Windows 10

Sweet Mary J what a mess! MS should just release W10 free to everybody legit or otherwise and be done with it, make things simple for folks for heavens sake!

*sigh*

Looks like I will be pulling my SSD out and swapping to my bigger one so I can get W10 installed on my main PC so I can qualify for the upgrade as an Insider.

Stoner81.
 
Hang on...I am confused.

I own Windows 8.1 Pro. If I Free Upgrade to Windows 10 I get the...Home edition? An edition I can no longer bring through hardware cycles and likely does not retain the specific features I got Windows 8.1 Pro for in the first place?

If one free upgrades to 10 from Windows 8.1, does the key still validate for a Windows 8.1 install if I choose to roll back?

Edit - Regarding the Pro Question, found the answer on MS pages:

Code: 
From Edition	              To Edition
Windows 8.1***                Windows 10 Home

Windows 8.1 Pro	              Windows10 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro Student
Windows 8.1 Pro WMC

Windows Phone 8.1***          Windows 10 Mobile
 
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Sin_Chase said:
Hang on...I am confused.

I own Windows 8.1 Pro. If I Free Upgrade to Windows 10 I get the...Home edition? An edition I can no longer bring through hardware cycles and likely does not retain the specific features I got Windows 8.1 Pro for in the first place?

Edit - Regarding the Pro Question, found the answer on MS pages:

Code: 
From Edition	              To Edition
Windows 8.1***                Windows 10 Home

Windows 8.1 Pro	              Windows10 Pro
Windows 8.1 Pro Student
Windows 8.1 Pro WMC

Windows Phone 8.1***          Windows 10 Mobile
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they just giving an example, with the win10 home £99.99.... pro users it'll be worth £189.99

If one free upgrades to 10 from Windows 8.1, does the key still validate for a Windows 8.1 install if I choose to roll back?
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from what i've read, yes you will be able too
 
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Only thing that is annoying me is win 10 throttling my apu 1ghz even without the gpu on. It shouldn't be doing this. Windows 8.1 works fine. There can't be that much changed with power states for cpus and the drivers.
 
If your running an Enterprise version of Windows or are connected to a Domain you won't get the icon.

If your not, then make sure Windows Update is on and you are fully up to date. If that still doesn't work there's a script you can run to force it.
 
Anyone know if its going to be possible to download the iso and do a clean install or have we got to reinstall windows 8/8.1 then use the windows update service?
 
Glaucus said:
The first time, you have to do the update. After that you can clean install.
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This "first time" you speak of includes install the TP over Windows 8?

Example:

Windows 8.1 pro
Upgraded to Windows 10 TP
Formatted
Fresh install of Windows 10 Build 10130

Would this need to be reverted back to Windows 8.1? then upgrade, followed by fresh install?
 
Basically what ever you are running, you upgrade to w10 RTM
Then you can clean install.

Be it w7, w8.1, w10 TP from an upgrade, or W10 TP from a clean install.
 
wahoo window 10 drivers for lower end nvidia gfx cards :)
laptop just notified me (nvidia experience program thing) , and downloading.

not showing on the nvidia download page yet.

Hope this solves my issues
 
Glaucus said:
Basically what ever you are running, you upgrade to w10 RTM
Then you can clean install.

Be it w7, w8.1, w10 TP from an upgrade, or W10 TP from a clean install.
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Phew, that's how I was reading it...

Now i'll just need to upgrade my server to get the "free" Windows 10 RTM
 
Just to clarify, going to licensed RTM from a clean install of TP isn't fully confirmed. Microsoft said you couldn't, then they said you could, then they edited their information to make it look like you couldn't again, and now nobody really knows.

The only 100% confirmed routes to Upgrade are from a licensed install of 7 or 8.1, or from a 10 TP that has been applied to a licensed install of 7 or 8.1 through Windows update.
 
Skeeter said:
Just to clarify, going to licensed RTM from a clean install of TP isn't fully confirmed. Microsoft said you couldn't, then they said you could, then they edited their information to make it look like you couldn't again, and now nobody really knows.

The only 100% confirmed routes to Upgrade are from a licensed install of 7 or 8.1, or from a 10 TP that has been applied to a licensed install of 7 or 8.1 through Windows update.
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Well..... hmmmmm. I first installed Windows 10 TP from inside Windows 8.1 pro... Do you think that counts as an upgrade?
 
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