Confirmed: Windows Blue Will Be Free, to Be Called 8.1

whenever the en-uk becomes available is it safe to install this ontop of Windows 8 pro?

Should I use my win 8 pro activation key or the one provided with the preview?

I don't want to inadvertently mess up my copy of windows 8 with using the wrong key.
 
For those stuck on the store download page try this.

Navigate over to:
Control Panel\Clock, Language and Region\Language
(Can just search for "language" in settings / Win+w)
and add new language which is English (United States). Go into the options of this new language and download and install language pack. A system restart is prompted, BUT WAIT. Not just yet.


Go into the registry editor (run regedit,exe) and navigate to HKey_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Nls\Language and change the "InstallLanguage" string at the very bottom of the right pane to the value 0409 which is EN-US.


(You can remember what it was originally if you want to change it back after installation)


Now reboot.


After reboot, just run the update file from preview.windows.com and voila....
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This worked for me, downloading now.
 
"setting up" at the fish splash screen is stuck at 82%.

edit - after 20 mins it's finally moved and finished.

now it's "getting devices ready" and "applying pc settings" after a reboot

so don't restart if it seems to be doing nowt.
 
The set up does seem to take a bloody long time.

I'm on "almost ready", I swear it said that half an hour ago.
 
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EDDS said:
The set up does seem to take a bloody long time.
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yup, now "applying pc settings" is stuck at 3%
I thought my PC froze before and I was just about to reboot it, luckily I didn't.

I have an SSD and it's taking over 20 mins so far, windows 8 was done in about 8-10 mins. :eek:
 
majnu said:
yup, now "applying pc settings" is stuck at 3%
I thought my PC froze before and I was just about to reboot it, luckily I didn't.

I have an SSD and it's taking over 20 mins so far, windows 8 was done in about 8-10 mins. :eek:
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RT, Pro?

Preview releases are always slower

You do realise that when you perform an install it uses a pre configured wim via the recovery partition. This will be installing windows from scratch
 
majnu said:
yup, now "applying pc settings" is stuck at 3%
I thought my PC froze before and I was just about to reboot it, luckily I didn't.

I have an SSD and it's taking over 20 mins so far, windows 8 was done in about 8-10 mins. :eek:
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This is a beta, it's not finished, it's not optimised etc.

To many people install betas and treat them as a finished product.
 
glen8 said:
RT, Pro?

Preview releases are always slower

You do realise that when you perform an install it uses a pre configured wim via the recovery partition. This will be installing windows from scratch
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Sorry I should have been more clear

I installed Windows 8.1 Preview over my existing Windows 8 Pro with media centre add-on

After installation it retained all my apps, documents and settings etc. I cannot find media centre though.
 
Loving the new store, but then the old one was terrible.

It left a Windows.Old folder on my Surface Pro.

I need to space, I can't see any option to remove it via any menus etc, OK to just trash it?
 
glen8 said:
Help guys,

I followed the instructions above but still get the error about 'try again later'

at least it's not weird text now
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I never had weird text.
What device you on?
My RT is on "Setting up a few more things 80%" after downloading and it wanting to reboot...
 
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