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What's new in the Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10158?
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  • More apps now use the accent color as their tile color
  • The full screen start menu now shows the power and all apps button at the bottom
  • The hamburger button no longer shows a notification icon when new apps are installed, this is now shown at the all apps button
  • New animations for tiles, including the added-then-removed-now-added-again 3D-animation
  • New boot animations for apps
  • Most WinRT tiles can now take the large tile size (including Edge, Calculator, etc)
  • The smilies for additional icons above power have been replaced with actual indicating icons (and some have been updated)
  • Full screen start is now aligned higher, allowing more tiles in the height without a scrollbar appearing
  • Search will now show a "Try Cortana" button on the bottom if Cortana isn't activated
  • You can now swipe up on the left side of start to show all apps

Interface
  • The window chrome of Win32 apps is now the same as for WinRT apps
  • The clock, language and other notification-fly-outs have been updated with a transparent background
  • The back-button no longer takes the accent color in some apps
  • Apps no longer have to take a white icon on the taskbar anymore
  • More apps have a tile-less icon on the taskbar
  • Multiple icons have been revamped
  • All Win32 controls have been given a redesign
  • The taskbar animations for loading, needs attention, etc. have been updated
  • The installation experience has been updated, it also introduces more apps
  • There are new default wallpapers
  • Propertie windows have received a visual update
  • In tablet mode, icons no longer disappear behind the Task View, Search and Back button when app icons are shown

Features
  • Action center
    • New quick settings for Notes and Quiet hours
  • Cortana
    • Cortana now has a refined UI
    • Additional features have been added, like flight tracking, etc.
    • Cortana now supports Office 365 integration
  • You can now set a timer in the snapping tool

Edge
  • Project Spartan has been updated from version 15 to 19 and is now called Microsoft Edge
  • Edge has new icons
  • The feedback icon has been removed from the main bar
  • There is a new share icon on the url bar
  • You can now enable a dark theme for Edge
  • You can now drag and drop tabs between multiple windows
  • Improved ECMAScript 6 support (without flags)
  • You can now manage your passwords
  • You can now change the search provider
  • When closing Edge with 2 or more tabs open, it will now warn you
  • Pinned hubs now look better
  • You can now show a home button
  • Pinning sites to start is broken in that it no longer has the site's theme, but a normal Edge logo

Apps
  • Multiple apps have been updated
  • Store
    • The "Store" apps has been removed, leaving only "Store (beta)"
    • The Store has received a new design with an interface more similar to other apps (back button in titlebar, etc.)
  • New "Get Office" app
  • New "Phone companion" app
  • Photos
    • The photos app now supports GIFs
    • You can now choose to open a picture with another app
  • Insider Hub
    • The Insider Hub has to be activated in "Add features"
    • There Insider Hub has a new icon
  • Settings
    • There are new animations when switching applets
    • Automatic color picker now works
    • You can now enable features that aren't enabled by default trough Windows Update
    • You can now exit the Windows Insider program
 
r3d zombie said:
servers must be getting hammered, mine just finished
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Finally download completed and prepare to start installing after 1 hour and 30 mins.

Edit: Wow I thought it restarted and began installation but on restart screen it configuring update for Windows 10. Never seen it before in previous builds.
 
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gareth170 said:
that doesn't mean it won't happen, they didn't say it won't ever happen... what i can see may happen windows 10 to turn in to just "windows"
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There's no money in consumer OS sales any more. Retail sales are a tiny fraction, and OEM licenses are already free for OEMs to put 'with Bing' versions on devices under 15", and only $15 each above that.

It will, as you say, just become 'Windows' and be continually upgraded and updated for free from now on just like Android, iOS, OSX, etc.

Microsoft revenue streams are from business licensing and through subscription and cloud services now.
 
Skeeter said:
There's no money in consumer OS sales any more. Retail sales are a tiny fraction, and OEM licenses are already free for OEMs to put 'with Bing' versions on devices under 15", and only $15 each above that.

It will, as you say, just become 'Windows' and be continually upgraded and updated for free from now on just like Android, iOS, OSX, etc.

Microsoft revenue streams are from business licensing and through subscription and cloud services now.
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if thats the case why haven't they made it totally free meaning not just for a year. and why make people buy it just so they can keep upgrading hardware
 
gareth170 said:
if thats the case why haven't they made it totally free meaning not just for a year. and why make people buy it just so they can keep upgrading hardware
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It is 'totally free' for almost everyone.

Every existing 7 or 8.1 device sold with the OS pre-installed, every single new device sold with Windows pre-installed, and every self built machine using an OEM license gets it for free.

The only people who don't get it totally free are retail customers. Instead they get 10 on one device totally free, which is in line with all other users.
 
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Hmmm build 10158 is much better than recently builds, finally downloads from store are much faster as fast as Windows 8.1 store.

I noticed one thing missing from 10158, no insider hub app if you wondered about it too, I found out it can be installed from optional features.

Insider Hub is no longer pre-installed starting with this build. You can reinstall the Insider Hub app through the following steps:
•Go to Settings, System, Apps & features.
•Click Manage optional features then Add a feature.
•Select the Insider Hub entry (the list is in alphabetical order) and click Install.
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http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwi...ndows-10-insider-preview-build-10158-for-pcs/
 
Skeeter said:
It is 'totally free' for almost everyone.

Every existing 7 or 8.1 device sold with the OS pre-installed, every single new device sold with Windows pre-installed, and every self built machine using an OEM license gets it for free.

The only people who don't get it totally free are retail customers. Instead they get 10 on one device totally free, which is in line with all other users.
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what i mean, the offer is only for one year. so if it is totally free then don't make it an limited time offer

also example, linx u just go to the site and download then install on any computer at any time, upgrade whatever hardware you want etc.. i class that as totally free
 
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Gonna install the latest build on my desktop tonight.

Just a bit concerned about drivers.

I'm running 8.1 x64

Checked MSI web site for my mother board drivers and win 10 not listed.

Also I have onboard u tell graphics 4600 I can see no win 10 drivers on intels site.

Any help/advice
 
BEN_UK said:
Gonna install the latest build on my desktop tonight.

Just a bit concerned about drivers.

I'm running 8.1 x64

Checked MSI web site for my mother board drivers and win 10 not listed.

Also I have onboard u tell graphics 4600 I can see no win 10 drivers on intels site.

Any help/advice
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I'm not having any driver issues and I use both my Nvidia and Intel graphics on the PC I have Windows 10 on. You should be OK.

Andi.
 
^^^^ Agree but kinda like 8.1, with the Classic Shell installed.

Windows 10 first impressions though are positive, more than I could say about 8.

Well it updated my 10147 build to the 10158 build without issue.

It is always nice to be able to have an OS install with all your needed drivers to get up and running, sometimes without the need to search for anything "better".

I'll have a play with the OS later to see what refinements there are over the last build but, as I have played with the OS very little and even less with the browser, how do I import a bookmarks.html file into Edge, and thus restore my bookmarks from an exported FF file...?
 
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gareth170 said:
what i mean, the offer is only for one year. so if it is totally free then don't make it an limited time offer

also example, linx u just go to the site and download then install on any computer at any time, upgrade whatever hardware you want etc.. i class that as totally free
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Did you just try and make a comparison between Windows and Linux in terms of licensing?
 
tipes said:
I have exactly the same problem - have a thread going about this in the win 10 forums, but no solution :mad: Anybody have a link to the iso please.

Mark
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I end up downloaded ISO build 10158 x64 at the end. But there is no MD5 or SHA-1 available. Bit security risky! I would rather wait for Microsoft UK 10158 ISO here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/preview-iso

I wish Microsoft hurry up put on the site!
 
BEN_UK said:
Gonna install the latest build on my desktop tonight.

Just a bit concerned about drivers.

I'm running 8.1 x64

Checked MSI web site for my mother board drivers and win 10 not listed.

Also I have onboard u tell graphics 4600 I can see no win 10 drivers on intels site.

Any help/advice
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A lot of companies won't release drivers for a new operating system until it has been 'officially' released unfortunately, even though they have almost certainly already got them tested and ready to go.
 
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