Microsoft may do the unthinkable to make you dump XP, Vista and Windows 7
Posted: 04 Aug 2014
...The company is reportedly considering offering some sort of Windows 9 upgrade deal to XP, Vista and Windows 7 users, with a completely free upgrade option also on the table. This isn’t the first time free Windows 9 upgrade rumors have hit the web, but previous reports suggested that Windows Threshold (Windows 9’s internal codename) might launch as a free download to Windows 8.1 Update, and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 owners.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Lenovo IdeaCenter K450 OS: Windows 10 Pro X64 21H1 19043.1503 CPU: Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz 4th Gen Memory: 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio; Monitor(s) Displays: Samsung C27F398 27" Curved Monitor Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Keyboard: Dell USB (KVMS) Mouse: Logitec USB (KVMS) PSU: CoolerMaster MasterWatt 550 Watt Semifanless Modular Hard Drives: 1.0TB Samsung QVO 860 SSD SATA-6GB;
2TB Seagate ST2000NM0011 72K SATA-6GB;
2TB Seagate ST2000DM006-2DM164 72K SATA-6GB Internet Speed: 484.75MB Down, 23.59MB Up Browser: Firefox, Edge - eM Client Pro for E-Mail Antivirus: Windows Defender; MBAM Premium Other Info: Purchased December 2013, many upgrades since then
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Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB SATA Internet Speed: 175.42 Down, 23.62 Up Browser: Seamonkey, Internet Explorer Antivirus: Microsoft Security Essentials Other Info: Apache Webserver since 2001
May be the version they give away will be cripple wear ? Cannot join a domain, no group policy editor. Much like XP Home and Home Premium. May even limit the maximum RAM to 8 or 16GB on 64 bit systems and limit the amount of programs that can be run on the desktop but not on the new user interface to force users into the metro mode. In other words not geek friendly as I like my OS fully operational and not crippled in any way.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Bluethunder III OS: Windows 10 Pro For Workstations CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950X Motherboard: ASUS AM4 TUF Gaming X570-Plus (Wi-Fi) Memory: 64GB 3200mhz Corsair Vengeance Graphics Card: EVGA 980Ti Classified 6Gb Sound Card: Creative ZxR Sound Card (Sound Blaster ZxR) Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Viewsonic VX2778 2 x Viewsonic VX3276 QHD Screen Resolution: 4 x 1440p Keyboard: Logitech K740 Mouse: Logitech G203 PSU: EVGA 1000 watt Case: Rocketfish Full Tower Cooling: Noctua NH-D15, Premium CPU Cooler with 2X NF-A15 PWM 140mm Fans (Brown) Hard Drives: 238GB TOSHIBA THNSNJ256GCST (SATA (SSD)) 29 °C
465GB Western Digital WDC WD5003AZEX-00K1GA0 (SATA ) 32 °C
1863GB Western Digital WDC WD20EZRX-00D8PB0 (SATA ) 26 °C
1863GB Seagate ST2000DM008-2FR102 (SATA (SSD)) 32 °C
931GB Western Digital WDC WDS Internet Speed: 1Gb up and 1Gb down Browser: Firefox Antivirus: MSE Malwarebyted Pro. Other Info: Using Mouse without borders (Google It)
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Indianatone III OS: Windows 10 Pro For Workstations CPU: Ryzen 7 3800X Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Memory: 64GB 3200mhz Corsair Vengeance Graphics Card: EVGA Geforce RTX 2060 12Gb Sound Card: Creative Soundblaster XFi Titainium Monitor(s) Displays: 2 x Viewsonic VX2778 2 x Viewsonic VX3276 QHD Screen Resolution: 1440P Keyboard: Logitech K740 Mouse: Logitech G100S LED Laser PSU: EVGA 1000 watt Gold Case: Rocketfish Full Tower Cooling: Hyper 212 with dual fans in push pull Hard Drives: Samsung Pro 850 256 Gb plus 5 others
Asus DVD RW Drive, Pioneer BDR-209D. Internet Speed: 1GB up and down Metronet Browser: Firefox Antivirus: MSE Malwarebytes Other Info: Using Mouse without borders (Google It)
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi 4B OS: Windows 10 IoT CPU: Broadcom BCM2711B0 quad-core A72 (ARMv8-A) 64-bit @ 1.5GHz Motherboard: Raspberry Pi Model 4B Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM Graphics Card: Broadcom VideoCore VI Sound Card: Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video Monitor(s) Displays: 7 Inch Pi Foundation Touch Screen Screen Resolution: Two 4K displays at up to 4Kp30 or a single display at up to 4Kp60 Keyboard: Mini Wireless with touchpad Mouse: FT5406 10 point capacitive touchscreen PSU: USB C 5.1V @ 3A Case: Pibow Coupe Ninja Cooling: Heat Sink and Fan Shim. Hard Drives: 16 GB SanDisk Ultra Class 1 Micro SD card. Internet Speed: Gigabit Ethernet + 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac Browser: Edge Antivirus: non Other Info: Dual Micro HDMI
2 USB 2 ports and 2 USB 3 ports
40 GPIO pins
Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Camera interface (CSI)
Display interface (DSI)
Micro SD card slot
...if they dumped all the gimmicks, stopped trying to force people down a certain path and simply produced a stable and usable piece of software that people liked at an affordable price. Um, what a novel idea.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Home built OS: Win 10 Pro 64bit (1909) CPU: Intel i7-5820k, Cooled with Corsair H115i Pro liquid cooling Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth X99 Memory: 64GB DDR4 3200 Crucial Graphics Card: Radeon R VII by Xfx Sound Card: Onboard audio, Corsair SP 2500 speakers and subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays: ASUS 2K monitor, 32" Screen Resolution: 2160 x 1440 at 60Hz using DisplayPort 1.2 Keyboard: Thermaltake Poseidon Z illuminated keyboard Mouse: Corsair M60 PSU: Corsair 850ax fully modular power supply with sleeved cables Case: Thermaltake P5 with 4x140mm fans on front radiator Cooling: Corsair H115i Pro liquid cooled CPU with 4 x 140" Corsair ML "push-pull" and 3 x 140mm fans Hard Drives: Samsung 970 EVO 500GB M.2 SSD (system drive)
WD 6 TB Red NAS hard drives x 2 in Storage Spaces (simple redundancy). Internet Speed: 85MBps DSL Browser: Chrome and FireFox Antivirus: Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro and CCleaner Pro Other Info: Running Windows 10 Pro, Version 1909
I hope they provide a fair incentive for those of us who have paid for all of our upgrades through the years and are running Win 8.1 Update 1...
That's what the discounted upgrade versions are for. At least that's my understanding. With these quick release cycles they may have to sweeten it even more though.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Pi Foundation Raspberry Pi 4B OS: Windows 10 IoT CPU: Broadcom BCM2711B0 quad-core A72 (ARMv8-A) 64-bit @ 1.5GHz Motherboard: Raspberry Pi Model 4B Memory: 4GB LPDDR4 SDRAM Graphics Card: Broadcom VideoCore VI Sound Card: Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video Monitor(s) Displays: 7 Inch Pi Foundation Touch Screen Screen Resolution: Two 4K displays at up to 4Kp30 or a single display at up to 4Kp60 Keyboard: Mini Wireless with touchpad Mouse: FT5406 10 point capacitive touchscreen PSU: USB C 5.1V @ 3A Case: Pibow Coupe Ninja Cooling: Heat Sink and Fan Shim. Hard Drives: 16 GB SanDisk Ultra Class 1 Micro SD card. Internet Speed: Gigabit Ethernet + 2.4GHz and 5GHz IEEE 802.11.b/g/n/ac Browser: Edge Antivirus: non Other Info: Dual Micro HDMI
2 USB 2 ports and 2 USB 3 ports
40 GPIO pins
Bluetooth 5.0, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Camera interface (CSI)
Display interface (DSI)
Micro SD card slot
If I was to make a new OS, I would separate kernel and GUI, something like Linux. kernel of course should be able to work on different devices, from desktop and up. Metro style App store and it's workings could be just an ad-on module. Another module could be for let's say servers and another strictly business without any of those eye candy and useless applets home users would like.
The only am always not happy is they don't do always have a basic edition of the OS; they're releasing. I don't think they will be giving it for free anyways.
The only am always not happy is they don't do always have a basic edition of the OS; they're releasing. I don't think they will be giving it for free anyways.
Help, could someone please explain this please. . .:)
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This 32 bit game ,version 1.3 , works 100% on 160 levels, with slight mod .in latest Windows 10 64 bit v. 19042.844 in 2021. and should run in Windows 7 etc.
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