Windows 8 default are not in any users' best interest
I have been testing Windows 8 for well over a year and the more I use it, the more I dislike it.
The issues I have with it are too numerous for an email (I have blogged about it), but here are two major beefs:
- NEVER use the Express (recommended) settings. These will send Micro$oft personal information about you. Always use CUSTOM and see what they are tracking, it is scary.
- NEVER use a cloud ID to sign in. I've done that, then if you forget the password, the normal tools to reset the account don't work. Always have a local account. I also agree with the security concerns of anything cloud.
Whenever I read/hear about positive Windows 8 reviews, I always ask, 'How much time did you REALLY spend WORKING with it?' I don't mean playing / testing it but actually DOING something. The positive people always say, 'not much'. The more one tries to do real work in Windows 8, the more one will want to go back to Windows 7.
I've been working with Windows since version 3 and I have to know all about it as it will come on new machine. However, I will not recommend it and will be glad to wipe a drive and install Windows 7:
Richard
www.compunetics.ca
