Uninstalling and going back may be an issue.

Windows 8 & 10 include serious spyware and report a lot of your personal information back to Microsoft. Don't need that, do you?

First of all, if you have Windows 7, do not upgrade until you really really really have to. Microsoft will be supporting Windows 7 until 2020, I believe -- so stay put unless the authors of the software you use force you to change (or there's a rare feature of the new OS you actually must have). But always ask your software publishers then, anyway, because many programs will still run just fine on Win 7. A couple years back, Black Magic released a new version of daVinci Resolve that said it needed Windows 8 -- but when I phoned them, they said that 7 would be fine, even though it wasn't listed.

However, if you got suckered into upgrading to 8 or 10 (or you bought a new machine with 8 or 10 on it), then here's how to get a good chunk of control back.

(a) Grab a free program called "O&O Shutup" and install it. It will let you control what info is being sent to MS... http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10

(b) If you use a real desktop computer and don't want the interface of a Pad, you will want to grab a free copy of "Classic Shell" to return your GUI to one you'll be familiar with... http://www.classicshell.net/

Now please don't think, for a minute, that upgrading to 10 and then installing these utilities will give you a better environment than Win 7. It won't, but it will sure make your life a lot easier and safer when the gun is stuck to your head.

BTW, when you install updates to Win 7, MS is apparently tying to trick you into upgrading to 10. Be very careful what you click on during & after downloading the Win 7 updates. "GWX Control Panel" from Ultimate Outsider will help you not get fooled... http://ultimateoutsider.com/downloads/