Which windows version is best?

[Lucas]

I can't decide between windows 7, 8.1 and 10 help me.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Windows 10, no question.
Go with home 64bit if its only for gaming and some office/web stuff.

Just make sure your hardware supports w10.

[Arya]

Just so you know, this thread will get ugly.

Windows 7 was a great OS. Operative word was. Windows 10 is effectively an upgrade on every level, there's no sensible reason to use the older, less secure platform.

Win 8.1 was a disaster and even Microsoft freely admits that. There's a very deliberate marketting reason why Windows 9 never became a thing; Microsoft wanted to distance themselves.

And finally you have Windows 10. It's not the greatest OS ever made, it's certainly not the best version of Windows there's ever been. But it's the best OS currently available, and there's no rational reason to use anything else.

[Lucas]

I have my experiences with windows 10. I have to say I don't like the seasonal updates that will break all my games and drivers. Windows 7 is, like you said operative, but also kind of old, and also no DirectX12, but a stable OS.

I don't know about windows 8.1, honestly I never used it. It has that windows 10 feeling with a twist of windows 7 features and stabilization.

[Omega]

No-brainer. Windows 10.

Windows 7 will be dead in 1.5 years and Windows 8 is unofficially already dead.

[Arya]

Forgive me for saying this, but the people who complain about seasonal updates breaking their games/drivers/keyboards/noses usually have other problems. They're usually the kind who run four different brands of RAM in each of their four slots, and have their old GPU card installed to "take the load" off the new one.

I've been using Win10 since it became available, I've never had an issue with seasonal updates. In fact it's been a remarkably reliable OS. That's the only thing I like about it.

[Omega]

Цитата допису Wolfey:

Forgive me for saying this, but the people who complain about seasonal updates breaking their games/drivers/keyboards/noses usually have other problems. They're usually the kind who run four different brands of RAM in each of their four slots, and have their old GPU card installed to "take the load" off the new one.

I've been using Win10 since it became available, I've never had an issue with seasonal updates. In fact it's been a remarkably reliable OS. That's the only thing I like about it.

I agree. 9/10 times the user is the issue.

[Lucas]

Hmm. Is there a way to stop windows 10 installing ANY update?

[Sapph]

Цитата допису Lucas:

Hmm. Is there a way to stop windows 10 installing ANY update?

Yes, but not sure why you would want to. After all, there is a lot of important day-0 safety updates.
Without them, you're basically inviting malware and other stuff into your computer.

[Omega]

Цитата допису Lucas:

Hmm. Is there a way to stop windows 10 installing ANY update?

There are a few ways of doing that. But you shouldn't for various reasons.

Just deal with this update crap and keep your machine updated. Reinstall Windows clean after each major update, it's what I do.

[Monk]

Got to agree, for the most part windows 10 is best, the one area it really falls apart is the search feature and you need to spend a few minutes actually setting it up so you only share what you want to.

The VAST majority of issues are caused by the user.

[Arya]

Цитата допису Lucas:

Hmm. Is there a way to stop windows 10 installing ANY update?

That's a terrible idea. Updates keep your PC secure. Next time there's a major malware outbreak, your system will be toast and you'll lose all your data and possibly all your accounts and other information. Is that really better than not having to update?

[upcoast]

Цитата допису Lucas:

Hmm. Is there a way to stop windows 10 installing ANY update?

There's no need to stop updates stop listening to the half baked burners out there.

My 3rd PC finally did the win 10 1803 update yesterday here's what happened.

It failed to update because of some sort of corruption, so I think for 30 sec ah ok it must be PIA VPN causing the problem. I set PIA not to start with win startup and poof win 10 1803 installs with no problems no biggie, to me this was a very minor hickup.

Ppl just have to think

[Räikkönen]

i use windows 10 and havent encounter any issue

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

Install Windows 10.

[Lucas]

I decided I'm going to format my pc and install a fresh copy of windows 10, and then deal with the seasonal updates. Thank you all for the useful replies.