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I'm still kind of wary of Windows 10, so will it be dangerous for me to simply ignore the free update offer or can safely do so (FYI:I'm using win 8.1 atm fully updated with latest safety updates of course).
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IIRC it's perfectly fine to ignore the free update. If you have 8, they'll keep updating it for a while, they only just stopped updating 7 as a regular thing but they'll continue supporting it till 2020. The only downside is that you won't be able to get the free update after the 29th of this month, but I don't give a shit about that.

I suppose if you were a smart enough geek, you *could* somehow manage to download the update without it installing, maybe to a external HD or something, and install it later when you want to. Not sure that would fly though.
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Elheru Aran wrote:IIRC it's perfectly fine to ignore the free update. If you have 8, they'll keep updating it for a while, they only just stopped updating 7 as a regular thing but they'll continue supporting it till 2020. The only downside is that you won't be able to get the free update after the 29th of this month, but I don't give a shit about that.

I suppose if you were a smart enough geek, you *could* somehow manage to download the update without it installing, maybe to a external HD or something, and install it later when you want to. Not sure that would fly though.
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To my mind, unless you intend to cease using Windows entirely, you're better off upgrading now than in a few years when they stop patching 8.1 and expect you to pay $100 for the privilege.
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I'm debating the same thing myself. I'm actually thinking of not upgrading on the simple grounds that my PC is over 4 years old anyway and I'm soon going to start trying to save up to replace it with a new one... which will likely have Win10 already. I'm leery of some of the slight issues my brother has had with his computer since upgrading (we have the same model) and if I'll suffer the same and be unable to restore to Windows 7 properly.
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As far as I'm concerned, if you're accustomed to your current OS and your computer is reasonably compatible with whatever you run on a regular basis, there's no real need to bother upgrading. I ran a XP computer for something like eight years, and I bought it right at the end of XP being the active Windows OS (~2004). When I bought a replacement, it was 7, and 8 came out immediately afterwards. They didn't do the free replacement OS thing then, and thank fuck because 8 was a piece of shit. I'm probably going to keep on using this 7 computer until it falls apart because so far, so good.
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If you're comfortable with 8 or 8.1, upgrade. It's a far better experience. If you're on Windows 7 and actively using the internet, upgrade for security reasons.
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