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Microsoft Announces Windows 10
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lastflowers
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...this isn't the final release. This is super early.
it's super slow on vm
Chance Hale
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Just down done installing it on my SP2, haven't messed around with much but using Xbox Music on the desktop like any other program
Edit: And literally as I hit post the app crashes and now won't stay open, lol.
Edit: And literally as I hit post the app crashes and now won't stay open, lol.
Kssio_Aug
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Why would it be out of question?
I believe we will be getting it for free (at least who bought W8 separatedly).
An early preview, there will be much more to come.
Nah, they just don't go willy waving like 200 new changes! Windows XP to Windows 8 has seen major improvements, maybe not entirely obvious sometimes but they haven't been sitting on their hands.
If anyone wants to give it a go, seen this link posted.
http://betanews.com/2013/06/27/install-windows-8-1-preview-on-oracle-virtualbox/
Chance Hale
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Lots of new icons which is neat to see
And the Xbox Music app is now working, it just didn't seem to like Adore.
And the Xbox Music app is now working, it just didn't seem to like Adore.
DataStream
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They have alot to show still as others have said. I'd also say that OSX should be doing less per release, its becoming a bit bloated in my experience.
lastflowers
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Just down done installing it on my SP2, haven't messed around with much but using Xbox Music on the desktop like any other program
Edit: And literally as I hit post the app crashes and now won't stay open, lol.
yeah, it's a little crash-happy. I imagine it will get a lot smoother as time goes on. I don't think the Xbox Music team is updating the app currently to take into account W10. It'll only get better in the coming months.
Still, it's now an awesome app for me now. Before it was serviceable at work, now it's awesome....I've got my cloud collection and all that with no work machine dirtying (spotify/itunes etc).
Install Windows 8 VMWare Tools and Windows 10 runs fine. Little laggy in terms of mouse without it. Im on a 3960X 4.8Ghz 16GB Ram 2133Mhz. 6Gb for VM and 12 threads.
Ive managed to Pin a Shortcut to the Live Tiles part in the Start Menu for my User Folder, and i cant remove it!!! LOL
Ive managed to Pin a Shortcut to the Live Tiles part in the Start Menu for my User Folder, and i cant remove it!!! LOL
We won't hear anything about pricing until next year.
Iced_Eagle
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Yeah, Windows will usually let you do upgrades all the way until RTM. With the way they seem to be handling updates in W10, I would have even more confidence in that ability.
However, I'm not sure if there's any official guarantee? Typically, I do upgrades throughout pre-release cycle. When RTM arrives, I'll do a clean install because I like to start fresh. Considering that this may be the last "big" release of Windows according to rumors, then I would highly recommend everyone get a fresh start. Maybe I'm a mutant, but I have almost everything backed up onto OneDrive (I have more storage space in OneDrive than I do my own PC o_o) so doing a clean install is super duper easy to me.
Nobody knows about pricing or SKU's yet. That won't be announced until much closer to release (middle of next year).
I thought I saw a screenshot that was 6.4, could be mistaken though.
Iced_Eagle
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That's what I'm doing when I get home!
However, just keep in mind that there is a non-zero chance that something can go terribly wrong, things will crash, bugs will be had, etc. If you have a low tolerance for things like that, then I would keep it on a secondary PC/VM until it's further along.
Kssio_Aug
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Ok! Thanks!
Now a super noob question! But I have the W8 key that I bought on release. The thing is, how is this key signed to my machine? If I unninstall it will I be able to install again later? Or maybe, if I unninstall it, will I be able to use this W8 key in another machine?
Iced_Eagle
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Ok! Thanks!
Now a super noob question! But I have the W8 key that I bought on release. The thing is, how is this key signed to my machine? If I unninstall it will I be able to install again later? Or maybe, if I unninstall it, will I be able to use this W8 key in another machine?
Yes to both as far as I know. If you run into an activation issue, it will give you a phone number to call and it's really quick and I've never had trouble with it. Honestly not sure what the official policy is in terms of re-using keys and what not, but as I've said, I've never really run into any issues and I've always had them be able to be activated.
Just make sure that before you nuke your install that you have the key saved somewhere. If you don't have a copy of it already, there are programs that can get the windows key off your PC if you look online.
We are techies, we have time for running this ISO, we have time for dealing with its shortcomings for a short while.
What still bugs me is that the OS relies on a lot of guess work in terms of the UI. For example recent folder, recently accessed folders in the "My PC" and "Home", the whole Explorer is a mess with duplicated entries for so many of the folders. Its like having your Cutlery in multiple cupboards in the kitchen. 2 solutions for achieving the same thing, no point.
Iced_Eagle
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This is great feedback to send to MS! Be sure to use the feedback app, assuming it's available right now (sorry, at work and don't have the preview installed myself to check).
Valve would have to opt-in to that. Win32 apps by default only get small/medium. I really hope Valve does that too. Having a Steam live tile which shows me the latest daily deals, new releases, etc would be awesome. There's actually a really great Win8 app, the name of which totally escapes me, but it allows you to pin your Steam games, with high-res boxart, onto the start screen (now menu!). Whenever one of your friends is playing any of the games you have pinned, it flips over to show you who's playing. I thought it was really neat to be honest, but it would be great if Valve had official support for that, instead of having to use a third-party app.
Kssio_Aug
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Thanks again! I assume that there is no problem if I bought my key digitally, right? (It is legit)
TharpDaddy
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This may be a bit of a dumb question but I have my OS on an SSD and then everything else (music, games, videos, etc.) all on a separate large HDD. If i install 10 onto the SSD will all the things on the HDD transition over to Windows 10, or will I need to re-install all my games and the like?
When you do a full upgrade, you cannot install it to a different location. If you want to install to a new location, you need to do a clean install.
Chance Hale
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Antimalware please, taking up 100% of my disc.
TharpDaddy
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I'm not installing to a separate location, it's still going on the SSD. I'm just wondering if the stuff on my other harddrive will also need to go. Can I unhook the HDD with all my games and music and the like and then hook it back up after installing the new OS and have Steam recognize them, for example?
Ah sorry, I misread your post
When you upgrade, everything should just continue to work as if nothing changed. All your programs, files, etc. will be seen in the same way as they are right now.
(If they're not, that's a bug, not intentional)
TharpDaddy
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Ah sorry, I misread your post
When you upgrade, everything should just continue to work as if nothing changed. All your programs, files, etc. will be seen in the same way as they are right now.
(If they're not, that's a bug, not intentional)
Cool, thanks! It's not a big hassle if things go wrong. Anything important is backed up on Google Drive. Downloading now!
Sir Abacus
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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.4.9841]
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LukasTaves
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For those with recover partitions the page say installing Win10 will get rid of that. Is there a known way to bring it back, assuming I back it up properly before installing W10?
I think it's a free upgrade for Win 8 users.
Thanks Bender!
dLMN8R, lastflowers, it's time you guys add the Colemak keyboard layout as a first-class citizen!
OS X and Linux both have it.
Windows isn't great at handling additional keyboard layouts. At the login screen Windows just won't remember that I'm using Colemak. I always have to switch layouts when I boot my machine.
OS X and Linux both have it.
Windows isn't great at handling additional keyboard layouts. At the login screen Windows just won't remember that I'm using Colemak. I always have to switch layouts when I boot my machine.
From a Linux user: yes, yes it is.
whatsinaname
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lol
Woffls
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Installed on my laptop, not played around with it yet, but I like the more obvious shadow behind the active window. The border is significantly thinner as well, which is great because the Win 8 window borders are like 10px or something stupid.
Ooh, just noticed that Win+dpad snaps relative to other windows as well as the screen itself.
[edit] version.StartsWith would be pretty funny. Could have just changed all the code references to Windows Nine and marketed it as Windows 9, but whatever.
Ooh, just noticed that Win+dpad snaps relative to other windows as well as the screen itself.
[edit] version.StartsWith would be pretty funny. Could have just changed all the code references to Windows Nine and marketed it as Windows 9, but whatever.
LyleLanley
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lol
Is that really how it works? They don't go by the kernel version or something?