Manager, IT at KAS Enterprises
Real User
Top 10
A mature product that is available for free in the market that needs to reduce unnecessary updates
Pros and Cons
  • "The best thing about Windows 10 is that you can run anything on it."
  • "In general, most of the time, the updates in Windows 10 bring problems instead of solving them, making it an area requiring improvements."

What is our primary use case?

I use Windows 10 in my workplace as it is our main operating system.

What is most valuable?

I have never considered which features I found most valuable in Windows 10. At my workplace, we use Windows because we have no other choice.

What needs improvement?

Microsoft needs to stop experimenting with different options and settle down, especially when it comes to Windows 10. If something broken in Windows 10 gets fixed in a year or two by Microsoft, then it gets broken again in the next update.

In Windows 10, you can access a particular setting page in two clicks. In Windows 11 eleven, you get to the same setting page you used in Windows 10 after four or five clicks. When Microsoft comes up with Windows 12, it will be six to eight clicks, meaning that with each update, it gets complicated.

In Windows 10, you can access a particular setting page with two clicks. In Windows 11 eleven, you get to the same setting page you used in Windows 10 after four or five clicks. When Microsoft comes up with Windows 12, it will take six to eight clicks.

After Windows 95, Microsoft changed everything drastically. If you were a user of an Apple computer and you also used macOS 10 around 15 years ago, you may have seen how Apple comes up with new versions, but it still looks the same. The person who was using macOS 10 can easily use the latest macOS. If you pick a person who has used Windows 95 and you give him a computer with Windows 11, he will be lost. Windows 10 and Windows 11 are not different from each other, but Microsoft keeps adding differences. If you go back into the past, then you will see that five years ago, there were a lot of differences between Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows 11. In general, most of the time, the updates in Windows 10 bring problems instead of solving them, making it an area requiring improvements.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows 10 for seven to eight years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Windows 10 is an independent operating system running on a single computer.

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

In our organization, there are 300 computers, out of which 200 computers would be on Windows 10 and 100 computers would be on Windows 11.

How are customer service and support?

The solution's technical support is good. I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have experience with Windows 10 and Windows 11.

How was the initial setup?

The product can be deployed in about half an hour.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

My organization gets Windows 10 for free with our computers.

What other advice do I have?

Windows 10 is an okay operating system that is mature. The best thing about Windows 10 is that you can run anything on it.

I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Operation Analyst at New Energy Consulting
Real User
Top 10
Offers good support, easy enough to use and from a desktop perspective, Windows 10 is scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The initial setup was fairly straightforward. It took just about a day."
  • "Sometimes it can be resource-hungry."

What is our primary use case?

It was the main operating system.

What needs improvement?

At the time, I used Windows 10, and it crashed a lot, but not as much as previous versions of Windows. That's one thing I can remember being a bit of a pain.

Moreover, I would like to see the little things like when you're working with Windows Explorer, you can open multiple tabs. It wasn't available in Windows 10.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows 10 since it's been out.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. I had some crashes. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

From a desktop perspective, it's scalable.

How are customer service and support?

The customer service and support are good.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

It wasn't so much a decision as not having thought about it in advance. It's just when Windows 11 came out; it just felt natural, like progressing to a newer OS.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was fairly straightforward. It took just about a day.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The pricing is about average.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Just decided to work with it because it's the one that's commonly used.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. It's easy enough to use, but sometimes it can be resource-hungry.

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IT head at Ficobank
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
A highly scalable and user-friendly operating system for workstations in corporate offices
Pros and Cons
  • "Windows 10 is a user-friendly operating system."
  • "The solution should improve the updates because the computers have a boot error whenever they release an upgrade."

What is our primary use case?

We used Windows 10 for workstations on operations or corporate offices.

What is most valuable?

Windows 10 is a user-friendly operating system.

What needs improvement?

The solution should improve the updates because the computers have a boot error whenever they release an upgrade.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows 10 for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We sometimes couldn't operate the system because of the error on updates.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Less than 1,000 users were using the solution in our organization.

I rate Windows 10 ten out of ten for scalability.

What about the implementation team?

The solution's installation and configuration took around one hour. We deploy the solution manually. Since we don't have automatic deployment, we install the operating system one step at a time.

What was our ROI?

Since Windows 10 is the only operating system we use, it is very useful for us in the office to run all applications.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

We pay a licensing fee for Windows 10, which is too expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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Associate Software Development Engineer at Publicis Sapient
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Easy to use and many useful features
Pros and Cons
  • "Windows 10 has many features, all of which are pretty good. There's even an upgrade now, but I still haven't upgraded it yet. I can't remember what extra features Windows 10 offers compared to the previous version, but I have been pretty comfortable with Windows 10. It's easy to use."
  • "I like the way it is already, I don't think I would improve anything about Windows 10. The licensing price could be cheaper, though."

What is our primary use case?

My primary use case is for running my personal and business applications. I use it on my personal machine as well as on the company machine. This solution is deployed on-premises. 

What is most valuable?

Windows 10 has many features, all of which are pretty good. There's even an upgrade now, but I still haven't upgraded it yet. I can't remember what extra features Windows 10 offers compared to the previous version, but I have been pretty comfortable with Windows 10. It's easy to use. 

What needs improvement?

I like the way it is already, I don't think I would improve anything about Windows 10. The licensing price could be cheaper, though. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows forever, but I've been using Windows 10 for the past few years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This solution is stable. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This solution is scalable. 

How are customer service and support?

I have never contacted Microsoft's technical support. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I hadn't used any other operating systems before implementing Windows. 

How was the initial setup?

It's been years since I installed Windows 10, but the process was pretty straightforward. It didn't take very long and I didn't face any hurdles. The installation can be done by yourself. 

What about the implementation team?

I implemented this solution myself. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing price could definitely be cheaper. I pay a yearly license for Windows 10. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution a 9.5 out of 10 and would definitely recommend it to others. 

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On-premises
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Senior Software and Systems Engineer at SAMU.IT
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Stable, easy to install, but the licensing model should be easier
Pros and Cons
  • "The overall performance is good."
  • "I would like to see an easier licensing system."

What is our primary use case?

Windows 10 is our client's operating system.

We have a large number of customers who use Windows 10, Windows 8, or Windows Server. We also use 2019 and, on occasion, 2016.

We are resellers. 

Windows 10 is the operating system that is used for everything. It serves as our Active Directory server, as well as our file server and database server.

What is most valuable?

The overall performance is good.

For how long have I used the solution?

We use a new operating system as soon as it is released.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Windows 10 is a stable operating system.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability is good.

Windows 10 is used by five people in our company.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We use and virtualize every operating system.

We are skilled in and use Linux, Microsoft Windows, and also Unix.

How was the initial setup?

Windows 10 is easy to install.

What about the implementation team?

This solution was installed entirely by us.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I would like to see an easier licensing system.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

We are satisfied with this operating system.

I would rate Windows 10 a seven out of ten.

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System Administrator at Finlays
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Straightforward to install, easy to integrate and scales well
Pros and Cons
  • "When it's new it's very fast."
  • "After some time it becomes slower. The performance seems to be affected after a while."

What is our primary use case?

It's very useful. It acts like a terminal for all these things that you do in the office. You can access your shared files. You can do Office 365. You can use it as a client for so many applications. It is an operating system that is used for our company to interact with their cloud base from the on-premise system.

What is most valuable?

The installation is straightforward and the deployment is very fast.

The licensing is okay. 

When it's new it's very fast.

The solution is very scalable. 

The stability is very good.

The product is very user friendly, and it can integrate with so many other applications

What needs improvement?

After some time it becomes slower. The performance seems to be affected after a while.

While they might already have this, I find that Windows has many workspaces and people just end up using one and ignoring the others. A person ends up opening so many windows and then just looking at one screen. It makes them ignore the others. They need to rework it so that this is less likely to happen. It needs to be a bit more user-friendly. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've used the solution for some time - likely since it was introduced. It's been a while.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good in that there are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash

However, the performance seems to get worse with time. It becomes slower and there is a need to refresh.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of the solution is very good. If a company needs to expand it, it can do so.

We have about 90 users in our organization.

The usage is based on the number of users, and currently, we have no plan to increase our staff. However, f there's a new user, then we just buy a new license.

How are customer service and technical support?

Microsoft technical support is very complicated. We've never actually gone through Microsoft to solve problems. We almost always use the internet. You go to a site, and you look at someone who had a similar problem. I don't actually contact Microsoft on many issues. Therefore, I can't speak to their knowledgeability or responsiveness.

How was the initial setup?

The installation isn't overly difficult or complex. It's pretty straightforward if you understand the underlying concepts.

They have simplified it. It is very easy compared with when we are doing Windows. 

The installation itself is very, very quick. It takes ten minutes or so.

Currently, I handle the deployment and maintenance myself.

What about the implementation team?

I handled the installation myself. I did not require the assistance of any integrators or consultants. I've been doing it a while, and therefore I'm comfortable with the process.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The licensing is okay. We normally buy the Pro version, the Business version. We find all features are already incorporated.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I did not evaluate other options before choosing Windows 10.

We normally just use Windows. We only use other operating systems if we are running a system that requires us to use that operating system. 

What other advice do I have?

We are using the latest version of the solution. We strive to have the latest updates.

I use the solution myself and within our organization.

I'd rate the solution at an eight out of ten.

I'd recommend the solution to other organizations. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

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DBA Team Lead | Principal Apps DBA at Experteam
Real User
Top 5
Initial setup was easy, and support native application
Pros and Cons
  • "It offers third-party or media environment support. I also like native environment support. Camera"
  • "System resource consumption is more than Linux. I would like better RAM and better memory optimization."

What is our primary use case?

I use the Windows Operating System. It all works for daily data operations.

What is most valuable?

It offers third-party or media environment support. I also like native environment support. Camera, microphone, multimedia instruments, browsers, and patent integrations are better than Linux.

What needs improvement?

System resource consumption is more than Linux.

I would like better RAM and better memory optimization.  

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using it for almost a decade now. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. The memory optimization is not there yet.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

This isn't an operating system for network operations. That's why a single operating system. There are around a hundred end users. 

We plan to increase the further usage. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I used Linux and Solaris. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy. It took an hour. 

What about the implementation team?

Just consultant and user. Deployment is just a few simple clicks after you attach the USB drive.  

We needed around three people from the technical team to handle the installation. They were admins and IT managers. 

What was our ROI?

The ROI is okay. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

It is only a one-time purchase. I can use it for a lifetime. 

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate the product an eight out of ten. I would recommend it from an end-user's operating system.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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System Administrator at emco Bau- und Klimatechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Real User
Top 5
Powerful and fast
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is powerful and fast."
  • "Patch management could be improved."

What is most valuable?

It’s the most used system worldwide. The product is powerful and fast. Everybody is working with it.

What needs improvement?

Patch management could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The tool is perfectly stable.

How are customer service and support?

We have a licensed partner that provides local support in Germany. I rate the support an eight to nine out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was easy. The deployment took about 20 to 30 minutes.

What was our ROI?

The solution is worth the money it costs.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution’s pricing is average.

What other advice do I have?

We might upgrade to Windows 11 by the end of this year because the support provided for Windows 10 might end soon. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.

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