I gave in and upgraded Windows from 8 to 10. I did some research and felt happy reverting would be easy if I didn’t like it.

The overlong process deleted all the drivers and more than a few pieces of software. I tried to roll back the system but was told I couldn’t. I tried using the factory reset partition on start up to reinstall Windows 8. Windows 10 had erased that too - the partition was still there, it had just blanked it for some reason.

I have since used my old laptop to install Windows 7 and spent hours getting the drivers sorted. I then decided to install Ubuntu on the old laptop as I’d wanted to try it for a while. It installed quickly, cleanly and came with every driver required ready to go - all for free. Microsoft and their high-priced software have certainly got a lot to learn!

I like Windows 7 and I like Linux too so it’s turned out well I suppose.

But really. Grr, a bit of yay, but grr in general.