Hi there PHILIP S...

Thank you for your most enlightening expose on the apparent risks associated with Windows 10.

Actually, we're considering up-grading from Windows 7 to 10 shortly, but your assessment of the latter has given us pause as to whether it's worthwhile or not ? Furthermore, I'm a complete dunce. A total dullard, a lifetime simpleton in fact, with all things, 'Computer'!

Is there any inherent problem, or risk for an ordinary, elderly mum 'n dad from adopting the Windows 10 package when it's ultimately released ? Thank you.

Hate to break it to you folks, but Microsoft have been doing this for years since windows 98. There's plenty of evidence across the net to support my statement if you care to look it up.

There's a very excellent alternative to Windows[TM] called, Linux Mint.

http://linuxmint.com/

You can download the iso image and try it without installing it and upsetting your current Windows installation. It contains every program you could ever want for free and is a very modern and capable operating system, give it a try!

@Bazz. Use Wine or Virtual Box on linux to run windows programs, simple!

o sung wu - It is possible the problem is only in the test version they have released the keylogger would be to evaluate it without customers having to tell microsoft what is working or not.

BUT it is also so bloated I tried it for a little while it has so many backuped files etc even keeps a copy of the installer on a little virtual partition it makes along with other things.
It is like buying a new car and in the boot they put a spare part of every item on the car and they put a trailer on the car with more spare parts in it.

About the released product that assessment can only be made when it is released and checked out, sorry can't give a definitive answer.

I now do not trust anything new from Microsoft who are in bed with the NSA.

Personally go with the old saying if it's not broken don't fix it.

Windows 7 is good and will be around for a while.

Raw Mustard,
I installed Wine and loaded a window program which loaded OK
but could get it to address the RS232 port.
I did not get around to fiddling with the wine config.
I will get back to it when I learn a bit more.

Cheers

Thank you very much PHILIP S. for your time and your sage advice; 'Windows 7 is good, and it'll be around for awhile'. I'm about as comfortable as I can be, with this Windows 7 programme. I only undertake some Emails, and do some purchasing through E bay, virtually nothing else. So if it's not broken...well, why should we bother !

Many thanks for that, and I do appreciate your time to respond to my enquiry. Cheers !

So don't use Windows Technical Preview?
They wont do this in the release version.