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Would we be able to get an ISO file for it? I'd like to do a clean install for a change.
Here ya go . . . the link will be in this post.
10162 ISOs Released - Windows 10 Forums
OK, I went to check my facts, and I find that Gabe Aul has confirmed that the Control Panel will be depracated.
Windows 10’s Control Panel Will Go Away, Could Survive in RTM - Softpedia
I didn't think it was practical or possible to distribute W10 on 29th alone, here's another take on it:
Reserved your copy of Windows 10? You may not get it on July 29
General Availability (for the masses) will be on July 29, 2015. That means that in addition to installation media, computers wearing Windows 10 should also be available! If RTM (Release to Manufacturing or Manufacturers) doesn't happen until July 29, the manufacturers stand to lose out . . . some will just buy a copy of Windows 10 or upgrade their old computers.
Consider: OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) must have some lead time in order to install Windows 10 on their devices in advance of GA (General availability). So, if Windows 10 doesn't RTM in time for them to have new Windows 10 computers for sale, there could be some pretty nasty feedback directed at the OEMs. Why? Because the general public has no idea what goes into building computers and installing the software on them.
RTM on July 29, 2015 just will not cut it, no matter how you slice it or dice it. Microsoft has never RTM'd Windows on the day of General Availability and I'm pretty sure they won't be doing it now.
It will be ready, but they just planned to roll it out in stages. Imagine 70% of computers on whole earth trying to download one ISO the same day - impossible. I think it is rather from a wisdom to make it in phases. This is why the release seemed so fast (even too fast). In normal case the RTM was not released as digital upgrade, it just waited those weeks to be burned to CD's and sent to OEMS etc. This time they'll just push it up to servers at the time a normal RTM would be ready. Simple, logical and good.
I think RTM actually stands for Release To Manufacturing. Usually they would get it before the official release to consumers. So they could develop drivers and check compatibility and pre install it on new computers ready for the official release date. What consumers got would be the same release with maybe just some bug fixes for bugs the OEM's found in the RTM build. That's all kind of blurred together though with Windows 10. It's a continuous work in progress. RTM may have already happened depending on how you look at it. I'm sure some are already testing with the insider preview builds.
Last edited by alphanumeric; 03 Jul 2015 at 08:54.
Dear Wynona, I'm afraid you are not right. I would like to provide you my source: Windows 10: Preparing to Upgrade One Billion Devices | Blogging Windows . They simply put will roll out it in stages with digital distribution first, before sending it to OEM's..
EDIT: And retailers will get their copies even later.