But having to guess where you find a specific setting is all but productive. I don't really mind using PC Settings even though it takes some adjustment to get used to its layout and finding your way around it. It makes absolutely no sense to use two different areas to control all settings of your PC. While Microsoft got rid of the awful Charms bar, it still clings to shipping Windows 10 with PC Settings and a Control Panel. Traces of the old interface are still there however. It still feels like a massive effort to get people to use Modern apps and Windows Store, and was probably the core reason why all versions of Windows 8 shipped with the Metro interface. While you can still remove all Modern apps from the start menu, the area remains as it is which means you end up with a blank area there. This apparently has been removed by Microsoft in a recent build. It was previously possible to remove all Modern apps from it so that the area these apps were displayed in was removed to leave regular items that you work with.
The new start menu has its issues on the other hand. The start menu is back as well but that was not really an issue for me as it was easy enough to install a third-party program like Classic Shell to bring the old Start Menu back. That's great as you don't have to switch between different interfaces anymore, for instance when you search for files or programs on the system or want to launch a Modern App. Windows 10 does away with that interface by bringing Modern Apps to the desktop.
Especially the two-tiered interface was a problem back then. When Windows 8 launched, I decided against upgrading the system as it felt like Microsoft left desktop users standing in the dust with it.
Why then won't I upgrade my Windows 7 system to Windows 10? The short answer is that I see no need for it. Windows 10 on top of that ships with several new technologies plus everything that went into Windows 8 including the new DirectX 12, a new Internet browser, improved security or Cortana, the digital assistant. While there is no direct need to leave Windows 7 at this point in time as it will receive security updates until 2020, doing so adds a couple of extra years of support before the operating system needs to be switched again.
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