Sunday, 9 August 2015

Windows 10 upgrade. The story so far ! ( UPDATED 29/08/2015 )

With the first full week of Windows 10 upgrades under my belt and can honestly say that it has gone as expected.

With no real issues that cant be put right it proving to be a complete success. Here are some of the issues I have found but I have of course put right and any recommendations needed.

  • Printer / Scanner drivers / communications lost
  • Unable to send emails after upgrade in outlook
  • Slow start up and show downs due to further updates
  • Loss of small data files ( always back up first )
  • A small amount of pc's cannot be upgraded but it states that your upgrade is ready
  • More memory is a must if you are running below 3gig
  • Edge favourites cant be organised as yet
  • The world's ' favourite ' virus programmes causing the update to fail or crash
  • Possible problems with SD cards and camera's causing problems with importing pictures ( updated 23/08/2015 I have yet to find this a problem on the pc's I have revisited )
  • Some older programmes that run in 8 not running in 10 ( can usually be made to work )
  • A few people saying that the layout has changed from a Windows 8 / 8.1 computer that I had worked on ( upon a revisit its the colour of the task bar that has changed )
  • Duplicates of photos displayed in Picasa ( these are just the backup created to protect your original pictures )
  • Some Windows upgrades cannot be done in your home if your speed of broadband is slow.
  • A loss of sound on a few Pc's ( these just need reinstalling and is now checked at my office )
  • Windows games no longer available in the traditional way. You either must sign up for a Microsoft account or simply search for Solitaire etc to play online.
  • Loss of contact in Windows mail not coming over from Windows 8.1



Regards

Neil Bevis