What to do after you upgrade to Win 10?

I finally did it. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 on my laptop.

It took two tries. The first did not work. But, Windows told me the installation was bad and restored my old Windows 8.1 without any problems. 

And, when I tried the second time, it worked just fine.

Then, I spent about an hour fiddling around to make Windows 10 more secure and "locked down" for me. Of course, not everyone wants or needs to fiddle. 

Here's what I did:

http://www.windowscentral.com/four-things-after-installing-windows-10

http://www.networkworld.com/article/2957205/microsoft-subnet/tweaks-to-windows-10-settings-for-privacy.html

http://bgr.com/2015/08/05/windows-10-godmode-tips-tricks/


I still like the Start Menu options in Windows 7 better than those offered in Windows 10, so I installed the free program called Classic Shell.    Alternatively, you could tweak your Start menu using some ideas listed here.

Should I wait or should I upgrade to Win 10?

Good question.
And, there's not a big rush (aside from that pesky notice that keeps popping up on your screen in the bottom right corner!)

You have until July 2016.

REMEMBER: If you are a Sister of the Divine Savior, please wait for word from the Technology Working Group before you upgrade to Windows 10 unless you actually do know what you are doing.


While you wait, or while you're deciding, here are the things you really really want to do.

1. Back up your data. You can put it on a flash drive, a disk, or "in the cloud."

2. Update your drivers.

3. Make sure your applications are compatible with Windows 10.