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Question to the most experience W8.1 & W10 users do you turn off any of these Microsoft PC Privacy Settings see below, IF yes could you please explain why any of these need to be turn off during privacy direct from MS.
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I’ve got them all off except for the Smartscreen filter.
Thanks Craig this help a lot because I don’t want to create any further issue on my W8.1
Thanks buddy
Why are you sticking with 8.1 Speedy? 10 is much better imo.
The 8.1 privacy settings are slightly different to 10 but turning every thing off is still the same 
I’m very tight on money Craig as the bank is giving me a hard time on my loan since I’ll still looking for work, so I won’t be going to W10 for a while not sure how long.
But upgrading to Win10 is free
Turning these settings on or off is an individual decision.
Turning off some of these settings effects how some of the features within Windows 10 work.Turning off some of the settings prevent some of the features in Windows 10 from working.
No doubt, some will turn of everything and some will leave everything on.
Do a little homework and make educated choices.
Upgrading might be free with a qualifying OS, but for me it isn’t the cost of the OS (free) but the cost of either new Hardware or new compatible software. Something that is frequently forgotten about when changing OS.
Some considerable time ago when I changed to XP it cost me as at that time I purchased a new system. Then I found my A3 printer wouldn’t work and HP effectively abandoned the printer by not doing a printer driver for the OS. At that point I abandoned HP and I have never purchased anything from HP since then.
Windows 10 has an excellent compatibility mode. As long as the drivers aren’t an issue, programs certainly aren’t.
HP is notorious for not updating their drivers. I generally stick with Epson.
I rather doubt that it will be compatible with some of the programs I have
Quicken Deluxe (accounts package) circa 2000, Microsoft Office 97 (business edition), Drive Image 7, MS Publisher 2000, etc. etc.
You would be surprised. Even 16 programs can be run on Windows 10.
More help here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/219782/is-windows-10-backwards-compatible-with-your-existing-software/
These were never run on win7 only on winXP, which is my main system.
Also 16bit applications you mention will only work on 32bit versions of win10.
If I were to get win10 then it would follow my previous decisions to get the Windows Pro version and I don’t know if that comes in or would be wise to get the 32bit versions. There are many instances in that article that could put the kibosh on running old software (other than running a VM version of XP Pro and you have to get a license to do that also). And drivers are one of the big issues.
I may even need a new all in one printer as I don’t believe it will have a driver
For me on this system (XP) is is just too much hassle and cost even if this system was eligible for a free win10 (which it isn’t). Almost more trouble than it is worth when this system does all that I ask of it.
I may well replace my win7 SP1 (Starter Edition) netbook at some point, but I will certainly wait as I don’t believe win10 is the finished article yet.
Considering that Windows XP is still your main system, that update may take quite a while.
Yep, between a rock and a hard place.
I may well end up with a new laptop in the not to distant future and use that as my main system to go on-line with, etc. Progressively getting that sorted to handle my usage eventually replacing software to do the tasks mentioned earlier.
At that point keeping the XP system as my off-line system, for software and or hardware that can’t be replaced/changed.
+1 I’m the same as what David has said above and this why I never jump through hoops too quick too soon, before changing over from W8.1 to W10 without further checking that is just me.
Windows 10 is basically Windows 8.1 with some extra bells and whistles.
Upgrading from 8.1 to 10 certainly isn’t the same as the drastic move from XP to Windows 10.