Windows 10

bulldog147 · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:05

Scougar said:
And if you use this key, and then it later gets blacklisted, what happens?

Correct the key will be blacklisted on 29th July

bulldog147 · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:07

JaseUK said:
Forgive me if this has been asked and answered already.

On the 29th will MS allow us to download an ISO in order to do a fresh re-install? Yes

Also will we be given a product key?

No, u have to purchase one! (there is no need for product key if upgrade from windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

MOOGLEYS · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:08

Skeeter said:
Clean installs/ISO installs no longer activate. Only upgrades through Windows Update will work from now until release.

Ok will leave it as 10162 for now and see if it upgrades at some point.

AthlonXP1800 · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:09

r3d zombie said:
so is 10240 the RTM?, I no longer have the build details in the bottom right corner

Yes

bulldog147 · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:12

Build 10240 is preleased to RTM. Not final build. Say Microsoft.

Skeeter · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:12

llamadal said:
That's annoying as need to install to a new ssd, guess just do windows 8 first then upgrade?

You can't do that either any more. The download to get the little Enabler patch to allow Windows 10 to be installed over Windows 8.1 through Windows Update has also been removed.

I dont think there is any way to get a new install of Windows 10 working at the moment. Only upgrading an existing 10 Preview to RTM works.

Scottland · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:14

"The internet" is suggesting that if you upgrade direct from Win7/8 direct to 10 via the 10240 ISO then it will activate with one of the insider keys, but not from a clean install.

Scottland · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:15

bulldog147 said:
Build 10240 is preleased to RTM. Not final build. Say Microsoft.

Yes I understand there will be one more 'final' build released, but with no significant fixes - just mopping up.

Skeeter · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:17

Scottland said:
Yes I understand there will be one more 'final' build released, but with no significant fixes - just mopping up.

10240 is RTM. Changes between now and the 29th will be released as Windows Update patches.

AthlonXP1800 · 16 Jul 2015 at 12:46

gareth170 said:
no this isn't the final build... it's very near tho

Microsoft did the same thing with Windows 8 3 years ago.

Build 6.2.9200.16384 signed off as RTM released to OEM partners for manufacturing on 1 August 2012 then Microsoft released to MSDN and TechNet days later, I downloaded it from TechNet and installed Windows 8 RTM and activated it. 2 months later Microsoft launched Windows 8 on 26 October 2012 for general availability and everybody included me received new update notification from Windows Update, the update upgraded RTM branch build 6.2.9200.16384 to GDR branch build 6.2.9200.16693.

GDR mean General Distribution Release, it is the final build a close step away from RTM.

Just noticed 5 new builds on buildfeed.net.

10.0.10240.16385.th1_st1.150709-1915
10.0.10240.16386.th1_st1.150710-1537
10.0.10240.16387.th1_st1.150711-1429
10.0.10240.16388.th1_st1.150712-1414
10.0.10240.16389.th1_st1.150713-1543

I think on 29 July general availability we will see new GDR build to update RTM build 10.0.10240.16384.th1.150709-1700 we all run already to GDR build possible 10.0.10240.16389.th1_st1.150713-1543.

tipes · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:00

Skeeter said:
You can't do that either any more. The download to get the little Enabler patch to allow Windows 10 to be installed over Windows 8.1 through Windows Update has also been removed.

I dont think there is any way to get a new install of Windows 10 working at the moment. Only upgrading an existing 10 Preview to RTM works.

That is all very well, but my current build 10166 does not offer me the upgrade to 240, and as there are no official iso available I am stuck on build 10166.

Grrrrrrr

Scottland · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:01

Just to confirm (just tested on a vm), 10240 will not activate from a clean install with the following key: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

MOOGLEYS · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:13

I can upgrade from 8.1 to 10162 and it's activated fine. If I upgrade from 10162 to 10240 it will not activate. Trying to upgrade from 8.1 to 10240 errors and reverts back to 8.1....

Mr Gimp · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:14

My Win 10 desktop here is stuck on 45% download of 10166 let alone 10240!

bulldog147 · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:20

Scottland said:
Just to confirm (just tested on a vm), 10240 will not activate from a clean install with the following key: VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

It's will activated if u using CMD as administrator with a special code keyword (can't put it here otherwise Microsoft will see it and find a way to BLOCK it)

Scottland · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:23

bulldog147 said:
It's will activated if u using CMD as administrator with a special code keyword (can't put it here otherwise Microsoft will see it and find a way to BLOCK it)

To be honest I'm not too bothered at the moment, I just wanted to put in black and white for anyone trying to find out

MOOGLEYS · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:27

I have given up and will await the proper update. I. Worried if I leave it with 10162 it will never update as it has not received updates yet even though it's activated all ok.

Darryn · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:33

Upgraded from an activated 10162 to 10240 and its still activated and running fine, it managed to cabbage my printer driver and got stuck in a loop of trying to download and install a new one, failing and then trying again... but ive manually installed a newer version directly from Samsung and its all now working fine.

MOOGLEYS · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:39

Darryn said:
Upgraded from an activated 10162 to 10240 and its still activated and running fine, it managed to cabbage my printer driver and got stuck in a loop of trying to download and install a new one, failing and then trying again... but ive manually installed a newer version directly from Samsung and its all now working fine.

I think the 10240 I have downloaded might be a U.S. One and that's why it's not activating ? I cannot find any links to a UK one....

mctiny · 16 Jul 2015 at 13:41

MOOGLEYS said:
I shall keep waiting seems strange that I never received the 10166 update either....

Having the same problem...

Although my laptop manage to get the update to 10240 and "install" as normal, only to fail at the final hurdle (again) and revert back to 10162

MOOGLEYS said:
I downloaded an ISO of 10240 and it installed fine and is running ok but fails to activate. I have tried my original key and a few from the web but it still fails to activate ?

I have upgraded from 8.1 to 10162 and then to 10240. 10162 was activated as normal ?

Any ideas anyone ?

I updated from 10166 to 10240 via Windows update, and mine too won't activate, hell it even says that it's not connect to the internet... although all network settings and cable are fine and functioning (never had this problem before)

I can RDP in to the pc but it, won't activate and has net problems, yellow triangle on Lan icon (taskbar).

Fixed the LAN issues

and activated, turns out 10240 decided to disable IP4 settings, so was only connecting with IP6