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10 reasons not to upgrade to Windows 10

2015-08-27 / Muaad Elsharif / / 0 Comments

I had my initial doubts about Microsoft giving out Windows 10 for free. Everyday I am convinced that my worries were sound! And it was much worse sadly!

For these reasons I am regretting the Windows 10 upgrade offer
I wrote this post prior to my upgrading, some of these fears aren’t exactly true (or proven wrong) but still they sound pretty reasonable don’t they?

Here are 10 reasons to skip the Windows 10 free update that expires July 29th.

1. Too good to be true

How will Microsoft make money if it gave the system for free plus free updates? That’s doesn’t seem too profitable! Two years to get you hooked then bang!! 100$ per year..

2. Windows 8.1 is working fine!

Unless they change something or decide to kill it prematurely, it should be running smooth for eight more years (extended support officially ends in 2023). As the old saying goes: “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”.

3. Windows 8 wasn’t free!

Yeah! It cost a lot of money! Plus the upgrade from Windows 8 and changing the license. All of that is money, then they wanna charge per year?

4. The upgrade will cost a lot

Data charges will apply, plus the amount of time to download and the down time I will be out of service to get it to run. let alone the fee I have to pay yearly after a while of service.
Update: This part is written after rolling back. Downloading Windows 10 + Updates + Downloading Windows 8.1 + Updates. That’s over 10 Gigabytes of data. All of which I paid for!

5. Cloud based / Internet based

My internet connection is really bad. I can’t afford to have all my data in the cloud! (same reason why I can’t download the upgrade with ease) I am not sure how will Windows as a service will affect my productivity or my daily flow, so I have to be careful.

6. Security concerns

Microsoft is collecting data to improve the system and is constantly improving it. Does that mean they constantly collect my data? Not feeling to good about that.

7.compatibility issues

Spite of all the promises Microsoft makes. I fear that something would go terribly wrong with the drivers and solving it would take months.. I can’t afford that simply.. What if it doesn’t support executor? That was my main concern coming from Windows 7!!
(Everything worked fine).

8. Is Windows 10 really all that?

I used 8.1 for a while now, it’s not that bad! Its good enough for my needs, what does Windows 10 bring more? Support for hardware I don’t own, and many services I don’t use. Even the whole start menu hype isn’t making me jump with joy (I never used it any way) I use executor for much of my daily work combined with Rocket Dock.

If it’s just the look there are transformation packs out there I can use to get the look and feel of Windows 10.
This part is written after rolling back. Windows 10 did nothing new to me, same old story, I still have my old hardware so it was nothing. Windows 8.2 for real!

9. License is tied to the device

I am upgrading from my old dusty laptop, trading a Windows 8.1 license for a Windows 10. Windows 10 is tied to my device ( the rusty old laptop) so if anything happens to my laptop, it’s over! I can’t transfer the license to a new computer (like I did in the dual boot saga) which means: New laptop, new Windows 10 license! -Unconfirmed worry!
This part is written after rolling back. I managed to remove Windows 10 and reinstall Windows 8.1 without a hitch!

10. No turning back!

If you upgrade to Windows 10 and stay there for a month, you lose the right to roll back to Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. So please take your time to think this over. (actually were were screwed long before that!).
: This part is written after rolling back.

In the end it’s a personal choice, it does not have to affect your needs or desire to upgrade, you have a whole year to upgrade, so think it through. I will try to get an eCommerce mean soon ?

If you are convinced that Windows 10 isn’t for you and you would like to go back, here is how!

In the mean time, have a good time and enjoy working on whatever system you choose.

التدوين من الهاتف المحمول 2

2015-08-26 / Muaad Elsharif / / 0 Comments

كنت قد تحدثت في تدوينة سابقة عن التدوين من الهاتف المحمول ووعدت بتجربتها عمليا. اليوم سأتكلم عن خدمات الزبون في ليبيا ما يعرف ب customer service متخذا من شركة البديل مثالاً:

قرر صديقي أخذ هاتفه السامسونغ للصيانة لدى شركة البديل بشارع الجرابة، هاتفه لم يكن يشحن، ولأنه لم يشتره من البديل ولم تكن عليه ضمانة فقد ضيع عدة أيام ينتظر هاتفه ودفع ثمنا باهظا للصيانة.

بمجرد أن فتح هاتفه لاحظ أن تغطية الشبكة غير موجودة أظلافا! فأعاده للوكيل لصيانته مجددا.

بعد عشرة أيام من الآخذ والرد والأعذار الواهية قاموا بإعطائه هاتفه دون أن يصلحوه بحجة انه تمت صيانته من قبل و لا يمكن قبول هاتف “مفتوح”!!!

إنكار المعلوم

رغم كل المحاولات فقد ادعى الموظفون عدم معرفتهم بالأمر بل وانكروا قبول الهاتف من أصله بحجة انه غير موجود في “المنظومة”! (حيث أن الأجهزة التي تصلح لديهم تدخل إلى قاعدة بيانات خاصة بالأجهزة.)

وكان ما يثير حنقي أن البائع الذي كان ينكر بكل قوة هو من تسلم الهاتف في المرة الأولى! وبعد قرابة ساعة كاملة و الحوار مع ثلاثة من موظفي المبيعات تعرف احدهم علينا أخيرا! ما أدى إلى معركة خلف الأبواب المغلقة بينهم. حتى مهندس الصيانة أنكر رؤية الهاتف من قبل مع العلم انه من قام بصيانته في المرة الأولى!!!

قاموا بسؤالنا اكثر من مرة أن كان اشتغل بعد إصلاحه أم لا، في النهاية أخذوا الهاتف على مضض (بعد تأكيدنا أننا نريد فقط إصلاح الضرر ولا نطمع في صيانة مجانية!) مع تحميله قيمة الصيانة الجديدة والمحاولات الفاشلة للإصلاح! السبب في إنكارهم هو خوفهم من صيانة الهاتف مجانا، علما بان التغطية كانت تعمل قبل أن يضعوا ايديهم عليه!

طبعا لم يتصلوا به أو يردوا على اتصالاته..

ندم متأخر

صديقي نادم بشدة على التعامل مع البديل الذي كلفه قرابة الشهرين وأضعاف قيمة للصيانة بالإضافة إلى الارتباك وسوء المعاملة الذي لقيناه من الموظفين! واجزم انه لن يتعامل معهم بعد ذلك ابدأ! وابلغني انه سيأخذ هاتفه إلى شارع المدار ولتذهب الوكالة إلى الجحيم!

هل لاحظت أن موقع البديل تم اختراقه؟ لا أظن أنهم لاحظوا حتى!

التدوين من الهاتف صعب ومحبط!!

Updating to Windows 8.1 from the store (Dual Boot Saga)

2015-08-25 / Muaad Elsharif / / 0 Comments

Those were really busy days. But this step comes as the final step. Finally I can upgrade to Windows 8.1 from the store to get this over with. I’ll have the latest update in both Linux and Windows. If you followed the saga you would know that none of this came easily!!

For those who just joined us. I decided to install Windows 8 pro on my computer side by side with Xubuntu 14.04.

I installed Windows 8 and activated it. Then repaired the boot issue where Xubuntu was overlooked in favor of Windows 8 pro, then it was a true odyssey trying to transfer the license to my computer.
Now we come to the finally step, installing 8.1

Downloading Windows 8.1

Microsoft provided the 8.1 upgrade for 8.0 users via the Windows store. You can upgrade your system for free (not sure if there is a time constrain).

I decided to make use of that offer that our ISP provided (free download from 2 AM till 10 AM for a few months) to download Windows 8.1 and install it.

t took me two days to download 3GB from the Windows store! (The download was resume-able). And after the download was complete the installation began!

Important note: You need to update Windows 8 before installing Windows 8.1 The update size is over 1.2 GB, and that includes optional updates as well!!

Installing Windows 8.1

It was really easy and didn’t take much time either! In a few moments I had the system up and running with no problem at all! You can see the tutorial Microsoft provided from here and for the more visual oriented readers here is a video:

What happens to Windows 8 after the update?

Some of the files remain in a Windows.old folder, it will be deleted within 28 days or you can delete it through disk clean up (I just clicked it and pressed Shift + Delete!!)

feel free to read more about Windows.old from here

This concludes the Dual Boot Saga. Please note that every computer is different and that you need to backup either way! Consult your local IT personnel or your OEM provider, this might void warranty so be careful!

Fresh install Windows 10

2015-08-23 / Muaad Elsharif / / 0 Comments

After I was absolutely certain that Windows was unrecoverable. So I began the process to fresh install Windows 10. I really felt stuck but what can we do?

When I installed Windows 10 in July the promise was if you don’t like it you can rollback within a month of install. I didn’t like it since the first days and I had a long list of problems with it. I’ll post that later. But when attempting to rollback I couldn’t and I learned that the whole thing is just a sham!

I was in a hurry installing so I didn’t take any pictures. It’s exactly like installing Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 when it comes to choosing the partition to install on it.

I used the same disk I used for upgrade, but instead of running it from Windows, I booted to it by F12 then choosing the disk from the boot menu.

The only different part can be found in the Windows 10 upgrade post

When installing Windows 10 for the second time after the upgrade ignore all and any prompt to enter your password. You can activate as soon as you get your desktop from System About. As long as you can see a Product ID you are good to go. You can find more info about clean install in Windows 10 FAQ.

My notes on the installation process are

It was much faster than the upgrade process. Probably one of the fastest ever as I had Windows 7 and Windows 8 fresh installed on this computer.
The wireless driver wasn’t installed right away. And I had to do the update fix.
The Bluetooth wasn’t recognized properly and I had to uninstall it and reinstall it for it to work.
Many people said they had problems connecting the computer to a TV. I had them too, my fix was connecting it after boot so the system won’t “hang”. Well. For better or worse, I’m stuck with Windows 10..

Have a nice day 🙂

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