8.1 preferred over 10 in 2018?

jeff69dini · Apr 29, 2019

Jody Thornton said: ↑

Actually - I gotcha all beat. Windows 8 (yes the original that everyone hates) is the best bet for the desktop. Here's why!

No telemetry updates or CPU blocking (like 7 or 8.1)
Very little of the improvements in 8.1 had to do with the explorer-based desktop. It was all Metro (which I disable anyway)
You can use Server 2012 updates to patch Windows 8 after January 2016.
More stable and faster than Windows 10. Really try the same tasks side-by-side with the same hardware

As for those saying that Windows 10 spies on you, well, yes it gathers telemetry data - all software does now. That's how software companies do business in 2019. You don't sell boxed software anymore. But telemetry data is using for marketing and services improvement, and to target advertising. that's life in 2019.

But, my beef with Windows 10 are the caption buttons (close/min/max) I hate them, and I prefer the Windows 8x appearance better, but also the update model makes Windows 10 a moving target. You can't plan for extensive standardized use, because features will change.
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yup so true, oh its you, lol welcome here

8.1 preferred over 10 in 2018?

8.1 preferred over 10 in 2018?

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