{"id":25560,"date":"2015-09-08T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-08T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=25560"},"modified":"2015-08-26T11:54:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-26T16:54:09","slug":"windows-10-are-you-upgrading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/windows-10-are-you-upgrading\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10&#8230;are you upgrading?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you purchased a copy of Windows 7 or 8, you&#8217;ve noticed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcadvisor.co.uk\/how-to\/windows\/how-force-windows-10-update-and-get-upgrade-icon-if-its-missing-from-your-desktop-3620167\/\" target=\"_blank\">that icon<\/a> pestering you to take advantage of a free upgrade to 10 over the course of the next year. \u00a0 \u00a0At some point they decided not everyone was using a tablet, and we wanted the Start button back. \u00a0 \u00a0Well, July 31st came and went. \u00a0 \u00a0What are you going to do?<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t rush into things. \u00a0Do your research. \u00a0Newer is not necessarily better. \u00a0Unless, of course, you&#8217;re using Windows 8. \u00a0Then a Campbell&#8217;s soup can and a piece of twine is better&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Put a hold on one of our new instructional books if you&#8217;re thinking of taking the plunge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;cn=1134356\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows10.jpg?resize=255%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"windows10\" width=\"255\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows10.jpg?resize=255%2C300&amp;ssl=1 255w, 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-25582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows10-for-dummies.jpg?resize=239%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"windows10 for dummies\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows10-for-dummies.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/windows10-for-dummies.jpg?w=319&amp;ssl=1 319w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.3&amp;cn=1130209\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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