I upgraded (?) to Windows 10
 

Microsoft kept nagging me, and personally I think doing little annoying things to get me to upgrade to Windows 10.

I did three days ago.

Most things work o.k. but Cortona will not speak to me and she refuses to work at all. I can't get the new Mahjong game to work and the old one is gone, and it was such a stress reliever as was the old solitaire. I miss them profoundly.

I have to type in "Bing" to get my questions taken to the right place and I have found that I just wish I had stayed with my old friend, Windows 7....but I will get used to it. I am told you can learn to hang if you hang long enough.

A computer guru friend of mine once told me years ago, "If you like the way you computer is now, then don't upgrade."

Sounds like you will need to download new versions of your favorite games (and other programs) that will run on widows 10. Also, next time you are on Bing, search for how to make Bing your default search engine.

Hang in there, gg. Be persistent. Take some time to explore various options and settings. You will grow to like it...and you will be able to do anything and play any game you like. Honest! :)

Gracie,

Did the same thing a couple of months ago, I may be able to help, send me a PM, and we can take on the phone.

VT

I tried it and went back to W 7. W 10 could not bring my contacts to the email app. Cortona or whatever that is, would not talk to me or find answers to my problems with W 10, it also does not include my favorite online checkers game. W 10 also has difficulty accepting that I use an old version of Office (2003 which meets all of my needs along with Outlook) I will keep W 7 and use my I Pad for lots more things now.

Outlook 2003....does Microsoft even support that anymore?

My go-to site for solitare and mahjong - as well as lots of other games: 247 Games

I will switch the Windows 10 when this computer takes a crap and I buy a new one.

In what way is Hotmail not working? You using a client? Outlook or what not? Are you in IE? Firefox?

Oh, and "Edge" is terrible and could be your issue. It is best to NOT have Edge as your default internet portal.

I agree with the comment on EDGE, I found Internet Explorer, in ALL APS, Windows Accessories.

Simple solutions to "Edge"


1. Download Firefox/Chrome or what ever...upon install it will ask if you want to make it your default browser.

2. If you already have them - do a search of the computer for "default" and the first option will be "Default Apps" pic that one. On "Web browser" you can select from pre-installed applications (anything but Edge and ignore Microsoft's "recommendation")
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http://tinypic.com/r/mr7mv9/9

That's what I said before they switched it for me right while I was in the middle of something. They did tell us to either switch or we will do it for you eventually I guess they got tired of me declining to switch.

I've only had it a few days but haven't seen much difference between it and 8.1 with Classic Shell, except I liked the display of 8.1 better 'cause it was prettier.