Upcoming changes to Windows 10 Insider Preview builds Insider

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  1. Posts : 1,524
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       #130

    Winuser said:
    The way I'm reading it is if you are running a preview and are signed in to your MSA you will be upgraded on the 29th for free.
    But it *used* to say that in that scenario it would activate - now that wording has been specifically been taken out. If that blog hadn't mentioned activation in the first place, it wouldn't be so significant.
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  2. Posts : 22,740
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       #131

    DavidY said:
    But it *used* to say that in that scenario it would activate - now that wording has been specifically been taken out. If that blog hadn't mentioned activation in the first place, it wouldn't be so significant.
    I would bet that it's going to be activated. It would be silly to give out a free OS to insiders and not have it activated after it's installed.
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  3. Posts : 23,195
    Windows 10
       #132

    Here's a thought

    Just give Win 10 for free to anyone who wants it, gets rid of all confusion :)
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  4. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
       #133

    Lets leave keys and licenses out of the equation for the time being.
    This will be an upgrade version of Windows 10, not a licensed version.
    If you're an insider and you are running an activated version of Windows 10 Insider Preview, it's already detected the W7/8 marker in the firmware, and you're good to go.
    And, you'll not be forced to upgrade.
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  5. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 10 Pro (32-bit) 16299.15
       #134

    BunnyJ said:
    I would bet that it's going to be activated. It would be silly to give out a free OS to insiders and not have it activated after it's installed.
    Why? For Windows 8.1, they did give out a free Preview version of the OS and it did indeed expire. The only difference is that under the continuous updating process, you'll have a few months of using a later build (or builds) before it expires.

    I'm not saying that's what *will* happen, but it is certainly what the revised wording suggests to me.
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  6. Posts : 22,740
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #135

    DavidY said:
    Why? For Windows 8.1, they did give out a free Preview version of the OS and it did indeed expire. The only difference is that under the continuous updating process, you'll have a few months of using a later build (or builds) before it expires.

    I'm not saying that's what *will* happen, but it is certainly what the revised wording suggests to me.
    Apples and oranges.. Insiders will get a free upgrade to the final release. Read the OP.
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  7. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 10 Pro (32-bit) 16299.15
       #136

    Edwin said:
    Lets leave keys and licenses out of the equation for the time being.
    This will be an upgrade version of Windows 10, not a licensed version.
    If you're an insider and you are running an activated version of Windows 10 Insider Preview, it's already detected the W7/8 marker in the firmware, and you're good to go.
    And, you'll not be forced to upgrade.
    I'm running an activated version of preview with no marker in the firmware. The laptop started life with Windows XP, I since upgraded to Windows 8, then 8.1, but I clean-installed 10 Preview.

    I do have a valid Windows 8 (and therefore 8.1) licence key for it, so I'm legally OK to use Windows 10, but the software has no way of knowing that unless it asks me to type the key in at some point.
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  8. Posts : 1,524
    Windows 10 Pro (32-bit) 16299.15
       #137

    BunnyJ said:
    Apples and oranges.. Insiders will get a free upgrade to the final release. Read the OP.
    But Microsoft have moved the goalposts since the OP was written... read the Microsoft website.
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  9. Posts : 27,162
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #138

    Conspiracy Theorists: The US was on the moon-- Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy--- Area 51 is a test area(No Aliens, right Shawn)
    And Windows 10 will be activated for Insiders on July 29th. Attachment 22115
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  10. Posts : 22,740
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #139

    DavidY said:
    But Microsoft have moved the goalposts since the OP was written... read the Microsoft website.
    I did,... and it's the same overall.. would MS give away an upgrade without having it activated?? I think not.
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