We have been expecting a relatively major update to Windows 10 in the October-ish (which at some point the rumors slipped to November-ish) time frame since the OS launched in July. We already know much of what will be in it, based on the preview builds being sent to Windows Insider participants, so the contents are not really a surprise either. It will update a few user interface elements, tweak how System manages memory, and allow clean installs using Windows 7 and 8.1 product keys that qualify for Windows 10 upgrades.
Really, the major news is how the update will be delivered. I was honestly expecting to do the in-place upgrades that each new Insider build forced upon users. This made sense to me. If you have installed Windows 7 recently, you will know that it is a several-hour updating process that involves several reboots and gigabytes of patches. The build metaphor makes sense in a “Windows as a Service” universe, where all PCs are pushed from milestone to milestone with a few incremental patches in between.
Apparently, it will just be pushed down Windows Update in an item named “Windows 10 November 2015”. That's it. Pretty much the same experience as downloading service packs over Windows Update in previous versions. Oddly familiar, especially given the effort they put into the in-place upgrade interface over the last year and a bit.
Maybe we'll see that in future feature-updates?
No! No M$ “feature” creep and
No! No M$ “feature” creep and spy-ware for many as they will not install windows 10. Those forced non-security updates adding more bloat and spy-ware, while removing more functionality. The ads in the OS are another reason to avoid windows 10. With Steam OS on the way, maybe there will be a reasonable alternative to M$’s metrics slurping ad-ware/bloatware/spy-ware infected crap.
Word!
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Word!
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Agreed, Win10 is simply
Agreed, Win10 is simply government and corporate spyware. I wish the guys here would bring that up from time to time instead of talking about updates for it and the like.
EVERY company you know on the
EVERY company you know on the internet has “corporate spyware”. They sell browsing and usage history for advertising purposes and MS actually uses your data to improve the OS. Deal with it and move on with your life, use some other OS with NO games. Up to you! “Government spyware” how much of a clown are you. You are not important to anyone, especially anyone in the government, so don’t worry about anyone watching your stuff.
everything can be turned off
everything can be turned off in a matter of 5 mins or less.
but please lets just keep spewing b/s calling it the black van spyware OS.
Is that a drone flying over your house? I think they are knocking at your door..quick, set your computer on fire!!!!!!!
You guys would have made
You guys would have made great little nazis, mindlessly obeying every order that came your way while defending your actions in the process.
Baa baa baaa
I live in the real world, I
I live in the real world, I have to deal with windows 10
I had to deal with windows 8, hell I even deal with apple products, I can’t stick my head in the sand and ignore changes in tech.
No need to worry, I’m sure
No need to worry, I’m sure the file on you is nearly complete.
don’t use a CC, debt card,
don’t use a CC, debt card, don’t go into a store that has cameras, don’t work a job where you have to fill out a W2 or 1099, don’t hold a bank account……hell windows 10 is the least of your worries, in fact you shouldn’t even be using a computer that isn’t in a public location……using a VPN service…that accepts cash mailed to them from random locations.
Enjoy your life as the unibomber.
LOL calm down. Not everyone
LOL calm down. Not everyone that posts anonymously is the same person – no need to take that tone with me. You should work on your punctuation and grammar, that run-on sentence makes you look like a raging Windows fanboi.
P.S. Bitcoin is kind of nice.
……..am I writing a book
……..am I writing a book report? kinda figured the ………. would make the pause obvious.
At any rate, no fanboy, but you all sound the same kinda tin foil hat crazy.
Shouldn’t you have your stuff packed??? That tent isn’t going to pitch itself in the middle of the woods.
Yeah yeah. Tell it to
Yeah yeah. Tell it to Cortana.
Oh yes the magic Steam OS,
Oh yes the magic Steam OS, that will fix everything. The only thing worse than AMDs Windows drivers is AMDs Linux drivers.
or linux drivers
or linux drivers period….since forever.
30 years later linux users will still be saying “almost there”
Windows 10 Enterprise..
Windows 10 Enterprise.. That’s a spicy meatball and it’s clean.
If you can afford the
If you can afford the licensing costs! And it’s clean because enterprises will not take any M$ spyware crap!
Windows 10 is an unfinished
Windows 10 is an unfinished product. Windows 10 kernel is causing many BSODs.
Windows 8.1 is much more stable and I am not upgrading to Windows 10.
I tested windows 10 since April. At that time it was looking like a great product.
The release version of windows 10 is not a stable product. Now Microsoft is destroying working windows 7/8.1 with these free upgrade offers.
You will see people removing windows 10 or going back to windows 7/8.1 or not upgrading to windows 10 at all.
You will also read many horror stories of windows 10.
Actually windows 10 has very good interface and lots of functionality. The windows 10 kernel is causing all these problems.
Your PC ran into problems and needs to restart…
1. Critical structure corruption
2. Inaccessible boot device
3. irql not less or equal BSOD
…
These Bsods are occuring randomly without any reason.
Windows 10 is scanning and repairing disk drives needlessly.
If you reset windows 10 all your apps disappear and settings are gone.
Windows 10 is a giant headache for some users. Some brands of PCs with UEFI bios are having more problems with windows 10.
If you are getting BSODs, do
If you are getting BSODs, do a clean install. The in-place upgrade causes graphics driver issues. Clean install only takes 15 minutes, much faster than the upgrade.
I just upgrade, turn off
I just upgrade, turn off hardware updates, then install the windows 10 graphics drivers.
no issues so far, on 10+ systems.
I tested w10 build 10074 with
I tested w10 build 10074 with very few issues. The final release of w10 is causing BSODs on my dell XPS 8700 machine with secure boot off and UEFI setting on.
I have no issues with w8.1 on this machine. I will not upgrade w8.1 to w10 until I have done a lot of testing of w10 recent builds. I can wait until July 29, 2016.
If your worried about W10
If your worried about W10 then you better throw away your smart phone for sure! lol Let me think your smart phone has GPS, camera, microphone, cell towers to track everything you do….
Use pre-paid burner phones.
Use pre-paid burner phones. Smart phones are for teenage girls to keep track of their possible baby daddies, Facebook addicts, and as a fashion item for hipsters.