Windows 10 Initial Setup

AshishDubey - PeerSpot reviewer
Product manager at Tata Communications Ltd

The initial setup is very easy. It took less than half an hour. 

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Rupesh Kolhapurkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd

The setup phase was straightforward. I deployed the solution in 2016.

The deployment process involves us taking the software from Forcepoint, then Hitachi personnel install it for the first time. After that, we upgraded it. We got it when it was Windows Version 1.0, and now we are at Windows Version 5.3. The upgrading part was done by my in-house team members.

For the deployment and maintenance, we need around 10-20 people.

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NM
Founding Partner at 2Five1

Installing Windows 10, including all the updates, takes around four to six hours. It is an easy process. We first need a bootable USB drive containing the Windows ISO license to install the product. After booting from the USB drive, the installation process begins, prompting us to choose new installation, license activation, and user account setup options. The installer guides us through configuring settings like time zone, date, language, and creating a new user account with a password. Once the base software is installed, the system reboots, and users can activate the license or register within a specified time frame.

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Akos Szirmai - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Development Specialist at Field consulting Ltd.

The full setup takes about an hour and a half. Naturally, installing all your programs after that can take two days, but that's a separate issue.

The process was pretty simple. I prepped an installation flash drive with the necessary components from the Windows homepage, stuck it in, and the setup started. 

I gave some parameters and entered my license key, and that was pretty much it. There were some choices along the way, but they were all straightforward.

It was on-premises for me, but I know larger organizations can deploy Windows remotely with disk images or over the network. That's a different process, though.

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UdaySiddu - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Consultant at Hexagon AB

The product's initial setup phase is a ten out of ten, where ten means that it needs an easy setup process.

I rate the product's deployment phase a seven out of ten, where one is easy to process, and ten is difficult to process. Every time when our company receives patch updates, the management needs to update it manually.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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KC
Digital Workplace Solutions Architect and Presales at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

There are ways of doing it that have gotten better in the last few years. The traditional way of deploying it is still cumbersome and complex. For the native on-premise tools that you use, Configuration Manager, you put in all the drivers and customize those images. It has become a little simpler compared to the past, but it's still in the range of medium complexity. The simpler way is you buy a device, any retail device, and then you enroll it with a modern management solution like Intune. The OS works as a mobile OS, not as a fat client OS, and that's the reason it can easily gain the enterprise class abilities, by running a package on top of it. That part is easy. Both options are available: a simple option and a medium complexity option. In most cases, enterprises still have to go with the medium complexity option because they're bound to that and because the new solution isn't for everyone.

The formal method of deployment, the relatively complex method I was talking about to engineer that solution, takes about two to three months at least just for the engineering itself and then deployment. Of course, we won't do it on a single device. We do it on multiple devices in phases, and that takes around 6 to 12 months. Overall, you can consider an 18-month deployment for an organization with an average of 5,000 to 10,000 devices.

That's a typical deployment timeline you would see. Of course, there are people who are trying to shorten that timeline, but that timeline is the default.

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AS
System and network security engineer at Central Bank of Nigeria

The product's initial setup phase was easy.

You need to have Windows OS in place for the product's deployment phase. If you're doing the deployment online, you can download the tool. If you don't take care of the deployment online, you need a bootable device.

The solution can be deployed in 20 to 30 minutes, depending on your internet strength.

Around five to ten people are required to take care of the product's deployment and maintenance phases.

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MA
Risk Analyst at King Faisal Specialist Hospital

It was easy, similar to other products. The product was already deployed in the laptop 

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Amey Darekar - PeerSpot reviewer
Personal Banker at HDFC Bank

The solution’s initial setup is very straightforward.

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Matt Hardy - PeerSpot reviewer
Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at Hivedome Consultancy Services

Setting up Windows is straightforward. We usually buy it preloaded, so there isn't much to do. 

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Amith Naroth Ashok - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Manager at Eldoret Hospital

The initial setup was okay. The deployment is fine. As long as you have an image, it can be done at a fast pace. The deployment can be done in thirty minutes to an hour.

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Najibul Islam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is quite simple. 

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SK
Group DWH and BI Senior Manager at Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa

The installation is straightforward. You can do it without knowing anything about the solution. However, the difficulty can also depend on the use cases. If someone wants to add features to it or maybe split the hardware's constraints it can get a little technical.

The full installation takes approximately 30 minutes.

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Virimai Mare - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Engineer at Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited

The solution’s initial setup is straightforward.

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Oyindamola Adekunle - PeerSpot reviewer
QHSE Lead at Ardova Plc

The initial setup is very easy. I've been using Windows as far back as XP or 98, so I'm very familiar with Windows Office and everything else.

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IR
Manager, IT at KAS Enterprises

The product can be deployed in about half an hour.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

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Bwalya Kasase - PeerSpot reviewer
Operation Analyst at New Energy Consulting

The initial setup was fairly straightforward. It took just about a day.

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VM
Associate Software Development Engineer at Publicis Sapient

It's been years since I installed Windows 10, but the process was pretty straightforward. It didn't take very long and I didn't face any hurdles. The installation can be done by yourself. 

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GP
Senior Software and Systems Engineer at SAMU.IT

Windows 10 is easy to install.

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CM
System Administrator at Finlays

The installation isn't overly difficult or complex. It's pretty straightforward if you understand the underlying concepts.

They have simplified it. It is very easy compared with when we are doing Windows. 

The installation itself is very, very quick. It takes ten minutes or so.

Currently, I handle the deployment and maintenance myself.

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Fatih Gedikli - PeerSpot reviewer
DBA Team Lead | Principal Apps DBA at Experteam

The initial setup was easy. It took an hour. 

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Anita Brüggemann - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at emco Bau- und Klimatechnik GmbH & Co. KG

The initial setup was easy. The deployment took about 20 to 30 minutes.

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Kaveesha Liyanage - PeerSpot reviewer
Student at University of Huddersfield

The solution's initial setup process works fine. It takes five minutes to complete.

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PranavGupta - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Shyam Telecom Group

The solution is not difficult or complex to install. It is very straightforward and simple. A company shouldn't have any issues with the setup process.

It only took about 40 minutes to set up and deploy the solution. It's pretty fast.

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WK
Founder, President & COO at a analyst firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward — it's Windows. Microsoft is one of the largest, most valuable companies in the world despite not being ever seen as cool, newer, sexy.

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VivekIsukapalli - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal - Low Code at LTIMindtree

The initial setup is easy. It only takes a few minutes to complete.

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IA
Computer Repair Technician at self-employed

The initial setup was straightforward. The sequential instructions help you enable the follow-along feature, ensuring a smooth progression until you reach the final stages of the installation process.

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Shifa Shah - PeerSpot reviewer
Data engineer at nust

The initial setup of Windows 10 is quite straightforward.

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MB
Principal Consultant at Lexington Consulting

The setup is automatic. Hit the go button and it installs smoothly.

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MS
Head of Technical Support at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees

The installation is easy and is very fast.

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WS
Support at Za irery

Windows 10 is easy to set up.

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Kamau Mwangi - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Systems Manager at Kijabe Hospital

The tool's initial setup is very complex. You have to insert the disc and copy the files. We use the tool's desktop version. 

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RC
Vice President at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

The installation is quite straightforward.

I do not know how long it took. 

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JM
Team Leader at a recruiting/HR firm with 10,001+ employees

I have worked with Windows since Windows 95 and it has changed a lot. It is very quick to deploy.

It is different when you analyze things and think in a more technical way, but even a non-technical person could install Windows from scratch with no issues.

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SR
Sr Data Governance Architect at Mresult

The tool is easy to deploy. We need a separate license for Microsoft 365. The solution can be deployed on-premises and on the cloud.

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Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya

The setup is very straightforward. The deployment takes one hour. We just download the file, burn it into a disc, and boot the machine or the hard drive.

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AR
Functional Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The process is really, really straightforward. If you have a bootable hard drive, it might take more than 15 to 18 minutes. If someone is deploying it from the local site—not from the server—it's a fairly smooth and flawless process. Most of the instructions are on-screen and it will prompt you to do everything. It's easy to understand because the UI feature is really awesome and built smoothly. A newbie can do it easily. Nothing is in the backend or encrypted within the commands. It's purely simple and easy to deploy locally. 

I have 17 people in the SCCM team who developed the OS as per the organization policies and what we call a golden image. In a project, if a client wants a Cisco AnyConnect VPN, that has to be implanted into the same OS. So they have their labs and they develop it with their security, firewalls, everything. Everything is synchronized from there in the labs, and then it is deployed. 

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LR
Fresh Operations Manager at Jerónimo Martins

The installation is very easy.

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ID
IT Manager at ducart

The initial setup is not difficult or overly complex. I found it to be rather straightforward. 

How long the deployment takes depends on if it's an upgrade from an older version or if it's upgraded from the hardware. It varies from one to two hours to one to two days. It depends on the hardware.

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NP
Sr. System and Storage Administrator at a government with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is not difficult or overly complex. It's very simple and quite straightforward. A company shouldn't have any issues with the implementation process.

The deployment is very fast and only takes about 15 minutes or so.

Since this product is for end-user computing, we have a separate team of four administrators that deal directly with the implementation and maintenance of the solution.

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PF
Vice President - Network and Infrastructure at NJA LLC

The initial setup was straightforward. 

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Luciano Batalha - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer at EVONICEVONIC

The initial setup is simple. It's user-friendly.

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MD
Implementing consultant at Simark

The IT department installs the solution for us. It took them half a day.

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HH
Director of MSc Corporate Finance at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. I would rate it eight out of ten. The deployment takes less than two hours. 

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GA
Owner with 11-50 employees

I found the initial setup to be simple.

It took 30 minutes to complete the first installation.

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SK
Manager, BI & Analytics at Perceptive Analytics

I didn't have to install it at all. It came pre-installed on my laptop. Therefore, I cannot speak to the installation process and if it is difficult or simple. 

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AP
Technology Competency and Solution Head at LearningMate

The installation was handled by our IT team. I was not a part of that process. Therefore, I can't speak to how easy or difficult it was. However, my understanding is that it went pretty well. 

We have a centralized team of five to ten people that handle deployment and maintenance on this and many other solutions within the company.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Solution Architect at Econet Wireless Zimbabwe

It was easy to install Windows 10. It took approximately 30 minutes to install.

We have a team of six administrators to maintain this solution.

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Gajanan Shalgar - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at OMFYS Technologies India Pvt.Ltd

The initial setup is easy. I am from an IT background. It is easy for me. I can configure and reboot the system myself.

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SA
Senior Manager - Infrastructure Managed Services at a wholesaler/distributor with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is easy. I rate the ease of the initial setup a ten out of ten.

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AB
Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation was very easy. I received a link from our IT department, clicked the link, and within a few minutes everything was up and running. You can do it yourself. 

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PC
Program Administrator at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I've not installed Windows 10 because I received it preloaded in the system from Dell.  However, I did install Windows XP, but I have not installed Windows 11 yet.

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WW
Business development manager for data protection solutions at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

If you have a Plus Drive installed on your device, installing Windows 10 is pretty convenient. However, I don't have any experience with the setup because I'm using a standard corporate computer, which our internal IT staff prefers. So I am not involved in the process of installing Windows 10 from scratch. I get a ready-to-use laptop with some personalizations. I have to log in and use the correct password to make all corporate resources available on my device. However, in my personal life, I have seen progress with installation from version 7 to version 10. Maintenance on Windows 10 is done by a separate technical team that reacts to tickets and requests for support. They also make recommendations to fix something that is not working correctly. Sometimes they'll help when there are issues with corporate rules, like security, privileges, and accessing Active Directory. Also, when there was a migration happening in the background, like migration from Office 2016 to Office 365, there were some problems with migrating smoothly. We had to wait until our IT team fixed some features that were not accessible.

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VamsiKrishna2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Trainee at Eidiko

The setup was easy. I think everyone knows the Windows installation by now. I did it myself.

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MB
Project Lead Performance Engineer & Automation at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

The installation is not overly complex or difficult. It's quite straightforward and very easy to deploy.

A company should not have any issues implementing the solution. 

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KV
Senior Infrastructure and System Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is quite straightforward. A company shouldn't have any issues with the process. 

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ET
Senior System Administrator at KnowledgeNet

The installation is very easy. 

It takes no more than a few minutes. 

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AF
IT specialist at IGFEJ

Installing Windows 10 is straightforward because we've used the other Windows operating systems, so it isn't hard for our engineers to configure the machines. 

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NS
Senior Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. It's not a complex process at all.

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JD
Enterprise Architect at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is easy. If you get it new on a machine, you're usually up and running in a few minutes.

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IS
Co-Founder at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I haven't installed Windows myself. My wife says that Windows was already installed and licensed along with the machine that she purchased. 

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MC
Region Head - S1@Dimension Data India at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The installation of Windows 10, is pretty straightforward.

To deploy and maintain this solution, we have a team of ten people.

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GR
Office 365 support specialist at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees

The installation of Windows 10 is quite quick. Windows 10 is a large piece of software and needs time to get installed, but it's quite user-friendly. It takes time, it can't take five minutes to install an operating system, it's okay. It's user-friendly, the installation is quite easy, even for normal users. I'm an admin, but for normal users, I think it's easy as well.

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AL
Test Automation Lead at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I don't deal with the installation process. Our IT department does it. It's not my problem.

There's an internal team that deals with maintenance as well. I do not have to worry about that.

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OH
Telecommunication Department Head at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is very straightforward. It's easy to install. The process is not overly difficult or complex. 

The deployment, from what I recall, is very quick. It might have taken around 20 minutes or so. 

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PeterKrall - PeerSpot reviewer
Freelance Software Engineer + Director of a company at Peter Krall Consulting

The initial setup is straightforward, but it takes some time to download and implement this solution.

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HS
IT Business Relationship Manager at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was very straightforward. We didn't have any trouble at all. I simply asked the customer center to set up my particular version. There are no admin privileges on my work laptop, so I don't have authority to add anything, therefore I needed their assistance.

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CW
IT System Administrator at Frank, Rimerman & Co

It takes a few iterations of installing Windows 10 to get everything tweaked to a place of having a smooth imaging and configuration process. Little things like registry tweaks, GPO tweaks, take time to iron out. Having an imaging solution is a must to scale in any way.

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Manish Ayani - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Specialist at Nueva Solutions

Windows 10 has an easy setup.

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AE
Telco and IT Cloud based solutions at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can install Windows 10 but not in our office because our external support provides it. However, I also have experience installing the full stack on a personal PC, so I think it's easy to do. I don't like the automatic installation of the patches because it's managed internally by the OS. In Unix, it's possible to make some changes. But the bottom line is that it's quite simple to install. I don't think that it's a problem. It takes maybe half an hour or less to install. It depends on the specs of the PC and what you need to do in advance, like backing up your drives. At most, it takes an hour.

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VL
Technology Manager at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. The process is complex. 

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FY
General Manager at Mun Chuen Transport

The initial setup was very straightforward and simple. It's not overly complex or difficult. 

The installation process took a few hours, as we were upgrading from an old Windows version to Windows 10

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YD
Market Data and Solace Specialist at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

There was no installation necessary. 

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MD
Sales Manager at INFOSEC

I have some common issues with Windows when running the setup again. Sometimes it is difficult because of the new features that have been added. Given the time to learn about them, it would be easier for me.

The initial setup can sometimes be simple and other times it can be complex. For a new user, it may be complex.

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MK
Collaboration Specialist at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The setup is easy. There are always patches that go out. I've been selling Office 365 to customers, and there are always patches. That's just the way Microsoft does things, but the one positive thing is that when things are recognized, patches do get done fairly fast, and then they're sent out. In my official case, they're sent out to my IT department. In my personal case, the patches are done automatically.

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AH
Production Operator at Al Ghurair Investments

The initial setup is straightforward.

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JV
IT Systems Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I would rate the product's setup an eight out of ten and it took about six months to complete. We first tested our internal application to know that it supported Windows 10. We upgraded the applications that did not support the solution. 

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Jose Nieto - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO & Founder at SAPD

The initial setup is very easy. We need 15 to 20 minutes to set up the solution.

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BektaşAykut Atalay - PeerSpot reviewer
Electronics Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was straightforward and was the best thing we have done. We had an SSD and USB 3.0 flash disk, and it took 40 minutes.

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SC
Consultant at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

I just switched to a new PC, and it's something stupid in their installation key. I bought the PC without a Windows 10 license. Usually, when I run the setup, I mount the image to a USB, and it's a simple "next, next, finish" installation. Unfortunately, the drivers to see the new SSD hard disks were not covered in the initial key. 

It took me two hours to figure out that I needed to use another PC to download the driver and put the drivers on the original USB stick for Windows. And that was stupid because what if you do not have another PC? You have the original license, the PC, and you cannot make them work together. When the installer asked for the location, I could not see the installation steps on the hard drive. Maybe it's because I had a newer SSD with a particular Intel chipset. God knows what. I spent hours reading scanning forums to find out a small article on a corner of the internet that told me which chipsets I had on the new PC and the necessary driver.

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PK
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is straightforward and it only takes about 40 minutes to deploy. 

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GR
Manager- Projects at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

Windows 10 was preloaded on my system so there was no installation. 

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HS
Cloud & Virtualization Solutions Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The installation is straightforward.

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NH
IT Manager at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

The installation is straightforward. It's a guided installation that anyone can do.

We need a team of two or three people to maintain this solution.

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MC
Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

The installation process is very straightforward. It's not difficult or complex. It's very easy.

I've done a few deployments at this point. I'm pretty comfortable with the process. 

I cannot recall how long the deployment takes, however. 

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RU
Senior Solutions Architect at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

The length of time it takes to deploy is dependant on the configuration. If it is a good configuration, it can take 15 minutes or less to deploy.

Windows 10 does not require a technical team to maintain it. Microsoft provides Windows updates or we use SCCM and other patch management tools to update it for us.

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MirzaBaig6 - PeerSpot reviewer
COO at FASTtelco

I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten. The deployment took one hour.

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Timothy Muriithi - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information Officer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup process was fairly simple. I didn't really have to handle installation because it was pre-installed on my laptop when I bought it. 

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RM
Senior Analyst at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

I do not know very much about the installation process. I was not involved in it. 

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MR
Product Manager at a consultancy with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is pretty easy as people know the system and are comfortable with Windows - especially when it comes to server management. And whenever they want to control any other appliances, Windows is the way to go.

That said, I'm not sure how long the deployment process actually took.

In my company, likely three people were involved with the initial setup. They also handle maintenance. 

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TB
Director of Application Engineering at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was not involved in the setup. This was already handled by my IT department

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MV
Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. It is easy to install.

The length of time for deployment depends on the scale, 

On a one-for-one basis, and using the automation tools that are provided with additional licensing, we use Microsoft Endpoint manager for this. it doesn't take very much time.

We have three people to manage it on a day-to-day basis.

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KM
SAP Architecture Manager at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

The installation is very straightforward.

It takes less than one hour to install and deploy.

We only require one person to maintain this solution. I do it myself for the site.

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CA
BigFix Technical Advisor at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is easy. 

The installation process is quick. We install the agent in the machines, in five minutes. It does not require a lot of time.

This solution will be maintained by two to three admins, not that much.

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NT
Head of Digital Consulting Team at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I was not involved with the setup of Windows 10, it is done by our IT department.

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Octavian Enache - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Officer at TBI Bank

The initial setup is straightforward.

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KG
Senior Manager , Digital Transformation, Strategy & Transformation at a insurance company with 10,001+ employees

The installation is straightforward and takes approximately one hour.

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HN
IT Manager – Information Technology Office at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. 

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US
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university with 201-500 employees

The solution is very straightforward and simple in terms of having to do an initial setup. It's not too difficult. 

It only takes about an hour to deploy the solution. It's fast and easy.

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AC
Technology Strategy Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. Windows 10 is standardized. It's easy.

There really isn't any maintenance required. it's pretty easy. You need to update and run some security tests and maybe some patching, but there are pop-ups that come up to click, making it super easy.

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RD
Owner at Richard Duggan Pty Ltd

I was not involved in the initial setup but I believe that it is straightforward.

As a company, you need someone to configure this solution and maintain it.

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RR
System Manager at Clover SA

I was not involved in the installation.

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AA
Senior Security Operation Engineer at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

I did not handle the installation.

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WN
Technology Architect at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

The installation is simple, it only takes a few hours.

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MA
Technical Presales Consultant/ Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The installation is simple and anyone could do it.

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TT
Manager, Datacenter Facilities at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's pushed down from the server, so it's usually  quite fast. The deployment is done in-house and we have around 10,000 users. 

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SK
Project Specialist at integra software

The initial setup is easy. It took me about 30 to 40 minutes to set up and deploy this solution. 

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IY
Data Scientist at Instant systems Inc.

While I found that the initial setup was very straightforward on Linux's Ubuntu, it was a bit complex and much harder in Windows. It's not straightforward per se.

I haven't used Windows 10  for deployment. I've used the Linux machine only. Deploying on Ubuntu won't take much of a time. It's very easy.

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FA
IT Solutions Architect at nds Netzwerksysteme GmbH

I do not install this solution, my technical colleagues install it.

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SM
Senior Manager - IT at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

The initial setup was simple.

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AA
IT Support Team Leader at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The solution is easy to install, and it tasks a maximum of two hours to complete.

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TP
IT Engineer at a real estate/law firm with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is pretty straightforward. It's not overly difficult or complex. A user shouldn't struggle to set it up.

In terms of deployment, you do need more people and more time if you have to do it in multiple geographical locations. In our case, we use around 10, and they cover our locations very well.

In terms of maintenance, just to look after the OS and all those things, we have a team of five.

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AH
FOSS Coordinator at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The installation is very easy and takes approximately 30 minutes.

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MK
Cyber security manager at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

It was a straightforward installation. It took 15 - 20 minutes.

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MG
Information Management Specialist at a government with 501-1,000 employees

I did not personally handle the initial setup and therefore cannot speak to how straightforward or difficult the process was, or how long it took.

I'm not sure how many technical team members are needed to handle deployment and maintenance tasks. 

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ZG
Senior System Administrator at Debre Markos University

It's easy to install.

It can be deployed in 20 or 30 minutes.

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SC
Sr Reporter at a media company with 201-500 employees

The installation is easy and took approximately 30 minutes.

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YD
HR Operations Manager at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is not difficult or complex. It's straightforward and simple. 

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TS
Security consultant at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The product is very simple to implement. Any kid can install it. It's just a matter of clicks. Nowadays, almost every operating system is a matter of clicks. Installation is not an issue.

I'm not sure how much of a technical team we have to handle any maintenance responsibilities. 

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MY
IT at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

The solution is pretty straightforward and easy to install. 

Deployment does not take more than 15 minutes, give or take. 90 percent of the systems we purchase come with Windows 10 pre-installed. The process is pretty easy. One just need follow the prompts and put in his region, time, zone and preferred language. The next step is to join the domain, at which point the user is built and work can commence. 

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SA
Manager at global trading

The installation is very easy. If you have a decent CPU the installation should only take approximately one hour.

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DV
Technical Manager at Sunivy

It's my understanding that the initial setup is not straightforward. It's a bit difficult.

If I recall correctly, the deployment process took about two weeks.

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LD
Director Lean Infrastructure at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The installation is very straightforward.  

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GJ
Consultant (Architect) at MasterCard Incorporated

The initial setup is really straightforward. It is plug-and-play and you don't need much experience or learning before performing the setup.

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MJ
Information Security Consultant at a consultancy with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is a very straightforward process. It's not complex. It's easy to deploy and users are adapting to it quickly. The whole process is very fast. 

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YA
Network Engineer at Saudi Customs

The company's tech team handles the installation, so I'm unsure. 

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WG
Technology Consultant at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

It took us about a month to deploy Windows 10 for all the users last time. There are 600,000 users in our company. 

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PD
Assistant Engineer at Harel Mallac Technologies Ltd

The installation is simple and takes 30 minutes or less.

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VB
Head of Information technologies systems department at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The installation is pretty straightforward and it's easy to set up. Without deployment, it only takes maybe ten minutes. It's a quick process.

For deployment, you likely only need one engineer.

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HL
Interim IT Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is straightforward.

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Amarjit Rathee - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems, Ltd.

Windows 10 was pre-loaded onto our machines, but installing the operating system takes around half an hour at most.

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Adam Vizogrod - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Management Leader at AlgoSec

I haven't installed it. I'm getting my computer from my company, and it comes to me ready to work in that system.

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RM
DevOps Strategist at a marketing services firm with 1-10 employees

It was automatically upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The whole process took about one and a half hours.

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DM
Product Manager at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The solution was installed when I purchased the computer.

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RJ
Manager at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

I don't know. I didn't install it myself. 

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BN
IT Support at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

The installation was easy and straightforward. I did it myself, and it took about 30 minutes. For deployment and maintenance, we have a team of about four admins. 

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PV
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

I wasn't a part of the installation process. I can't speak to how difficult or simple it was or how long it took. 

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NN
Functional Consultant at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I have found the solution to be very easy to set up. The implementation process is simple and not difficult at all. 

We have four individuals that can handle deployment and maintenance.

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Naresh Rayakwar - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead architect at Tech Mahindra Limited

The installation is straightforward and does not take a lot of time. 

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Sadam Kherisat - PeerSpot reviewer
Technology Consultant- Networking Services at STS

The solution is easy to install. 

This process lasted less than an hour. 

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BG
Sr.Customer Engineer- Projects at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

The installation is feasible. In terms of the installation, it is straightforward, they have improved the installation process quite a bit.

It can take 15 to 20 minutes to deploy.

We don't require anyone to maintain the solution, we push it through an SCCM. They get connected to the LAN network.

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KP
IT Program Manager at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It is very easy to install. It usually takes a couple of minutes.

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PP
Management Executive at a security firm with 11-50 employees

The deployment is very easy. The initial setup is simple. There are zero hassles. 

I didn't do the installation personally, however, I know we just did a deployment for about 50 users, and it took us about a day to deploy it.

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AP
Global Head - Datacenters, Cloud and IT Core Services at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees

It was easy to install, it only took a couple of minutes.

A normal person could maintain this solution.

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PL
Divisional Manager - Digital at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The installation was easy. The solution comes equipped with basic installation capabilities. 

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ZT
Data Scientist at a university with 501-1,000 employees

I didn't set it up myself so I can't really comment on the initial setup. No maintenance is required, it updates automatically. 

How long it takes to update really depends on your internet speed. 

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KR
Senior Executive at a leisure / travel company with 201-500 employees

Installing Windows 10 is quite easy. You can get your system up and running in less than 30 minutes by yourself. We have three engineers responsible for maintaining our Windows systems.

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Ognian Dantchev - PeerSpot reviewer
Machine Learning Engineer at ALSO Finland Oy

Installing Windows 10 is rather straightforward. It has been for many years.

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MK
Deputy Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The installation lasts a couple of hours, so it would be better if this could be accomplished within a few minutes. 

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DI
Lead Technical Instructor at codehub

It was easy to install Windows 10. It did take quite long, about five hours, because a lot of data had to be downloaded, and several reboots were needed.

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SV
QA Test Lead at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees

I was not a part of the installation process. I got the hardware with the Windows 10 already installed on it. Therefore, I can't speak to the process or how long it takes to deploy.

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MP
Deputy Manager IT at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

It is easy to implement. I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10, and it took a maximum of 30 minutes.

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SS
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy.

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CM
Chief Executive Officer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My understanding is that the initial implementation is simple and straightforward. That said, it came pre-installed on my laptop and therefore I did not handle the process myself. 

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WQ
Head of IT Section at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup is a simple process. We have a dedicated IT engineering team for all our deployments. They are responsible for installation, maintenance, and checking the latest updates. We have around 10,000 employees in the company. 

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KT
Senior Database Administrator at a consumer goods company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is simple.

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AN
Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I found the initial setup to be very simple and straightforward. It's not complex or difficult.

The deployment is very fast. It might have taken 30 minutes or so to get everything up and running. 

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MR
Senior Manager at a comms service provider with 501-1,000 employees

We have an IT department of 50 or more, and a team of 10 to 15 system administrators, and managers to maintain this solution.

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AV
Graduate Trainee at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The installation is not overly complex or difficult. It's quite simple and very straightforward. 

The deployment is relatively quick. The installation only takes maybe two to three hours.

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VP
Managing Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Windows 10 was already incorporated into my computer when I bought it. All I had to do was enter my work email address and then it automatically did the rest. 

The initial configuration probably takes less than an hour. In the background, it continues to pull more and more data and information through. 

Other than any patches that are required, I don't believe there is any maintenance required — not that I'm aware of.

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MP
Manager at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

The installation process is straightforward. It pretty much installs automatically. 

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KS
Information Technology Supervisor at a renewables & environment company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is simple. It's just like any other setup of Windows.

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MK
Regional Operations Manager at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The solution came pre-installed. I have done installations of the earlier versions of Windows. This is easy.

The installation process lasted roughly an hour. 

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AD
swEngineer at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The installation is easy and took a couple of hours.

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BT
Assistant IT Manager at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was straightforward, and it was easy to install Windows 10.

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AG
Systems and networks engineer at a government with self employed

The initial setup and deployment is very easy. 

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SA
Senior Vice President at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Our engineers did the implementation of the solution.

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EA
Assistant Manager at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

As we are talking about Microsoft, I have encountered no problems with the installation. 

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DB
MIS Specialist at a agriculture with 201-500 employees

Our systems came with Windows 10 already installed. 

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HM
General Manager at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The installation is straightforward and took approximately 30 minutes.

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SR
Sr. Manager - IT Systems at a transportation company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup was straightforward. It was easy to install.

We completed the installation in two hours.

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TA
Process Manager at a marketing services firm with 501-1,000 employees

It was very easy to install.

It took two or three hours to complete the installation.

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MB
Founder, Director at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The installation has been pretty straightforward. I think that they have been doing a great job for a long time now when it comes to installation and user experience.

A single installation takes no more than 25 minutes. 

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FD
IT Project Manager, Senior Java Developer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The solution is easy to install and approximates CAVE. 

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ND
Executive Director at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is simple for me because I'm an IT integrator. However, I know that it's complicated for my customers just to install it. Most of the time, they don't want to learn how to do it. They always tell us to do it for them and to give it in ready-to-use mode.

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MH
Junior Software Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The installation is easy.

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NP
Computer Technician at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is straightforward.

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JB
Partner at a non-profit with 1-10 employees

I didn't install it myself; it came pre-installed on my laptop. 

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DP
IT Support Executive at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

The installation is easy to install, it normally takes approximately 20 min.

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VP
Service Delivery Manager / Architect at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

I was not a part of the installation, but from what I understand it was straightforward.

When I purchased my laptop, it was already installed.

I completed the upgrade myself.

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RS
Principal Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is not difficult or complex. It's very easy, very straightforward. A company shouldn't have any issues with the implementation process. 

I cannot recall the exact amount of time the implementation actually took. 

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RS
Project Manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

I did not handle the implementation and therefore cannot speak to how easy or difficult it was. I'm unsure as to how long the actual deployment took as I didn't play a role in the process. 

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OK
System Integration Engineer at a computer software company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. The installation is very easy.

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SK
Sr Principal Infrastructure Engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

I don't really deal with the installation. It came installed on my laptop from my company. I don't deal with the installation or maintenance. 

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MM
Solution Analyst/SQL Developer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup was quite straightforward.

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RP
Co-Owner at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Windows 10 was easy to install. I'm not sure how long it took, but it was easy.

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JX
Investment Professional at a venture capital & private equity firm with 11-50 employees

I was not involved with the installation.

We have a team of two in our IT department to deploy and maintain this solution.

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MF
Manager Tech. & Support (Information Technology) at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The installation is very easy and takes approximately 30 minutes.

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SH
Product Technical Manager at a tech company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup was simple. I did not find it to be complex, although the deployment took at least two to three hours, including the updates.

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AK
Head Of Risk Management at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees

I did not have any trouble with the initial setup. It was simple to install.

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GR
Embedded Engineer at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees

Windows 10 came pre-installed on my laptop and it was easy to set up. It only took a few minutes to do.

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PG
Principal Consultant at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I bought my laptop with Windows 10 already installed. 

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MB
Systems and Networks Engineer at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The setup was easy for me to do on my own.

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SL
Associate Engineer - Network & Security at Connex Information Technologies

There weren't any issues with the initial setup and installation.

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SC
System Administrator at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

It was easy to install.

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JV
Problem and Technical Application Management for KNAB at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I cannot speak to the initial implementation process or how easy or difficult it is to execute. I was not involved in the setup in any way.

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OB
SAP Director at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is not overly difficult or complex. It's very straightforward and simple.

That said, I was not directly involved in the installation process. 

I cannot recall exactly how long the deployment took.

We have a team of ten that handle deployment and maintenance.

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GG
Network Consultant at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Windows 10 came preinstalled on my laptop, I did not need to install it.

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EK
IT Engineer

The initial setup is very easy.

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AW
Founder at a marketing services firm with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is quite simple. You can install Windows 10 within 30 minutes. But if you have to customize it for your colleagues, that can take up to two hours. All maintenance and updates happen automatically.

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AM
Business Analyst at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The installation is better than the previous version. I remember more than 10 years ago, sometimes we had to call experts who would come and do the process for me because I couldn't install an operating system on my computer. Nowadays it's easier. I think even a child could install the operating system on a computer. It's not complex. It's really easy.

If I want to change my operating system, it takes four to five hours. I have to check all of my data and then transfer the password to a secure external for storage.  Then the installation is only one hour. After that, I take the time to install some useful applications like Microsoft Office, players, and Internet browsers.

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IB
Senior System Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup is not complex. It's pretty straightforward.

Deployment took about three years. We had to upgrade many files from Windows 7 to Windows 10. There were some minor issues with the process, however, we were able to overcome them.

We have four people on staff that handle deployment and maintenance.

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SB
Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The initial setup is straightforward and easy to understand.

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IP
IT Security Architect at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is very simple and straightforward. It's not overly complex or difficult. A company shouldn't have any issue with the initial setup.

That said, I was not a part of the initial setup, and can't speak to how long the deployment actually took.

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SS
Technical Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is straightforward, it took an hour. 

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NS
Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees

The initial installation is straightforward.

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MA
Co-Founder at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The install was easy for this solution.

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MA
Lead Enterprise Architect at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees

The initial setup is very straightforward and simple.

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JL
General manager at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

The implementation is not complex. It's quite straightforward.

The deployment took maybe ten minutes.

You only need one admin person. There isn't much maintenance required.

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RH
Sales Specialist at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Setting up Windows 10 is pretty straightforward and takes about 30 minutes.

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WK
General Manager - Consulting & AMS at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Windows 10 is simple to install.

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AS
Consulting and Pre-Sales Manage at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The installation is very easy.

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SA
Chief Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The installation of Windows 10 is easy and does not take too much time. We do the first install on a workstation and then we make copies to the other workstations making the process faster.

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FD
Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is usually straightforward, but sometimes there are some issues that can be hard to solve. In this case, I have to contact support. Typically, installation only take an hour or two.

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AL
Sap Advanced Business Application Programming Developer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was easy and it took approximately 15 minutes to deploy.

At this time, we require only one person to maintain this solution. As we grow, we may require more.

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ST
Operations Manager at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Windows setup isn't very complicated. Mostly, we have someone proficient in Windows to do our installations. It's not something normal users deal with. So if you ask an average user, they might say it's a bit complex, but otherwise, no.

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MD
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Windows installation is straightforward. It only took about 30 minutes. 

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AG
Network and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The installation is easy. It does not take very long, approximately 30 minutes.

We have one person doing the maintenance of the solution.

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AS
Information Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup is straightforward, it took me about 20 minutes. 

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AF
Founder - CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. 

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SG
Senior Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Its installation is straightforward.

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RN
Lead Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees

Installation is straightforward. 

It took under 30 minutes. 

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March 2024
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