RTM/GA or Insider - What are you going to do?

Because I have two systems I decided to upgrade one to full win 10, and keep the second on the Insider Program. . .:)

I'll stay with insider so can check updates before letting them on main computer

sounds like a good plan

Well I ordered a usb copy of windows 10 home from amazon, scheduled delivery date Aug. 20 to Aug. 22. I'm going to clean install windows 10 on this mach. I could have upgraded from 8.1 but decided to just buy a copy.

viffer13 said:

Well I ordered a usb copy of windows 10 home from amazon, scheduled delivery date Aug. 20 to Aug. 22. I'm going to clean install windows 10 on this mach. I could have upgraded from 8.1 but decided to just buy a copy.

If you install the update then give it time to activate you can still do a clean install by getting a copy of the Media Creation Tool 64, then creating a DVD or Thumb Drive you can can do a clean reinstall. . .no cost. . .Good luck whichever way you go. . .:)

agree; I did this too..two of my partitions are win 10, one is RTM-GA, the other, Insider; both Pro 64..,.

Lee said:

If you install the update then give it time to activate you can still do a clean install by getting a copy of the Media Creation Tool 64, then creating a DVD or Thumb Drive you can can do a clean reinstall. . .no cost. . .Good luck whichever way you go. . .:)

Yea I know, but buying a copy has it's advantages.

viffer13 said:

Yea I know, but buying a copy has it's advantages.

. . .not sure what the advantages are . . .but okay. . .:)

can't imagine, unless one lacks an activated win 7 or some version of an activated win 8; hacked installs are quite challenging, when it comes to getting any sort of support from Microsoft. I've done it, but had to lie my *ss off while standing on my head...BUT afaik the paid legit win 10 and the 'free' upgrade win 10 are exactly the same in all respects, support included...

and I have no use for external physical media, unless what I intend can not otherwise be accomplished; I have encountered no example of that since I upgraded (for $10.00USD if I recall correctly) from win 7 years ago...