Which is better than Windows 8 or 10. The best version of Windows
Windows 10 has been rolling out for almost a month. The guys from Microsoft made a good marketing platform, but even it does not answer questions regarding the advisability of switching to a new version of the OS. In fact, there is nothing surprising in this case. One has only to remember what the situation was at that time with the release of the same “seven” or 8.1.
The release of each new version was always accompanied by doubts from potential customers. After all, they are not aware of what to expect when upgrading to a new version of the software. What is equally important, at the moment there is no complete stable version of the tenth generation, based on which any conclusions can be drawn. However, according to experts, the differences in the beta version and the final release will be minimal. Accordingly, it is advisable to start conducting this kind of checks right now - we are unlikely to be able to see a noticeable difference in the future.
System Performance
To check the performance indicators, an HP Specter x360 laptop was used as a “guinea pig”. It contains LPDDR3 memory with 8 GB, identical SSD with a capacity of 128 GB, Intel Core i5-5200U “brains”, as well as identical BIOS. To carry out the tests, the PCMark 8 Creative Conventional benchmark was used, the task of which is to simulate everyday tasks - such as video files, browsing, games and group chats via video conferencing.
According to the results obtained, the advantage of the tenth generation is at a minimum. Approximately the same difference can be seen in other testing programs.
As for gaming applications, without support for DirectX 12, the difference is more obvious, but not so great as to indicate a qualitatively different behavior.
Testing did not affect the file system, the duration of offline operation, and so on. In fact, the conclusion suggests itself: even though both systems have very good performance parameters for our time, it showed only a slight difference in performance before 8.1. This, in turn, can be classified as a disadvantage, because it is unacceptable for a modern operating system. And this is taking into account the fact that Microsoft representatives claimed that Windows 10 will have significant differences.
In front of you is a graph that shows the time in seconds required to fully load the operating system when exiting sleep mode. The graph is designed in a rather unconventional way: the lower the value in each field, the better. Interestingly, the results of this test revealed the following: the “ten” cannot even overtake the 7th generation. This raises a number of questions for developers, who claim that it will be possible to get started even faster, and this despite the increased load on the processor during startup. Windows 7 loses almost one second to Windows 8.1, which is quite logical. But for the top ten to be two seconds behind 8.1 is unacceptable.
Although, on the other hand, it is not worth drawing exact conclusions. Even due to different behavior on different devices with fundamentally different hardware installed.
In terms of file archiving speed, Windows 10 is also inferior to previous generations. Even though the difference is insignificant, a number of uncomfortable issues for Microsoft engineers cannot be ruled out in the future.
Interface differences
Perhaps one of the most exciting news is the introduction of the traditional Start menu. This suggests that the developers really understood their mistakes made in the eighth generation, deciding to listen to the opinions of their customers. After analyzing user opinions, we can come to the conclusion that using a touch-based interface is a fundamentally absurd idea.
However, a complete “back to past” should not be expected. The company decided not to abandon the successful solutions implemented in Windows 8. For example, the engineers decided to leave “live tiles”. The color of the start menu, as before, will adapt to the color scheme of your desktop.
The redesigned Start menu allows you to call up the traditional list of programs, but its size can now be changed at your own discretion. “Live tiles” from the eighth version are also present here. You can scroll through it without opening all applications, as was the case in the previous version. The user is also not forced to use such a command as placing applications in the start menu from the official Windows Store. If this action is not taken, the icons will appear in the basic list along with other programs installed on the computer.
Charms Bar is no longer there
Both Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 came with the Charms Bar. Buyers of licensed versions have long said that this is a completely useless program that takes up additional RAM. In version 10, it is used exclusively on touchscreen laptops and tablets. You will not find this panel in all other devices.
When the developers decided to fully bring back the desktop, the guys at Microsoft thought of a number of innovative solutions that would make it possible to improve the traditional user interface. And one of them can probably become the most effective and useful. We are talking about the possibility of creating multiple desktops. It is noteworthy that this function has existed in OS X and Linux for a long time.
Using this approach in the user interface, the computer owner has the ability to create several desktops at once. Their organization is at the discretion of the user. In order to add a new desktop, the user must use a special menu. You need to right-click to move application icons, which is a rather inconvenient solution. If you have a running application, you can close it using Task Switcher mode. The program can be closed regardless of which desktop is being used at the time of this operation.
conclusions
Yes, indeed, in the new Windows 10, the developers tried to implement as many innovations as possible. But such a decision had to be made at too high a cost. It was necessary to sacrifice productivity, which, in principle, was done. In practice, we have a very small difference in performance compared to 8.1. In addition, the launch time raises questions, which, as can be seen from the tests, is inferior even to the 7th generation.
If you want to try something new, we recommend waiting for the full version of Windows 10, and if stability is your priority, it is better to use version 8.1.
Do I need to switch from Windows 7 to Windows 10? Maybe, well, these innovations and beauty? Or still keep up with the times? This is a question that confuses many of today's Windows users.
Comparison of Windows 10 and Windows 7
As an example, take any laptop with very decent performance, for example, Samsung R60Y+. Don't be scared by the fact that this model is 9 years old - it's a machine with a dual-core processor and 2 GB of RAM. Windows 8/8.1/10 runs very quickly on it, which cannot be said about inexpensive and weak netbooks: one of these is the Acer Aspire One 521 with its conventional processor and only 1 GB of RAM.
Windows 10 and Windows 7 performance
For comparison, we took a PC with the following equipment:
Startup and behavior when turning on the PC
Windows 8 and 10 versions load faster. This is not a file-by-file loading of the operating system kernel, as was the case until Windows 7, but loading of the last successfully completed session with working settings and user data. Starting Windows “from scratch” every time you turn on the PC is a thing of the past for operating systems: this method wore out internal drives faster (SSD drives and LiveUSB bootable flash drives, which are less wear-resistant than a simple HDD, suffered especially) and greatly overloaded the RAM and processor.
After booting, Windows 7 shows the classic desktop and taskbar with the Windows main menu. In Windows 8.x, the Start button was hidden, but in Windows 10 it was made more accessible, as in earlier versions of Windows. Most tools for configuring and debugging Windows 10 are still readily available and will be discussed below.
To begin with, the BootRacer program measures the time it takes the OS to start - from the appearance of the Microsoft logo to the display of the Windows desktop.
Windows 8.1 showed the best time; Windows 10 booted within 6 seconds, Windows 7 within 5 seconds If the Windows 7 shell had not started from scratch every time, it would have started in just 3–4 seconds. And this on PC with very impressive performance!
Switch to Standby/Hibernate and Hibernate Windows
The first mode that allowed you to safely stop Windows without closing programs or losing data was hibernation - saving the entire current session on drive C. The more advanced the version of Windows, the less time it takes to execute the hibernation command.
The older the system, the longer it takes to go into hibernation mode; the best time - 21 seconds - was shown by Windows 10
Windows hybrid sleep mode - a cross between hibernation and regular sleep mode - takes slightly less time, and this is also where Windows 10's superiority can be seen.
In Windows 10, the time it takes for the PC to go into sleep mode is the shortest Windows 7 and 10 system requirements for PC
The values given below for RAM, video card memory, CPU and space in the system partition (in the case of using one version of Windows, this is usually partition C:) must be exceeded at least twice, otherwise this is not work on the computer, but torture.
Windows 7/10 computer requirements - table
The main factor is the PC bit capacity. Changing Windows 7 to 10 makes sense, for example, in the following situations:
Which version of Windows is best for gaming?
It is necessary that the game does not freeze anywhere - and it does not matter whether it is single-player or multiplayer. Who would like a laptop that is overheated to capacity and makes noise at half the apartment with its fans at night, in which your favorite World of Tanks or Call of Duty Black Ops constantly freezes, control of the main character is lost, and you are killed in the game in an easy place?!
Windows 7, 8 and 10 are only slightly ahead of each other - if only there was a powerful and fast “stuffing” of a computer or tablet. Most games of the last decade require at least Windows Vista, otherwise you are unlikely to play GTA-4/5 or the latest World of Warcraft on them.
An example is the game Tomb Raider. No noticeable increase in loading speed was found.
Tomb Raider load times are almost the same on all versions of Windows There is a slight lag between Windows 10 and Windows 7 in the games Metro Redux and Crysis 3.
Which version of Windows runs faster applications for work tasks?
As in games, the hardware itself decides a lot here. For example, when you launch the programs Download Master, Firefox Portable, Adobe Photoshop, Avant Browser and some others, a splash screen (cover) of the application appears on the screen for a second or two, which you are unlikely to speed up - these programs are so configured, they maintain the interval for displaying this splash screen before opening your main working window. This is reminiscent, for example, of the intro of a Call of Duty or Grand Turismo game, but, unlike desktop applications, you can interrupt the demo video and start the game by pressing Enter or clicking the mouse.
Labor productivity is important here. If for you a computer is not a toy, but a means of earning money, applications should work quickly - for example, Microsoft Office does not slow down when typing documents; the printer, scanner, copier, etc. work quickly; The enterprise local network does not “fall off” and does not slow down.
Launching Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge
Internet Explorer 11 and the new Microsoft Edge browser are taken as an example. With each shift, Windows IE gets a little faster. Microsoft is right - Edge is much faster than slow-witted IE.
Edge browser loads almost twice as fast as IE, regardless of Windows version Internet Explorer is clunky, and yet banks and corporations use it - they don't need Chrome, Opera, or Firefox.
Adobe Photoshop launch monitoring
Throughout its history, Photoshop has accumulated so many software modules, templates, filters and settings that it takes a very long time to launch even on high-speed machines.
Photoshop loading speed on Windows 7 and 10 is almost the same The further development of Windows did not greatly affect its startup speed.
How Microsoft Excel performed
Overall, nothing has changed in Excel performance.
Excel 2013 runs almost the same on all recent versions of Windows This is one of those cases where productivity in work applications does not change for the better.
People's reviews about Windows 10
One fine morning, I came across news about the public availability of Windows 10 from the company Melkosoft. Initially, I was very surprised by the release of the 10th after the 8th, but that’s not the point, I immediately downloaded it and hemorrhoids began, because after a 2-hour installation, a 5-hour search for firewood that would work correctly system, I came across a crude, unfinished system in which even the conductor does not work reliably! Popandos, comrades! The graphical component is very minimalistic and uninteresting, almost everything was ripped off from 8, but a start menu was added, conceptually it’s a mixture of 7 and 8, to be honest, this is of no use, I would say that I’m waiting for a full-fledged version, but it can’t be so after what I saw. Result: Despite the ardent desire to switch to Linux, I rolled back to seven
Qwetyshttp://otzovik.com/review_1424470.html
Since 2013, I have been using the Windows 8.1 operating system and was completely satisfied, but when I saw a discussion of Windows 10 on the Internet on forums, how beautifully people describe how good and convenient it is, I couldn’t resist and went to the official Microsoft website. In general, I downloaded the installation and started installing this system. The installation did not take long, like all windows, it quickly installed, rebooted and then it started... Well, of course, I’ll immediately note that the interface is beautiful, the icons were replaced with more neat ones, the taskbar and the main screen. The screen began to freeze , you are looking for settings to adjust but you can’t understand where they are located, I read on the forums that you need to demolish the previous version and I bought a Windows 10 image with a license key. In general, I formatted the hard drive and installed Windows 10... And it started again... - now I’ll just list What problems did I encounter? The store does not work - there are always errors, the explorer does not work, updates do not work, games and programs do not start - something is always missing from the library... All files that are not enough for the full operation of the PC cannot be found in on the Internet specifically for Windows 10. As a result, Windows 10 was disposed of and the PC was returned to Windows 8.1
Lengushihttp://otzovik.com/review_1955777.html
Good day. Most of us are accustomed to the Windows 7 operating system, so it’s understandable that the transition to Windows 8,8.1 and 10 is met with hostility. After all, you need to get used to the new, but the old has already been studied inside and out. It’s probably strange, but for me personally, it is learning new things that arouses great interest. New things don’t just mean new problems, bugs and other crap. New is also a solution to old problems, optimization, improvement, improvements. I have already installed Windows 10 five times, demolished it, returned to 8.1 and 7. But at the moment I have clearly decided to stay on the top ten. It is more convenient, it works many times faster than previous operating systems, and yet it is new. In the end, new versions of programs and games are optimized for it. Games don't interest me at all, but still. There was only one unpleasant moment - an annoying message asking me to upgrade to the top ten, which appeared with updating previous versions of the OS. But even with him it was easy to fight. There was no need to install updates, or it was tedious to remove something from the installed ones. It’s a matter of two minutes. Turning on bluetooth on the keyboard doesn’t work for me, but there’s a very convenient panel here. Just for me. They say that a dozen monitor users and send data to Microsoft. Well yes, that's true. What next? It is stupid for the average user to worry about this. Not everyone is an employee of the FSB or similar organizations. Why such paranoia? Terrorists may need to worry, but ordinary people have no reason to. A fake problem, which by the way can be solved by installing a small patch that destroys all the shit, including the cool thing Cortana. I use it with pleasure. I disabled the standard antivirus and installed my favorite Avast. I don't know any problems. Oh yes, there was one serious problem. I have a folder with films. At the moment, its volume exceeds 400 GB and Windows was not friendly with this folder. The bar at the top took a long time to load. Everything froze. The problem was solved simply, in the folder settings I changed the folder optimization from “video” to “general elements”. It’s strange that she was dumb when it came to optimizing for video. But I solved the problem, and this is the main thing. Of course, I recommend this operating system. Fast, attractive, easy to use and configure.
Kosmonaut Mishahttp://otzovik.com/review_2744012.html
Summary: is Windows 10 as necessary as it seems?
So, if you have a lot of free time and want to please your eyes with a new design - go ahead! What will change if the Windows main menu becomes not just a menu, but a tile with large icons and cells of different sizes? You can’t argue with the statistics: more than half of people still love Windows 7 - it works just fine on their computers.
The first requirement for any operating system is functionality, which includes features such as:
The list threatens to become endless. No matter how huge it was, people expected new features, new functions from Windows 10, and not just new screensavers and shiny panels, mosaics and animations, which the “Gates office” never skimped on. Since Microsoft is unlikely to release a new version of Windows (under the name 11 or Prima), all hope is for Windows 10 updates, which will bring to mind what is already there.
Video: Windows 10 settings
Updating Windows to Windows 10 is not that important. If you don’t need the Cortana “voice”, virtual desktops and other “bells and whistles”, stay on Windows 7; in any case, you won’t lose anything either in work or in play.
Windows 8, like one of its predecessors, makes it easier for Windows 7 users to switch to Windows 10. It, like Vista, is one of the most unsuccessful projects from Microsoft. Despite this, users who were lucky enough to work in the “Eight” quickly adapt to the new tiled interface of the “Ten”. It was thanks to the unsuccessful Windows 8 that developers were able to smoothly transfer the user audience from the classic desktop interface for two decades, where a mouse and keyboard are used as input and control devices, to its mobile version - a tiled one, where the computer is controlled via a touch panel or display.
Today we’ll look at how the G8 is inferior to Windows 10, and we’ll study the main differences between operating systems so that every beginner can choose the optimal OS for themselves.
Negative user reviews
In this indicator, the G8 is inferior only to Vista:
- lack of a Start menu;
- a qualitatively new interface concept, extremely inconvenient for desktop devices;
- lack of drivers for many devices compatible with Windows 8;
- inability to disable Metro or change it to Aero;
- incompatibility with a huge number of programs, especially outdated ones, the development and support of which has been discontinued;
- there is no way to fine-tune the interface;
- on older devices with weak graphics systems, if it works, it’s very bad;
- a completely different interface concept, which is why users had to spend a lot of time relearning and changing habits.
The list of flaws in Windows 8 is far from complete, and there is no point in continuing it: users rated the new interface negatively (especially due to the lack of Start), which, to a large extent, also applies to Windows 10.
New browser
Unlike all other Microsoft operating systems, Windows 10 is distinguished by the presence of an integrated Edge browser, which replaced the slow IE. Edge is a new word in surfing the global network. It combines a minimalistic interface and functionality necessary for quickly opening pages and supporting a huge range of Internet technologies (Flash, JavaScript). The G8 is equipped with another version of the impractical Internet Explorer, which only the lazy use.
Notification Center
The Action Center in Windows 10 has made its way to computers, and here it performs almost all the same functions as on mobile devices. Thanks to the new feature, users have access to a list of so-called “hot actions” (activating and disabling WiFi/Bluetooth), switching the interface to tablet mode, and quickly creating notes in OneNote. Notifications about important events (incoming mail, availability of updates, virus detection, device connection) also pop up here and shortcut keys for connecting to new devices are displayed.
In the settings, you can specify which applications are allowed to display pop-up information windows, and which ones are blocked. Here you can also set the types of system alerts that Windows 10 is allowed to display.
Phone Manager program
Thanks to a new tool that's finally arrived in Windows 10, users can connect their mobile devices to their computer, share data between devices, and sync them. In addition to being tailored to work with Windows Phone devices, the utility supports many third-party portable devices. Even a smartphone running Android and iOS can be configured in a few clicks. Before synchronization, you can select the types of data that should be excluded from the process.
Tablet mode
The developers of Windows 10 have added to the new OS the function of adapting interface elements to the size and type of display used. This way, additional options for touch control of the device are enabled on the tablet, and in most applications designed for a tiled interface, the font size and the width of the ribbon panel with tools are increased.
It is turned on in the system parameters and contains several additional options.
Window
When working with a considerable number of applications, especially on large displays, the user faces the question of conveniently placing several windows on one screen. Unlike Windows 7, where you can only place two windows side by side, the “ten” supports expanding any application to ½ or ¼ of the display size.
In Windows 8, using the Modern UI mode was quite difficult due to problems with closing windows that opened in full screen mode.
Moreover, interface elements are placed in one of the corners, without overlapping other maximized windows. Using a combination of the “Win” key and the keyboard cursor block, windows can be minimized, expanded, and moved.
Virtual tables
Microsoft has finally intercepted the experience of the creators of MacOS and Linux and introduced support for multiple virtual desktops only in Windows 10. There is no answer to the question: “why wasn’t this in Windows 8?”
The “Task View” button located on the taskbar will display an interface where you can manage virtual tables: change, delete them, or add them. When one of the tables is closed, all its active applications are moved to the neighboring one.
Unfortunately, there is no function for dragging desktops to change their order. But to switch between them, to create and close tables, there are hotkey combinations.
Now you can create your own interfaces for work, games, entertainment and navigation on the Internet.
The most joyful event for Windows users with the release of the “ten” was the return of the full-fledged “Start” menu, which was removed from Windows 8. But now the new menu will combine classic shortcuts, both in the “seven”, and some elements new Windows 8 interface.
“Start” is divided into two functional areas, where on the left are links to pinned or frequently used applications, settings and shutdown buttons, and on the right are tiles of active programs and shortcuts for calling programs integrated into the “top ten”.
The search built into the menu works on your local computer and on the Internet.
Powerful command line
Unlike Windows 8, the computer OS has added functionality, which cannot but please system administrators and experienced users.
Improvements to the highlight function are one of the important changes to the command line. Now you can select its contents in fragments (as in a regular notepad), rather than copying all the contents or tedious lines one by one.
The text in the window wraps when you resize it, which was not the case in Windows 8. The need to scroll to view the contents of the command line has disappeared.
Additionally, it is worth noting the presence of new key combinations for working with CMD and the appearance of a function for adjusting its transparency in the range from 30 to 100%.
Other Features
Subtle, but still differences in operating systems that should be taken into account if you want to switch to Windows 8 or “top ten”:
- availability of a disk analyzer and support for Xbox One in Windows 10;
- Windows Hello in the “ten” provides the opportunity to protect your device using biosensors (for example, a fingerprint scanner);
- The Recycle Bin is now displayed in Start without cluttering up your desktop space;
- Windows 8, unlike its brother, did not collect almost all possible information about the user (passwords for websites and WiFi, chat history in instant messengers, email messages) for sending it to Microsoft servers;
- Windows 10 practically does not give the user the opportunity to refuse updates or select updates to install, installing all available updates.
In conclusion, we can say that Windows 8 was only an intermediate link between the classic represented by the “seven” and the innovation in the world of window OS users, therefore, if you are not afraid of forced installations and unknown updates, feel free to choose the “ten”.
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Windows 8 and 10 are some of the latest products from Microsoft. These operating systems are similar to each other, but each of them has its own characteristics. They are quite difficult to compare, so in this article we will tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of each of them, and also consider their important differences.
The long-awaited Start menu has returned
Windows 8 appealed to a very small number of users. Microsoft can safely call this OS a failure, and with the release of the “ten”, more and more people began to download and update the system to it. It is believed that Windows 8 is more focused on smartphones or, but is almost unsuitable for a computer. Many complaints were caused by errors made in the development of the system, such as the absence of the Start menu. In Windows 10, the button again took its usual place.
You can get rid of the "Trash"
In all operating systems released before Windows 10, the Recycle Bin icon was an integral companion of the Desktop. Whatever one may say, it was impossible to get rid of him. Many lovers of minimalism are accustomed to a “clean” desktop and remove absolutely all shortcuts from there, leaving only the splash screen itself or a plain screen. But “Basket” always remained. Of course, having downloaded the necessary software, the icon could be transformed or even modified, but still, it could not be deleted. Windows 10 provided this opportunity.
All notifications are collected in one place
The answer to the question: “which is better: Windows 8 or 10?” found by most people that is already . All the changes have been made here to help you use your time at the computer more efficiently, as well as space on your desktop. Now you can see notifications from all applications in one place and you won’t have to scroll and look through blocks for a long time, as you did in the G8. In addition, in the settings you can specify which applications you would like to receive notifications from and which ones you would not.
Other Features
- Using virtual desktops. They appeared only in Windows 10. Now you can create multiple desktops. This is very practical if you use different documents and applications for work and home, or, for example, there are several users on one account.
- Windows 10 adapts to any type of device. For example, in Settings you can configure “Tablet Mode” to solve the problem of app optimization.
Since Windows 8 went on sale, it almost immediately acquired ardent haters and gained a reputation as a failed operating system. Only Vista could compare with it in terms of the number of negative reviews, and even the modified version of Windows 8.1 did not save the situation. Windows 8, like 8.1, was designed primarily for touch screens and was extremely difficult to operate on a desktop computer.
The starting screen is in the Metro style (by the way, a very interesting solution), but, unfortunately, not many people liked it. The “Start” button is, in general, a separate conversation; users seem to have been deprived of something very important and necessary. Those who risked upgrading to eight, like an avalanche, rolled back the system back to the stable, familiar Windows 7. Comparing both operating systems, Windows 8 or 10 ,
We can definitely say that Win 10 is better. At first glance, it, of course, looks like a figure eight, but this is just an apparent similarity. It has absorbed all the best from Windows 8 and Windows 7.
Positive aspects of Windows 10
- In the uncompromising debate Windows 8 vs Windows 10 , Undoubtedly, the top ten is in the lead. Finally, the OS has a really good, and most importantly, fast and functional, built-in Edge browser, replacing the outdated and extremely slow Internet Explorer.
- It became possible to work with virtual desks, which was previously impossible to do in the Windows family without using third-party programs. It is very convenient to use one table for work and another for entertainment.
- The “Start” button, naturally, is in the top ten, and is much more ergonomic than in earlier releases, tiles can be swapped, groups of applications can be created and placed in folders, and the size of tiles can be changed. Living tiles look very interesting. True, only application tiles from the store can change and show some information in real time without launching the utility. Third-party programs are displayed simply as a folder, by clicking on which you can easily launch this or that application.
- The voice assistant Cortana has appeared, for certain reasons it is not yet available in most regions, including in Russia. This is due to the difficulty of translating and integrating Cortana into language and culture. But we hope that Cortana will soon speak Russian, at least work is underway in this direction, according to unofficial sources. It is unlikely that Microsoft will bypass the great and mighty.
- Free Cloud service OneDrive, in which you can save any information if you need to reinstall the system or for quick access to work documents from anywhere you have access to the World Wide Web.
- The Notification Center is a quick access to most settings. To events on social networks, mail, and many other very useful functions.
We can talk endlessly about how good Windows 10 is compared to the eight, the loading speed, the huge number of a wide variety of functions that amaze the imagination. With each new update, the top ten receives even more goodies that satisfy the needs of even the most demanding users.
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