Microsoft wants you using Windows 10, like it or not

If Edge had held onto Windows 10 users at a rate identical to IE’s, Microsoft’s total browser share would have been about one-and-a-half percentage points higher in Net Applications’ January tally, or 48.4%, rather than the actual 46.9%.

Windows 10 has many improvements over its predecessors – especially Windows 8.

While the update would download automatically, Microsoft has stated that users would still need to confirm and agree to the actual OS installation before the entire upgrade process gets initiated. That’s according to plan. Within that division, Microsoft said revenue from licensing Windows to PC makers was also down 5 percent, although the company pointed out that was better than the 8.3 percent decline in overall PC sales that market researchers have estimated for the October-December quarter.

Microsoft is pushing hard for us all to upgrade to Windows 10, but there’s a more pressing issue for business users. “Before the upgrade changes the operating system of your device, you will be clearly prompted to choose whether or not to continue”.

What’s new with Windows 10 Redstone Preview Build version 14257 – There are several fixes for bugs, which the previous build had broke, one of which was the Connect button stopped appearing in the Action Center. (There is no Windows 9.) Windows 10 also paves the way for multiple devices to work together. This also means that you don’t have to run Windows Update directly after a reset.

Medium and large businesses were the most likely to have at least one Windows 10 machine Spiceworks found – with 31 percent of firms with more than 500 people trialling the OS, compared to 10 percent of companies with 50 employees or fewer.

By far the easiest way to do a clean install is to use Windows 10’s Reset function. Consider the potential cost of renewing into the new Windows Server core licensing models in three years time plus the potential risk for Hybrid Use Rights no longer being active at that time. Last month, we reported on a developer which called out Microsoft for their supposed app store failings, and who even advised other developers not to develop apps for the platform. Your files should be OK, but you’ll lose any apps installed after upgrading to Windows 10.

For example, are you really using the words you intended, or are the options on display subtly suggesting what you ought to say?

Yes. That’s because it would strongly remind you of the Nokia era with the Glance screen feature it comes equipped with.