Download Windows 10 Here

I'll eventually upgrade to Windows 10, right now I'm waiting it out more to see if problems come up from it. The reason I am upgrading isn't anything else besides DirectX12... Who knows what incompatibility issues will pop up or drivers..
 
I got the Something Happened screen twice now. Experimenting a bit now, to see if I can get it to go away.
 
I've gotten the something happened screen when attempting both the USB and ISO image download. I'll keep trying.

I was hoping one of the 2 computers I KNOW I want to immediately upgrade (acer convertible win8.1 tablet and my kids' school computer) would automagically get it and notify me, but it looks like that isn't happening so I'll force at least one of the two computers with the manual update and just wait and see for the other one.
 
carnageX said:
You can rollback at any time to your previous install. That's in the Win10 FAQ.

As for invalidating the license when doing a hardware upgrade...duh? If you're running an OEM copy right now of Win7 or Win8, then that's the current license standing. It's against the TOS to upgrade hardware like that on an OEM copy. You're supposed to purchase a new license or buy a Retail copy that allows you to transfer the license to a new set of hardware. There's just always been a way around that by calling into the phone activation. How dare MS fix their exploit! :rolleyes:

If you're planning on upgrading major hardware (motherboard/cpu), then buy a retail copy of Windows like you've supposed to have been doing since forever, so that you can transfer the license to new hardware.

If you have OEM Win7/Win8 right now, then the Win10 upgrade gets OEM license rights. If you have a retail Win7/Win8 right now, then the Win10 upgrade gets Retail license rights (meaning yes you can transfer to new hardware).
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I wish it was a bit cheaper. $200 is rather steep. Hopefully GPU/CPU/RAM or HDD to SSD doesn't count as a major hardware upgrade.
 
Hmm. I hope I don't hit a DL cap... I've downloaded the ISO twice and I'm starting my second try on the USB install. If it keeps failing...
 
J3RK said:
I got the Something Happened screen twice now. Experimenting a bit now, to see if I can get it to go away.
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Found something. The first two times I was downloading to USB flash. It was formatted with the default FAT32 out of the box. I re-formatted it with exFAT, and now it seems to be working, as it got past the download, and into "creating Windows 10 media".
 
J3RK said:
Found something. The first two times I was downloading to USB flash. It was formatted with the default FAT32 out of the box. I re-formatted it with exFAT, and now it seems to be working, as it got past the download, and into "creating Windows 10 media".
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That did the trick. It didn't like FAT32. exFAT worked just fine. Not sure on NTFS. I don't think I've ever booted from an NTFS formatted USB stick before. So I'd recommend exFAT.
 
bloodhawke83 said:
ads within the OS? you gotta be shit'n me. :mad:
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Assuming it's the same ones that appear in 8.1 now and what I saw in the 10 Tech preview, they are limited to the default Metro apps like MSN News reader and the like.

It's still an utterly contemptible practice for applications shipped with an OS to be adware, but it's not like ads are in the control panel or anything.
 
the_servicer said:
Is that link for the UK?

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I just changed it to en-us, not sure it matters though. You just download the media creation tool there, and in it you select the language ISO you want.

I'm very impressed with the download speed. I averaged 160Mbit/s, 10Mbit/s faster than Speedtest.net :eek:
 
Upgraded. Liking it a lot, no issues here other than a few programs. Smooth experience so I wont be doing a fresh install.
 
For me the icon in the task bar has not yet informed me that I am ready to upgrade, but when I ran the meadia creator tool, it gave me the option of upgrading this PC now:

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Well, I tried it, but then something happened :rolleyes:

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Zarathustra[H];1041762341 said:
For me the icon in the task bar has not yet informed me that I am ready to upgrade, but when I ran the meadia creator tool, it gave me the option of upgrading this PC now:

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Well, I tried it, but then something happened :rolleyes:

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So, it turned out I can fix something by starting the media creation tool in an admin account, father than starting it in a ubswr account and escalating its privileges to admin and entering a password.
 
The "Upgrade now" option only works if you've downloaded the ESD files (which is what happens when you choose the option to create the installation media.

So, use that tool, download the necessary ESD which will be converted to an ISO in the process, but after that's done you can re-run the tool and it will work with the "Upgrade now" option because the installation file (the ESD or Electronic Software Distribution file) is downloaded and sitting in a folder on your drive.

But you have to do the create media aspect first to get that file.
 
LOCO LAPTOP said:
Can't upgrade my laptop. Has a Sandy Bridge graphics and Intel doesn't support HD2000/3000 for Windows 10 with Sandy Bridge processors.

http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/sb/CS-034343.htm
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I'm on a Dell Latitude E6420 with an Intel i5-2540M processor with Intel HD 3000 aka Sandy Bridge hardware and I assure you, Windows 10 works just fine on this hardware and will work just fine on yours as well. There's something else going on with respect to doing the upgrade, perhaps a corrupt Windows 10 download or something. This laptop is barely 3 years old, and I just installed Windows 10 on a customer's Dell Latitude E6400 which is a Core 2 Duo machine with Intel 4500MHD graphics (it's 6+ years old now), no issues.

Windows 10 supports hardware from over a decade ago so that's not the reason the upgrade is failing or failed for you, it's something else.
 
Used the tool to create a USB x64 installation drive. Not feeling the urge to go for a new install, though. My machine is running too well right now.
 
updated 3 systems now, all the shit that was broke about 8 tech preview version ago is fixed now. happy.
 
Also, Windows Update has the latest driver for the Intel HD 3000 as noted in the pic above: I didn't install any drivers at that point, everything was from Windows Update and the driver for the GPU matches the latest version from Intel - 9.17.10.4229 dated May 27 2015.
 
MikeRotch said:
Hey, what's the version of this RTM ISO, is it 10240?
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Yes it is. We downloaded a copy today and installed it on one of the computers at work in a dual boot with W7. Winver comfirmed build 10240--sadly we could not get it to activate so not sure how long it will last before vaporizing:)
 
tordogs said:
Yes it is. We downloaded a copy today and installed it on one of the computers at work in a dual boot with W7. Winver comfirmed build 10240--sadly we could not get it to activate so not sure how long it will last before vaporizing:)
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It won't activate since you did a clean install to create the dual boot - it will only activate when you do an upgrade on the Windows 7 installation after which you can clean install and get it activated.

A straight clean install with Windows 10 right now will get you nowhere - the first installation must be an upgrade in order to allow for future clean installs that will activate.

>needs a macro for this because it gets repeated so freakin' often...
 
downloaded and upgraded my windows 8.1. so far so good on this new version of windows. Still deciding if i should do a clean install though.
 
Tiberian said:
It won't activate since you did a clean install to create the dual boot - it will only activate when you do an upgrade on the Windows 7 installation after which you can clean install and get it activated.

A straight clean install with Windows 10 right now will get you nowhere - the first installation must be an upgrade in order to allow for future clean installs that will activate.

>needs a macro for this because it gets repeated so freakin' often...
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How do you do a clean install after the upgrade?
 
Actually we just wanted to find out if our sales/inventory software was going to be compatible with W10. Even unactivated it ran well enough to let us know it looks like everything is going to be OK. Will probably set about updating the company machines to W10 in the next few days as they are all W7/8.1 and qualify for the free upgrade. The boss lady was gung-ho to do it on the spot but thought we'd better check out a few things first. Co-workers had not used W10 before and were moderately impressed with how well it worked and how good it looked. I've been on TP for several months at home.
 
Alright,

I actually - after some difficulty - got it to install.

Now I need to figure out how to remove the following apps:
  • Alarms & Clock
  • Calendar
  • Camera
  • Cortana
  • Groove Music
  • Mail
  • Maps
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Movies & TV
  • One Drive
  • One Note
  • People
  • Photos
  • Store
  • Voice Recorder
  • Weather
  • Xbox

...and I'll be happy.

As long as these junk apps I don't want are here, I am going to be pissed. Right now I'm feeling like I just bought a fucking phone from Verizon, and have all these default apps, I don't need or want shoved down my throat, and I can't remove them.

I want a local user accounts only, and I want NO PROGRAMS AT ALL installed, except the ones I install myself.
 
Zarathustra[H];1041762610 said:
Alright,

I actually - after some difficulty - got it to install.

Now I need to figure out how to remove the following apps:
  • Alarms & Clock
  • Calendar
  • Camera
  • Cortana
  • Groove Music
  • Mail
  • Maps
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Movies & TV
  • One Drive
  • One Note
  • People
  • Photos
  • Store
  • Voice Recorder
  • Weather
  • Xbox

...and I'll be happy.

As long as these junk apps I don't want are here, I am going to be pissed. Right now I'm feeling like I just bought a fucking phone from Verizon, and have all these default apps, I don't need or want shoved down my throat, and I can't remove them.

I want a local user accounts only, and I want NO PROGRAMS AT ALL installed, except the ones I install myself.
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Most of those are just new versions of apps that have pretty much always come with Windows.

"NO PROGRAMS AT ALL" doesn't make any sense whatsoever. No Notepad? No Windows Explorer? DWM.exe? MMC? Paint? Charmap? Clipboard?
 
Zarathustra[H];1041762610 said:
I want a local user accounts only, and I want NO PROGRAMS AT ALL installed, except the ones I install myself.
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Then what you need is Windows 10 Enterprise, 'cause you're never gonna be happy with Home or Pro which basically won't let you do what you're attempting to do. ;)
 
kumquat said:
How do you do a clean install after the upgrade?
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On the same hardware that you did the upgrade installation on? Easy.

Burn the Windows 10 ISO to a blank DVD or use the Windows USB/DVD Download Tool or even the Media Creation Tool to push the installation files onto a USB stick of some kind (at least 4GB in size) and then do an install of Windows 10. Choose Custom installation and then format the partition(s) as needed so it's completely clean and ready for a fresh install.

Install Windows 10 and both times where it asks for a Product Key skip it ("Skip" button the first time and "Do this later" the second time). After you get it installed cleanly and get online it'll be activated as long as the first install you did was an actual upgrade install on top of a legit activated 7/8/8.1.
 
kumquat said:
Most of those are just new versions of apps that have pretty much always come with Windows.

"NO PROGRAMS AT ALL" doesn't make any sense whatsoever. No Notepad? No Windows Explorer? DWM.exe? MMC? Paint? Charmap? Clipboard?
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Uhm no. These are NOT apps that have always come with windows.

  • I have never had an Alarms/Clock app in any version of Windows I have used before.
  • I have never had a camera app in any windows I've used. My computer doesn't have a camera. Even if it uses two bytes of space, it is too much. Just having to see it in there is an enormous irritation. This is not a goddamned tablet. It is a desktop.
  • I've never had a calendar app included with windows before.
  • Cortana, nope. Never had that before either. I was able to mostly disable it, but the little round cortana icon that shows up whenever I search, bothers the hell out of me. I want it gone, ASAP. I hate the fact that every time I got to use the search bar it tries to entice me into enabling it again. I want it GONE. I also don't want anything "popular now" showing up. If I want to search for something on the web, I will launch my fucking web browser of choice (guess what, it won't be internet explorer, OR edge) and search for it. NEVER integrate anything off the web into the OS.
  • Groove music. Die die die die die. Disappear. Begone now. This is not Windows media player (that is still there). It's a fucking streaming music service, and it is installed on my computer whether I want it or not.
  • Mail: OK. You got me on this one. We used to get a basic outlook with windows. it annoyed me then, and it still annoys me now.
  • Maps: I've never had a maps app in any OS I've used. I've been able to disable map syncing and delete all local maps, but I still cant get it to go away.
  • Microsoft Edge. Don't want it, won't use it. IE is still installed, and I don't want it or use it either. Great, now I have TWO fucking browsers I don't use installed... :rolleyes:
  • Movies and TV: Again, this is not windows media player. WMP is still there. This is some other service I don't need or want, forced upon me by Microsoft. Die.
  • One Drive, I refuse to use any cloud services. Go away and die. I don't need or want your cloud integration.
  • One Note: I don't even know what the hell this is, I just want it gone. I don't remember ever seeing it before in any previous OS I've used, and I don't want to see it now.
  • People. Some sort of fucking contacts app. I don't keep contacts on my computer. Another useless piece of crap I want gone.
  • Photos: This is not Windows photo viewer. That is still there, and I am fine with that. This is some sort of photo library iPhoto wannabe. and I want absolutely nothing to do with it I hate iPhoto on Macs, and I hate this. I have never used an automated photo library app, and I never want to. I'm happy with my individual files, thank you.
  • Store: Sorry Microsoft, I will never use your store to buy anything. While you are at it, take your fucking app platform and shove it. I ONLY want traditional desktop apps, and I refuse to use anything but a local account only. I've never had a store before, and I don't want one now.
  • Voice Recorder. No thanks. Not that there is anything wrong with a voice recording app, but if I want one, I'll install one. I don't want anything forced on me. Granted, you have a point with this one. There was a voice recorder installed in Windows 7 I believe. I didn't like that either.
  • Weather. I didn't ask for weather. You should be getting the trend by now. I've never had built in weather before, I don't want it now.
  • Xbox. Just go die. I won't touch your filthy console trash ever.

So, most of them? no. Two of them is more like it. And those two bothered me before too.

The point is, it's my computer. Like burger king, I should have it my way, not have shit forced on me by Microsoft.

I read somewhere that you used to be able to force remove them all by using the powershell, but it prevents you from doing that now, just gives you a big red error message.

This was supposed to be an improvement on Windows 8, reversing some of the stupidity of forcing desktop users to be tablet-like. It isn't. Its just more of the goddamned same, but now you can't even remove the junk anymore.

I think my old hatred of Microsoft from the 90's has just been reignited.
 
Tiberian said:
Then what you need is Windows 10 Enterprise, 'cause you're never gonna be happy with Home or Pro which basically won't let you do what you're attempting to do. ;)
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The funny thing is I used to have Vista Business edition. When Windows 7 came out, the "free upgrade" (I bought it a few weeks before the launch) converted Vista Business into Windows 7 Professional.

Professional should have these features, if it was the replacement for the Business edition.
 
Hurin said:
  1. Download this tool.
  2. Run it and create the media you'll use for a clean install later. But do not install Windows 10 at this time.
  3. Close the tool.
  4. Run the tool again and do the in-place upgrade.
  5. Upon completion, the unique hardware hash ID has been sent to Microsoft and your computer now has a valid activation for Windows 10 on file.
  6. Wipe the computer and install Windows 10 using the media created in step 2.
  7. Profit.
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  1. Skip this tedious nonsense.
  2. Realize that upgrades don't work like 9x and XP anymore, and that upgrades are just clean installs with migrated settings.
  3. Upgrade.
  4. Use the Disk Cleaner function to delete the Windows.old folder.
  5. Profit.
 
Terpfen said:
  1. Skip this tedious nonsense.
  2. Realize that upgrades don't work like 9x and XP anymore, and that upgrades are just clean installs with migrated settings.
  3. Upgrade.
  4. Use the Disk Cleaner function to delete the Windows.old folder.
  5. Profit.
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Or just...

1) Upgrade.
2) Wipe.
3) Clean install.

Much simpler. :D
 
"Just clean installs with migrated settings"?

On my machine, it looks like they "migrated" the entire registry and contents of the C: drive except for a few folders that got dumped into Windows.old.
 
Zarathustra[H];1041762664 said:
I think my old hatred of Microsoft from the 90's has just been reignited.
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Sounds to me like you're in the boat I am: I can't stand Windows 10 and I won't use it on my own hardware. Yes I did install the upgrade two weeks ago but that was only to lock in the ability to clean install it for future proofing if I ever absolutely must use it. The only reason I'll keep the ISOs around is for research and learning to help clients with problems. I noted earlier that in my opinion, so far the only positive I've found to Windows 10 is that just today alone I've generated about $1300 in income from support calls and it's just beginning.

I'll be using Windows 7 Pro for many many years to come... ;)
 
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