, another success story.

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  • August 3, 2016
Hi fellow forum newbie :D
 
I had the very same predicament a while back. Was happy with Windows 7 for quite some time...and was one of the high percentage of Windows OS users who stubbornly refused an upgrade for a while. It wasn't because I didn't like Windows 10. There were two reasons. Every new product requires some sort of bug fixes/patches and I wanted to see what became of that before diving in. Second is a software consideration. I'm not sure what you have running on your PC, but some stuff--as much as you'd want it to be--isn't compatible (yet) and could be impacted.
 
I finally said yes to Windows 10 and haven't regretted it. ❤️
 
Kate

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Hi fellow forum newbie :D
 
I had the very same predicament a while back. Was happy with Windows 7 for quite some time...and was one of the high percentage of Windows OS users who stubbornly refused an upgrade for a while. It wasn't because I didn't like Windows 10. There were two reasons. Every new product requires some sort of bug fixes/patches and I wanted to see what became of that before diving in. Second is a software consideration. I'm not sure what you have running on your PC, but some stuff--as much as you'd want it to be--isn't compatble (yet) and could be impacted.
 
I finally said yes to Windows 10 and haven't regretted it. ❤️
 
Kate
Kwel I have been testing every Pre-Release before Windows 10 ever came out and never regretted it! :D
 
Daniel