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Sounds to me like really bad luck, Imoldernu! I'm glad you figured out how to be the Administrator and got that fixed.
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Sometimes I wonder if all of this stuff is just designed to speed my entrance to la la land.
Then you don't want to hear that you need to upgrade to UEFI from BIOS as part of the "upgrade" to Windows 10 on older machines... particularly if you have a SSD as Drive C.
I must be misunderstanding something. I updated to Windows 10 and still have the original BIOS.
I upgraded, I bought a Chromebook.
Then you don't want to hear that you need to upgrade to UEFI from BIOS as part of the "upgrade" to Windows 10 on older machines... particularly if you have a SSD as Drive C.
HTG Explains: Learn How UEFI Will Replace Your PC’s BIOS
What You Need to Know About Using UEFI Instead of the BIOS
It’s not possible to put UEFI on BIOS-based motherboards, but odds are that when you buy a new system or perform an upgrade in the next few years you’ll be making the switch, perhaps without even realizing it. It’s a slow switch, but it seems to be an inevitable one.
(For now. Wait until how you feel after January 9, 2018, after which "you will no longer receive security updates that can help protect your PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software that can steal your personal information.")
I swapped to 10 and returned to the 8.1 immediately. Really didn't like it....and happy with my decision.
(For now. Wait until how you feel after January 9, 2018, after which "you will no longer receive security updates that can help protect your PC from harmful viruses, spyware, and other malicious software that can steal your personal information.")
Actually the operating assumption right now is that there won't be a Windows 11 or at least not what you would think of as a new operating system to upgrade to. Rather Windows 10 by its very nature is automatically updated over time component by component. So it could very well be that by that time Windows would seem like Windows 11 to somebody who has only seen Windows 10 on the first day of release, but it still leaves Windows 8 users without security updates and facing the prospect of having to pay to upgrade to Windows 10.
So did I, and I am completely satisfied. I can even load Linux on it if I so desire.
This website explains what you can and can't do with a Chromebook very well: Chromebook vs. Windows Laptops: The Real StoryAny limitations using a Chromebook? Can you use it to prepare your income taxes for example? In other words.... can you do everything on a CB that you can with a Windows machine?
This website explains what you can and can't do with a Chromebook very well: Chromebook vs. Windows Laptops: The Real Story
FWIW, I don't know of any of my Microsoft friends who are chattering about Windows 11.Ha ha, the "upgradeable operating system." I will believe that when it happens.
I upgraded, I bought a Chromebook.
Dumb question. Any limitations using a Chromebook? Can you use it to prepare your income taxes for example? In other words.... can you do everything on a CB that you can with a Windows machine?
I upgraded, I bought a Chromebook.
Dumb question. Any limitations using a Chromebook? Can you use it to prepare your income taxes for example? In other words.... can you do everything on a CB that you can with a Windows machine?