[NFBCS] Windows 7 vs Windows 10

[Christopher Chaltain]

You can also get a clean install of Windows, without your OEM's 
software, by using the following tool: 
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10startfresh


On 2/19/20 9:52 AM, Curtis Chong via NFBCS wrote:
> Greetings:
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> Also, with respect to purchasing new computers, a number of manufacturers
> insist on installing brand-specific software along with the Windows 10
> operating system, and it is oftentimes the case that none of these
> brand-specific programs work with our screen access technology.
> Consequently, it is a good idea to request that the seller remove what I
> call "bloatware". Even if this costs a few more dollars, it is well worth
> the cost to get rid of programs that we cannot use. Another issue with new
> computers is the state of the function keys. Some brands, by default, set
> these keys to be media controls instead of the function keys that we use all
> the time. Even worse, we, nonvisual users, can't change the state of these
> keys because these changes can only be made in the BIOS. Again, another
> piece of work that is well worth paying for.
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> Cordially,
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> Curtis Chong
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 8:24 AM
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> To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
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> Subject: [NFBCS] Windows 7 vs Windows 10
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> Curtis recommends buying a new Windows 10 laptop, and says it will be faster
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> than an old Windows 7 machine.
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> This has not been my experience at all.  I bought a Dell laptop a few months
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> ago, running Win10, and it is ridiculously slow, much slower than my old
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> Windows7 desktop.  I even took it to the Microsoft store to see if it was
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> set up wrong, but it wasn't.  The store that sold me the laptop said it has
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> good memory and would be reasonably quick, but it's totally not.  I don't
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> know if it's because of Windows 10, or some other problem, but it's a bitter
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> disappointment to me.  Now my husband needs a new computer, too, but I'm
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> afraid he'll be as irritated and disappointed as I am.
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> Just saying.
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> Tracy
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Christopher (CJ)
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