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Less than a month after rollout of Windows 10, Microsoft has shared that its new operating system had already been installed on 75 million devices.

Paul Thurrot, one of the most knowledgeable bloggers on Microsoft, did the maths and worked out that in the first two months of availability, Windows 7 sold 60 million licenses.

The new operating system was released on July 29 but an email going around with the subject line “Windows 10 Free Upgrade” might infect your computer with a virus that renders files inaccessible.

Now that the Windows 10 launch day is behind us, it’s time to look towards the many updates Microsoft has in store.

“We designed Windows 10 to provide a simple upgrade experience for users and a cohesive experience following the upgrade”.

Microsoft released a statement in response saying, “We designed Windows 10 to provide a simple upgrade experience for users and a cohesive experience following the upgrade”.

Windows 10 works similarly, though you can now manage more of this functionality from a single interface.

Whoever is responsible for the “Something happened” error message that’s been bothering Windows 10 upgraders ever since Windows 10 became publicly available needs a stern talking-to.

When users upgrade from a previous version of Windows to Windows 10, the organization charges, the new software will override their preference for Web browser.

On the Windows side, I used a 27-inch Dell XPS One, recently upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10, to create a new copy of Windows 10 for the Mac.

He describes Windows 10 as the best version of Windows to date (which, arguably, every version of Windows should be) and praises Microsoft for introducing features, such as the new Action Centre notifications, that work equally as well on desktops as they do on tablets.

Microsoft upset a lot of people with Windows 8, but Windows 10 is the most heart-felt apology anyone could ask for.

Now, with the hype and hysteria hitting fever pitch, and people starting to get to grips with the new OS X rival, Microsoft is giving you the chance to download the Windows 10 update, completely free of charge.

So the Windows 10 launch date has come and gone, and people on qualifying PCs who opted into Microsoft’s free upgrade via the little icon that appeared in their task bars a month or so back are in the process of upgrading.

You will have a year from Wednesday’s launch date to decide if Windows 10 is worth your while; after that, Microsoft says the free upgrade window will close. For example, Microsoft Edge, the default browser in Windows 10, includes a feature called SmartScreen, which can...