Microsoft Windows 10 Free Upgrade : The Last Roundup

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Windows 10 Grabs 5.21% Market Share, Passing Windows Vista and Windows 8 In Just One Month - by Emil Protalinski/ Apps/ VentureBeat.com

"The effects of a free upgrade to Windows 10 are starting to trickle in. Available for just over a month, Windows 10 has now captured more than 5 percent market share, according to the latest figures from Net Applications.

In just four weeks, Windows 10 has already been installed on over 75 million PCs. Microsoft is aiming to have 1 billion devices running Windows 10 “in two to three years,” though that includes not just PCs, but smartphones, consoles, and other devices as well.

Windows 10 had 0.39 percent market share in July, and gained 4.82 percentage points to hit 5.21 percent in August. This is the fastest we’ve seen an OS hit 5 percent, and while we’re unlikely to witness growth like that again, we doubt the firsts will stop here..."

Richard

 

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Microsoft Steering Windows 10 Users Away From Non-Microsoft Browsers - by Lauren Goode/ Microsoft/ Tech/ theverge.com

"Microsoft is aggressively pushing its own Edge browser when you run a Bing search for another browser..."


Richard

 

[tompalm]

I just upgraded to Windows 10. It was easy and went well. However, it seems slower than Windows 8.1. Has anyone noticed this?

 

[Passepartout]

Another anecdote: My DW is a bit of a Luddite. Not that she is opposed to technology, but she hates to change. She just likes what she is used to. If that means there are workarounds to get her trusty laptop to do things, that's fine. So with her trusty ol' laptop overheating, screen blacking out, having to go to the freezer for a blue ice thingy to keep under it, (finally- after at least a year)she finally bought a new 'convertible'. With Windows 10. And had a local tech shop (no Geeks) remove all the bloat ware and move her files and photos from the old one to the new one.

Bottom line, She's LOVING it. She's taken a little time - a couple of days to put the tiles where she's used to seeing them, and customize some of it's processes. Windows 10 seems to take some time to find your stuff. Like to populate the 'live tiles' with things like your photos, music, people, automatically load your most popular websites and remember your chosen newsfeeds. So, as you use Windows 10, it learns how you use it, and it becomes better, faster, and easier to use.

 

[Free2Roam]

I haven't taken the time to research, but I miss having the "Recent Documents" link on my start menu. Has anyone else missed that and figured out how to add it?

 

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I haven't taken the time to research, but I miss having the "Recent Documents" link on my start menu. Has anyone else missed that and figured out how to add it?

Hi Juanita,

Try this - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/307875#bookmark-2

Don't know if it will work, because I don't have Windows 10 but it's worth a try.


Richard

 

[Passepartout]

I haven't taken the time to research, but I miss having the "Recent Documents" link on my start menu. Has anyone else missed that and figured out how to add it?

Are you in Office? What kind of documents or files do you seek? The easy way to find anything in Windows 10 is to ask Cortana. Just click the little circle either in your tray or in your start menu and type your request. Of course you can click the microphone in Cortana and ask verbally. ("Cortana, where are my recent documents?") Then when found, you can right click and put them on the start menu or add a tile with them.

Jim

 

[Free2Roam]

Hi Juanita,

Try this - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/307875#bookmark-2

Don't know if it will work, because I don't have Windows 10 but it's worth a try.


Richard

Thanks for checking Richard. But there's no "customize" option when you right click the start button in Windows 10.

 

[Free2Roam]

Are you in Office? What kind of documents or files do you seek? The easy way to find anything in Windows 10 is to ask Cortana. Just click the little circle either in your tray or in your start menu and type your request. Of course you can click the microphone in Cortana and ask verbally. ("Cortana, where are my recent documents?") Then when found, you can right click and put them on the start menu or add a tile with them.

Jim

Haven't asked Cortana... I'll see what she says. Thanks!

FYI Recently opened documents of all types would show there.

 

[Bucky]

I haven't taken the time to research, but I miss having the "Recent Documents" link on my start menu. Has anyone else missed that and figured out how to add it?

I have "File Explorer" on my task bar. Was there when I installed Windows 10. All my recent files are listed right there along with "Frequent Folders". All are listed under "Quick Access".

 

[Passepartout]

Cortana gave me a link that said there is a 'Home' selection in File Explorer that contains recently opened files. Sure enough, there it is.

Jim

 

[Free2Roam]

I have "File Explorer" on my task bar. Was there when I installed Windows 10. All my recent files are listed right there along with "Frequent Folders". All are listed under "Quick Access".

That's very helpful. Thanks! Not as convenient as the prior version, but much, much better than nothing!