Windows... 10?!?

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Oh, if there's one thing I hate about Windows 8.1 is how the right-clicks don't register all the time. There would be times where I'd right-click repeatedly for more than two seconds and not register. Sometimes, even 5-10 seconds of right clicking, and it doesn't register. I ABSOLUTELY hope this is rectified with Windows 10 because this is crap.

Again... I may try as early as tomorrow to try to download Windows 10 and install it and see how it all goes.
 
So, the thing I'm most worried about is whether Rainmeter and Rocketdock wil still work with 10. Does anyone know if they will? Also, will I have to re-download and install custom mouse pointers?

I've never upgraded between systems on a pc, so that's why I'm asking all of the dumb questions. Sorry:O
 
The offer states that I'll be able to keep using all my hardware and software, I only have 1 question and it's if I will be able to keep my documents (Microsoft office documents, photos, music, etc...)

Anybody knows that?
 
The farthest I've gotten so far is in reserving my Windows 10 deal. I have yet to receive an E-Mail saying my download is ready, and I made the reservation in about the 10:00 AM EDT hour today. So I'll have to wait until the confirmation really comes through.

If a free upgrade solves some or all of the woes of Windows 8, it would almost be like making Gran Turismo 6 a free upgrade of Gran Turismo 5. I won't know if W10 will be any good or not until I actually get it on my PC.
 
If the upgrade is free for a year what really is the point of reserving a copy?

I don't want to download and install it day one because you just know there are going to be bugs and reports of it bricking peoples machines. Want to hold back at least a month till everything is fixed.
 
I don't even have the windows icon on my taskbar so I can reserve my copy.

From what I've read after you windows 10 is successful and you "activate" or what ever it does to see this.
You can download the ISO for a clean install rather than an upgrade.
 
Would you recommend maybe burning a copy of the Windows 10 update on a DVD or something so that you can re-install it in case of restoring a backup or something? And of course, granted you have a PC able to burning DVDs?
 
JohnBM01
Would you recommend maybe burning a copy of the Windows 10 update on a DVD or something so that you can re-install it in case of restoring a backup or something? And of course, granted you have a PC able to burning DVDs?
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Or you can use a flash drive.
 
I found out I got an E-Mail earlier tonight from Microsoft thanking me for reserving Windows 10, and it will let me know when the download (all 3GB of it, mind you) is ready. I may just burn the download to a DVD-R for a hard copy. I could also store it on my external drive. I have my options for storing the download and accessing it at will.
 
Shaun
From my understanding of it after clicking the 'reserve' option it downloads day one but it's up to you when to install it.
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Oh great, so you can experience the bricking later on :lol:

Seriously, I hope they have tested this. My PC bricked when moving from 8 to 8.1. Some early 8.1 updates were so buggy MS pulled them from Windows update. 10 has great features but it needs to be reliable as 7.
 
Robin.
Oh great, so you can experience the bricking later on :lol:
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Yep, one reason why personally I'll leave the update until a bit down the track.
Besides to be honest Windows 7 does everything that I need.
 
If you do not have the "Reserve Windows 10" Icron on the taskbar.

You must have Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1

Firstly check to make sure you have the needed updates installed.
For Windows 7 SP1:
KB3035583*
KB2952664

For Windows 8.1 Update:
KB3035583*
KB2976978

*= this is the update that gives you the upgrade prompt.

To check if you have the updates

Open a command prompt as an admin and type in the following

dism /online /get-packages | findstr 3035583

Just replace the number part with the KB number(without KB)

You should get a message like this
C:\>dism /online /get-packages | findstr 3035583

Package Identity : Package_for_KB3035583~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.3.1.29

If you have the updates but you do not have the icon still.

Open notepad and type in the following

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Appraiser" /v UtcOnetimeSend /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"

:CompatCheckRunning

schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser"

schtasks /query /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Application Experience\Microsoft Compatibility Appraiser" | findstr Ready

if NOT "%errorlevel%" == "0" ping localhost >nul &goto :CompatCheckRunning

:RunGWX

schtasks /run /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\Setup\gwx\refreshgwxconfig"

And save the notepad as windows10.bat and save it in C:\
make sure you have save as all files selected.

Using the command prompt go to C:\ and type in windows10.bat to run it, it will take a short time.

After this if successful you should have the icon on the taskbar.

If you still do not have it you will have to uninstall KB3035583 and then reinstall it
Reinstalling this update can be tricky as it may not be offered via windows update and will have to be installed manually.

For windows 7 SP1 x64 users this is the update that I had to reinstall, after I did this the GWX.exe process started up and I got the upgrade icon.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._d6308e28c41fcbd15695343d83709ed1c4bf5812.msu

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...i/848b5cce-958b-49ae-a132-a999a883265b?page=1
 
Clean install at PC Himura. Though to be honest, I kinda need a "for dummies" guide to properly upgrade OSes. The last time I did that, I couldn't get my DVD drive to function properly on my laptop when I upgraded from Vista to 7.
 
Sanji Himura
Clean install at PC Himura. Though to be honest, I kinda need a "for dummies" guide to properly upgrade OSes. The last time I did that, I couldn't get my DVD drive to function properly on my laptop when I upgraded from Vista to 7.
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That was most likely lower filters causing an issue.

Most of the time upgrades go through without any issue.

After you upgrade to 10 and activate windows 10.
You can get the ISO for windows 10, which you can then burn to a DVD or put on a USB flashdrive and then you can do a full clean install.
 
I didn't know MS had renamed Spartan Browser (which is a unique a clever name) to Microsoft Edge (which sounds lame a generic), well done!

Also my hope that tons of Android apps, or even Windows Phone apps would have been ported over for launch are fading. What happened to the one ecosystem thing!
 
What I worry about is that it won't be anything special. Just getting the start menu back makes this a better Windows for me (I grew up using XP and my two favourite things were Pinball and the start menu) but it doesn't seem especially... large.
Screenshots from the "Get Windows 10" app:
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It seems like we get more windows (no pun intended), a start menu, a digital assistant with a better name than Siri and stuff that 8.1 already largely has.
 
Toshiba are going to build a Cortana button into their laptops, cool idea.

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Just like the concierge button on a Vertu phone :sly:
 
Doing that is not all that hard.

Just need a key and then set the ID value that that key generates to open cortana using a program.
 
Y U NO GET RID OF ENTER KEY!!!!
Also isn't the "Hi Cortana" button Right Shift? Note: Australia doesn't have that "service" for some inexplicable reason yet, so for me all of this is redundant.
EDIT: It is the enter key. Why? We have two shift keys, make the Hi Cortana button one of those.
 
That picture is click bait. It actually replaces the escape key. Also bear in mind that this is one computer manufacturer, so the Cortana button is not a standardized feature on new technology moving forward. It could be if Microsoft wanted to, but there is no information (that would suggest that it would) been made available to the public.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2935...rtana-button-into-its-windows-10-laptops.html
(Second image down if you please.)
 
Even ESC is still used during normal everyday computing.
They need a set button to do the function, like the "email" button.
 
It's more of a marketing stunt by Toshiba than anything else, sure you could assign a key but it's just cooler to have a Cortana button! I guess they are trying to make it more like Apple's keyboards with OS specific hot-keys.

Can you imagine if it was on the enter key! :lol:

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