- You have a Windows 7 operating system or later, but not Windows 10, and
- You plan to keep your computer for more than the end of 2016
You need to convert your operating system to Windows 10. Yes, I strongly recommend that you do this.
The methodology you should use is to create a USB or DVD copy of the entire system using the following methodology. The web page that provides the installation details is https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10. You will want to download an image to your computer and then create a Flash Drive (Use a 4GB empty flash drive) or a DVD. That way, you will automatically have a recovery device in case your computer crashes and the computer needs to be booted from an external source. On the above web page, start at the "Before you begin" Click on the + icon and read through the preparation instructions. Then, click on the "Download the Tool" blue button. Then click on the + icon in front of the "Using the Media Creation Tool". This will reveal two additional + icons. Click on the one associated with "Upgrading to Windows 10 using the tool." You could do a clean installation, but you would have to back up everything, which is not something an average user should do.
There are some tricks that you must use as you do an install. Basically, you'll want to do a custom install and usually say NO to all the presented options. If you need help, contact me.
The other issue may be that a favorite program will not run on Windows 10. Again, contact me if you have a problem. I can usually get it to work.
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