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tl;dr: Directing the wind is not possible, being compelled to adjust my sails. How can I transition to Windows 10 and not suffer extreme loss in productivity.
Windows Classic Theme: How do I get something like this. I assume other Soylentils are like me and the first thing they do when logging onto a Windows XP/7 computer is change the theme to classic. Has anyone done this yet on Windows 10? In my very brief experience dealing with 10 I was unable to find a way to do this, I presume that they removed this because they are awful people.
Specifications: How powerful of a computer do I need to do the same thing I am currently able to do without any lag. I was compelled to do testing using an i7 laptop with 8gb of ram from a couple of years ago, I found I was unable to do any testing because it was bogged down at 95% CPU capacity just running the base OS. What should I be running to make this thing bearable. My job function is to review, build, maintain reports which can involve files large enough to bog me down on my current system (i7-5600U with 8gb), what hardware should I have, how much ram should I have.
Experience: What lessons did others here learn the hard way as they went though this process. I am aware of the updates causing data to be non exist and things of that nature. What are things that I need to know about in this new age of 10.
I am sure there are some other things I should ask, just can't remember ATM.
Just run Linux XD: I am not allowed to withdraw consent from Windows 10, but I am pushing off implementation as long as possible.
[For information about issues with Windows' updates, see Ask Woody. --Ed]
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 01 2018, @04:45PM (2 children)
As an aside, is there any source for legit Windows 7 licenses and install disks? My current Win7 box is very old, and there's no way in hell I'll get a new box only to put Win10 on it. I'm not sure there's any way to transfer the existing Win7 license from one box to a completely new one.
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Monday November 05 2018, @06:16PM
You can still download legitimate copies of Windows 7. Recently I got a copy of professional and installed it using the CD key that came with the laptop I was installing it on. They decided it was now an invalid key, but before they did that I was able to get the updates I actually wanted, stop and uninstall the ones that I did not, and then they decided i no longer get any updates and thats okay with me.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2) by etherscythe on Monday November 05 2018, @10:32PM
If you bought full retail, you can install the license anywhere you like. Most likely, though, you got an OEM license which lives and dies with the original hardware. Windows 7 SKUs have been discontinued and off most store shelves by dictate of Microsoft since Windows 8 came out. There might be a few copies floating around in the secondary channel somewhere. Good luck finding a legit one!
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