Windows 10 review: Is it finally time to upgrade your computer?

MICROSOFT’S new operating system hopes to unite all of your devices – from a pocket-sized smartphone to a sprawling desktop set-up – under the umbrella of the same design, functionality and talkative voice assistant, Cortana.

Windows 10 hopes to cater to mobile, casual, desktop and professional users

Pros – Start Menu Is Back, Fast Performance And Stylish User Interface, Works Great With Traditional Keyboard And Mouse Set-Up, Universal Apps Work Well On Hybrid Devices
Cons – Some Traditional Desktop Apps Are Still Too Fiddly Too Use With A Touchscreen, Unstoppable Data Collection, Expensive For Those Who Aren’t Eligible For The Free Upgrade

Windows 10 marks an exciting new chapter for Microsoft.

The US firm has toned down the drastic touchscreen-focused design it debuted with Windows 8 in favour of a simple evolution of the traditional Microsoft desktop found in Windows 7.

But that doesn’t mean the US firm threw the baby out with the bathwater, in fact a number of nice touches from Windows 8 – including the pixel-sharp corners and beautiful block colours that defined the radical desktop OS and Windows on mobile experience – survived the transition to Windows 10.

There is no doubt Windows 10 looks the part and, on paper at least, has systematically addressed the issues levelled at Windows 8. But is Windows 10 really the miracle universal operating system it claims to be?

NewsNewsBlog.blogspot.com has been browsing the web, answering emails, writing and playing on the latest operating system from Redmond, version 1511, using a Microsoft Surface Pro 4.

Here is our verdict on the upgrade – which is available free to anyone running a genuine copy of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1.