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I'm worried about the future of Windows... From what I've read, updating to Windows 10 may offer a surprise that you and I may not be happy with. Not long ago I was getting an annoying nag screen on my computer running Windows 8 asking me to upgrade to Windows 8.1 but I didn't want to do it. Each time I declined the offer to upgrade. Then one day, I no longer had a choice. I selected 'not now' but it didn't matter. What happened is the computer went on to upgrade without my permission. I needed to do something important that day, but the computer was upgrading.... nearly 1 hour had passed before the upgrade finished. Windows 10 has been in beta for months now and I've seen a few videos on it. I have an ISO file if I want to try it myself, but I'm resisting. Actually, I'm contemplating returning that computer back to the factory installation of Windows 7. Here's my prediction based on a few articles published recently. The good part is the multi-platform ability to link desktops, tablets, & cellphones. The bad part is it cost you more on software and more on linking your 'everything' with their 'everything' and at some point in time all software will be subscription or have time limits. Forced obsolescence. The last time I checked, Windows 7 was the most used Microsoft operating system and Microsoft would like to change that. I poise the question... what would you do if the next monthly Microsoft update put a nag icon on the tray of your Windows 7 computer asking you to upgrade to the newest version on Windows 10. Would you update? Would you find and uninstall the patch that brought the nag? Would you search for an application to do it for you? The reason I'm asking this is... there is a possibility you will be offered a demo of the new operating system. If you accept, you may later find the system is subscription and the trial will soon end, forcing you to pay and renew your subscription with no way to downgrade to your original Windows 7. Is this the reality of things to come? 
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Windows would like to move to cloud computing where one pays the yearly fee like Windows 360. they want to move away from stand alone operating system. I'm going to upgrade my XP to Windows 7 - and have a computer that functions as a stand alone. they know they can make more money with "yearly subscriptions", the problem is, if you don't want to pay for subscriptions, then you have no means to access your data or use the programs which connect to your data. Currently the programs within Windows 7 Pro will do what one needs to do, as in a stand alone system. I prefer to have that stability. It's easy to get a low budget system to run windows 8 or 10, because they are more focused on cloud and web connects. But for basic administrative usage and needs, windows 7 is sufficient to do what needs to be done for years to come.
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XP Pro can do what I need to do for years to come. The only drawback is it's tied to slower hardware and cannot take advantage of the upgraded processors and chipsets. I have a few Pentium systems working fine. My business uses some CAD software with high-resolution tendering capabilities and it (obviously) takes longer to generate quality renderings on the older computers compared to the newer systems... but they all can do the work.
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