windows 10 or 7

Markmars

what's better?

what's good about windows  10?

What do you dislike about  windows 10?

The computer brakes in 10 Windows?

Should I Upgrade to Windows 10? 

what do you use?
Thank you in advance!

PolyHertz

I use Windows 7, works great.
Personally I find it better then Windows 10 simply because it has less junk I don't want built in. And I'm not sure if it's still an issue, but Windows 10 used to force updates that had a tendency to break stuff.

Markmars

PolyHertz
Thank you!

I too.(at the moment)

Markmars

Who's using windows  10?

cryrid

10 is the best version yet IMO. 

Markmars

cryrid
what?
why the best version?

LaurentiuN

You should search on youtube some 10 vs 7, there are a lot of good reviews with pros and cons. I use win 10 and i never had any troubles with it. Sure it has that force update but i had no problems so far and i use it for 2 years already.

Axi5

Me too Win 10 all the way. 

Forced updates arent as invasive as people tell you. I have never had it restart in the middle of my work because its easy to configure it not to. 

Some of the features I love other than the general look update are: 
The new window snapping
The new environment path editor
Mouse scroll on hover rather than active window
DX12
Multiple desktops
The linux subsystem

Few more reasons too

Markmars

s1dK 
Axi5
Thanks a lot!

Markmars

Thank you!

i never had any troubles with it.

1.Really?

programs work or not?(maya,zbrush,substance painter,photoshop,etc.)

2.I'm talking about

Problems with drivers

Windows 10 does not start

The problem with RAM

start menu does not work

windows 10 freezes

etc.
Thank you in advance!  

pior

@Axi5 : it depends which version. When using the lighter version (or whatever it's called), it definitely does do intrusive restarts when idle - had it happen recently while working at a client. I believe the settings to prevent it differ from one version to another, which in itself says a lot about the product vision behind the OS.

To the OP : if you are wondering whether or not you should update, then that simply means you have no good reason to update. I'd say save your time, sanity and money and don't do it if you can avoid it.

Markmars

pior 
Thank you!

Thanks for the advice!

Axi5

Got my comment stuck in a quote thanks to mobile.... 

@pior it was likely because you had not set up active hours. I use the home version at home which is the light version you're referring to and have never had it restart as you describe. 

At work I was very busy with a deadline within 3 hours and needed to delay updates. Theres a setting to delay updates by 30 days which does the trick. That's the pro version though and I'll check if it's on the home one. 

I wouldn't outright avoid it. Support for Win7 will end in a few years but by then it'll be considered an obscure platform to still be using. I wouldn't shy away from the future for the sake of it. 

Holy crap this is painful to type on mobile. 

pior

Axi5 : not me, my client. I don't put up with this kind of awful UX design on my own workstations. I base my software and OS purchases based on what I know of the manufacturers/vendors ; MS lost my trust by implementing such features (design flaws) in their recent products, and as a customer I vote with my wallet and I am not encouraging such practices.

This allows me to not have to even think about such concepts as "active hours", or exotic settings to disable, or having to learn after the fact that the light version of an OS is gimped and not suitable for professional work Hence my recommendation to the OP to do the same.

Axi5

Don't you think that's a bit of a strong opinion to force on others though? The OP hasn't even tried it. 

pior

I am indeed quite passionate about not losing hours or work, or missing clients' deadlines. If that's a strong opinion, then so be it.

Aabel

I don't use windows 10, but it's on my wife's laptop. There have been issues with it refusing to preserve user settings between updates and other obnoxious shit. This is on windows 10 pro btw . Here's a pretty comprehensive list of the issues behind not just windows 10, but windows in general. https://itvision.altervista.org/why-windows-10-sucks.html#TheEND  Microsoft treats your computer and your data like it belongs to them, not you.

cryrid

Markmars said:

cryrid
what?
why the best version?

Its super fast, very stable, works with all the software that I use, has the best start screen, has built-in FBX previews, I like the notification tray, I love the game bar, and I really really love being able to play XBox One games on my PC while playing with friends who are on the console. There are likely other features that I love and use all the time, but I'm too lazy to dig around to confirm if they were introduced in Windows 10 or 8.  

It had a rough launch and for a while it even interfered with some software that I use... but it is no longer 2015. Software has been updated and patched from both ends, and I haven't had any issue on this machine for years.   

Markmars

Aabel 
Thank you!

Markmars

cryrid
Software has been updated and patched from both ends, and I haven't had any issue on this machine for years.   

Really?

I ask because

I am contemplating buying a new PC for game development. 

pior

All the software you need for game development will run on it, there's no problem there as the OS has been around for years now.

However, now that a lot of companies push for subscriptions models you will run into conflicts if you decide to accept such updates too frequently (turning yourself into a beta tester, pretty much). But that's a general issue, not related to any OS in particular.

Markmars

pior
Many thanks!

Markmars

Thanks all for the answers!

Thanks a lot! 

DRoss3d

Just throwing this out there as a reminder, Microsoft is ending the extended support for Windows 7 in 2 years (Jan 14 2020). So you'll eventually have to make the switch. For now I'd save the money and stick with Windows 7.

CreativeSheep

Windows10, Microsoft has done alot with it; wait until the spring release soon.  

Markmars

Thanks all for the answers!

Thanks a lot!