The highly anticipated new Windows operating system, Windows 10, has been released. After years of struggling with Windows 8, which was geared more toward tablet and mobile users, PC-based users are breathing a sigh of relief. Windows 10 seems to offer the best of both worlds – a familiar and intuitive Windows experience that long-time Windows users will appreciate, combined with a graphical, tablet-friendly experience for mobile users. Even better, the graphical ‘live tile’ functionality can be turned on or off for a customizable Windows experience. And, Windows 10 is free for Windows 7 and Windows 8 individual and small business licensed users for at least the next twelve months.* It is available for download now and will be distributed via Windows Update in the coming weeks. For Microsoft Enterprise business customers, there will be options to upgrade to Windows 10 as well.**
Along with Windows 10, Microsoft is introducing a new streamlined web browser – Microsoft Edge – which many say outperforms Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox in terms of functionality, security and privacy. Also, coming soon is Office 2016.
If you are like me, you are champing at the bit to upgrade to Windows 10 and try out MS Edge, but don’t jump the gun. As a user of many business applications, you want to do your research and be sure that they are compatible with Windows 10 before you upgrade. If you are a TopLine Results CRM hosting customer, we advise waiting to upgrade until we notify you to proceed. As CRM advisors, we perform testing to ensure compatibility and to try to head off problems for our clients.
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*Learn more about free Windows 10 upgrades here.
** Learn more about Windows 10 upgrades for the Enterprise here.
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