>>Thank you for your input. As I said, I respect your opinion. Maybe I will change my mind. One thing I like from your list is not having to have an anti-virus since I am not comfortable with Avast; too intrusive. But I hear that MS could be just as intrusive into personal data.
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>>>I think millions of Windows 10 users would disagree, but some things to consider:
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>>>- No more updates to Windows 7. This includes security updates
>>>- Windows 10 is now a year old. Issues have been fixed
>>>- Windows 10 is more secure out of the box than Windows 7. It's likely you can get by without anti-virus
>>>- Edge browser is far superior than IE and faster and more standards compliant than Chrome
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>>>In the end, you need to decide what's best for you
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>>>>I have not read message that say "10 is great; make sure you get 10". Just the opposite. (except you, maybe, and I respect your opinion) And I pretty much know what to expect from 7.
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>My experiences using Win10 vs Win7:
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>Win10 pluses:
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>- Includes File History (actually introduced with Win8). This can be a useful backup option
>- For one site I connect to via the built-in Windows VPN client, the Win10 version connects much more reliably than the Win7 client
>- Has a multiple desktops feature which I haven't yet investigated, but which might serve to work around some of the UI issues below
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>Win10 minuses:
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>- Lack of control over application of updates. There is a Group Policy "hack" that restores the "download and notify" option which I had set up in Win7 but apparently that is defeated in the Anniversary and later builds of Win10
>- I find the UI very flat compared to Win7 Aero Glass. I find it hard to tell which window is active especially with multiple monitors
>- With multiple monitors the screen corners are "sticky" - if you try to go from one to another at (say) the top of the screen, the cursor won't move from one to the other (actually if you're within 6 pixels of a corner). So you get "stuck" on one monitor until you loop the cursor away from the corner. Very annoying
>- When running apps such as Remote Desktop in full screen on one monitor, it's more difficult to bring up the main local Windows taskbar to switch apps. For apps like that the option to extend the taskbar across multiple monitors is a non-starter
>- Reduction in privacy. In other threads I've already expanded on this. Microsoft considers Win10 just a content delivery platform. By default privacy settings are abysmal, in complete violation of Bill Gates' own famous memo. Considering Win10 is a paid product it's deplorable that MS does this; it's more understandable if you're using a free product like Google's ("if you're not paying for the product, you are the product")
>- Incompatibility with some older hardware, even though the upgrade process claims compatibility. Expensive waste of time
>- MS is starting to refuse to load unsigned drivers, so if you have devices that depend on them you'll be SOL
>- MS is making noises that some new hardware will *only* be supported by Win10 e.g. Intel SkyLake processors. So, if you want to use Windows on that newer hardware it will have to be Win10
>- MS is making it clear that they have, and will exert, control over your computer e.g. http://winaero.com/blog/fix-windows-10-installs-apps-like-candy-crush-soda-saga-automatically/ . Workarounds such as these "fixes" are slowly but surely being disabled by MS - basically a frog-boiling scenario

Thank you very much. Very useful information.