Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-26533925-20151203194947/@comment-26390896-20151205215352

BunsenH wrote: There are a number of reasons not to use Windows 10. In terms of computer security, it's appalling.

If you have entered the password for a wifi system, it freely shares that password with every other computer it "talks" with, unless that wifi server's name is altered to a pattern that M'Soft recognizes as opting out. br />

Thanks for your input. Microsoft explains it like this: Wi‑Fi Sense is designed to not show your Wi‑Fi network password to your contacts. For networks you choose to share access to, the password is sent over an encrypted connection and is stored in an encrypted file on a Microsoft server, and is then sent over an HTTPS connection to your contacts' PC or phone if they use Wi‑Fi Sense.

And this: You share with your contacts, but not their contacts. The networks you share aren't shared with your contacts' contacts. If your contacts want to share one of your networks with their contacts, they'd need to know your actual password and type it in to share the network. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/wi-fi-sense-faq

And this only works with Windows 10 PCs and Windows 10 Phones. I don't share my network with anyone anyways. And Microsoft does show users how to turn off Wi-Fi Sense.

I'm not 100% happy with Windows 10. I don't use Cortana. I prefer to use Chrome instead of Microsoft Edge. Microsoft Edge searches are slower than Chrome. And I hate Outlook's mail. If I could afford a new PC, I would want a Chromebook. Also, Avira's internet security add-on does not work with Microsoft Edge. I use Avira Pro for PC security.