I give Win10 a chance on my brand-new Win8 server with the free upgrade. The upgrade reduced the computer to a black-screen rubble. So I left Windows behind and switched to Linux Mint.

I’ve been a Windows user since version 1. I’ve watched it progressively get worse and worse until finally Win10 and the Cryptolocker…

If you couldn’t answer that question before this article, there’s literally no point in asking it here.

This is exactly it. I’m not even really all that bothered that old, outdated applications are getting removed (this applies to thinks like the AMD Catalyst Control Center, which I’m perfectly happy with Windows removing). The only thing I want is a box that tells me what’s removed so I don’t go looking for it later.

If they want to remove apps that are outdated or incompatible, they should at least have the decency to pop up a notification or an approval page. Something along the lines of “We have found that this/these applications can cause problems or are outdated. Would you like to remove them?”. This would be like taking your…