WINDOWS ELEVEN

 

 

YOU’VE GOT TO BE SHITTING ME.  

 

I just watched a YouTube video on Windows 11, and I didn’t understand single word.  

Ok, techies, and most young people, probably require ten-thousand bells and whistles to keep them interested; but I don’t want to have to learn a hundred step program just to check my mail, watch a few YouTube videos, make an occasional post on my blog, and access my word processor. 

It has taken me ten years to get comfortable with Windows 10.  

 

I hate it

the Ol’Buzzard

MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10

Back in December I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 and have been very happy with it.   It is a powerful and convenient tool, especially Cortana – You type in (or ask) a question and get an immediate answer without having to browse through a load of links.  

But yesterday I was unable to open some of the tiles on the Windows 10 desktop, so I called the toll free number and talked to someone in the Philippians who didn’t seem to know the answer but kept trying to sell me one-year tech support for $150.00.

Later last night I found a link called ‘Contact Support’ in the ‘all apps' menu.  I went on line, and after about five-minute I was linked to a technician.   He took control of the computer and trouble shot it, found the corrupted files, downloaded a new updated version of Windows 10 and efficiently fixed the problem.   The fix took about two hours but the technician was friendly, communicative and professional.   The fix cost nothing. 

Today everything is working fine as usual.

I would never tell someone to switch to Windows 10, but I like it – and the tech support is good – better on line than on the phone.

the Ol’Buzzard

WINDOWS 10 AND MC BETH

If it were done 

when tis done 

then twere well it were done quickly

I have been running Windows 8.1 that came with the desktop computer I bought a year ago ($380 at Walmart - yes Walmart) - a good buy with 8 GB ram and 1 TB hard drive.

I have been getting reminders to upgrade to Windows 10, but wanted to wait until Microsoft has had time to work some of the bugs out.   

Well, today I decided to take the step.

The conversion took about two hours all total, but went through without a hitch.   I just needed to be available to click Next a couple of times and to allow a restart, and the program did the rest.

I am a manual person and not a tinkerer so before downloading I went to Barns and Nobles and bought Teach Yourself Visually Windows 10.    However, there are a number of Windows 10 clips on YouTube that are helpful in understanding the system. 

If you are thinking about an upgrade it is free until June of 2016.

the Ol'Buzzard