With the launch of Windows 10 less than a week away, here’s what you can expect to find when the operating system launches on July 29. It’s not quite as simple as “Windows 10 will be available that day.”
Windows Insiders (read: Windows 10 preview testers) will get first dibs when Windows 10 launches on July 29, while everyone else will see a staggered roll out over the following days. In other words, if you haven’t yet “reserved” your free upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, now would be the time to do so. Microsoft recently began offering reservations through a pop-up message in the Windows notification center.
Microsoft says it will use the rollout to check compatibility and to “listen, learn, and update the experience for all Windows 10 users.” However, the company notes that “the vast majority” of PCs running Windows 7 and higher should be fully compatible— though the compatibility checker doesn’t recognize Nvidia’s Windows 10-compatible GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card. As a reminder, all users running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 can get a free upgrade to Windows 10 within a year of the July 29 launch, after which the price will be $119...
Windows Insiders (read: Windows 10 preview testers) will get first dibs when Windows 10 launches on July 29, while everyone else will see a staggered roll out over the following days. In other words, if you haven’t yet “reserved” your free upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, now would be the time to do so. Microsoft recently began offering reservations through a pop-up message in the Windows notification center.
Or for the others:
""The interesting thing is Microsoft says "Once Windows 10 is available, we’ll begin notifying devices that their free upgrade is available. Just open the Get Windows 10 app to schedule your upgrade. Note: Some notifications will go out as soon as Windows 10 is available; others may go out in the weeks or months following".""
Guess I gotta get my Windows 8.1 partitions ready for upgrade! I will probably have to call Microsoft on Lappy 17 because I'm using my remaining Retail Pro key on it (which was on the laptop that cratered).
Or for the others:
""The interesting thing is Microsoft says "Once Windows 10 is available, we’ll begin notifying devices that their free upgrade is available. Just open the Get Windows 10 app to schedule your upgrade. Note: Some notifications will go out as soon as Windows 10 is available; others may go out in the weeks or months following".""
CountMike
I really can't seeing it taking months though. There is suppose to be a major update later this year. I can't see people wanting months to upgrade. The free offer to upgrade only last 12 months. To be true to the offer they technically in the U.S. have to start rolling it out to the consumer on the 29th or extended the free offer expiration date if it is delayed.
That link was removed by Microsoft that you posted. Here is another link.
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What to expect on July 29th. Well in our neck of the woods temps near 90F high humidity and pop up thunderstorms.........could cause power outages. Not good in a possible upgrade situation. Insiders won't need to upgrade we already have the finished version. There maybe a patch that comes out and advances the 240 number to final whatever and the other thing I suspect insiders will get is access to retail ISO for clean installs.
Other than that life goes on and it will soon be August the hazy lazy dog days of summer..............
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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)
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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)
What to expect on July 29th. Well in our neck of the woods temps near 90F high humidity and pop up thunderstorms.........could cause power outages. Not good in a possible upgrade situation. Insiders won't need to upgrade we already have the finished version. There maybe a patch that comes out and advances the 240 number to final whatever and the other thing I suspect insiders will get is access to retail ISO for clean installs.
Other than that life goes on and it will soon be August the hazy lazy dog days of summer..............
I think on the 29th that we will get a bunch of patch and bug fixes for build 10240.
Jeff
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)
I really can't seeing it taking months though. There is suppose to be a major update later this year. I can't see people wanting months to upgrade. The free offer to upgrade only last 12 months. To be true to the offer they technically in the U.S. have to start rolling it out to the consumer on the 29th or extended the free offer expiration date if it is delayed.
That link was removed by Microsoft that you posted. Here is another link.
The only link in Count Mike's post doesn't seem to have carried forward into your quote of his post; however, I went to Mike's post and the link took me straight to where Mike was pointing: Windows 10 Q & A Windows 10 FAQ Tips - Microsoft
Just as an FYI, Microsoft does not come into TenForums and remove links from our posts, no matter whether they're right or wrong. I don't believe I've ever clicked on a link to Microsoft that has been unavailable to me unless it was mis-stated.
Oh, and the link you posted? The paragraph Mike quoted is in there verbatim, right near the bottom:
"The interesting thing is Microsoft says "Once Windows 10 is available, we’ll begin notifying devices that their free upgrade is available. Just open the Get Windows 10 app to schedule your upgrade. Note: Some notifications will go out as soon as Windows 10 is available; others may go out in the weeks or months following"."
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I've seen information that a Download Button might appear but I don't know if that applies to my version of Windows.
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