FYI: there is a utility that you can install to block that little notice
about Windows 10 from popping up. It's called "Never 10" and it's free
from some person whose last name is Gibson. I don't have the URL handy but
will post it later for anyone who wants it.
Stan
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From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Lange
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] Why do I not want to upgrade to Windows 10 now?
Hi Duane,
If you're running Jaws 17 and there are no other factors which would prevent
you from upgrading, go for it. Back in December of last year I got really
curious about the upgrade and I was tired of seeing the little Windows 10
widget in the system tray so I took the plunge. When I started the process,
I was told that there were no major incompatibility issues, so my only
reservation about the upgrade was whether or not I'd be able to do it
without sighted assistance. Tkrns out that that wasn't an issue at all. I'd
scheduled the upgrade to occur starting about 11 p.m. And figured that the
system might reboot a time or two while I was sleeping and that it should be
done when I got up the next morning. I woke up at around 2:30 a.m., and
curiosity got the better of me, so, knowing that Jaws wouldn't be running, I
pressed Windows+Enter to start Narrator, and discovered that there was a
dialog of some sort asking me to confirm some settings. After clicking Next
or Continue, the machine went silent, did its thing and I went back to
sleep. Next morning, while my wife was cooking breakfast, I checked the
machine again, started Narrator and discovered that the upgrade was
finished, so I ditched Narrator, started Jaws and all was well, or so I
thought. There were two issues to deal with. First, I had to update my HP
printer driver, which was pretty easy to do, then download and install the
latest Open Book build so that it could see the Pearl camera. Once that was
done the system ran like a top, and, aside from having recent issues with a
funky wireless router, I've been happy with Windows 10 on this Toshiba
laptop ever since. I should point out at this juncture that I didn't install
the upgrade from any installation medium; everything was done essentially
through Windows Update. Although I could have and should have, I didn't back
up my data beforehand, so I was gambling in a big way, but I got lucky.
I relate my story here to let you know that the upgrade really is fairly
painless, so go ahead if you want to. In fact, I felt comfortable enough
about it that I upgraded my wife's machine just after finishing with mine,
and that, too went off without a hitch. You may want to do a little prep
beforehand to see if you might need any driver updates and so on, and back
up critical data just in case instead of doing everything on the fly, as I
did. Hope this helps you. Happy upgrading!
Best regards,
Tom
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 27, 2016, at 5:53 AM, Duane Farrar <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>
> I would just like a clarification as to why, as a user of the latest
version of JAWS running Windows 7, I would not want to upgrade to Windows 10
at this time? What is the accessibility issue? It sounds like some members
on the list have done the upgrade an some haven't.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Duane
>
>
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