Last night I upgraded my ACER touchscreen
laptop from Windows 8.1 to 10. It took several hours, to download, install,
verify and modify the new system, but everything went smoothly and without
problems. All installed programs and applications worked properly in the new
environment, the only exception being F-Secure antivirus, which seemed to be
deleted by the new installation.
I already knew, that Windows 10 would be
something incorporating the best features of 7 and 8, but actually my very
first impression was slightly disappointed. In my view Microsoft took a step
back, from the dynamic looks of Windows 8 to a more conservative approach, perhaps
this is what the public wanted.
The good thing is that one can now decide on a
Tablet view (for a tablet computer) or a Windows 7 look for a normal mouse
operated laptop or desktop PC. It is supposed to work with hybrids (tablet with
removable keyboard, in such a way that it automatically switches from Desktop
view to Tablet view. Also the bottom Taskbar can be hidden using from the
Tablet view in Settings. This is often necessary as in tablet mode the Taskbar
hides the lower part of the application windows, which can cause problems when,
for example, it covers the NEXT button in an application.
In my opinion, the Tablet view in Windows 10 is
less elegant than in windows 8.1, but this can still be improved. The old
Windows 7 Desktop look is boring and not very impressive, but at least
everything works. For smaller tablets running Windows 10, the zoom function
(magnifier) is still the same as with windows 7 and 8, cumbersome and missing
the elegance of the iPad´s three finger gesture, or the Lumia phone´stwo finger
gesture, amazing that this has not been resolved.
Windows 10 managed to resolve the problem of
the two operating environments, touchscreen and mouse driven, into one
operating system, which is a good thing. However, as touchscreen displays
proliferate the need for a next generation operating system will come soon, as
this is by far a more interactive and
intuitive environment to work in. It is so much easier to use your fingers than
to find a mouse under a pile of papers!
