http://www.gog.com/forum/general/windows_10_anyone/post180


Don`t forget though, turn off updates, or it`ll just keep reinstalling it again & again & ag...

Then again, could let it install if you need updates & just get shot each time, but doubt much`ll update for 7 now.

Yeah I'm sure Windows 10 will help humanity colonize a dozen worlds throughout the galaxy with gigantic self sustaining space ships. And we shouldn't forget that Windows Vista helped usher in a new era with robot servants, cyborgs and replicators. People starving to death is now only something from the past. Thanks Microsoft!

Both sides are being quite silly and cynical, but you are honestly the only member of whom the posts I could mute. I don't know if you've always been this abrasive, or if someone took over the owner of the account, but seriously. Bill Gates and Microsoft donate tons of money and resources to the needy, so in away, yes. Microsoft is helping solve world hunger and make robotic servants a thing. :V

Uh-huh

Time will tell on that note. More likely it's like this headline says, Windows 10 to be the last version of Windows, <i>until the next version</i>.

While I might update, I'll wait awhile until I see how it 'shakes out'. Need to know things; like: Does it have lot of new 'can't turn off' 'phone home' ? Does it work with my old GOG games? Does it actually [url=http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/29/8514345/windows-spotlight-lock-screen-with-ads/in/8280366]put ads on the lock screen? How 'tightly walled' is the 'walled garden'?

Just need to know a few things like that before I jump. If cool, I'm in.. :)

edit: typo

Damn, I need a new OS soon, so Win10 or Linux..

I was considering upgrading as soon as possible from Windows 8.1 (for gaming only, usually I am using Fedora for work :) ), but some article about Windows 10's new privacy terms made me think twice :
http://www.numerama.com/magazine/33357-windows-10-microsoft-et-vos-donnees-privees-ce-que-vous-devez-savoir.html

It's in French, sorry, and I haven't the time to fully translate now. But it contains concerning things about what kind of information is sent to Microsoft's servers. Here are some points from that article :

For example if you log into Windows with a Microsoft account, some data and parameters such as web browser history, bookmarks, and even wi-fi passwords (?!) will be collected for synchronization (can be disabled).

For each user of a device, Windows creates a unique ID for advertisements. This ID can be used by application developers and ad networks to offer users more relevant advertisements.

Furthermore you should not use BitLocker, as your recovery key is automatically saved online in your OneDrive account, and can be disclosed in case of legal actions (of course :) ). According to the article, other network data and what applications you use can be transmitted to Microsoft, and not all of these can be disabled.

Edge (the new browser, successor to IE 11) sends to Bing any information entered in the address bar when AutoSearch and Search Suggestions are enabled, even if you select another search provider by default.

Also, not surprisingly I guess, a lot of data is collected due to Cortana.

Collected personal data can be stored and processed in the United States or in any other country where Microsoft, its affiliates or service providers are operating.

Sounds even worse than I feared. LOL guess I won't be in a hurry to update.

I realize 'the majority' seems to accept living under this type of microscope these days (they refrain, 'got nothing to hide..'); but I don't. Will take a big pass on it if it's really that bad. And even if you can turn most of that off, but you have to fiddle around in 100 different places to do it, I'll pass. And ofc, as proven many times by Facebook, the 'defaults' will get 'fiddled' from time to time, and you may not even know 'they' changed on you - so you have to babysit them all the time. Not even worth the effort for the minor conveniences it may bring to the table.

Yeah you. Windows 7 works great. Windows 8 and 8.1 were an abortion most should not touch. Windows 10 MS trying to turn themselves into a stupid subscription service (and you cant tell me otherwise).

I'm only wondering about one thing. Will Win 10 work work withe current GOG games we have or future ones wce buy?

Has GOG said anything about having their games work with win 10? Or patches for current games we own? I'm on the fence as to whether or not to upgrade. Even if I don't now when I buy my next laptop I won't have any choice but to upgrade.

Hmm, if only there was an option to disable anything that you mentioned.

If only that shithole of a website bothered to check before posting cow poo.

Vista was the best thing to happen to general computing since the days of 95.
Yep, it has been confirmed that you need $15 per month to use Win 10. Just like a MMORPG, except that this time it is called a MMORLOS.

What about SteamOS?

Ill try it, reserved the other day, it's free so whatever, oh I mean "No M$ sucks they won't get me this time harharhar."

yeah but just because its free doesnt mean you should jump in head first

i have a perfectly good system running windows 7 why should i muck that up and cause all kinds of potential grieve and incompatibilities by updating to windows 10 ?

it would have to be either on a brand new system or a clean install and even then there would still be issues