This happens on Mac too. There's a persistent popup at the corner of the screen asking to upgrade to Yosemite. The only difference is that you don't pay anything for the Apple upgrade, and the upgrade itself has usually been painless, not something I can say about our previous Windows upgrades.
[–] pilgrimboy14 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
They are supposed to stop one year after release.
[–] j_ 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
As with any upgrade things can go wrong. Nobody can guarantee all your existing programs will work without problems. To be safe I would either:
(if you really want to upgrade) Do a full system backup before upgrading
(preferred option) Dual boot and install Windows 10 in a fresh partition, then only install the programs you need when you need them. Good way to clean out the cruft from your previous system too. When everything is alright for a couple of months then remove the old partition.
Yeah, looks like j_ is right. I did some quick googling, and according to neowin and a few other places there's no clear upgrade path for XP/Vista to 10.
"In either case, upgrading to Windows 10 will be free, as long as you make the jump in the first year after launch. Windows Vista and Windows XP users with compatible hardware can buy an upgrade to Windows 10, but this will require a clean install that erases all programs and files" - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2898794/heres-how-windows-10-upgrade-paths-will-work.html
Looks like they'll charge some kind of an upgrade fee to move up from Vista. G2A has windows 8.1 professional keys for $37 right now, which isn't too bad, and there are other places that sell/swap software as well.
[–] OrionBlastar 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Even if you got a free Windows 10 upgrade, it would have to do a fresh install and move your Vista stuff to windows.old and start over fresh with no apps and no settings left over from Vista.
Vista SP2 still has security updates until April 2017. No new features and no new service packs. You can't get the latest Internet Explorer or DirectX drivers either. You need Windows 8.1 and above for that now.
[–] Joliet_Jake_Blues 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Whoa, I literally just noticed an icon in the lower right corner asking me if I want to update to Windows 10.
What's the deal? I'm not super tech savvy. I know I like Windows 7 and want to wait for early adopters to either confirm it is worth the upgrade, or tell me if it sucks as bad as 8.
[–] slampisko 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago (edited ago)
I honestly don't get the hate of W8.1. From a technical standpoint it's a solid system. It's faster than 7 on the same hardware, uses my SSD more efficiently.. The only annoyances seem to be with the interface, and 99 % of those are redeemable with tweaking system options or free 3rd party software. I boot to desktop automatically and use a piece of software that transforms my Start menu to the classic interface and I don't have to see Not-Metro for weeks at a time.
[–] Icy-Defiance 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
MS made one bad design decision with a fullscreen start menu. It's not even bad enough to qualify as an annoyance. It's just not quite as nice as the old one. But swarms of people who despise change in any form are using it as an excuse to hate Win8.
They're probably the same people who refused to upgrade from XP because they thought Aero was ugly or something. Those people were/are funny too.
[–] squiremarcus 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
ya i have a fucking button on my computer telling me to update to windows 10
[–] pilgrimboy14 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
You know what I hate. I went through the process, and the stupid button is still there. I'm excited about updating to Windows 10, but I don't want that button there for two months.
[–] lllllllllll 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You can either hide the icon or remove it permanently.
[–] Skwerley 3 points -1 points 2 points (+2|-3) ago
Oh look another rabble of users complaining that "Windows 8.1 is fucking bullshit and I'll be GOD DAMNED if M$ Is gonna make me switch!"
Please, nobody gives a shit. We get it, you got frustrated because there's no "my computer" button when you click Start and you haven't realized that there's a context menu (right click) for the start button or that you can search from the fullscreen metro page. Stop screaming at the kids on your lawn, go download a good Linux distro, and STFU about it. Those of us who haven't encountered "compatibility issues" or "random crashes all the time" will continue to use Microsoft OS, and, this may surprise you, but it literally won't effect you in any way!
[–] Atarian 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
I bought a new Win8 Lenovo laptop a couple of months ago - the first machine I hadn't hand-built and installed a BSD or Linux OS since 2004.
Within days it turned out Lenovo had filled it full of crapware and spyware, so I got rid of that. I installed Antivirus and configured the firewall, used it responsibly installing software from trusted sources and still got infected with cryptolocker. The trackpad kept freezing and games wouldn't centre properly on the screen in fullscreen due to bad drivers.
I still have a Win8 partition but only for Steam games. Any serious work is done on my Linux partition.
[–] OrionBlastar ago
Sounds like you got Silverfish:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish_uninstall
Lenovo installs it on new PCs and it is malware/spyware. I think it is also a Rootkit.
[–] Skwerley 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
So why do you think you got infected with cryptlocker? Because of windows? And the trqckpad drivers, was this issue unique to your machine? Did google offer no respite?