Reserve your Free Windows 10 Copy

[Infinite_limit]

Do it fag

[Wild Cobra]

LOL...

Reserve?

Do you know the pros and cons? You know, if you install it on a computer without a registered copy of windows, the features are limited... Right...

[DJR210]

Reserve what, it's fucking free.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-from-windows-7-or-windows-8-2015-6

[vander]

I use Media Center for my whole-home DVR, so I'll have to stick with 8 till 2024

[NASpurs]

Reserve what, it's fucking free.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-from-windows-7-or-windows-8-2015-6

Well for a year. If you tend to forget about shit (like I do) then reserve your copy asap (like I did) lol

[DJR210]

Well for a year. If you tend to forget about shit (like I do) then reserve your copy asap (like I did) lol

I'm wondering how compatibility with games is gonna work.. not gonna upgrade and fuck myself out of my entire library until it's fixed

[baseline bum]

I'm wondering how compatibility with games is gonna work.. not gonna upgrade and fuck myself out of my entire library until it's fixed

The automatic updating in Windows 10 sounds annoying as fuck too.

[Chris]

Anybody try it? I'm tempted since its supposed to be "Windows 7 & 8 combined". Like DJR said I don't want to be the guinea pig for compatibility issues.

[baseline bum]

I'm wondering how compatibility with games is gonna work.. not gonna upgrade and fuck myself out of my entire library until it's fixed

I'll eventually get it for DirectX12, but until there is a DX12 game I want I'll stick with 7. I wonder whether removing the draw call bottleneck of DX11 will allow a game like GTA V to have realistic dense LA traffic, for example.

[DJR210]

I'll eventually get it for DirectX12, but until there is a DX12 game I want I'll stick with 7. I wonder whether removing the draw call bottleneck of DX11 will allow a game like GTA V to have realistic dense LA traffic, for example.

Won't DX12 give you huge performance gains on DX11 and previous versions too?

[baseline bum]

Won't DX12 give you huge performance gains on DX11 and previous versions too?

Why would it?

[DJR210]

Why would it?

You're still here? I thought I told..

[baseline bum]

You're still here? I thought I told..

I wish I was big just once.

[ElNono]

Anybody try it? I'm tempted since its supposed to be "Windows 7 & 8 combined". Like DJR said I don't want to be the guinea pig for compatibility issues.

Installed it on VMWare. It's ok... haven't updated to the latest build with the supposedly nicer icons yet. Certainly more configurable and less intrusive than Metro in Win 8 was.

[ElNono]

I'll eventually get it for DirectX12, but until there is a DX12 game I want I'll stick with 7. I wonder whether removing the draw call bottleneck of DX11 will allow a game like GTA V to have realistic dense LA traffic, for example.

DX12 has much thinner driver usage. The question is whether the DX11 compatibility layer they had to write adds back the bloat.

[TDMVPDPOY]

is it possible to do a image iso of the update?

then in the future say u format ur comp, do you reinstall previous windows, or just install t he win10 image?

[ElNono]

I downloaded an iso of the Insider preview from Microsoft, since we're registered devs. That gave us access to the early builds. But there's no way I was installing that in a production machine while in beta. We mostly use it to test our apps for compatibility.

Since Windows 8.1 you can create your own install media to a DVD or USB pen drive:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

I suppose you'll be able to do the same with Windows 10...

[TDMVPDPOY]

I downloaded an iso of the Insider preview from Microsoft, since we're registered devs. That gave us access to the early builds. But there's no way I was installing that in a production machine while in beta. We mostly use it to test our apps for compatibility.

Since Windows 8.1 you can create your own install media to a DVD or USB pen drive:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

I suppose you'll be able to do the same with Windows 10...

no cd key required if ur upgrading to win10 from future onwards after many formats?

[ElNono]

no cd key required if ur upgrading to win10 from future onwards after many formats?

I think the only upgrade that doesn't require a registration key is from a legit copy of Win 8... otherwise, you still need a registration key. I had to enter one on the Insider preview.

[Dirk Oneanddoneski]

I use Media Center for my whole-home DVR, so I'll have to stick with 8 till 2024

Do you have one of those homerun cable card readers?

[TDMVPDPOY]

if ur currently using a 32bit windows, is it possible for the next free upgrade win10 64bit version?

[Chris]

The operating system will be available in 190 territories globally with existing Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users having one year (i.e. till 29 July 2016) to upgrade to the new operating system.

Users will be able to reserve a free upgrade in the coming weeks.

Those users who cannot upgrade will have to purchase the license with the following pricing structure:

Windows 10 Home - $119

Windows 10 Pro - $199

To upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro will cost $99.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/news/story/windows_10_pricing_announced.html

[baseline bum]

if ur currently using a 32bit windows, is it possible for the next free upgrade win10 64bit version?

32 bit Windows? Fucking hell, it's 2015. Do you still get your music off of Kazaa?

[Infinite_limit]

“Microsoft collects information about you, your devices, applications and networks, and your use of those devices, applications and networks. Examples of data we collect include your name, email address, preferences and interests; browsing, search and file history; phone call and SMS SMS data; device configuration and sensor data; and application usage. When you use voice input features like speech-to-text, we may collect voice information and use it for purposes such as improving speech processing. When you open a file, we may collect information about the file, the application used to open the file, and how long it takes and use it for purposes such as improving performance. When you enter text, we may collect typed characters and use them for purposes such as improving autocomplete and spellcheck features.



Wi-Fi Sense is a feature built into Windows 10. You may see a pop-up saying “Wi-Fi Sense needs permission to use your Facebook account.” It also works with Outlook.com and Skype contacts.


This feature allows you to share Wi-Fi login information — network names and passphrases — with your friends. It’s designed to automatically connect Windows 10 devices to shared networks.


What is Wi-Fi Sense?


This feature lets you share Wi-Fi network access with your Facebook, Outlook.com, and Skype contacts. It works in the background, automatically sharing networks you choose to share and downloading credentials for Wi-Fi networks your contacts have shared with you.


When you visit your friend’s house or place of business, Windows 10 can automatically sign you into their Wi-Fi if they’ve shared it with you — that’s the idea.


The connection details are automatically shared with your contacts using Windows 10 devices. The Wi-Fi Sense feature will detect when it’s near a shared network and automatically connect. If you want to give your friends easy access to your home Wi-Fi network, this will allow you to do it — assuming they use Windows 10 devices, of course.


What If You Don’t Want Your Wi-Fi Connection Passphrase Shared?


You might not want to use Wi-Fi Sense. Bear in mind that the sharing is indiscriminate — if you use it, it will share access to your Wi-Fi with all of your Facebook friends without letting you pick and choose who gets access.


If someone connects to your network with a Windows 10 device, they can choose to share the connection details with all their friends — at least those friends using Windows 10. You can choose to opt out of this by changing your wireless network name, or SSID, to end with _optout. In other words, if your network name is currently “HomeNetwork”, Microsoft would like you to change the name to “HomeNetwork_optout” to opt out.









Cliffs:
brb everything you type, every file, every program, your address, your location, your details, your speech, search history, internet history, and more are recorded for "improvement purposes."
brb "Wi-Fi Sense" automatically shares your wifi information (login+pass) with nearby social media & email contacts.
brb The only way to opt out is to change your routers SSID and add "_optout" at the end.
brb then there's that siri-like Cortana bitch who monitors and learns from your email & file content as well as usage habits, you behaviors. So it can better customize itself to you.

[ElNono]

The SSID rename thing is terrible..

[DMC]

Just more privacy exploits to market to you, shear you. Eventually it's going to be a 666 on your hand or forehead, especially you evolutionists.

[Heath Ledger]

Wait wtf they are forcing an upgrade in one year? Wtf Obamacare 2.0? Thanks Obama!

[TDMVPDPOY]

so whose currently on win10? verdict?

[leemajors]

i like it, came from windows 7

[spurtech09]

Windows 10 is pure spyware ....beware

[Wild Cobra]

so whose currently on win10? verdict?
I like XP the best, Win 7 is almost as good. I bought a sweet MSI Leopard Pro recently, knowing I would hate the Win 8.1 on it, but knew 10 was coming out for free.

I upgraded to 10.

It's OK. Initial response is slower than both my XP and win 7, for any internet access. I think it's the built in spyware logging.

[Wild Cobra]

32 bit Windows? Fucking hell, it's 2015. Do you still get your music off of Kazaa?

LOL...

[DarrinS]

so i upgraded to win10

dont like the new skin layout and expansion of tabs and shit...

is there a way to keep win10 but revert back to the win7 skin layout?...



- how do i get rid of the search windows tab at the bottom of the screen? its pissin me off its taking up alot of screen space there...

actually what are ur tips so far u have done to 10?


http://www.howtogeek.com/208276/how-to-hide-the-cortana-search-box-on-the-windows-10-taskbar/

Also, don't use that shitty "Edge" browser. Get chrome or Firefox.

I do like how fast Win10 boots.

[baseline bum]

I'm probably not going to touch Windows 10 until at least a year and a half passes or there is a game I really want to play that runs much better on DirectX 12 than DirectX 11 on my 970.

[DarrinS]

DarrinS since i upgraded to 10, now i want to do a fresh install of 10 over the upgrade....

wheres the setup files stored from the upgrade i downloaded to be move to a bootable USB drive?

Use the media creation tool

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/media-creation-tool-install


Beware, the fresh install will wipe out your programs and data. On the bright side, if you happened to be upgrading a 32-bit windows 7/8 and you have 64-bit hardware, this will let you install win 10 64-bit.

[DarrinS]

I'm probably not going to touch Windows 10 until at least a year and a half passes or there is a game I really want to play that runs much better on DirectX 12 than DirectX 11 on my 970.

I upgraded my box that was running Plex and Kodi. I had to reinstall those programs, but it seems to be working fine.

If I had a gaming system, I probably wouldn't chance it.

[leemajors]

I'm probably not going to touch Windows 10 until at least a year and a half passes or there is a game I really want to play that runs much better on DirectX 12 than DirectX 11 on my 970.

Quake 2 flies on Windows 10 son, get on it!

[baseline bum]

Quake 2 flies on Windows 10 son, get on it!

But Fallout 3 doesn't work on Win 10. :depressed

[313]

For my desktop I Stayed on Windows 7

School laptop I upgraded to 10, and I don't have any complaints so far.

[Cry Havoc]

But Fallout 3 doesn't work on Win 10. :depressed

Compatibility mode?

[ducks]

classic start makes ten better

[TDMVPDPOY]

wtf every 24hrs or leaving the comp on for long hours, i keep on gettin bsod...

common one is expected_store_execution bsod, any fix?

[DJR210]

It's official.. I fucking hate 10

As expected, too many technical issues when gaming. Great new features, clean interface, but it sucks until the glitches are fixed. Shit, I can't even launch CSGO anymore

[DarrinS]

wtf every 24hrs or leaving the comp on for long hours, i keep on gettin bsod...

common one is expected_store_execution bsod, any fix?

Haven't had a single one and its on a PC that I leave on 24/7.

[baseline bum]

It's official.. I fucking hate 10

As expected, too many technical issues when gaming. Great new features, clean interface, but it sucks until the glitches are fixed. Shit, I can't even launch CSGO anymore

Can't expect good things to happen in the first year installing whatever Microsoft has just shit out. Maybe the November 2016 rush of games will give a compelling reason to upgrade from 7/8.1 if there are big improvements from DX12, but right now I'd rather just hold out. Same shit with GPUs btw, I wouldn't touch a new GPU until Pascal next year, maybe that drop to 14 nm will make a huge improvement like node shrinks have done in the past. Plus if DX12 catches on by then they'll get their drivers back in line to rape AMD's like they have with DX11 tbh.

[Chris]

Just upgraded...crossing my fingers because Windows 7 is terrific

[ElNono]

I've been using it for a while now, love it... a lot closer to the Windows 7 experience. Just make sure you disable all the call home shit...

[Cry Havoc]

I've been using it for a while now, love it... a lot closer to the Windows 7 experience. Just make sure you disable all the call home shit...

+1. Windows 10 is good, although nowhere near perfect yet.

[Cry Havoc]

Just upgraded...crossing my fingers because Windows 7 is terrific

Eh. Terrible memory management by comparison. It's sort of like XP. Great OS for the day, but completely eclipsed in time.

Of course, I thought 8.1 was mostly superior to 7 to start with, so take that for what it's worth. :lol

[Chris]

Eh. Terrible memory management by comparison. It's sort of like XP. Great OS for the day, but completely eclipsed in time.

Of course, I thought 8.1 was mostly superior to 7 to start with, so take that for what it's worth. :lol

I think I unchecked just about everything on the install - not a fan of the new features which are nice for average user tho imo. Restarting takes twice as long now but I'm liking the new layout; not a far cry from Win 7

[Cry Havoc]

I think I unchecked just about everything on the install - not a fan of the new features which are nice for average user tho imo. Restarting takes twice as long now but I'm liking the new layout; not a far cry from Win 7

It should absolutely not take longer for Windows 10 to startup. Should be a lot faster than 7.

[Wild Cobra]

Just upgraded...crossing my fingers because Windows 7 is terrific

OMG....

What a fucking mistake.

Should have stick with windows 7.

[Wild Cobra]

I've been using it for a while now, love it... a lot closer to the Windows 7 experience. Just make sure you disable all the call home shit...

In case I kissed that, what are you referring to?

I don't fire up my laptop much, and it's at work 5 days a week. take it home to update. I usually just play KSP or movies at work.

What a joke for a $1050 laptop, huh...

Oh well. I sometimes fire up my hotspot and log in here with it too.

I do so little with my laptop, partially because i hate windows X. My tower here at home stuill has Window 7 on it.

So much slower than my retired desktop with XP on it, and the CPU in my win 7 computer is so much faster.

God. I hate microshit.

[Wild Cobra]

It should absolutely not take longer for Windows 10 to startup. Should be a lot faster than 7.

The startup is faster, but there are other delays I find idiotic.

[Cry Havoc]

In case I kissed that, what are you referring to?

I don't fire up my laptop much, and it's at work 5 days a week. take it home to update. I usually just play KSP or movies at work.

What a joke for a $1050 laptop, huh...

Oh well. I sometimes fire up my hotspot and log in here with it too.

I do so little with my laptop, partially because i hate windows X. My tower here at home stuill has Window 7 on it.

So much slower than my retired desktop with XP on it, and the CPU in my win 7 computer is so much faster.

God. I hate microshit.

... that's impossible unless you have some major driver conflicts. Did you upgrade or do a clean install? That might be your problem. Windows 10 is faster across the board than 7. It blows xp out of the water.

[ElNono]

I think I unchecked just about everything on the install - not a fan of the new features which are nice for average user tho imo. Restarting takes twice as long now but I'm liking the new layout; not a far cry from Win 7

weird. I have Fastboot set in the bios, UEFI install with an SSD, it takes exactly 6 seconds from pushing the on button to the log in screen... it's crazy fast.

You do get some slowdowns if it install updates while restarting...

[ElNono]

In case I kissed that, what are you referring to?

Cortana, Smart Screen, telemetry (http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/), check the privacy stuff under settings, etc

[DarrinS]

Cortana, Smart Screen, telemetry (http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-disable-telemetry-and-data-collection-in-windows-10/), check the privacy stuff under settings, etc

Especially that "feature" that shares your wifi.

[ElNono]

Especially that "feature" that shares your wifi.

yeah... I also disabled all background apps, except weather and clock & alarm... also uninstalled the "Get Skype" and "Get Office 360" apps, which all they do is send you notifications to download those apps

[Chris]

weird. I have Fastboot set in the bios, UEFI install with an SSD, it takes exactly 6 seconds from pushing the on button to the log in screen... it's crazy fast.

You do get some slowdowns if it install updates while restarting...

I think it was updates because it starts up really fast now :tu

[resistanze]

Decided to upgrade to Windows 10 today, and thank god it fixed my bluetooth audio issues. Now I can use my Sony audi system as my TV speakers (which is my monitor).

[resistanze]

Nevermind, Bluetooth skipping is back and wont go away regardless of drivers. Just bought a RCA to 3.5mm cable and saved myself the hassle. I hate bluetooth.

[TDMVPDPOY]

ever since upgrading to this pos OS, keep on gettin bsod, and keep on hearin some noise, either the hdd is acting up or psu is running out of juice

[Chris]

Minor complaint: Start button stopped working. (could still right click it for alternate menu) Fixed it by creating another user and logging into that account, then restarting back into the main account. Not a major issue but annoying nonetheless.