I don't ungrade every program but only those I think I'll get some use out of such as the EQ series. Once I upgraded to EQ8 I decided to take classes online to better understand how to use the program to its max. I'm so glad I did. My Quicken program on the other hand is still 2011 as it does what I need so I don't upgrade. Some with my Microsoft Office program. I don't use all the fancy things you can do with it but what I do use of it is enough. If the program has an update feature, not an upgrade feature I will update it when it comes up though such as ZOOM since we use that so much these days. Of course when Windows updates I don't think you really have any choice so I just let the PC do its thing, some for my laptops.