I have now upgraded the desktop computer on which I run N1MM+ and Office 2013 to Windows 10 from 7. There were times when I had no feedback as to what was happening. As you might expect, I put an AM radio in front of the computer and found a frequency where I could hear hard drive and other activity so I would know when things had really quieted down. Narrator worked well, and Window-Eyes 9.2 came up, too. But I tried to shut down (it was midnight) and the system had more work to do. I had to leave it running overnight, and it came up talking this morning. I haven't tested things very much yet (that's a weekend project). The layout is quite different from Windows 7, but eventually I will find things. I don't know whether File Explorer will be slow on this system or not. On a 24 MBPS FiOs fiber-optic connection, the download took most of an hour, and the upgrade itself took more than an hour. This desktop has 8 GB of RAM and a Core i-5 series processor, and was bought early this year, manufactured by Dell last year. If you have multiple computers, take your time and install it first on a less essential computer. It probably makes sense to keep some equipment running on Windows 7 instead of doing this upgrade. We'll see what happens with OneDrive, Cortana, Windows Phone 10, etc. 73, Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD http://lras.home.sprynet.com -----Original Message----- From: Bob Tinney Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 12:21 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10 upgrade versus clean install I have upgraded two computers from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I had no sighted assistance in upgrading and have not had any problem in doing the upgrades. Why are so many people afraid of something new? I have noticed one annoyance in Windows 10. File Explorer seems slow to respond. That is not a deal braker, I'm sure that problem will be fixed soon. Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask] On 8/5/2015 11:43 PM, Harvey Heagy wrote: > It's not that I'm crazy about Windows 8 because I'm not. I would have > much > preferred 7 if I could have gotten it. But since I don't like to take > chances with my operating system or virus protection, I plan to at least > wait until the bugs are worked out of it which there are certain to be. > Windows 8 should have never been released in my opinion. > Harvey > > -----Original Message----- > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Dave Allen > Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 9:41 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Windows 10 upgrade versus clean install > > Hi! > > Yes, that's the biggest reason to just hold off on going to W10 for now. > Your free upgrade promise will last up to a year after release, so no need > to get in a hurry about it. Perhaps the hardware issues will be resolved > by > the end of that year, or perhaps they won't, but taking the risk now is a > certain recipe for disaster. In short, if you want to keep doing > everything > you now can, just sit tite, and keep doing it. > > 73, > Dave