Windows 10 updates?

[Jim Horn]

Lots of good points, above. As mentioned, Win 8.1 can be set to boot directly to the desktop, have a classic Start menu, etc. and generally be set up to look like Win 7 but faster and more robust (the new Universal API for software development and execution with its built-in sandboxing and such does look like a real improvement over the decades-long accumulation of layers in Win 7 and earlier).

All that said, my Surface Pro 3 installed 10 just fine. The only minor bug so far is that it no longer knew it had any internal sound capability - only Bluetooth. When I turned Bluetooth off and rebooted, it rediscovered its sound system and speaker and re-installed the drivers. Bluetooth works, too. But overall, when set up properly it's just a minor update on 7 (I consider 8.1 to be 7.2; this seems like 7.3).

Since the SP3 is a recent machine direct from Microsoft, its success with 10 is assumed. Success over the enormous range of other machines over the last decade or so is where the real questions lie.

Best to all!