14 reasons why you shouldn't upgrade to Windows 10

[steven36]

Microsoft has recently reported that Windows 10 is now running on over 75 million computers around the world, which signals a great jump start for the new operating system that will be part of our life for years to come.

Previously, I have share with you a number of good reasons to why you should upgrade to Windows 10, which included new technologies under the hood, the return the Start menu, Cortana, Action Center, Settings app, and many new features and changes. However, with the good there is always the bad. Today we're going to go through fourteen reasons you should consider to halt the upgrade until a later feature packed update gets released.

Let's look at some of the reasons why you should stay on your current version of the operating system.

Top 14 reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10

1. Upgrade problems
While the software giant has managed to fix many of the issues that cause the upgrade process to fail, many users have been reporting failures to upgrade to Windows 10 due to different number of reasons. Some people are finding compatibility issues with hardware and software, and there are situations where the operating system can't complete the upgrade process. One of the most common issues has been the problem activating Windows 10.

2. It's not a finished product
Microsoft is changing the way it builds Windows, with the release of Windows 10, the company will no longer release major upgrades. Instead, Microsoft is now offering "Windows as a Service." Technically, Windows will never be considered complete, which means that the operating system will continue to be a work in progress. As a result, we are likely to see more bugs and other issues in the regular basis. Additionally, because we're in the early days, you will see some missing features and inconsistency.

In my personal experience, I've seen some issues including bugs in the Start menu where parts of the menu will just randomly disappear. Some Live Tiles also won't change accent color automatically, and the Start menu will suddenly lose its color scheme.

The file picker doesn't render its background color correctly and picking one or more files won't highlight what you're selecting.

Sometimes hovering over an app in the taskbar will display an empty preview, even though the app is running.

Windows apps will suddenly crash or freeze more often than in Windows 8.1.

If you perform a clean install your email accounts won't migrate automatically to the new Mail app, you'll have to set all your emails manually.

However, the good thing about the new update model is that the company will be releasing new patches, fixes, and features as soon as they are ready.


3. The user interface still a work in progress
While the new operating system offers an updated user interface, it fails short to be a complete design. For example, there is a big inconsistency around the context menus. Right-clicking on the desktop, using Start menu, taskbar, Mail app, and Microsoft Edge, just to name a few scenarios, you will be presented with a different context menu style.

Also, Windows apps also show user interface fragmentation, as they offer different flyout menu styles. On the Maps app, the menu will appear the left side of the screen, Microsoft Edge on the right, and other apps such as Weather, Movie & TV, News, and others feature a settings page that takes the entire real estate of the app.

Not only the settings are inconsistent among apps, but you will also find different rail styles while clicking the hamburger menu. Some apps will overlay the menu on top of the app and others will simply push the app content to the right.

Although these are small issues that shouldn't slow down your productivity, together with other inconsistencies, can affect the user experience.


4. The automatic update dilemma
In the new operating system, Microsoft is also introducing a new way to update. Moving forward out-of-the-box users are required to install every update the company pushes out. On the good side of things, automatic updates are a good thing because it ensures that all users (technical and non-technical) are always running the most up to date version of Windows 10 with the latest security patches.

However, on the bad side of things, pushing an update even after being fully tested can cause a serious headache to the end user. For example, there could be issues with graphic drivers, or a new patch wasn't fully tested on certain configurations. These and other scenarios can happen anytime, and if you're not a technical user, chances are it will be very frustrating trying to go back to the last known good configuration.


5. Two places to configure your settings
Windows 10 includes the Settings app, which is the new unified place to change and configure many aspects of the operating system. It's also an upgrade to the PC settings in Windows 8, and a feature that will eventually replace the Control Panel.
While the Settings app brings an easy way to manage your settings in Windows 10, the feature is not complete. You're still required to jump to Control Panel to configure certain options of the operating system.

For example, you can change your desktop background through the Settings app, but you'll need to use the Control Panel when you need to change your Theme settings.

You can change your mouse settings via the Settings app, but you need to jump to Control Panel to change the mouse pointer.
You can configure your Wi-Fi connection in the Settings app, but you still need go to Control Panel to manage your network adapter settings.
As you can see in its current stage, Windows 10 doesn't have a consistent experience to configure different options.


6. No more Windows Media Center or DVD playback
Microsoft is trying to build an operating system that is ready for the future. This also involves retiring features it believes are not necessary. This is the case of Windows Media Center and DVD playback features as the company continues to push its Xbox One as the Windows entertainment hub for the biggest screen in the house.
As such, if you upgrade to Windows 10, you'll soon find out that Windows Media Center and the ability to play DVDs are no longer available.
However, the removal of Windows Media Center shouldn't come to a surprise. The company has not updated the feature in years, but there still many fans out there that feel the pain of seeing WMC go away.

The removal of DVD playback was a decision Microsoft made because we're consuming more online content than ever before. Also, adding the codecs to play DVDs adds extra cost to licensing. The company now offers Windows DVD Player in the Store, but you probably don't want to spend $14.99 on something that you can get for free when using other applications such as VLC.


7. Problems with built-in Windows apps
In the new operating system, Microsoft seems to be adding everything as an app. Now, we have the Calculator, Alarms & Clock, Calendar, Camera, Cortana, Mail, Maps, and other apps. However, if you don't like these apps, you can't uninstall them.
Another example is if you're running Windows 10, but you are a PlayStation 4 user. The Xbox app for Windows 10 is pretty much useless and it's another app you can't uninstall.

Also, some of the apps feel half way cooked with missing features. You will see this with the OneNote app, which doesn't offer any options to configure spell checking. You can see what words are wrong, but it won't suggest any alternatives.

The Mail app is headed in the right direction, but it lacks many features found in the Mail app for Windows 8.1. For example, with the new Mail app, I'm unable to view at a glance how many new emails I have to go through on all my accounts. Also, previous accounts you have setup on the Windows 8.1 Mail won't configure automatically in the new app. Many newsletter emails also won't render HTML correctly, there aren't notifications when sending or syncing emails, and you can't change the default conversation view of emails.

Additionally, other apps such as People are very basic with limited functionality or the user interface just feels incomplete.


8. Cortana is limited to some regions
Cortana is one of the biggest features you can find in Windows 10, it's a very useful tool, you can quickly search online or files locally and on OneDrive. Additional, functionality includes the ability to track flights, packages, and keep you inform on anything you like.

You can use voice commands to control the assistant and even compose and send an email to any of your contact hands-free.

There is no doubt that it's a true digital personal assistant that will only get better with time. However, Cortana is only available in China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and the United States. As such, for users outside of the supported regions, this could be considered another reason not to upgrade.

Note: Because Cortana is personal to you and to a region its being released, it takes time for Microsoft to make the assistant available on different countries, but be sure that the company is proactively working to bring Cortana to more regions.


9. Shutdown and reboot take a long time
Perhaps is not a big deal for many users, but it's to me. One of many things I liked from Windows 8.1 was the ability to reboot or shutdown in just a few seconds. I have a fairly new Intel Core i7 and 16GB of RAM machine, and I don't know what's going on with Windows 10, but now it can take minutes to reboot or shutdown.

Obviously, it's a problem that Microsoft have to address.


10. Devices with limited storage are still limited
Microsoft is building Windows 10 to be an operating system that runs everywhere; your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, and even IoT devices. This is a great accomplishment that also allows developers to build apps once and target millions of devices without much effort. However, at this point, there is one important missing feature, which is the ability for devices with limited space to use an external storage to install new apps to free up space.

The software giant already added an entry on the Settings app to allow users to use an external storage to install new apps, but the feature isn't yet ready. As such, if you're planning to upgrade a device with limited storage, you should consider this current limitation.


11. OneDrive selective sync problem
In Windows 8, the software maker began integrating OneDrive in the operating system, which also included the concept of placeholders. It's a feature that allowed users to browse OneDrive files locally on the computer, but without downloading the file entirely. The placeholder included some metadata information and a thumbnail, then if you needed to open the file, you simply double-click the file to download and open with the default application.

One of the biggest advantages was the ability to have hundreds of gigabytes of files at your fingertips without using much of your local storage. However, this brought the issue where many people didn't know which files were available offline. As a result, Microsoft introduced selective sync, which allows users to select which files are available in Windows 10. However, the new sync functionality isn't very effective for users with many gigabytes of documents in OneDrive and limited local storage.

While selective sync solves the problem of which files are available to the end users, many other users see this as a problem. Microsoft should have added the two options, or come up with a different approach.


12. Microsoft Edge isn't ready to replace your default web browser (yet)
Microsoft Edge is the new default web browser for Windows 10, it the software that finally replaces Internet Explorer, and takes on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. However, the browser still in the very early days.

You'll see that the user interface feels incomplete, the current version doesn't include support for touch gestures. Extensions is another feature the company has promised, but it will come on a later update. Also, many users have reported that the browser crashes quite often. If you're not running Windows 10 on fairly new hardware, you'll notice that the browser is very slow and even slower on sites with many ads.


13. Continuum is not enough
Continuum is a new feature in Windows 10 that allows users on 2-in-1 devices to move from a keyboard and mouse to a touch experience, while trying to keep the same level of productivity.

While it's a great useful feature, it falls short on customization, many users will even argue that the Tablet mode and touch gestures in Windows 10 are inferior to the Start screen in Windows 8.

Also, the full screen Start menu is now on a vertical orientation and wastes valuable space on the sides. You can't access the desktop unless you have a shortcut tile on Start to access File Explorer.

If you're using virtual desktops, and you switch to Tablet mode, all your apps will then arrange on a single group instead of different desktops. And the menu and apps buttons on the Start screen can be a little confusing for some users.


14. Privacy concerns
Since the operating system launched on July 29th, there has been a lot controversy of what information Microsoft collects to improve its services and functionality in Windows 10. If you agree to install Window 10 on your computer, you will be giving Microsoft consent to collect, by default, information about you, devices, application, search queries, application usage, and even when you use voice input such as speech-to-text.

So, if you don't feel comfortable with the information the company collects, probably Windows 10 isn't for you. However, keep in mind that Microsoft is very clear on what it collects and Windows 10 provides some ways to control your privacy.


Conclusion
As I previously wrote, there are a lot of good reasons to upgrade to Windows 10, but there are also other reasons, such as the ones we looked at today. You may want to consider and hold off the installation of the operating system until the next significant update or even Redstone, which is a major update that should arrive in two parts in 2016.

Overall, Windows 10 works very well and seems stable to run on your primary device. However, it feels that Microsoft may have rushed the operating system to get it out to the masses as quick as possible.

In my opinion, the operating system can be considered a good upgrade for technical users because there are great new features and tech savvy users can quickly think outside of the box to resolve pretty much any problem. For regular users, it feels that Windows 10 needs to mature a little bit more.

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[knowledge-Spammer]

the one thing i not like is the automatic update

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Microsoft Edge i not trust it

[virge]

Upgraded laptop to Win 10, next day, reformatted and went back to Win 8.1. The OS is definitely a work in progress and not finished by any means. Build 10240 is suppose to be RTM, but now we have 10525 and 10532. With all the spying and update issues in Win 10, i will wait till a final version is sent out sometime in 2016.

[Kalju]

But then, how do go on living?
I have downloaded already Zorin OS9 Ultimate ..... maybe it helps me.

[SPECTRUM]

automatic updates are ok if are only for "Windows" things, but for drivers it shouldn't be automatic, because some drivers could be wrong from some users.

[steven36]

Before on windows 7 and windows 8 both they were many botched updates that had nothing to do with drivers . i uninstalled a few on windows 7 and 8.1 . if you was to get a botched security update. if your not tech savvy you would be in a pickle using windows 10. Its not ready for prime time yet . :lol:

[heyyahblah]

Yea, agreed. That is why W10 is definitely not a MAIN O/S for many reasons, one of the main ones being that ITS NOT FUCKING FINISHED, for starters. The changes made in 10525 already go to show you the problems in the RTM, and the lack of customization, which they brought back in 10525 since apparently Microsoft doesn't want users to use WinAero and other tweaking programs to configure the O/S. These morons, in my mind and this whole "REDSTONE" thing, should have worked on W10 for another year and release it in 2016, as there was nothing wrong with W7 users and W8.1 users by any means. If you know how to use 8.1 you are fine, so why the rush to W10? Microsoft is really stupid. They could have made 8.1.2 and just release DX12 to hold users off if it was needed so badly.

Otherwise as a main O/S its a buggy POS. I'm using the insider preview, haven't updated past 10532 yet, but I will soon. Like I said, i agree with many. RTM is an INCOMPLETE O/S. BETA/BUGGY.

[steven36]

I'm using it because I like a good challenge and like to test things .

Ive been able to overcome all things or dont use at all but this
2. It's not a finished product
Windows apps will suddenly crash or freeze more often than in Windows 8.1.( Its not just windows apps it effects some installed apps as well.)

I used windows 7 and it had a annoying bug were it didn't want to let me do stuff on desktop and they fixed it so I hope they fix this bug . and I hope it dont take them 3 years to fix it like did on windows 7 . :P

Pre SP 1 they made a hotfix in 2010 for it that came out in SP1 but was not windows update yet.. it didn't come out on live updates tell sp1 .talk about a bad memory of windows 7 bugs :)

Fix a Windows 7 System That Randomly Freezes

http://www.pcworld.com/article/204454/Fix_a_Windows_7_System_That_Randomly_Freezes.html

I always liked 8.1 better than win 7 never was losing my Drives and windows updates repair itself with out using 3rd party programs also didn't need to install 3rd party drivers to install adapters . witch causes problems.

[dMog]

not one of those 14 reasons are very big earthshaking issues or 75 million people would have tossed windows 10 in the trash and MS would be in financial ruins...why did they not do that..because windows 10 for the huge majority of us simply works great with no REAL ISSUES

[steven36]

not one of those 14 reasons are very big earthshaking issues or 75 million people would have tossed windows 10 in the trash and MS would be in financial ruins...why did they not do that..because windows 10 for the huge majority of us simply works great with no REAL ISSUES

Well they are 3.17 billion, on the internet

http://www.statista.com/statistics/273018/number-of-internet-users-worldwide/

Windows being the most used O/S on PC if they didn't get 75 million or there billion they want to get before it becomes paid like other windows something would be really wrong because it was free and pirates being able to upgrade helped those numbers a lot . A year from now lets see if they make any money off it . ;)

[dMog]

when you as a company offer something for free it is not to make money initially..it is to prevent your competitors form making money...and 75 million beta testers is nothing to sniff at,,,as it stands now ms has the lions share of all the internet operating systems...apple and android out classes Microsoft for cell phone and tablets and that is where and why the free offer for windows 10 comes from...they are trying to make inroads in the market they barely have foothold in

[steven36]

when you as a company offer something for free it is not to make money initially..it is to prevent your competitors form making money...and 75 million beta testers is nothing to sniff at,,,as it stands now ms has the lions share of all the internet operating systems...apple and android out classes Microsoft for cell phone and tablets and that is where and why the free offer for windows 10 comes from...they are trying to make inroads in the market they barely have foothold in

You said it correct Microsoft pulled a fast one on some of us releasing betas as stable for free . By the time it gets good and stable 2 to 4 years M$ will try to make you pay again. :lol:

The so called Stable branch are the slow ring beta testers and Preview Branch are the fast ring beta testers . Once 2 to 4 years comes there going say to the stable beta tester if you want keep getting new features that be will a 100 bucks or more. I'm not sure about the insider branch yet . So you will be stuck on the last build when ever they decide to cut us off for 6 to 8 years you will be just getting just security updates unless there's a way to pirate it or you pay the price.

[mosaji]

Now people have started liking win8?

No probs on my win10 till date

Boots same or faster than win 8.1

[steven36]

Now people have started liking win8?

No probs on my win10 till date

Boots same or faster than win 8.1

I always liked windows 8.1 but glad to hear some that never had any problem at all with Windows 10

(I wish I could say the same ) But most were easily fixed . I never had any problems much with windows 7 SP1 or 8.1 . I ran Win 7 SP1 for 2 years once and never had to reformat that's like a world record for me on a machine that i use every day . :P

[Beamslider]

I have Windows 10 on my laptop and it is far better than Windows 7 was on it. It is a good laptop but older Dell M4500. I had tried Windows 8 on it as well and just didn't like it.

For this laptop it runs flawlessly and I have had zero problems other than having to shut off as much of the phone home routine as I could.

I am hoping that the next wave of Windows 10 will be even better but at any rate based on the experience on this laptop I will not be going back to 7 on it. For the the couple desktops I have they are both still on Windows 7 and will stay there until all the dust settles.

[OrbingStorm]

Apparently windows 10 will also appear on my xbone in november.I hope it doesnt break it.One thing I will say for microsoft is that they can push out fixes pretty fast sometimes in they havent sacked too many staff.

[steven36]

Windows 8.1 was almost a year after the retail release of its predecessor windows 8. Windows 7 it took them 2 years to release SP1 and fix most the bugs . We may as well face it these versions will never get no new features

Windows 10 want get its 1st big update tell ,June 2016, while the second will be ready in October 2016. That's what reports claim. So it seems to be in line with windows 8 around a year latter.

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-redstone-reportedly-be-launched-two-separate-updates-2016

[jamesbond]

I have Windows 10 on my laptop and it is far better than Windows 7 was on it.

eh... can you be a bit more specific here?

[OrbingStorm]

Windows 8.1 was almost a year after the retail release of its predecessor windows 8. Windows 7 it took them 2 years to release SP1 and fix most the bugs . We may as well face it these versions will never get no new features

Windows 10 want get its 1st big update tell ,June 2016, while the second will be ready in October 2016. That's what reports claim. So it seems to be in line with windows 8 around a year latter.

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-redstone-reportedly-be-launched-two-separate-updates-2016

Xbone was a bit of a mess when it first came out but they pushed out fixes hard and fast then.Maybe they don't do as good with windows os.But I have a feeling they will try to get win 10 in shape as fast as they can.Their revenue depends upon it.

[steven36]

Windows 8.1 was almost a year after the retail release of its predecessor windows 8. Windows 7 it took them 2 years to release SP1 and fix most the bugs . We may as well face it these versions will never get no new features

Windows 10 want get its 1st big update tell ,June 2016, while the second will be ready in October 2016. That's what reports claim. So it seems to be in line with windows 8 around a year latter.

http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10-redstone-reportedly-be-launched-two-separate-updates-2016

Xbone was a bit of a mess when it first came out but they pushed out fixes hard and fast then.Maybe they don't do as good with windows os.But I have a feeling they will try to get win 10 in shape as fast as they can.Their revenue depends upon it.

There already running way behind there revenue depends on business right now witch is 45% of the marketshare because home users the other 55% are getting it for free tell up around the time those big updates are planed .If your on board you will get those .

They said they was going release and update for business before Windows 10 came out to home users and never happened so we cant take what they say at face value

Whatever happened to Microsoft's Windows Update for Business?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/whatever-happened-to-microsofts-windows-update-for-business/

[OrbingStorm]

Dont forget you data is valuable.Free is not free.

[steven36]

They said to began with they was going to release update for business in May .

Now there saying latter on this year it will be out

There are 1.5 million machines running Windows 10 Enterprise out of 75 million users . so they not sold much at all yet and with all the privacy scare that's out most everyone with a brain have turn most data off that they can . I know they dont hardly get none from me all unless its from when i do windows updates . ^_^

[OrbingStorm]

Only the savy users have turned off data.Most ppl arent savy.Ordinary citizens.Do they include numbers running win 10 that have reverted back or are we just getting upgrade numbers?What do u think? Genuine question. And enterprise which I would think is business doesn't want to upgrade.

[steven36]

Only the savy users have turned off data.Most ppl arent savy.Ordinary citizens.Do they include numbers running win 10 that have reverted back or are we just getting upgrade numbers?What do u think? Genuine question. And enterprise which I would think is business doesn't want to upgrade.

There expecting Update for Businesses to come out around October/November when home users will get the 1st big upgrade to windows 10 Threshold 2.

All business wont upgrade to Windows 10 no time soon the ones have to use Government websites a lot of them still rely on old version of IE in Win 7 witch has had a block put on there IE to not to update to IE 11 . But if Governments ever updates there browser version it will be mandatory to upgrade computers but for now there stuck on win 7 . :)

Microsoft you cant trust with numbers because when selling 8.1 they were counting versions that were assembled as sold regardless if anyone really bought them are not .

[bonbonboi]

So seriously guys, we have got Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 what to choose?