{"id":9611,"date":"2015-11-25T12:11:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-25T17:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/blogue\/?p=9611"},"modified":"2017-05-26T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T18:47:25","slug":"10-reasons-for-users-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-from-windows-7-windows-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/language\/en\/10-reasons-for-users-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-from-windows-7-windows-8\/","title":{"rendered":"10 reasons for users to upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and Windows 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have found 10 good reasons for the consumer to\u00a0upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and Windows 8. As for the upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows XP, read further down below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In particular\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Of course, one of the major changes for the Windows 7 (and less\u2026) consumer which was used to navigate within a partitioned technology environment; \u00a0\u00ab\u00a0Apple iTunes\u00a0\u00bb or \u00ab BlackBerry World\u00a0\u00bb or \u00ab\u00a0Google Play\u00a0\u00bb for Smartphone applications and Microsoft for Windows updates and upgrades, was the birth of \u00ab\u00a0Windows Store\u00a0\u00bb that came along Windows 8.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All of a sudden, the Windows Phone proposal became more plausible, legitimate, especially with the \u00ab\u00a0<strong><em>Touch<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb positioning of the Windows 8 OS, and the consumer went back to a techno-commercial ecosystem which he was used to. Unfortunately, very few were convinced of Windows 8 benefits, through the Metro user experience and applications tiles display.<\/p>\n<p>Well today, Windows 8 original vision is finally coming to fruition through Windows 10; a real multiplatform user experience and business offering. Let\u2019s see the advantages of such a vision and how this new technological offer takes shape in reality.<\/p>\n<h2>Here are 10 good reasons for the consumer to upgrade to Windows 10<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> It\u2019s free!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It\u2019s true, the new Windows 10 OS is totally free for its first year of existence; no scheme, no trick, no lie. This includes updates, there\u2019s nothing else to say?<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Edge, Microsoft new browser<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Apart from increased speed, Edge brings along a Swiss knife of digital tools like \u00a0Cortana vocal commands integration, a list of unread web stories (pages), integration with Styli for Tablets digital ink and a much more clear and simple interface.<\/p>\n<p>But more importantly, Edge is optimised for the new kinds of user experience:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>when navigating to mobile web sites and applications<\/li>\n<li>when navigating from Tablets and Phones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The enhancement is so important you will probably adopt it as your default browser.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Full Power\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The major part of Windows 10 basic applications like maps, calendar, agenda, etc., come with new functionalities, an enhanced interface and more speed.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> START is back<a href=\"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/windows-10-Star-Menu-720x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/windows-10-Star-Menu-720x480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"windows-10-Star-Menu-720x480\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/windows-10-Star-Menu-720x480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/windows-10-Star-Menu-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The START button is back with list of programs display and applications\u2019 tile display enabling repositioning and resizing; anything to please old Windows OS aficionados.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Task View packs a big punch!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This new function enable tiles display and repositioning and resizing of applications being actually used; in short, apps are being \u00ab\u00a0windowed\u00a0\u00bb.\u00a0Gone are full-screen apps and touch-optimised \u2018Live Tiles\u2019 of Windows 8; all Microsoft\u00a0Store apps are now resizable and behave more like traditonal Windows apps.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, you can create multiple \u00ab\u00a0Desktops\u00a0\u00bb and group your applications by task or utility; a functionality available on many other OS (Linux, Mac OS X, etc.) for a long time.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Cortana is listening<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Cortana is a Siri better integrated with the OS and your laptop than Siri (they say\u2026), it can help you manage and envision your Calendar for example or execute a search just like Google Now as well as executing many other vocal commands.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong> Enhanced user experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Windows 10 boasts a renewed more homogeneous user experience and better compatibility with other platforms such as tablets and phones.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong> Integration, you say?<a href=\"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Win-10-Start-screen-720x480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Win-10-Start-screen-720x480-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Win-10-Start-screen-720x480\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Win-10-Start-screen-720x480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/analystik.ca\/blogue\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Win-10-Start-screen-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Windows 10 executes a full come back to a Desktop vision and definitely kills the <em>Touch-first<\/em>\u00a0vision of Windows 8 which had compartmented Windows parameters. One may see Microsoft OS evolution like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Windows 7 = Desktop-oriented<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Windows 8 = Touch-oriented<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Windows 10 = Desktop and Touch oriented<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Microsoft\u00a0Store<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>With \u00ab\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0Store\u00a0\u00bb and Microsoft applications now available to everyone, the consumer goes back to\u00a0a familiar techno-commercial ecosystem and a great many will be tempted to go from a compartmented technological environment (iTunes + Windows) to a unified technological environment experience (Windows Phone + Windows). Probably\u2026<\/p>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong> XBox streaming<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Yes, you will be able to watch and play your Xbox content in streaming directly on your Desktop or Tablet, all you need is to have them network-connected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus \u2013 And why not end Windows 8 ordeal and upgrade to Windows 10?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Windows 8 users do not have, in fact, any one good reason not to upgrade to Windows 10, even more so considering they won\u2019t be confined to a single user experience (<em>Touch<\/em>) anymore, an ill-advised philosophy for many!<\/p>\n<p>Some statistics from Microsoft as of September 2015:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>700 000 applications available in Windows Store<\/li>\n<li>75 millions Windows 10 installations<\/li>\n<li>5 billion Windows installations, all versions<\/li>\n<li>2 billion Office installations, all versions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is not clear that the upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows XP will run smoothly; in this case, we surely recommend to execute a complete new installation rather than updating!<\/p>\n<p>From our experience, in any case it is better to start anew than an update, so go for <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1P6boGe\">a new Windows 10 installation<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 installation have been greatly simplified and enhanced, like better pilots integration and updates, among other things.<\/p>\n<p>For laptops and desktops more than 5 years old, you may experience major problems in terms of performance and hardware if installing Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>Here are <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1P6bca3\">10 free useful tools<\/a><\/em><\/strong> you should install along Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>Still not convinced, watch this video:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ngnzY5xtI8\">Windows 10 Key Functionalities<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:denis.vanchestein@analystik.ca\">Denis<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"mailto:michel.martel@analystik.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michel<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, check our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.analystik.ca\/en\/offer\/windows_application.html\">Windows development<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have found 10 good reasons for the consumer to\u00a0upgrade to Windows 10 from Windows 7 and Windows 8. 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