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BetterRed · 01-23-2018, 05:12 AM

@GrannyGrump - I skipped 8 and 8.1, went from 7 to 10. To make transition easier I ran Classic something (Shell, Start, Menu or ...) it made the Start Menu more like Win7, and File Explorer more like Windows Explorer. Once I got all my applications, shell extensions and startup programs settled in I ditched whatever it was and started using the Win 10 Start Menu (not that I ever used it much) and File Explorer - I like Ribbons, so I took to it like a duck to water.

My biggest gripe is their new Settings 'app', it partially replaces Control Panel - and therein lies the problem, one is never sure where to look, in Settings or CP, and some things seem to be accessible from Settings AND Control Panel.

All the software I ran on Win7 runs on Win10, and some of it is quite old; programs I first used on NT 4/5 last century (good grief, almost 20 years ago) still run - in normal mode. They look a bit retro but they still do what they were designed to do. Still, that's bugger all, the Voyagers have been going for twice as long, and IEBGENER still runs on z/OS after 50++ years

BR

01-23-2018, 05:12 AM	#166
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,781 Karma: 30237628 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@GrannyGrump - I skipped 8 and 8.1, went from 7 to 10. To make transition easier I ran Classic something (Shell, Start, Menu or ...) it made the Start Menu more like Win7, and File Explorer more like Windows Explorer. Once I got all my applications, shell extensions and startup programs settled in I ditched whatever it was and started using the Win 10 Start Menu (not that I ever used it much) and File Explorer - I like Ribbons, so I took to it like a duck to water. My biggest gripe is their new Settings 'app', it partially replaces Control Panel - and therein lies the problem, one is never sure where to look, in Settings or CP, and some things seem to be accessible from Settings AND Control Panel. All the software I ran on Win7 runs on Win10, and some of it is quite old; programs I first used on NT 4/5 last century (good grief, almost 20 years ago) still run - in normal mode. They look a bit retro but they still do what they were designed to do. Still, that's bugger all, the Voyagers have been going for twice as long, and IEBGENER still runs on z/OS after 50++ years BR Last edited by BetterRed; 01-23-2018 at 05:15 AM.