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Student at Xavier Institute of Engineering
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Top 20
A reliable, high performing and user-friendly operating system for daily operations
Pros and Cons
  • "Windows 10 is user friendly and is a high performing solution."
  • "The security features in Windows 10 can be improved."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is being used for our daily operations, for some web browsing, some learning purposes, and also documentation purposes. 

What is most valuable?

Windows 10 is user friendly and is a high performing solution. The solution is compatible with the new system but it does not support outdated systems. 

What needs improvement?

The security features in Windows 10 can be improved. 

The pricing of the solution can be made cheaper. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows 10 for more than four years. 

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Windows 10 is a highly stable solution. I rate the stability of the solution a ten out of ten. 

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Almost everyone in my organisation uses Windows 10. The scalability of the solution is an eight out of ten. 

How was the initial setup?

Windows 10's initial setup is straightforward. The solution was deployed in a minute. For the deployment, a USB drive or a boot drive or desk is required and you need to install an operating system.

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

The organisation where I work provide me with the licensed version of Windows 10 but personally, I have used the pilot advance version. 

What other advice do I have?

I advise others to use Windows 10 because it is not complex and it is very user-friendly.

Overall I rate the solution a ten out of ten. 

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Systems Engineer at EVONICEVONIC
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Top 5Leaderboard
Easy to set up, highly scalable and compatible with all applications
Pros and Cons
  • "It is compatible with most of the applications I use like Office."
  • "Windows needs to improve the memory process—memory management. Sometimes, it consumes too much."

What is our primary use case?

I use it for work purposes on my laptop like Outlook, Excel, and so on. 

What is most valuable?

It is compatible with most of the applications I use like Office. 

What needs improvement?

Windows needs to improve the memory process—memory management.   Sometimes, it consumes too much.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows for five years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is not bad. I would rate the stability a six out of ten because you need to restart Windows because Windows doesn't manage memory in the best way.

The operating system, if you don't restart it, will slow down.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

I would rate the scalability a ten out of ten. There are 22 end users in my company using it.

We have plans to increase the number of users, and it is regularly used. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is simple. It's user-friendly.

What about the implementation team?

We can do it in-house. So we only need to put the CD in the laptop, and it's next, next, next. It's very simple.

It took around 30 minutes to install. It can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. You can create a virtual machine with Windows 10.

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

It is not expensive. The licensing costs are okay. I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with one being cheap and ten being expensive.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, I would rate it a ten out of ten. Because in the world, it's the most used OS in all companies. It's compatible with all applications.

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Implementing consultant at Simark
Real User
Top 10
A stable solution that has useful features and fulfills the basic needs of users
Pros and Cons
  • "The product is pretty stable."
  • "The search feature could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

It is the main operating system of our organization.

What is most valuable?

I am a basic user. We use it because it is the company policy. I do not have any issues with it. The product is pretty stable.

What needs improvement?

It takes too long to find files. The search feature could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I am using the latest version of the solution.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We did not face any issues with stability.

How was the initial setup?

The IT department installs the solution for us. It took them half a day.

What other advice do I have?

We do not use other systems like Oracle. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

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Director of MSc Corporate Finance at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
A Microsoft operating system for personal computers, tablets, embedded devices and internet of things devices
Pros and Cons
    • "Windows Updating System needs improvement."

    What is our primary use case?

    Windows 10 is a standard defect tool for all laptops. Some desktop so that we don't know all I would say all employees, customer computer are using Windows. 

    What needs improvement?

    Windows Updating System needs improvement. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Windows 10 for five years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It is a highly stable solution. I rate the stability an eight out of ten. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It is a scalable solution. I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward. I would rate it eight out of ten. The deployment takes less than two hours. 

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

    All Microsoft products are expensive. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I would rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

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    System Administrator at Finlays
    Real User
    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?

    On-premises
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    Bayu Jayasukma. - PeerSpot reviewer
    Cloud Product Specialist at PT. DATACOMM DIANGRAHA
    Real User
    Top 5
    Provides multitasking features and a user-friendly UI
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution provides multitasking features."
    • "The solution's resource usage for the user could be improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    The solution is mostly used by our employees for their daily office work. We use the solution in the IT industry.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution provides multitasking features. We use Windows 10 because our employees are more familiar with Windows than Linux. Windows 10 is more user-friendly than Linux.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution's resource usage for the user could be improved. Somehow, we cannot control the usage in the back end. We cannot control what the user has installed in their system. Sometimes, there is a spike in the solution's usage. We are not using the solution's security feature because we got a report from our security team that it is not quite good.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the solution for four to five years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    We haven’t faced any issues with the solution’s stability.

    I rate the solution’s stability an eight out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Around 15 users are using the solution in our organization.

    I rate the solution’s scalability an eight out of ten.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution’s initial setup is easy. The deployment takes less than one hour.

    On a scale from one to ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the solution’s initial setup an eight out of ten.

    What was our ROI?

    The biggest value we get from Windows 10 is its compatibility and user-friendly UI.

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

    The solution is a bit expensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    In Windows 10, we have Windows Defender for security. We haven't faced any compatibility issues with Windows 10, and it works normally with our system. I would recommend the solution to other users because most people are familiar with Windows.

    Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Hybrid Cloud
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    Information Technology Application Manager at Skyvera
    Real User
    Makes it easy to access the taskbar section and browser tabs
    Pros and Cons
    • "Windows 10 makes it easy to access the taskbar section and browser tabs. Additionally, I can easily access and use applications. I find the task manager valuable, as I can quickly access it and turn off applications I don't want to use. Having a default Windows security feature makes it easy to engage."

      What is most valuable?

      Windows 10 makes it easy to access the taskbar section and browser tabs. Additionally, I can easily access and use applications. I find the task manager valuable, as I can quickly access it and turn off applications I don't want to use. Having a default Windows security feature makes it easy to engage.

      What needs improvement?

      The solution could have AI-driven functionality and voice integration features.

      How was the initial setup?

      The initial setup is fair and takes 30-45 minutes, depending on the PC involved.

      What other advice do I have?

      Every few days, a new Windows update is released. It contains errors. It's often sold out, so it's hard to get. It practically sells itself. It's the go-to for PCs, and it's stable. It's worth a couple of hundred dollars for users.

      Windows 10 includes features that allow it to run with various types of products and envision their capacity, so be sure to save it.

      Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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      Gajanan Shalgar - PeerSpot reviewer
      Software Engineer at OMFYS Technologies India Pvt.Ltd
      Real User
      Top 10
      A user-friendly product that is easy to set up and easy to work with
      Pros and Cons
      • "The product is user-friendly."
      • "The product must send updates less frequently."

      What is our primary use case?

      It is an operating system. I need it to access applications and services. I use the tool for personal purposes.

      What is most valuable?

      The product is user-friendly. It has good features.

      What needs improvement?

      I get updates continuously. The product must send updates less frequently. The copy speed changes depending on the size of the file.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using the solution for five years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      The product’s stability is good. I rate the stability an eight out of ten. The speed of copying depends on the size of the file.

      How was the initial setup?

      The initial setup is easy. I am from an IT background. It is easy for me. I can configure and reboot the system myself.

      What about the implementation team?

      I deployed the tool myself.

      What was our ROI?

      The product is easy to handle and reboot.

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

      I paid for the license.

      What other advice do I have?

      I will recommend the solution to others. It is easy to set up. Anyone can set it up. It is also easy to use. Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

      Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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