Who Else Is Upgrading To Windows 10?
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SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
I've been using windows 10 since it came out in the first consumer preview. I can safely say I've had no driver incompatibility at all on either my laptop or work laptop or desktop using windows 8.1 drivers. Installation is a breeze and games run well on it.
I think the main kernel is very similar if not the same as the windows 8.1 version so there are few if any incompatibility issues.
I would say it's well worth it. There's no rush to upgrade though, if you apply for the free upgrade, you've got 1 year until you lose that key if you don't upgrade within that time. You can happily keep going until then on win 8 and see how you feel.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
If it's a dedicated sound card then they'll likely release an optimised driver for win 10 when it's released, but I'm betting it would work fine under the 8.1 drivers.
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
I would personally always opt for a fresh install, based purely on the issues upgrades often caused back in the xp days, I'm sure things have moved on from then.
I'm sure an upgrade process will be smooth.
Vinyl Richie
Bronze Level Poster
I thought you couldn't reserve until the 29th?
I know I reserved a copy a while back - so no, its been reservable for quite a while now (at least on Win8.1) - but I know the icon will not be there whilst you have any important updates wanting to be installed (I think)
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
The reserve icon is a windows update and only available for oem and retail keys. It's been out for a few months now.
keynes
Multiverse Poster
I'll be waiting for a link to an .iso so that I can clean install Windows 10 from day 1. I hate upgrades with a passion, IMO unless you clean install Windows 7/8.1 and then upgrade to Windows 10 immediately you're asking for trouble.
Is it essential to upgrade? would it cost to upgrade later on?
SpyderTracks
We love you Ukraine
No, they're releasing iso formats even for free keys.
thisisevilevil
Enthusiast
I believe Microsoft already said it should be possible to perform a clean install using the Windows 10 tray icon thingie. Dunno how it will work though, they have yet to release the details
To those who hasn't gotten the popup in the lower right corner: There can be a few reasons for that. One of them is simply that your PC/Laptop is not deemed as supported, hence you will not be able to enroll for the upgrade. If your PC is not UEFI capable, that could be one of the reasons, even though several users has reported installing the Win10 preview without any issues on non-UEFI machines. Be sure to run windows update as the tool that scans your PC for Windows 10 eligibility is included in a Windows update
If you are sure your PC should be supported, and you don't have the Windows 10 tray icon revert to this technet article: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...10-but-i/848b5cce-958b-49ae-a132-a999a883265b
To those who hasn't gotten the popup in the lower right corner: There can be a few reasons for that. One of them is simply that your PC/Laptop is not deemed as supported, hence you will not be able to enroll for the upgrade. If your PC is not UEFI capable, that could be one of the reasons, even though several users has reported installing the Win10 preview without any issues on non-UEFI machines. Be sure to run windows update as the tool that scans your PC for Windows 10 eligibility is included in a Windows update
If you are sure your PC should be supported, and you don't have the Windows 10 tray icon revert to this technet article: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...10-but-i/848b5cce-958b-49ae-a132-a999a883265b
ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
No and no, as long as you do upgrade within the 12 month free window. After that Windows 10 is chargeable.
I believe Microsoft already said it should be possible to perform a clean install using the Windows 10 tray icon thingie. Dunno how it will work though, they have yet to release the details
What Microsoft have said about the try icon is that AFTER you have upgraded you can make a reinstallation disk with which they say you can do a "clean install". However, although I've not tried this at all, looking at the process in Windows 8.1 it seems to create a disk that will reinstall exactly what you already have. So if the Windows 8.1 system + Windows 10 upgrade is corrupt in any way the "clean install" disk you make will also be corrupt. It's not the same as getting an .iso image of the Windows 10 installation disk.
There will be download locations for .iso files announced on 29th, Microsoft have already said so. IMO that's the safest way to go. Upgrading an existing Windows 7/8.1 system (i.e. by installing the Windows 10 upgrade on to an existing system) that's been in use for months and which has had software and hardware installed and uninstalled and which may or may not be clean and fully intact is not wise (again IMO). I much prefer clean installs of any OS, that way you know for certain that what you have installed is a completely clean vanilla system.
thisisevilevil
Enthusiast
Yeah, I also prefer the clean install. Never really had good impressions of the update features of Windows over the past few versions, usually ends up with a huge mess. Sure you can use disk cleanup to cleanup and old installation but there's still so much old stuff left that takes up too much disk space. But sure, if they provide us with links for .iso files, I think I will just stick with that. We'll see how it goes, there's a lot of rumors and questions floating around right now.
thisisevilevil
Enthusiast
Let the fun begin
