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• Ready for prime time
• Final version of Windows
• Free upgrade until July 29, 2016
• New features
• Works on most computers < 6 years old
Windows 10
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• Only free for 8 more months
• Security
• New features– Cortana (Similar to Siri)– Multimedia– Detect new hardware much faster
• Forward compatibility
• Simplified backup and recovery
Why upgrade?
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• Wear and tear on computer
• Old computer
• Old scanner
• Old camera
• Old software (Quicken, QuickBooks)
• Damaged hard drive will get worse
• Possible loss of data
Potential pitfalls
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Ease of upgrade
• No special knowledge needed
• Takes about 2-4 hours for typical machine
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Can you upgrade?
• Check hardware compatibility– CPU– Graphics card
• Check software compatibility– Quicken– QuickBooks– Other older programs
• Microsoft Upgrade Assistant http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=261871
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Upgrade nag screen
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Upgrade nag screen
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Before you upgrade
• Back up data
• Check hard drive for errors
• Check for viruses
• Do a system backup
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After you upgrade
• Make Windows 10 repair disk or flash drive
• Install start menu software if desired
• Turn off lock screen if desired
• Add icon for Show Desktop if desired
• Plug security holes
• Check that printer is default and it works
• Perform full system backup
• Turn off OneDrive
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Log in screen
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New icons
Microsoft Edgereplaces
Internet Explorer
Store -Buy and
download apps
FileExplorer
Task view
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New names
• This PC (was My Computer)
• Microsoft Edge (was Internet Explorer)
• PC settings (Windows 10 control panel)
• Windows update – moved to PC settings
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To learn more
My website
www.suekayton.com
click on Windows 10 update
Tom’s Guide to Windows 10
http://www.laptopmag.com/t/windows
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