That's the catch to getting this "Free" upgrade. You're essentially trading a Retail copy of Windows 7/8 that can be transferred from devices to device to an OEM copy of Windows 10 that is tied to...
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That's the catch to getting this "Free" upgrade. You're essentially trading a Retail copy of Windows 7/8 that can be transferred from devices to device to an OEM copy of Windows 10 that is tied to...
https://account.microsoft.com/devices
If you see both your computers on here, Microsoft knows it's you as soon as you log in with an Internet connection. It automatically distinguishes your PCs by...
If Microsoft ever adopts a subscription based plan for Windows, I'll be on Linux (again) faster than you can say distrowatch.
People had their chance with the Insider Program to get Windows 10 for free. Even if they're forced to be on Insider builds, it's still a better situation than still being on XP.
That makes sense. As soon as I press the leave Insider builds button, my copy will become invalidated, but if I stay I will have forced updates that will have expiration dates.
I still haven't...
Basically, I did a clean install of the Technical Preview months ago and eventually upgraded to 10240. I'm not seeing any expiration date of any kind in this build.
Did Insiders just get a free...
That's not true, once you upgrade for the first time, your device will be registered here:
https://account.microsoft.com/devices
After that, you can use an ISO to do a clean install as much as...
Your PC is a pretty common configuration that many people have with the exception that you SLI. I wonder if other people that SLI are also having challenges.
Could you try disabling SLI to see if...
Allowing people to enter their old product keys would have been too logical, so we'll need to reinstall and upgrade instead... or just stay as an Insider and not worry about it.
Wednesday will be like xmas! :)
I haven't decided yet. I'm thinking of sticking around for a couple of months to test the waters, and if I deem my computer to be stable enough, I'll stay.
Otherwise, I'll just reinstall Windows 7...