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Luciano Batalha - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jan 20, 2024
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. 

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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.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Anita Brüggemann - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 10
Jan 18, 2024
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.

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Virimai Mare - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 10
Jan 18, 2024
A user-friendly solution that can be used to send emails and communicate with peers
Pros and Cons
  • "Windows 10 is more user-friendly and has most of the things I want."
  • "The solution’s security and stability could be improved."

What is our primary use case?

I use Windows 10 for my day-to-day work facilities. I use the solution on my desktop to send emails and communicate with my peers.

What is most valuable?

Windows 10 is more user-friendly and has most of the things I want. If I want to learn something, it's much easier with the solution.

What needs improvement?

The solution’s security and stability could be improved.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Windows 10 for around three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the solution an eight out of ten for stability.

How was the initial setup?

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

The solution was deployed in-house.

What other advice do I have?

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

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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UdaySiddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Jan 16, 2024
A user-friendly tool that offers an exceptional level of stability
Pros and Cons
  • "The product's initial setup phase is a ten out of ten, where ten means that it needs an easy setup process."
  • "In Microsoft Windows 10, screen sharing is an area of concern where improvements are needed, as such an option is not user-friendly."

What is our primary use case?

I use the solution in my company since, in our day-to-day life, we need Windows OS to operate and open different types of applications, like Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, and Outlook.

How has it helped my organization?

From a benefit perspective, I rate the Windows OS a ten out of ten.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of the product is that it is a user-friendly tool with all the basic features, especially compared to other operating systems.

What needs improvement?

Remote access should be improved in the product. In Microsoft Windows 10, screen sharing is an area of concern where improvements are needed, as such an option is not user-friendly. If I want to connect another user to my laptop or computer, it should be easy to connect.

Microsoft must automate the part involving patch updates for Windows 10.

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

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

More than 100 users in my company use the product.

There are no plans to increase the use of the solution in the future.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support an eight out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The product's initial setup phase is a ten out of ten, where ten means that it needs an easy setup process.

I rate the product's deployment phase a seven out of ten, where one is easy to process, and ten is difficult to process. Every time when our company receives patch updates, the management needs to update it manually.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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

Windows 10 is a cheaply priced product.

What other advice do I have?

I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it as it is a user-friendly product that anyone can use.

I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Matt Hardy - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Jul 18, 2023
It's ubiquitous, so everyone can use it
Pros and Cons
  • "Windows 10 is ubiquitous, so everyone knows how to use it."
  • "I would like the updates to be less intrusive. It would be great if Windows could update without restarting. They've made some improvements in that regard, but there is still some room to do better. I would still like monthly updates, but it would be nice if I didn't need to tell everyone to log out and save their work because their computer needs to be rebooted."

What is our primary use case?

We use Windows 10 as a client to run all the software we develop in-house. It is a development platform for the software we're developing here. We also use it for web and email. 

What is most valuable?

Windows 10 is ubiquitous, so everyone knows how to use it. 

What needs improvement?

I would like the updates to be less intrusive. It would be great if Windows could update without restarting. They've made some improvements in that regard, but there is still some room to do better. I would still like monthly updates, but it would be nice if I didn't need to tell everyone to log out and save their work because their computer needs to be rebooted. 

I could also do without the advertising and notifications in the default browser. It's annoying. One of the first changes we make is to switch off those extra distractions that it tries to put in there.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used Windows 10 since it came out. 

How was the initial setup?

Setting up Windows is straightforward. We usually buy it preloaded, so there isn't much to do. 

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

Windows 10 is included with the computers we buy, so I'm unsure how that breaks down. When I worked for an OEM years ago, I know that OEM licenses were quite cheap, but I don't know if that has changed since then. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate Windows 10 nine out of 10. My suggestion to people who plan to use Windows 10 is to disable all the notifications and advertising that are enabled by default, like the news, weather, etc. 

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
Sep 10, 2024
Recommended for beginners but needs more information for hard drives
Pros and Cons
  • "I recommend Windows 10 for beginners."
  • "Windows versions before 2016 had a lot of stability problems. When cybersecurity teams tested these devices or operating systems, we found many vulnerabilities to exploit. That's why if I could make solutions for a company, I'd migrate many things to other operating systems like Linux, Cisco, or other alternatives. Most of our company now opts for Windows because 99 percent of users can use it. But I prefer to use Linux for support, engineering, or design teams - the technical teams."

What is our primary use case?

We use the solution as an operating system. 

What needs improvement?

Windows versions before 2016 had a lot of stability problems. When cybersecurity teams tested these devices or operating systems, we found many vulnerabilities to exploit. That's why if I could make solutions for a company, I'd migrate many things to other operating systems like Linux, Cisco, or other alternatives. Most of our company now opts for Windows because 99 percent of users can use it. But I prefer to use Linux for support, engineering, or design teams - the technical teams.

The tool needs to offer more information on hard drives. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with the product for four to five years. 

How are customer service and support?

I haven't contacted technical support yet. 

What other advice do I have?

I recommend Windows 10 for beginners. But when an engineer or technician grows higher, I recommend migrating to Linux. It's very useful and very stable. As for rating Windows 10 on a scale of one to ten, I would rate it a seven.

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Security Consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Sep 9, 2024
Has a good user portal and provides continuous updates
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution's most valuable features are virtual desktops and continuous updates."
  • "There are some risks involved in integrating third-party solutions with Windows 10."

What is our primary use case?

The solution is used as the main operating system for end-user clients.

What is most valuable?

The solution's most valuable features are virtual desktops and continuous updates. The Microsoft Edge browser is also okay, but I prefer other browsers over it. The solution's user portal is better.

What needs improvement?

There are some risks involved in integrating third-party solutions with Windows 10. The solution's identity and access management could be better. There are some compliance blind spots regarding security threats in Windows 10.

For how long have I used the solution?

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

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

I also use Windows 11. You already have encryption on Windows 11, but you need something like BitLocker for encryption on Windows 10.

What other advice do I have?

It's very important to have a good 360-degree security solution to cover the risks associated with integrating third-party solutions. It's important to have a good endpoint solution and a good firewall. It's also important to have good patch management and asset management. I would recommend the solution to other users.

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

Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Fatih Gedikli - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Team Lead | Principal Apps DBA at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Jan 31, 2024
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
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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