[GTALUG] update to Win 10, a war story

[Paul King]

On 9 Apr 2016 at 11:23, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:

> I wanted to update to Windows 10
> 
> (1) before the deadline for free updates
> 
> (2) because I could then wipe Windows and install linux without losing
>     the ability to go back to licensed Windows.  Note that the Windows
>     10 license authentication is based on Microsoft cloud records but
>     previous versions require a magic code (that is no longer printed
>     on the device) (I recently found out that it is in the ROM of
>     these machines and can be discovered from Linux).
> 

How much of this was because of 

(3) Got sick of Windows status icon nagging you to do the upgrade.

I stayed with W7 because there would be a ton of work in also upgrading the 
drivers to my laptop. I may cave in at some point, but only when I have time.

Paul