This topic has been going for over five months now. Aren't we on Windows 11 yet?
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A recent update that has been very noticeable results in you having "Microsoft Windows Version 1511 (OS Build 10586.36)". So it isn't Win 10 any more.
Apart from the issue of drivers, the "new" system does work enough like the "old" (better, if you come from Win
. There is the problem of specialist programs designed around XP, but I've only had to dump a couple of old freebie programs (from W98SE days) and their newer replacements are equally adequate.
While Win 10 was "the most thoroughly tested" it should be remembered that it was, pretty much by definition, tested by the geek community. They are good for testing something new because they really want to, OTOH they tend to look at new stuff through very rosy glasses.
Being halfway through the free period, now is abut the right time to do the deed. Usual caveats apply like making sure you have a cloned copy of your old system on a physically separate drive "just in case", and
all of your important files are saved separate from the drive carrying "C:\". Nut we all do that anyway, don't we?