Our quick take

Windows 10 - 4.5 / 5

Easy upgrade

Windows 10: What’s new?

The new “old” Start menu

Cortana interaction

Browsing with Edge

Windows 10: New apps

Xbox integration

Performance boost

To recap

If you’re eligible for the upgrade – which is free for all Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users – then we definitely recommend taking the Windows 10 leap. As an operating system to put the desktop first, while understanding touch interfaces all in the same breath for phone, tablet, laptop and desktop PC owners, it’s as preened as we could have hoped for.