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Question

Upgrading small office network to Win10

by Feb 4, 2016 8:10AM PST

We have a small office network of about 10 computers. Each computer is either running Win7 or Win8. The network is currently running fine as-is, but I know an upgrade to Win10 will be inevitable sometime in the distant future.

How can you tell when all the computers on the network need to upgrade to Windows 10?

I am mainly avoiding the free upgrade now because of compatibility concerns with software and certain websites.

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I've never found such a need.
by Forum moderator Feb 4, 2016 10:34AM PST

We leave machines all over the map from 7 to 10 without any issues so far since for us, it works.

We don't fix what works.

What is this about websites and Windows 10? Here I can use Chrome, Edge, IE or another browser. I have yet to find a website that is not compatible. Can you supply an example?

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Some customer or vendor websites/portals are out of date
by mftheory Feb 6, 2016 5:47AM PST

Some of our customer or vendor websites/portals are out of date and is temperamental when it comes to using older versions of web browsers. For example*, Customer A's portal requires IE8 to IE9 in order for it's functionality to be smooth. When we log into their portal is shows the compatibility warning. They need to upgrade their system.

Luckily, I figured out a way with our current win7/8 to prevent IE from upgrading to the latest version so this is no longer a problem for us. Not sure if win10 requires to use the latest version regardless without the option to downgrade.

Maybe I worded the question incorrectly: What are the signs of a small network needing a total upgrade?


*cannot give specific example because of business confidentiality. I hope you understand.

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So let's dive into IE11 and it's modes.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Feb 6, 2016 11:41AM PST
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