DeathGlobe
Member
So I see the final build is popping up on websites. Anyone think if I were to upgrade early by doing a format and using my windows 8.1 key it would work?
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Microsoft Announces Windows 10
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killer rin
Member
Nice, TH1 Professional 10240 shows up for me... now lets see if my Network Adapter will stay connected long enough to download it -.-
Edit: aaaand, it went out again FFS -.-
Last build broke it, so I'm hoping this fixes it
Edit: aaaand, it went out again FFS -.-
Syphon Filter
Member
For us with the preview builds, will we still be able to stay on it?
Insane Metal
Member
I can't wait to update. But I have a problem with my laptop with these previews. The "?" is AltGr + W, but it has since stopped working. I uninstalled the driver previously and it worked for some time, but W10 just updates it automatically and it fucks it up again. :|
power setting issue where windows puts the device to sleep but doesn't wake it back up?
Just got on 240.
Not a fix, but instead of a full restart you probably could disable/enable the adapter.
The Elite
BOSS
I tried using my Windows 8 key from my HDD install on my Windows 10 SSD install for shits and giggles. I got an error.
From what I gather I will need to upgrade my Windows 8 install to Windows 10 using the built in upgrade that I have already agreed to. Take the new key, or whatever method they are using for this sort of thing, and apply that to my SSD install. My HDD install will cease to be genuine and my SSD install will be genuine.
I have no idea if this will work.
Syphon Filter
Member
what do you mean?
In the old days they would have had a "Release Candidate" build or two, with a couple of months of padding, but this time around they're exactly two weeks away from launch.
But, this seems to be it. Any major bugs will get patched through Windows Update.
This is the weirdest Windows beta cycle I've ever seen, and I tested XP, Vista, 7 and 8.
then you are likely not on the latest build, the latest build is supposed to remove the preview text from the desktop.
Green Embers
Member
Well so far no noticeable bugs in 240. I did see that the mysterious May firmware had to be re-installed again for my Surface. Looks like 'launch' should be fairly solid.
So is there going to be an OT for Win 10? If so, might I suggest Windows 10 |OT| Seven Eight Nine?
So is there going to be an OT for Win 10? If so, might I suggest Windows 10 |OT| Seven Eight Nine?
killer rin
Member
Welp, I think I'm screwed. Cant get the adapter to stay connected, highest I managed to get was 10%. Unless I can get this via ISO (doubt it since they aleady said no via the blog) I'm gonna have to downgrade then wait until the 29th :/
Sucks because I'm working on upgrading my apps too.
The Elite
BOSS
No Watermark and was able to opt out of the Insider Program without going back to 8.1.
All is good
Once you opt out is there any option to go back?
DeathGlobe
Member
Was hoping to beat the masses lol I got genuine copies of windows 7 and 8 from my school.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Just updated and see no watermark. My body is ready
same, this looks like RTM version.
No Watermark and was able to opt out of the Insider Program without going back to 8.1.
All is good
Crap, I missed the opt-out part.
Oh well. I'm running it on a VM anyway. (MacBook Pro.)
So I updated to 10240 from 10162.
And now, all sounds comes out of my monitor instead of speakers or headphones, despite the CPU seeing them perfectly. Plugging, unplugging, rebooting...no dice so far. And yes, speakers are the default device.
Any ideas on this one?
EDIT : FIXED! If anybody upgrade and have that problem pops up for no reason, just uninstall and reinstall your audio drivers.
And now, all sounds comes out of my monitor instead of speakers or headphones, despite the CPU seeing them perfectly. Plugging, unplugging, rebooting...no dice so far. And yes, speakers are the default device.
Any ideas on this one?
EDIT : FIXED! If anybody upgrade and have that problem pops up for no reason, just uninstall and reinstall your audio drivers.
I'm on the final build now. I had to do a 2 step upgrade lol.
Just don't like how some of the menus, settings, and configurations are grouped in or not as easily accessible like Windows 7. I can feel the simplicity coming over since Microsoft is trying to create a unified experience over mobile and desktop.
Very minor like I said though.
Be warned everybody there could be driver issues that are easily resolved by simply rebooting (or reinstalling them like our friend above if that doesn't work). A reboot solved my driver issues.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yeah, a lot of people have it. Seems to be related to a faulty NVidia driver.
Yeah I just found that out, Good looking out! Think I'll just live with for now because it fixes a lot of other problems from what I'm told.
So here's a question that maybe someone knows the answer to: Will we have the option to selectively "hide" or "ignore" updates offered through Windows Update?
Previous versions obviously presented you with a list of updates and you could hide updates or simply choose not to install some updates at all until you were ready to download them. I have yet to see such an option or feature in Windows 10.
Would have been real damn useful for this whole Nvidia driver update today. Or what if there's another case where a non-driver update breaks something as happened a few months back in Windows 8?
Bonus Question: What the hell does defer upgrades actually do? I've still had updates install without my knowledge even with that setting enabled.
Previous versions obviously presented you with a list of updates and you could hide updates or simply choose not to install some updates at all until you were ready to download them. I have yet to see such an option or feature in Windows 10.
Would have been real damn useful for this whole Nvidia driver update today. Or what if there's another case where a non-driver update breaks something as happened a few months back in Windows 8?
Bonus Question: What the hell does defer upgrades actually do? I've still had updates install without my knowledge even with that setting enabled.
LukasTaves
Member
Thanks. Of course the "learn more" link works now. It didn't the last time I checked (which admittedly was prior to today's 10240 build) and took me only to a generic Microsoft page for Windows.
Any ideas about the other, main question above it?
Steelyuhas
Member
My SP2 sleeps on the new build!
Yes, but all previous build version were also marked as activated.
It was stated before that you can either upgrade your genuine version of Windows 7/8.1 to 10 or you stay as an Insider. If you're using Windows 10 as an Insider each build has an expiry date after which it stop being activated - that's to force you to constantly update to newer beta builds. Of course unless Microsoft changed their mind and actually gave Windows Insiders a genuine full version of Windows 10.
The last 3 builds I had were not activated.
brotkasten
Member
It's been doing that since I put 10 on it (Build 10041 or earlier). It's been a clean install since 10159.
No, that doesn't work.
For anyone wanting to block ads in Edge - there's a way:
http://winaero.com/blog/block-ads-in-microsoft-edge-browser-project-spartan/
If you don't trust the list/bat file, you can also download a list from https://easylist.adblockplus.org/en/ and manually edit the hosts file.
I just tried it on a virtual machine and it works fine. Not having adblock is a big issue, so this is great news.
http://winaero.com/blog/block-ads-in-microsoft-edge-browser-project-spartan/
If you don't trust the list/bat file, you can also download a list from https://easylist.adblockplus.org/en/ and manually edit the hosts file.
I just tried it on a virtual machine and it works fine. Not having adblock is a big issue, so this is great news.
brotkasten
Member
It's a shame that Edge doesn't launch with extensions.
Yes, definitely. No Lastpass, no Adblock etc. is a massive minus if you want to use it as your main browser. Hope it extension support is not too far off.
They could at least have built in a way to block ads automatically without extensions and workarounds, like in IE.
brotkasten
Member
They don't want to make (more) enemies with their browser. They backtracked on Do Not Track as well (in IE it was on by default, iirc).
LukasTaves
Member
I don't think there's any way to selectively block updates except for the enterprise edition. It seems to me they are relying on the deferring of updates to avoid issues (assuming they will be taking out and corrected it it occurs)
The Cowboy
Member
Anyone else having issues with the Groove Music app?, yesterday it was just fine and playing all my albums without issue - today however every single thing reports a "This item is in a format we don't support" error.
I can't seem to figure out a way to fix it.
I can't seem to figure out a way to fix it.
The Elite
BOSS
My builds, including the latest, are all activated.
Thanks. I need to play around with my setup and may need to opt out to test something.
José Mourinho
cocknose
HP Stream 7 on 10240 now and there's still a little UI quirk which has been bugging me in the preview builds. In tablet mode, when I go back to the start menu there is a 1-2px gap between the top of the taskbar and the start menu. I means I can see the a line of colour of whatever the last open app was despite the start screen background being my wallpaper.
A minor gripe, but I dislike that pressing and holding an item in the app list doesn't throw up the options (pin etc) after a few seconds. It shows the menu on release. Would prefer it the other way so you aren't holding it expecting something to happen.
A minor gripe, but I dislike that pressing and holding an item in the app list doesn't throw up the options (pin etc) after a few seconds. It shows the menu on release. Would prefer it the other way so you aren't holding it expecting something to happen.
Robobandit
Member
yeah.. if they had launched with extension support, I might have switched from chrome.
As it is, that is unlikely
10240 feels much improved to 10130 which was my previous build. Edge especially was a laggy POS before but now it's pretty great. Once extensions launch I will have no qualms about it being on par with Chrome and FF. No taskbar problems so far either. The alternate windows theory still stands.
They've been stable for daily use for the last 2 months.
Thanks for the reply, so based on the user experience and the feedback here, can we consider it a better upgrade than the W8.1 version I said before?
Calm Killer
In all media, only true fans who consume every book, film, game, or pog collection deserve to know what's going on.
i downloaded 10240 yesterday and so far it is the worst build I have had from the start of the testing. Edge crashes, haven't been able to load it once yet. Windows Store won't load. Xbox app won't connect. I try to add my microsoft account back into it because it for some reason lost it. I go to settings - accounts and click add a microsoft account and nothing happens.