It has the broadest app support.

它支援最多的應用程式 (app) 。

It's the best option for gamers.

也是遊戲玩家的首選。

And if you wanna build your own computer, it's basically your only option. Sorry, Linux.

且若是想要自己組裝電腦，基本上 Windows 是你的唯一選擇。 抱歉啦 Linux (作業系統)！

Windows 10 has improved a lot since its 2015 release.

自 2015 年的發表後，Win 10 已改善許多。

And in January, it overtook Windows 7 as the most-used desktop operating system in the world.

到了今年一月，它甚至超越 Win 7，成為全世界最多人使用的桌面作業系統。

But it isn't perfect, and Windows 10 still has a long way to go.

然而 Win 10 並非完美，它仍有很大的進步空間。

The most obvious issues in Windows 10 are with the design.

最明顯就是設計問題。

Windows 8 was a huge design change, but Microsoft went too far towards touch, which made traditional desktop work cumbersome.

Win 8 的介面設計變化很大，但微軟想「觸控」想過頭了，造成傳統作業上的累贅。

With Windows 10, Microsoft combined the looks of Windows 7 and 8.

到了 Win 10，微軟融合了 Win 7 與 Win 8 的外觀。

The Start menu and notifications got a refresher, we lost the Charms menu from Windows 8, and Windows apps stuck around.

開始列表與通知欄讓人看了神清氣爽，Win 8 的 Charms menu 消失了，Windows 應用程式也近在咫尺。

But this combination of styles and functions caused a slew of design inconsistencies across the UI.

可是這風格與功能的搭配造成了許多使用者介面 (UI) 設計上的不一致。

There's a big difference in appearance between modern Windows apps and classic Windows.

現在 Windows 應用程式的外觀，和以往的經典款有著很大的不同。

The new Windows Settings page may be the first thing you see if you want to adjust your display or sound settings.

若想調整顯示或聲音設定，新版的設定可能是你第一個看見的頁面。

But if you want to dig a little deeper, you're taken to a Control Panel window that has barely changed since the '90s.

再深入探究的話，你會來到從 90 年代開始就沒什麼改變的控制台。

And the older design language of Windows often looks better than the new UI.

舊版 Windows 的設計語言常常比新的使用者介面好看。

With Windows 10, Microsoft is slowly replacing the Metro Design used in Windows 8 with what it calls Fluent Design.

隨著 Win 10 的推出，微軟正慢慢以流暢設計取代 Metro Design (一種簡潔式風格)。

But a lot of these apps just look like they couldn't decide between touch and mouse input.

但很多應用程式看起來不知道是該用觸控還是用滑鼠控制。

These two designs are way too different to try to combine together.

這兩種設計實在大相逕庭，以至於難以結合。

There are huge gaps, and buttons often don't do what you expect them to do.

落差之大，且常常按下按鈕的結果都不如預期。

The design of Windows apps like Mail, Calendar, and Photos feels incomplete years after being released.

即使已推出數年，Windows 的應用程式，像是郵件、行事曆，以及相片的設計仍感覺不完整。

This problem also extends to context menus.

這個問題甚至延伸到操作功能表。

Windows can show you four different context menus.

Windows 最多可以顯示四種不同的操作功能表。

These menus are often redundant, and it can be confusing to figure out where to find each setting.

這些功能表常顯多餘，有時候也會混淆使用者，使其搞不清各項設定的位置。

Now, to be fair, these are all surface-level issues.

說句公道話，這些都是介面層級的問題。

Besides a little confusion, the design inconsistencies do not prevent you from getting work done.

除了讓人有點小疑惑，這些設計上的不一致並不會妨礙工作。

But because of these issues, Windows doesn't feel like a cohesive operating system.

但由這些問題看出，Windows 似乎不是個有內聚性的作業系統。

Apple's OS X hasn't had a major redesign in almost two decades, but everything feels like one complete operating system.

蘋果 Mac 的 OS X 近二十年來都沒有重大的設計改革，但每個環節就像一套完整的系統。

Besides design, everyone's favorite gripe about Windows 10 is the updates.

除了設計之外，大家對 Win 10 最大的不滿就是更新問題。

Windows updates are notoriously aggressive.

Windows 的更新出了名地有侵略性。

They can even reboot a PC without the user ever acknowledging or accepting the update.

他們甚至可以在不經使用者承認，或使用者同意更新的情況下，自行重啟電腦。

And unless you want to pay 100 bucks to upgrade to the Pro version, there is no easy way to turn off or avoid updates completely.

除非願意花 100 美元升級專業版，否則要完全關閉或避免更新，這絕非易事。

And, yes, updates are important for security and can often bring cool new features.

沒錯，雖然更新對安全性很重要，也常常帶來很酷的新功能。

But in recent years, the quality control of Windows updates seems to be declining.

但近年來，Windows 更新的品管似乎在下降中。

There were multiple reports of the October update deleting user files, and after being pulled, it's now several months late.

許多回報指出，十月的更新刪掉了使用者的檔案，因此延遲幾個月後才重新推出。

Windows 10 normally has big updates in October and April.

Windows 通常在十月及四月有重大更新。

And with each update, Microsoft puts a lot of focus on new features, but it feels like Microsoft keeps moving in the wrong direction.

每次的更新，微軟多把重點放在新功能上，但似乎一直朝著錯誤的方向前進。

Cortana, Windows 10 S, and Edge all failed at their intended uses and are being re-imagined and remade.

Cortana (微軟開發的智慧型個人助理)、Win 10 S 模式，以及 Edge (微軟前沿瀏覽器) 都達不到預期的用途，且目前正在重新構思、重制。

They have also put a lot of focus on the Microsoft Store.

他們也將許多心力放在微軟市集 (Microsoft Store)。

But most of the apps found there are just slimmed-down versions of programs you can already run on Windows.

但這裡大部分的應用程式都只是 Windows 上既有的程式，只不過是壓縮版本而已。

In the three years I've been using Windows 10, I have never once needed to download an app from the Windows Store.

用 Win 10 的三年以來，我從未需要在 Windows 商店 (Microsoft Store 的前身) 下載應用程式。

Another big concern people have with Windows 10 is privacy.

另一個大家關注的是 Win 10 的隱私問題。

Since its release, Windows 10 has gotten a lot of criticism for aggressive data collection and telemetry.

自推出後，Win 10 就因為太過侵略性的資料收集，以及遠端遙測 (telemetry) 而遭受許多抨擊。

Although Microsoft has become a lot more transparent over the last few years, there are still a lot of tracking settings turned on by default.

即使過去幾年，微軟已透明化不少，目前仍有許多預設開啟的追蹤設定。

Even with all these issues, Windows 10 is still an amazing operating system.

縱使有這些問題，Win 10 還是一套很讚的作業系統。

Microsoft introduced great new features like improved app snapping, virtual desktops, and improved touch support.

微軟推出很棒的新功能，像是應用程式貼齊視窗功能、虛擬桌面與改善的觸控功能。

And the company's plan for Windows 10 as a service where users receive free regular updates, like Mac OS, gives it the potential to be the best version of Windows yet.

公司對 Win 10 的計畫是：如同 Mac OS 一樣，成為讓使用者可擁有免費且定期更新的服務，期許成為 Windows 最好的版本。

But Microsoft needs to focus on fixing the features they currently have instead of adding dozens of new ones.

但微軟須著重改善固有功能，而不是增加一堆新功能。

Oh, and hurry up with the October update so we can get a better screenshot tool.

噢，趕快跟上十月的更新，這樣就有更好的剪取工具啦！