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What is Microsoft Windows?

Windows is an operating system with editions to support business workstations.

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A very Good OS

10 out of 10
March 28, 2023
It provides a very easy and user friendly space for learning. It allows for smooth Browsing and programming. Especially with Microsoft …
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Reviews and Ratings

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May 05, 2022

Windows 10, same features with some improvements over 7

JC
Jonathan Chang
IT Support Engineer
OmniVision Technologies (Information Technology & Services, 5001-10,000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
Pros and Cons
  • ease of use
  • ease of deployment
  • ease of applying policies
  • blue screen and startup error handling could still be improved
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.
Most Important Features
  • BitLocker
  • Domain and GPO
Return on Investment
  • positive ROI
  • negative on time to troubleshoot issues for startup and blue screens
Alternatives Considered
  • Ubuntu Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Windows is fundamentally different from Linux, each shines in their own spots and has cons as well.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
3000
all funtions
Support Headcount Required
3000
IT
Business Processes Supported
  • blue screen errors
  • startup errors
  • Bitlocker errors
Innovative Uses
  • none
Future Planned Uses
  • none
Likelihood to Renew
10
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Product Features
  • Product Usability
  • Product Reputation
  • Prior Experience with the Product
Evaluation Lessons Learned
no change
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Implemented in-house
Implementation Phases
No
Change Management Lessons
Change management was a small part of the implementation and was well-handled
Implementation Issues
  • deployment time
Implementation Rating
8
MDT helped deploy OS to users machines via PXE boot.
Support Rating
8
support remains spotty, researching online articles are a pain
Premium Support
no, to expensive!
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Microsoft Windows Support
They never did, unfortunately.
Usability
7
Works fine until it stops working, then hard to troubleshoot and fix!
Easy Tasks
  • general, office usage, printing
Difficult Tasks
  • applying Group Policies
Mobile Interface Availability and Impressions
Yes, but I don't use it
April 26, 2022

It's bad, but still a requirement in many industries

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
Pros and Cons
  • Run applications that require Windows.
  • Run telemetry behind your back to earn more money at the expense of your privacy.
  • Change standards on a dime.
  • Privacy
  • Administrative interfaces
  • Easily implemented corporate control
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.
Most Important Features
  • Windows compatibility
  • End user familiarity
  • Widespread driver support
Return on Investment
  • It's negatively affected IT productivity.
  • It's negatively affected end user productivity.
  • It's forced hardware upgrades across the board.
Alternatives Considered
Because of its compatibility with third-party software requirements.
Other Software Used
macOS, Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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