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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 1948 reviews

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Customers regard Windows 10 Home as an easy-to-use and high-performing operating system, frequently praising its straightforward installation and compatibility. Positive feedback also highlights the user-friendly interface and a range of beneficial features. However, some users expressed concerns about mandatory updates and privacy settings. A small number of users reported issues with hard drive failures, though this was not a widespread concern.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Installed perfectly

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Have not had any issues with this so far. Been running it for about a month

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must have

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you didn't upgrade before the free cut out time you must buy. Window 10 has all the features of 7 and 8 put together. Most new products run best on 10. Install comes on a flash drive.....no longer have have to mess around with Rom drivers and I.S.O. files.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product. Easy to use.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product. Easy to use once you get use to the new format and screen.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Another good purchase from Best Buy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am very pleased with this purchase. I would recommend this to my friends

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for beginners

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Directions were easy to follow and we had our computer up and going 2 hours later :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works effeciently

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Booted my iMac in bootcamp and windows work well. Windows 10 works well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got Windows 10 for a new PC build. Installation went smoothly and no problems since.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Was a great buy, easy to install. I had no issues with getting this up and running.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great software

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use but have not found a way to get my galaxy s5 contact list into people.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    EASY SWAP OUT FOR A DEAD HARD DRIVE

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I always go to best buy for my "toys" My 3 yr old windows 8 Acer laptop had a burned out hard drive. I bought a new 1 terrabyte HD and actually installed it myself. I then purchased the new windows 10 home edition and was happy it now comes on a thumb drive. I set the BIOS to boot from a USB device and the entire project start to finish was 1 hour, all the updates are on the thumb drive, so no waiting for them. Thanks to the Geek Squad, Best Buy and everyone that helped me save mt laptop. In addition I purchased a new Dell 24" all in one desktop computer.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It's very easy to use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Windows 10 is very easy to use and navigate. I am very happy with this purchase.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Working As Expected

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased this for our new PC we are using for gaming. It's working as expected.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Surprise! Even old laptops can run 64 bits!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Remarkably life can be breathed into old laptop computers ready for the glue factory. Windows10 home version is distributed as a memory stick rather than a disc based media and includes both the 32 and 64 bit version of the operating system. Without going into technical detail the 64 bit version is significantly more efficient in terms of processing speed than the 32 bit version. In very practical terms this means that an old laptop with very constrained maximal system memory limitations can nearly run like a top if it's internal design can handle a 64 bit operating system. Run like a top means able to stream Netflix (tm) over WiFi of sufficient speed (bandwidth). As a practical example this reviewer had an eight year old Compaq C700 series that was originally supplied with a 32 bit Windows Vista. With some effort it could be goaded into running Windows XP after suitable peripheral device drivers were installed; useless at 32 bits and headed for the junk pile. For the foregoing it very important to appreciate how computers (including laptops) transfer information between the hard drive, the processor, and the system memory and how this influences overall system speed. There are usually two memory slots that are populated with 32 bit memory sticks. The microprocessor can grab 64 bits by accessing both 32 bit memory sticks at the same time, or grab, at twice the memory access speed, the information available from two consecutive transfers from one or the other memory slots. This isn't an issue if the operating system is 32 bits but it's a big deal for a 64 bit operating system. This is because if the laptop can handle a 64 bit operating system but the system memory slots don't have the same memory capacity (for example instead of each having 1gb sticks one memory slot has 1gb and the other 2gb) then the operating system will default to a consecutive 32 bit information transfer method as opposed to a single 64 bit grab from both memory slots. This will result in a significant reduction in overall system speed. In a nutshell this means that running a 64 bit operating system such as Windows 10 will only provide an improvement in the processing speed of an ancient computer if and only if the two system memory slots have the same memory capacity. The Compaq C700 series constrains system memory to 2gb--1gb in each of the two memory slots. There is a published BIOS quirk that if slot zero is populated with a 1gb memory tick then memory slot one can be populated with up to a 4gb memory stick. This reviewer demonstrated this BIOS quirk with a 2gb memory stick in slot one and saw that the system BIOS recognized 3gb of system memory. Behind the scenes this recognition forced the system to degrade system memory transfers to two consecutive 32 bit memory transfers rather than a single 64 bit memory information transfer which would have been the case if each of the two memory slots were populated at the technical specification for that machine of 2gb of system memory. The long and short of this rather ghastly textual exhibition is simple: If an ancient laptop can accept a 64 bit installation of Windows 10 just be sure that each system memory slot has the same memory capacity. Yup, my ancient Compaq C700 series running 62 bit Windows 10 at 2gb maximum published specification memory can actually stream Netflix (tm) and likely do other tasks because the 64 bit operating system can do system memory transfers 64 bit grabs. In the end Windows 10 is n easy installation but watch out for how the system memory is organized. This reviewer's eight year old laptop has been rescued from the trash...

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good program

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this program to install on my new hard drive. Install went well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It Gets Easier Over Time

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have used Microsoft operating systems since Windows 3.1. Windows 10 is their best. It is fast an easy to use. I like that it works the same on my desktop and my laptop. Syncing is a breeze and the customizations are unique to different users.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best operating system since Win XP

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Best operating system since Win XP, once you set up the menus to look like Win 7.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Easy to install

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love having it on USB, much easier to store than a disk.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    must have

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    if you do not have a new lap top/pc -- this is a great way to update your system

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Operating system

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Super operating system

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Replaced Windows Vista with Windows 10. It is a much better operating system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Awesome operating system

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    In my opinion Windows 10 is the best operating system Windows has ever produced.

    I would recommend this to a friend