Microsoft: Windows 10 is HERE ! [Quick Run-Down and Stuff to Know]

[Nate1994]

Ill be sure to check it out. Thanks for the heads up.

[HEXcellerate]

Thanks for posting this. I myself won't be upgrading right away, but at least I now have a better idea of what I'll be getting into when I do upgrade.

[Freaksmacker]

Microsoft has begun pre-loading Windows 10

Let the tears begin.

[Kat]

That link is dead.

[Freaksmacker]

I just used it again and now it works

[Kat]

I did google the article. Honestly i dont see the problem. I'm pretty sure everyone and their mother has MORE than enough storage for this install.

[Freaksmacker]

Think it is just getting hit that hard. LOL It is not about the space.

[Freaksmacker]

Day one patch ? What is this a gaming console ?

[Kat]

PC games get those too you know.

[Freaksmacker]

Since they came out with the update blocker, i decided to sacrifice one of my pc's to the geek gods. If they remove it i am outta here.

[anon57518943]

If you have a 7 inch device RIGHT NOW, however you WILL get the Desktop. after Windows 10. you will NOT be able to find a 7 inch device loaded with the Desktop version of Windows 10 on a 7 inch tablet.

Oh nice :). So my Linx 7 will become a rare 'desktop' 7" tablet haha :P

Control Panel is still HERE. I do think Microsoft is trying to rid of it. but they haven't finished doing so. if you try doing any basic functions like removing stuff it takes you to the Windows 10 settings application.

Probably for legacy support for applicastions which put their settings there.

MS Mobile Office apps like [Powerpoint, Word, Excel and OneNote] are free on the App store now. they are completed and have basic functionality that the general user may need.

One has always been a free app. Very good, too!

Dark THEME: sadly it's not like Linux where you can have the dark theme on ALL of your desktop and everywhere on your system. Dark theme is here but it's built on to applications.. the developers choose if they want their app to have the dark theme or not. [Edge Browser has the Dark theme, if you care or bother to use it]

Awesome news for usability. Thanks for noting that one!

Windows HELLO is built in BUT it won't show up on your system unless you have an Intel REAL Sense camera. so future devices will probably start adopting it so people can use that feature. but right now one one can really use it.

Hopefully these biometrics devices will become available at reasonable prices (unlike previous ones).

[anon57518943]

Ah. Not quite. He didn't just have an Ultimate version. He had an Ultimate 'N' version.

I can only guess that would upgrade to Windows 10 Pro N @thedmbarlow

[anon57518943]

Microsoft's troubleshooters tend to fix the issue. That and system restore.

[anon57518943]

You should be able to change the product key in PC Settings.

[anon57518943]

Even if they don't I'm sure someone will find a way around this or at least a way to disable updates all together. (disabling the windows update service would be one way of doing the later)

Of course. The Windows community always has a way round these things.

However this should hopefully fix consumers disabling updates for convenience only to have their machines 'rekt' by exploits and issues.

[anon57518943]

I will be upgrading machines over the coming weeks. Should be fun.

I can spare a day if it goes wrong at the moment, anyway.

[anon57518943]

I like that the start menu apps scroll vertically not horizontally like they did in earlier builds.

[anon10737550]

Thankfully I have more than enough pro licenses, I'm not touching an OS that forces me to install updates when I don't want to. That said, I won't upgrade in the next few months. Let the beta testers find out all the bugs and quirks first.

[Freaksmacker]

After all this time win 10 still looks like it was designed by children with crayons. Really hate that flat crayon look. :)

[The_DM_Barlow]

They're still going to make N's? I figured they'd just make certain things optional downloads.