Microsoft Windows Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Windows is an all-purpose operating system integral to daily tasks in my office. Dynamic applications, particularly Outlook and Excel, facilitate communication and data analysis in a convenient user interface with leading functionality. Excel enables first-rate financial management and data utilization, for which there is simply no replacement. The Outlook calendar could be improved, but overall, the app is essential for communication.

Likelihood to Recommend

Great all-purpose software.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We deployed Microsoft Windows to all our devices, laptops desktop and servers. The main business problem we solved is you need a device to do your work. Working without a device is almost impossible. So every employee uses a Windows laptop or desktop. Almost of application is webbased and almost always build for a Microsoft Windows device. Also to integrate Microsoft Windows we use other servers Microsoft services like Azure. Because Microsoft Windows is great to manage and use to use and widely used as a standard.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think for every business in the world Microsoft Windows is a good use as standard OS system. It’s easy to use and a lot of other company's use it which make it very appealing for user to learn more about Microsoft Windows. The Office 365 suite is really good as a free feature and used a lot by every user of Microsoft Windows. If you got a designer business I would recommend other brands that are specialized in that kind of work. I feel Windows will come short on that end.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Windows is a must for every organization nowadays. It solves nearly all needs that a company may have, including user management, file sharing, file permission, remote desktop, if you have a pro or enterprise version, database, etc. We could say it's the only option we have that is user-friendly and widely known.

Likelihood to Recommend

I highly recommend it because it's the most used operating system in the world. If you work with other organizations or share info, it's easier if you have the same system instead of Linux, for example. Also, a large number of employees know how to use it, but not so many know how to use Linux or macOS.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft is what we primarily use for our desktops and laptops. Microsoft Windows functions fairly well. Unfortunately, the issues arise after an update usually. Last week Microsoft released a broken update "KB5002653" that caused issues for us for a number of users regarding Excel Add-Ins. Microsoft released a fix for this about a week later. It seems that while Microsoft patches things very often, these patches can break certain things especially if your org uses very specific or customized software.

For this reason, it may be necessary to first apply patches to a sandbox environment in larger or more critical organizations that use specialized applications or functions.

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Windows works great in environments such as Accounting or Business where applications such as Word and graph processors are needed. This is also true on computers where the primary usage will be accessing data using a web browser.

Microsoft Windows may be less recommended in environments where applications such as Adobe Photoshop or Indesign are needed. Microsoft does have their own Surface Studio line but this suffers from the same update issues that Desktops do.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Microsoft Windows on our desktop machines, development workstations and servers. The software we sell requires windows 10 minimum, as well as Microsoft SQL server. All of our productivity applications are microsoft-based, and run on windows, including office, our trouble ticketing system, our accounting and sales tracking suites and the many small apps we use for development and testing.

Likelihood to Recommend

The vast majority of business applications require it. There are some equivalents available on Linux for most applications, for example Gimp as an alternative for Photoshop, or thunderbird for Outlook, but some very specific apps require it to run correctly. Wine is difficult to configure and use, and can create instability. As a result, it is pretty much always recommended.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It provides a very easy and user friendly space for learning. It allows for smooth Browsing and programming. Especially with Microsoft visual studio which seemlessly integrates with Microsoft windows offering a smooth work which I don't have to download other software to do my programming. Along with a virtual assistant .

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited in a work environment, being that an organization can set up their system to be specifically work related and only certain users can get access is really helpful. I also like that multiple users can log in on the same device and keep each account seperate without interfering with the other.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Windows is an excellent operating system for nearly every situation. As we use computers for a variety of different tasks, having a dependable and secure operating system installed is a must. Microsoft provides this with regular updates and patches, which in turn results in a more secure and user-friendly digital environment. Further, Microsoft's various other software applications easily integrate with this operating system, which results in fewer technical issues interrupting the workflow.

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Windows overall is well suited to most business and personal applications. It is an excellent operating system that provides plenty of features and integrations for the end user, as well as there is a great deal of software manufactured for use with this operating system. With the provided encryption possibility for professional users, this is a highly secure system. Logging onto the system with full encryption in place though can become a bit time-consuming.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

All users machines are Windows 10 Pro, some older ones are Enterprise LTSB 2016. We image from PXE boot using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. As always like before, there's spiritic GPO issues and some machines falling off the domain. Overall the OS handles blue screens and external drives much better than Windows 7.

Likelihood to Recommend

General office day-to-day usage and code development in Visual Studio are great. But if doing other code then Windows doesn't work as well as Ubuntu IMO.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Windows is a great platform for all my trusted software programs. Always able to use Quickbooks/Word/Excel/Outlook seamlessly. Upgrading is very simple. Updating to solve bugs and make the program smoother is automatic when I shut down and restart. Wish Mac was as friendly with Quickbooks. Will definitely continue to use Windows with my desktop in the future. Great Product!!

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Windows is great for accounting and basic Office 365 operations. Outlook is the best email available for me and Windows works well with it. Graphic capabilities has improved over the years and is almost on par with Apple.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Windows 10 has been the most solid version we've had in place since NT 4.0. It's a shame we have to jump through numerous hoops to disable telemetry, sneak around the consumer interface to perform basic business setup, and fight tooth and nail with the company to implement group policy while it sneaks around, attempting to tempt end-users into upgrading, signing up for accounts and switching from established, working applications to buggy MS alternatives. Unfortunately, it's in place as a workstation OS. The applications we run demand it and there's just no easily getting around that. When there is an option to run Linux as a workstation or server, I jump at the opportunity. Poorly supported is still better than battling the OS to get work done.

Likelihood to Recommend

When your applications require Windows. Otherwise, I'd suggest running a Linux variant. The server will require less maintenance, your peer support will be better and in general, you can trust what's going on when you're not monitoring it.