Originally Posted by tomjbud (Post 1116931)

This happened to me - after many wasted hours on tech support, I was finally able to go back to Windows 7. Be aware and back up all your files before upgrading.

Windows 10 Upgrade Problems: Black Screen After Updating (New)

Some users taking advantage of the Windows 10 Upgrade are finding that after the upgrade has finished their device just gives them a black screen and won�t start.

Microsoft is still working on a fix for this, but there isn�t a way to avoid it right now. Worse, it seems that the issue is happening on multiple PC configurations. For now, we can only suggest using the back up utilities that came with your device and creating some external media back up before you start the upgrade in case this happens. If this happens and you live near a Microsoft Store, make an appointment with them to have your device looked at if you run into the issue. Some, reports, (like those from our comments) indicate that deactivating virus programs before performing the upgrade prevents this issue.

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1150064)

I thought I read an article lately that we don't have a choice and they will be switching us whether we want it or not in the near future.

Originally Posted by tomjbud (Post 1116931)

This happened to me - after many wasted hours on tech support, I was finally able to go back to Windows 7. Be aware and back up all your files before upgrading.

Microsoft and other companies are always trying to sell new products and improve on things that don't need improving. They offer free upgrades that are really beta tests of the new things that still haven't been fully shaken out. Windows 10 is one of them. If you use the computer for office types of things, Windows 7 is great, and you don't need (or want) more complexity and more problems. I just hope that I can keep Windows 7 and still use Microsoft Office programs for a long time.

You also should be careful about storing things in the cloud. You would then be at the mercy of someone else's server, and you would lose control of security. My suggestion is to store your personal information on your own computer, using something like Folder Lock to keep it secure. You can easily back everything up on an external drive, either something like a Maxtor hard drive or a flash drive (thumb drive.) Don't take the easy way out and remember that if it sounds too good to be true it is too good to be true.

Originally Posted by Howard Marsh (Post 1149753)

Win10 made all my MS Office files read only and when I reverted back to Win7 they were still read only. Have not found a fix yet, so I set up run around until I find the fix.chilout

Originally Posted by Biker Dog (Post 1150223)

If you're comfortable with old-school command prompt windows, you can open one and navigate to the subdirectory where your documents are and use the attrib command to remove the Real-Only property from them all, for instance using

attrib -R *.*

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Originally Posted by asdp101 (Post 1155926)

I was afraid to upgrade to w10. That's why I turned to TOV to get the benefit of others experience. Unfortunately the comments I see leave me uncomfortable with upgrading. I use the computer everyday for various things, but I'm no computer guru. If I had a problem, I'm not confident I could fix it. Some of you imply, Microsoft will fix itself if given time. Has that been the experience of most of you?