It was what now would be considered a slightly older model, and didn’t have the processor speed or RAM needed to run the new Windows 10 operating system and all his programs efficiently.

Now that he was busy testing things, he noticed that his PC wasn’t as fast as it was running Windows 7. He tried to change the default search engine to Google and couldn’t figure out how. Opting out of those ads requires a $1.50 per month or $10 per year fee, and that’s just for the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection Premium edition.” The Microsoft Minesweeper app, not installed by default but available in the Windows Store, also has its own entirely separate $1.50 per month or $10 per year fee to upgrade to the “Microsoft Minesweeper Premium edition.” The new Edge browser seemed ok, but he couldn’t find a popup blocker for it and was deluged with web ads. This Solitaire game will show you banner ads as well as full-screen video advertisements, making money for Microsoft.

But they’re not doing this out of the kindness of their hearts. Even the Windows games he enjoyed, like Solitaire and Mine Sweeper were gone! With Windows 10, Microsoft includes the Microsoft Solitaire Collection app out-of-the-box. He had to ditch his expensive antivirus program, and his Flight Simulation program wouldn’t run at all unless he paid for an upgrade. But they weren’t – and the Windows 7 and 8 drivers didn’t work any better than his disk.Īlso to Jack’s dismay, he found that not all his software worked as expected. The install program on the CD that came with the printer only said “This operating system is not supported.” “No problem,” Jack thought to himself, as he keyed up the printer company support site to download the Windows 10 drivers he knew would be there. The first thing he noticed was that he couldn’t add his printer. After running the preliminaries Jack was ready to jump into Windows 10.īut Jack’s enthusiasm faded to disappointment as he realized that Windows 10 was really a work in progress. Finally the update finished and rebooted his computer one last time. He was looking forward to exploring the new features. He had heard about all the cool features, like the Edge Web Browser, and the App store having Microsoft apps that would work on his new PC and every mobile device he owned. Jack twisted in his chair like a little kid on Christmas Eve while he waited for his free Windows 10 upgrade to complete.

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