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Old 12-28-2018, 04:21 PM   #786
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(The good stuff in Pro is in Group Policy Manager, that does not exist in Home.)
That too - Gregg this largely avoids the need to hack the registry directly.

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A machine running Win7 shoud run Win10, too. The hardware requirements haven't really increased. The question is how well if will run.
My ex-e's migration to Win 10 was hampered by incompatibilities with some adapters/printers they used, video cards, and -- you'd better sit down:

Spoiler:
token-ring network adapters, and serial tally-roll printers


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I would also add more RAM. Win10 will technically run in 4GB, but it's much happier with 6GB or better.
I concur


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Thanks a lot, Dennis. I didn't even think about computers for sale with Windows 10 that couldn't support them, then I came across a Newegg review where the reviewer said, "Will not support Windows 10. Or 8. Maybe it will run XP." I was like, "Holy Crap! How can they sell stuff like that?"
Many people buy older 'Windows' computers in order to run Linux, they're cheaper than an older Mac

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A friend pointed out that middle machine (in the link I sent) came with an option to get the machine with Windows 10 for an extra $30. I doubt I could pull off what you did with installing it from a flash drive.
That middle machine's base price is with no disk drive, and it cannot be configured with both an SSD and a harddrive.

You not only need technical skills to do the upgrades yourself, one also needs inclination - I've lost the latter completely.

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