Here's an alert for Windows 7 and 8 users: Soon, if you haven't already, you may see a little Windows Start icon in your system tray at the lower right of your screen.
While this image may resemble a spyware program, it is the notice Microsoft is foisting on its Windows 7 and 8 users to promote upgrading to Windows 10. I want to let you know that you DO NOT have to feel any pressure to upgrade to Windows 10, in spite of whatever buzz Microsoft is creating.
Customers currently running the Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 operating systems have a full year to take advantage of the free Windows 10 download, available from 29 July 2015.
(If you want the notification mentioned above to go away, here's a techie reference for how to do this.)
In my opinion, you SHOULD NOT download Windows 10 without careful consideration of how it will affect your current programs, printer installation, network connections, etc.
If you have a computer running Windows 7 or 8 that you want to tinker with, then by all means, download the upgrade. Just be aware it could not go well. (After all, this may be one giant beta test on the public.) Or it could go perfectly fine and delight you. But it's a risk.
In my opinion, businesses especially should play the wait and see game.
I'll provide more info as this issue unfolds.
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