Has anyone updated to Windows 10?

toase · 06-02-2015, 01:39 AM

...Now that it is available?
How was it?

Shallowed · 06-02-2015, 01:54 AM

It's not available now, is it? I got a peculiar notification in my system tray to reserve my free upgrade, which is supposed to download once it's available.

Apparently it will be released on July 29

Mo · 06-02-2015, 02:29 AM

I wouldn't install any version of Windows before they release its first service pack

Order 66 · 06-02-2015, 02:55 AM

i was promised a free upgrade.. not sure how exactly i go about upgrading. like is there a prompt or something or what. anyway yeah i don't think it's available yet

bring on dat directX 12 baby

Cool As Ice Cream · 06-02-2015, 03:39 AM

i can't upgrade to 10 i am still on 8 where can i first upgrade to 9 i don't want to miss any steps

Shallowed · 06-02-2015, 03:52 AM

Someone tried explaining to me why there won't be a windows 9 but it just sounds like the Y2K bug, only way more inconsequential

Cool As Ice Cream · 06-02-2015, 04:07 AM

omg how rude what am i supposed to do now

Mo · 06-02-2015, 04:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

Someone tried explaining to me why there won't be a windows 9 but it just sounds like the Y2K bug, only way more inconsequential

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-conten...-reddit-95.jpg

Disco King · 06-02-2015, 04:42 AM

Well we already know 10 will be more advanced than 9 so why not just go straight to that?

In fact, I'm wondering why they're not just making 11 instead.

Cool As Ice Cream · 06-02-2015, 04:53 AM

lol true true

Lucky Day Spa · 06-02-2015, 05:17 AM

os x 10.11 next week most likely

Lucky Day Spa · 06-02-2015, 05:18 AM

looking forward to fresh bugs

teh b0lly!!1 · 06-02-2015, 06:26 AM

i'm basically an old man who doesn't care anymore for all those endless updates that basically only serve the companies that need to stay relevant and profitable

teh b0lly!!1 · 06-02-2015, 06:27 AM

can anybody link to a windows 3.11 torrent

The exploding boy · 06-02-2015, 06:52 AM

dont have a problem with my current windows. not switching until there's games using directx 12

Starla · 06-02-2015, 06:58 AM

My desktop is win 7. I'm afraid the upgrade will kill it.

Rairun · 06-02-2015, 10:44 AM

It probably won't. Windows 7 runs better than Vista, and I've heard Windows 8 has some pretty good performance gains under the hood (interface sucks, though).

But yeah, I'd wait for reviews and a service pack before updating. No reason to move to 10 right away.

Elvis The Fat Years · 06-02-2015, 11:32 AM

I'm still on Vista. No update for me.

So how can you now reserve your free copy of Windows 10?

First, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1, and you must have installed a March the Windows update dubbed KB3035583, according to blog site VentureBeat. That update will already be on your PC as long as you have Automated Updates enabled.

Peek at your Windows system tray in the lower right corner, and you should see a new icon displaying the Windows logo. Hover over it, and the popup messages says: "Get Windows 10."

Click that icon, and up pops a window that explains how the free upgrade works. Once it's available, Windows 10 will automatically download onto your PC. You'll receive a notification after the download is complete so that you can choose an appropriate time to install it.

You can scroll through the various screens of the Get Windows 10 window to read more about the new OS.

When you're done, simply click the button to reserve your free upgrade.
The reservation screen asks for your email address so you can receive the notification. Enter your email address and click the Send confirmation button. You can now close the Get Windows 10 window.

Should you change your mind and wish to cancel the reservation, just click the Get Windows 10 icon again.

Click the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner to display the menu and click the link for View confirmation.

Then click the link to Cancel reservation and click the button for Cancel reservation to confirm your choice.

Cool As Ice Cream · 06-02-2015, 11:41 AM

how long will this free upgrade be available?
until when can you reserve it? and until when can the reserved free upgrade be installed?

killtrocity · 06-02-2015, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mo

I wouldn't install any version of Windows before they release its first service pack

There's this annoying little perpetual icon in my taskbar now:

Get Windows 10!
Reserve your free upgrade [to Windows 10]!
Go to Windows Update!
Get to know Windows 10!

Fuck off for like 6-12 months, yeah?

killtrocity · 06-02-2015, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

Someone tried explaining to me why there won't be a windows 9 but it just sounds like the Y2K bug, only way more inconsequential

Yeah that's called marketing

Shallowed · 06-02-2015, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mo

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-conten...-reddit-95.jpg

idgi

myosis · 06-02-2015, 03:50 PM

it's also why Windows 7 is actually Windows version 6.1. just so programs that ran on Vista would run on 7 too.

Vista release was awful because lots of XP programs were incompatible for no good reason. they just refused to operate on a version they didn't recognize (i.e. they checked that major number was 4 or 5).

toase · 06-02-2015, 06:39 PM

I have that icon too

I want windows 10 just because of the start menu (I'm new to the 8.1)
Everything else looks the same, except, maybe, there is no IE now

They say this preview version is only for keyboard+mouse users, the touch functionalities are the ones that are still missing

toase · 06-02-2015, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shallowed

idgi

I think windows 9 would be considered windows 95 or 98, is that it?

myosis · 06-02-2015, 07:08 PM

go to ninite.com and you can download 'Classic Start' application for windows 8

Disco King · 06-03-2015, 02:02 AM

I just hope there is an option to go back to 7 if 10 turns out to suck. I doubt there will be, so I guess that means I have to back up my system just in case or something computery like that, right?

I only used 8 when I had a loaner computer while mine was being repaired. Fuck, having two interfaces was annoying, especially because they didn't even fucking talk to each other. Like, you have IE open in desktop mode, accidentally switch to Metro mode, and have another IE application there that doesn't have the tabs and history and shit of the other. Like, whose idea was that? I hope his or her family is poor now.

I've noticed... and this is just me talking... that Microsoft seems to release a crappy version of Windows, and then a better version soon after, that they must had been working on before the shit version was released. Like, they release Vista, which is incompatible with everything, and them pretty quickly release 7, which fixes a lot of those problems. They release 8, which has features many complain about, then release 10, which addresses those issues. Feels like they just rush out crappy products to tide them over until the actual good product they are working on is completed. That's just my conspiracy theory. I'm omegaly concerned about this.

Cool As Ice Cream · 06-03-2015, 02:51 AM

i decided to buy a new pc after xp was no longer supported.
it was impossible to buy a new pc with windows 7, so i ended up with 8.
i didn't want that, but it's not too bad.

Shallowed · 06-03-2015, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by myosis

go to ninite.com and you can download 'Classic Start' application for windows 8

I prefer Startisback. It costs a couple of dollars, but it's far simpler and more refined than Classic Shell. Everyone loves Classic Shell, but I find it's way too bloated with features when all I want it to do is look like Windows 7's start menu.

You can also boot to the desktop and get rid of all the crap that pops up when you point your mouse to various corners of the screen. It also intergrates itself right into the OS so there's no extra services or processes running for it to work.

I've practically forgotten that I even have the metro start screen

reprise85 · 06-03-2015, 08:10 AM

I don't have any start menu apps. I boot to desktop, and the only time I go to the metro screen is to open apps, where there is just a list of apps ordered by how often I use them, which is actually pretty useful. I set it up like this as soon as I got the computer. There's an icon where the start menu button would be, or I press the windows key to get to the metro screen. It's good like this.

06-02-2015, 01:39 AM	#1
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06-02-2015, 01:54 AM	#2
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	It's not available now, is it? I got a peculiar notification in my system tray to reserve my free upgrade, which is supposed to download once it's available. Apparently it will be released on July 29

06-02-2015, 02:29 AM	#3
Mo Immortal Posts: 20,964	I wouldn't install any version of Windows before they release its first service pack

06-02-2015, 02:55 AM	#4
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,831	i was promised a free upgrade.. not sure how exactly i go about upgrading. like is there a prompt or something or what. anyway yeah i don't think it's available yet bring on dat directX 12 baby

06-02-2015, 03:39 AM	#5
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	i can't upgrade to 10 i am still on 8 where can i first upgrade to 9 i don't want to miss any steps

06-02-2015, 03:52 AM	#6
Shallowed Braindead Posts: 18,608	Someone tried explaining to me why there won't be a windows 9 but it just sounds like the Y2K bug, only way more inconsequential

06-02-2015, 04:07 AM	#7
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	omg how rude what am i supposed to do now

06-02-2015, 04:42 AM	#9
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,875	Well we already know 10 will be more advanced than 9 so why not just go straight to that? In fact, I'm wondering why they're not just making 11 instead.

06-02-2015, 04:53 AM	#10
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	lol true true

06-02-2015, 05:17 AM	#11
Lucky Day Spa mirrar quit netphoria Location: Ice cream pig out in M1-aud Posts: 2,271	os x 10.11 next week most likely

06-02-2015, 05:18 AM	#12
Lucky Day Spa mirrar quit netphoria Location: Ice cream pig out in M1-aud Posts: 2,271	looking forward to fresh bugs

06-02-2015, 06:26 AM	#13
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	i'm basically an old man who doesn't care anymore for all those endless updates that basically only serve the companies that need to stay relevant and profitable

06-02-2015, 06:27 AM	#14
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	can anybody link to a windows 3.11 torrent

06-02-2015, 06:52 AM	#15
The exploding boy Minion of Satan Location: "I'm a quivering collection of the worst and least helpful emotions: fear, anxiety, terror, paranoia, indigestion, dishpan hands..." Posts: 7,765	dont have a problem with my current windows. not switching until there's games using directx 12

06-02-2015, 06:58 AM	#16
Starla ***** Posts: 15,731	My desktop is win 7. I'm afraid the upgrade will kill it.

06-02-2015, 10:44 AM	#17
Rairun Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 1,131	It probably won't. Windows 7 runs better than Vista, and I've heard Windows 8 has some pretty good performance gains under the hood (interface sucks, though). But yeah, I'd wait for reviews and a service pack before updating. No reason to move to 10 right away.

06-02-2015, 11:32 AM	#18
Elvis The Fat Years 007 373 5963 Posts: 31,420	I'm still on Vista. No update for me. So how can you now reserve your free copy of Windows 10? First, you must be running Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 8.1, and you must have installed a March the Windows update dubbed KB3035583, according to blog site VentureBeat. That update will already be on your PC as long as you have Automated Updates enabled. Peek at your Windows system tray in the lower right corner, and you should see a new icon displaying the Windows logo. Hover over it, and the popup messages says: "Get Windows 10." Click that icon, and up pops a window that explains how the free upgrade works. Once it's available, Windows 10 will automatically download onto your PC. You'll receive a notification after the download is complete so that you can choose an appropriate time to install it. You can scroll through the various screens of the Get Windows 10 window to read more about the new OS. When you're done, simply click the button to reserve your free upgrade. The reservation screen asks for your email address so you can receive the notification. Enter your email address and click the Send confirmation button. You can now close the Get Windows 10 window. Should you change your mind and wish to cancel the reservation, just click the Get Windows 10 icon again. Click the three horizontal lines in the upper left corner to display the menu and click the link for View confirmation. Then click the link to Cancel reservation and click the button for Cancel reservation to confirm your choice.

06-02-2015, 11:41 AM	#19
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	how long will this free upgrade be available? until when can you reserve it? and until when can the reserved free upgrade be installed?

06-02-2015, 03:50 PM	#23
myosis Minion of Satan Location: the institute Posts: 6,421	it's also why Windows 7 is actually Windows version 6.1. just so programs that ran on Vista would run on 7 too. Vista release was awful because lots of XP programs were incompatible for no good reason. they just refused to operate on a version they didn't recognize (i.e. they checked that major number was 4 or 5).

06-02-2015, 06:39 PM	#24
toase Apocalyptic Poster Location: AA meetings Posts: 4,026	I have that icon too I want windows 10 just because of the start menu (I'm new to the 8.1) Everything else looks the same, except, maybe, there is no IE now They say this preview version is only for keyboard+mouse users, the touch functionalities are the ones that are still missing

06-02-2015, 07:08 PM	#26
myosis Minion of Satan Location: the institute Posts: 6,421	go to ninite.com and you can download 'Classic Start' application for windows 8

06-03-2015, 02:02 AM	#27
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,875	I just hope there is an option to go back to 7 if 10 turns out to suck. I doubt there will be, so I guess that means I have to back up my system just in case or something computery like that, right? I only used 8 when I had a loaner computer while mine was being repaired. Fuck, having two interfaces was annoying, especially because they didn't even fucking talk to each other. Like, you have IE open in desktop mode, accidentally switch to Metro mode, and have another IE application there that doesn't have the tabs and history and shit of the other. Like, whose idea was that? I hope his or her family is poor now. I've noticed... and this is just me talking... that Microsoft seems to release a crappy version of Windows, and then a better version soon after, that they must had been working on before the shit version was released. Like, they release Vista, which is incompatible with everything, and them pretty quickly release 7, which fixes a lot of those problems. They release 8, which has features many complain about, then release 10, which addresses those issues. Feels like they just rush out crappy products to tide them over until the actual good product they are working on is completed. That's just my conspiracy theory. I'm omegaly concerned about this.

06-03-2015, 02:51 AM	#28
Cool As Ice Cream Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: František! How's the foot of your turtle? Posts: 32,743	i decided to buy a new pc after xp was no longer supported. it was impossible to buy a new pc with windows 7, so i ended up with 8. i didn't want that, but it's not too bad.

06-03-2015, 08:10 AM	#30
reprise85 BOTTLEG ILLEGAL Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face Posts: 32,800	I don't have any start menu apps. I boot to desktop, and the only time I go to the metro screen is to open apps, where there is just a list of apps ordered by how often I use them, which is actually pretty useful. I set it up like this as soon as I got the computer. There's an icon where the start menu button would be, or I press the windows key to get to the metro screen. It's good like this.