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  1. shiney

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    If we get too many members the newbies may have to fill in a virtual membership form - in the Cloud!!!! :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
     
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      Just started on windows 10 this morning. Definitely smoother. My husband put it on last night, at which point I asked if all my files would run on it ok... He didn't know... :sad:

      But they're all fine! :smile:
       
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        It is a considerable improvement on Windows 8.1, but in fairness that wouldn't be difficult :biggrin:

        I am quite happy with it though, and as long as you are sensible what you agree to, I don't think it is all that bad.
         
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          Dave W - many thanks for a very useful and informative link.

          I still find W10 irritating. I cannot find any button on my machine which says settings. When I type settings into the search box, I get a list of items, all of which are of no help. Typing privacy in the box is better. But why can't we have a menus structure? You can look through a menu structure and see what options are available. Currently they are all hidden, and without Dave's link I would have been totally unaware - perhaps that's the idea.

          Whilst I have got my new machine mostly set up now, I still find it very user unfriendly, unless you are just running routine programs from icons on the desktop.

          I finally found the Privacy settings and had no idea what liberties were being taken. I have switched nearly everything off. Apparently, even though I had removed or disabled many app to do with news, weather, food, music, they were still tracking me and slowing the machine down, but you can switch that off.
           
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            Hey guys, anyone know where I can buy a digital version of Windows 10? I've look around Microsoft's website, but found nothing. ;/
             
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                But surely nobody has to BUY Windows10 ... it is available for the asking :)
                (or am I missing something?)
                 
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                  You also can't upgrade if it's a multi-licence (a licence for the software to be installed on many computers) unless in certain circumstances.
                   
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                  OK ... oops :) :old::thumbsup:
                   
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                    Good morning all my friends just an observation,you know Woo ,I tell it like it is,well since I have been using Windows 10 this week my spam emails has increased 5 fold approximately 100 plus each day,yes they do go straight in to my spam folder,don't know if this is just coincidental or not:smile:
                     
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                      I can't see how your spam emails can increase because of W10 :scratch:. Surely they would have to come through to you from your mail provider and not have anything to do with your operating system!
                       
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                      @shiney I did say that it could be just a coincidence ,oh dear these Luddites:lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                       
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                        Sorry, M'Lud!(dite) :lunapic 130165696578242 5:
                         
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