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.
Information Technology Application Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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?
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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of IT department at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
A robust operating system for the client side
Pros and Cons
- "Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise is a very robust operating system for the client side."
- "The solution's pricing could be a little cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
I use Windows 10 for my private purposes, even after buying Windows 11, because this is the usual path for using the operating system generated on the client side.
What is most valuable?
Windows 10 Professional or Enterprise is a very robust operating system for the client side.
What needs improvement?
The solution's pricing could be a little cheaper.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Windows 10 from the beginning, of course, when it appeared on the market.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate the stability of the latest version of the solution ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution’s initial setup is very easy.
What about the implementation team?
Depending on how you use it, the installation can take 50 minutes in some cases. In an unusual case, the solution might be installed in half an hour.
If you're using older hardware, the deployment will be a much longer process. The process is really easy if you use hardware matching the driver requirements from the Windows 10 environment. You have to manually input the information about the PC's name and set up the region, settings, clock, etc. After that, you must install the driver.
What other advice do I have?
The solution provides a very high security framework that benefits our organization. I have been lucky to have the solution's compatibility with my client's hardware, such as laptops and notebooks. So, the deployment process is very easy. Windows 10 is a very straightforward, capable, and reliable operating system. However, it will be outdated in the future.
Overall, I rate the solution ten out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
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.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
System Administrator at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
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.
L3 Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
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.
Software Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
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.
Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
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.
Policy manager at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Stability is this solution's best feature
Pros and Cons
- "We have more than 20,000 endpoint users for Windows 10 at our company."
- "There is room for improvement when it comes to the licensing."
What is most valuable?
The most valuable Windows 10 feature for me is stability.
What needs improvement?
There is room for improvement when it comes to the licensing.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Windows 10 for two years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Windows 10 is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have more than 20,000 endpoint users for Windows 10 at our company.
How are customer service and support?
I have never had to contact Microsoft's technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I do not know very much about the installation process. I was not involved in it.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for a yearly subscription.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend Windows 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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