Dragon program

[broncovet]

I have upgraded 2 computers to Windows 10.  My desktop had Windows 7, and my laptop had Windows 8.  

I like W10 much much better, its faster, and I like it better.  I was suprised how easy it was to upgrade.  It saved all my files, which is what I wanted even tho most of mine were already backed up.  (I backup to "the cloud", using Google drive and google documents, for free).  By backing up to the cloud, I can log in with another computer at my daughters home and still have access to everything backed up to the cloud.  

There is, however, a "learning curve" with W10 and each new OS.  I had trouble finding "control panel" to make changes in W10.  

Now I just click (windows key) + R   and when the "run dialog" comes up, I type "control panel".  

If you think you may have a virus infection, you should fix that before upgrading  UNLESS you have your files backed up and do a "clean install" (aka "reformat the hard drive).   
A hard drive reformat (clean install) should remove any trace of any infection of virii.  However, if you have virii on your backup files, and install them on the new system, you can reinfect your new Windows 10.  

There are several ways to tell if you are infected.  

1.  You did regular cleanup and defragment, and your computer is still slow, that is slower than when it was new.  (If you have not done cleanup and defrag, then do that, it will slow your computer way down if you never do that.  

2.  "Strange" things happen.  Almost anything out of the ordinary will do.  

3.  Task manager shows too many jobs running.  To see task manager,  point your mouse at task bar, Right click, and select task manager.  My computer runs about a maximum  60 tasks, with several google chrome running.  If yours says, 70,80, or even 90 tasks at once, that is too many, unless you have  a super computer.  I like to keep the number of tasks running with no windows open at about 56 or less.    Example.  Lets say your car was running slow, and would not go faster than 20 mph.  I go look, and you have a chain hooked onto 6 other cars and are towing them, too.  As long as that is happing, your car wont go over 20.  Same with your computer.  Unhook all the other jobs running, and just run the minimum.  You want a printer going, but probably dont need 4 instant messagers, one "smiley face", several advertising gimmicks due to downloading games, etc.  

4.  Of course, run your virus scan, but remember none of those are perfect.  I have had people tell me, "I cant have a virus, I have anti virus software".  That is like saying, "my town can not have crime, we have a police force".  

5.  When your computer is idle, check task manager.  You should not have a bunch of stuff going on UNLESS Windows is updating (and that does happen, automatically, sometimes)