Microsoft offers free Windows 10 upgrade, holographic glasses coming

[Redondo]

 

 

Microsoft offers free Windows 10 upgrade, holographic glasses coming

[2002_halos_II]

I thought they offered a free upgrade from Win7 to 8 (limited time). So apparently, system requirements are the same as Win8 too. 10 release date is FALL. I'll probably do this 'cuz support for Win7 is ending.

[Count Orlok]

Support for 7 is lasting until 2019 I think. They're not doing any more service packs or major updates but all the usual bug and security fixes will continue as usual.

[Redondo]

Support for 7 is lasting until 2019 I think. They're not doing any more service packs or major updates but all the usual bug and security fixes will continue as usual.

 

So if I have 7 now should I take advantage of the free upgrade and do it now?

[2002_halos_II]

You only get security-related hotfixes. They never did release an SP2.

I believe home users can no longer get help via customer support.

You can't upgrade until 10 is officially released in the fall....

[Redondo]

 

Windows 10 isn’t just a step back to the desktop, it’s a step up

 

[2002_halos_II]

Oh

 

 

So, Windows 8+ no longer includes document editing utilities like X/P and Win 7 did? I'm talking about Microsoft Works et al.

And now MS is leasing via subscription MS Office to home users? Yearly sub fee around 10 bucks per month?

[Redondo]

• AMD blurts out that Microsoft will launch Windows 10 in 'late July'

[Thomas]

Considering the software infrastructure Microsoft and other OS providers envision they should be paying customers to switch to their brand.

[Redondo]

• Windows 10 will come in many flavors and be free for most

Edited May 17, 2015 by Redondo

[Redondo]

Choose Windows 10?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I have one computer that runs Win 7 and another that runs Vista. The Vista PC will be replaced soon, will probably get one with Win 7 since they are cheaper and the Win 10 upgrade will be free regardless.

[Mark68]

If you have AMD GPUs, make sure you install the new driver before you upgrade to Windows 10. Otherwise, you're liable to throw your computer out the nearest window.

 

That is all, carry on.

[mrwicked]

Be prepared to hand over most if your personal information in doing so.

 

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/

[nate]

Meh same shit happens with just about everything

[gotbeer]

Weird.  I downloaded it, and had no problems.  Actually going to download it on all my computers now.  

[HaloFan85]

Be prepared to hand over most if your personal information in doing so.

 

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/

Hence the reason they made the upgrade free for most current Windows users.

 

Eff this shit.

 

http://www.rt.com/usa/311304-new-windows-privacy-issues/

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Sounds like the experiences have been a mixed bag. Still pondering making the switch.

[Guest]

If you have AMD GPUs, make sure you install the new driver before you upgrade to Windows 10. Otherwise, you're liable to throw your computer out the nearest window.

Agreed.

As for Windows 10, I upgraded and have not had any issues. Much of my work at the moment is technical writing involving huge spreadsheets and many other files being open at once. Adding the multiple desktop feature natively to the OS is a nice change. The handling of multiple monitors with significantly different resolutions has improved compared to Windows 8, though it's still nowhere near as good as the Mac OS in this regard. So I can now have these services running at full resolution without taking up all of my screen.

Finally, they finally have made Metro style apps usable in windowed mode (i.e. made them usable at all). This is significant because the jackasses at Netflix and MLB.TV cripple the highest quality video streams in browsers, only the moronic Metro apps get the full quality streams.

Edited August 3, 2015 by ScottLux

[Make Angels Great Again]

Having a fantastic experience with it so far.

[Inside Pitch]

Having a fantastic experience with it so far.

 

Same -- its run absolutely flawlessly.   I wasn't sure I would like it or rather, I didn't trust it to work right so I upgraded my older rig first.  The entire process took about 25 minutes, the one issue I did have was none of the sound worked.  I uninstalled all the drivers, restarted and boom, it loaded the newest, best drivers upon start up..  

 

IMO it's the most intuitive version of Windows ever IMO.   I still haven't played enough with the new browser to have an opinion, but everything else about it has been exceptional.

[Inside Pitch]

Sounds like the experiences have been a mixed bag. Still pondering making the switch.

 

Just make sure you have activated your current version of Windows and that you write down the Windows Product code somewhere....  (the number that came with the Windows CD or the booklet with the Windows BS).   If you dont have that go to Download.com and get Keyfinder, just copy and paste the numbers and save them somewhere in case you get an error message saying your product ID is blocked.  Some people are having issues with generic keys upon upgrading -- but if you manually imput your old key, you'll be able to activate pretty easily.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Just make sure you have activated your current version of Windows and that you write down the Windows Product code somewhere....  (the number that came with the Windows CD or the booklet with the Windows BS).   If you dont have that go to Download.com and get Keyfinder, just copy and paste the numbers and save them somewhere in case you get an error message saying your product ID is blocked.  Some people are having issues with generic keys upon upgrading -- but if you manually imput your old key, you'll be able to activate pretty easily.

 

Thanks, will do that if I decide to make the jump.

[mancini79]

I made the jump and so far so good. Had to reinstall the driver to my touchpad. Looks like that is a common problem but an easy fix. Haven't tried customizing it yet though.

[Tank]

Be prepared to hand over most if your personal information in doing so.

 

http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/29/wind-nos/

 

the standard answer is "so we can know which kind of advertiser will most interest you", but i really wonder what the true reasons are behind why they want to collect so much info about each of us.