Windows 8 has come on in leaps and bounds since the 8.1 release, making Windows 8 significantly easier to use. When Windows 8 was released, word was everyone was going to ditch their PC and just use a tablet, so the User Interface (UI) in Windows 8 promoted touch based input. Microsoft appears to have corrected the issue in Windows 10.

Why No Windows 9?

It turns out that there is a lot of code out there that relies on some sloppy coding in the Windows 95-98 timeframe, where instead of checking for the whole year e.g. 95 in 1995 or 98 in 1998, the code checks for the first character StartsWith(“9”) instead of Equals(“1995”), you can find an article here that explains the issue.

Windows Ten

The first thing you will notice is that the start bar in the bottom left hand corner looks a little bit more familiar. They have completely done away with the Windows Modern UI Start Screen in Windows 8

Windows Ten Free Upgrade Offer

If you would like to move to Windows 10 for free, have a look at this post

Great news! We will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified new or existing Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices that upgrade in the first year!  And even better: once a qualified Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it up to date for the supported lifetime of the device, keeping it more secure, and introducing new features and functionality over time – for no additional charge. Sign up with your email today, and we will send you more information about Windows 10 and the upgrade offer in the coming months.      

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