Windows 10 is upon us!

by **Esternial** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:12 pm

Jaxukuk wrote:
Esternial wrote:I'm going to wait a week or two until they finish their bug fixes.

I'll admit, I'm a bit worried about all of the bugs that might still be there. In the technical preview, there were bugs everywhere. And they've only just sorted out that problem with all the NVidia drivers…

Hence the waiting.

by **Islamic Republic e Jariri** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:13 pm

I signed up for the free version some months back - yet I can't help but worry as to whether there was a typo in my email address - and there doesn't seem to be a way to check for it - so now I just wait... I recently opened my email address to see if I should expect to see any emails from Microsoft telling me Windows 10 will release very soon - but I got no such email... now I'm worried -what I did give add an accidental typo to my email address when I signed up for the reservation... though I probably didn't... I'm sure the worry is just in my head... I hope.

I really do want to get updated to Windows 10 for free as soon as possible - did Microsoft send any emails recently to those who reserved for a free version a few months back?

by **Grenartia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:13 pm

Esternial wrote:I'm going to wait a week or two until they finish their bug fixes.

I've got my concerns about program compatibility.

by **Jaxukuk** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:14 pm

Esternial wrote:
Jaxukuk wrote:
I'll admit, I'm a bit worried about all of the bugs that might still be there. In the technical preview, there were bugs everywhere. And they've only just sorted out that problem with all the NVidia drivers…

Hence the waiting.

Yeah. Quite a few other people are thinking along the same lines.

by **Vassenor** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:15 pm

Islamic Republic e Jariri wrote:I signed up for the free version some months back - yet I can't help but worry as to whether there was a typo in my email address - and there doesn't seem to be a way to check for it - so now I just wait... I recently opened my email address to see if I should expect to see any emails from Microsoft telling me Windows 10 will release very soon - but I got no such email... now I'm worried -what I did give add an accidental typo to my email address when I signed up for the reservation... though I probably didn't... I'm sure the worry is just in my head... I hope.

I really do want to get updated to Windows 10 for free as soon as possible - did Microsoft send any emails recently to those who reserved for a free version a few months back?

You don't need to give your email to get the upgrade.

by **Vassenor** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 3:48 pm

Reploid Productions wrote:How many of us on Windows also have mobile devices running Windows software? I suspect most of us either have mobile devices running iOS or Android rather than Surfaces and such.

Got a Windows 8.1 laptop and a Lumia 630 phone, so...

by **Esternial** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:03 pm

Grenartia wrote:
Esternial wrote:I'm going to wait a week or two until they finish their bug fixes.

I've got my concerns about program compatibility.

Got an old laptop I can use to test-run it. Thing is close to falling apart after 4 years of hard labour, so any errors may not be solely due to updated OS.

If it does okey and I like how it handles, I'll put it on my Puty-poo.

by **Vassenor** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:08 pm

OK, it's 0008, and I've got no notifications, and as far as I can tell I've got the files. Looks like it's going to be 0000EDT.

by **Barboneia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:19 pm

I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9? Seems unnecessary and incredibly odd to me.

by **Ainin** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:21 pm

Barboneia wrote:I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9? Seems unnecessary and incredibly odd to me.

Ainin wrote:Yeah, there's a lot of places that use code that search for "Windows 9*" and end up giving the computer code designed for the early DOS-based Windows, which is probably not the best digital experience in 2015.

by **Barboneia** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:23 pm

Ainin wrote:
Barboneia wrote:I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9? Seems unnecessary and incredibly odd to me.

Ainin wrote:Yeah, there's a lot of places that use code that search for "Windows 9*" and end up giving the computer code designed for the early DOS-based Windows, which is probably not the best digital experience in 2015. :P

Huh... That explains it, then. Thanks.

by **Jaxukuk** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:28 pm

Esternial wrote:Puty-poo.

Can't say I've ever heard that term before…

… but I like it.

by **Jaxukuk** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:33 pm

Is anyone else mildly disgruntled that Windows RT won't be getting anything?

by **Ainin** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:03 pm

Jaxukuk wrote:Is anyone else mildly disgruntled that Windows RT won't be getting anything?

Well you're getting something, just not Windows 10. It's like how Windows Phone 7.5 got 7.8 instead of 8. It sucks, but it's probably a hardware issue.

by **Jaxukuk** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:11 pm

Ainin wrote:
Jaxukuk wrote:Is anyone else mildly disgruntled that Windows RT won't be getting anything?

Well you're getting something, just not Windows 10. It's like how Windows Phone 7.5 got 7.8 instead of 8. It sucks, but it's probably a hardware issue.

Hmm. 'Update 3'. Sounds mysterious. Well, at least I'm getting something.

I thought it might be hardware too, but then isn't Win10 supposed to be a 'universal' OS that runs on everything? I think I heard they're compiling an ARM version for it. I think they just can't be bothered with RT anymore. Like the article said, it failed. It's terrible.

by **Jacobania** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:22 pm

Jaxukuk wrote:Tomorrow's a big day in the OS world: Windows 10 is being released.
As a member of the Insider Programme, I'm really excited to see what Microsoft's final, finished, polished product will be like.
It's already been released in parts of Asia, where it's tomorrow already.

Will you be upgrading?
What are your hopes for the new OS?
Are you part of the Insider Programme?
Does anyone live in Asia and have it already?

I think that W10 is going to be great. I have really high hopes for it. It looks great, and promises good performance. I guess I'll have to wait to find out.

Nothing says Windows like waiting....

(drum roll)

by **Vassenor** » Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:23 pm

Jacobania wrote:
Jaxukuk wrote:Tomorrow's a big day in the OS world: Windows 10 is being released.
As a member of the Insider Programme, I'm really excited to see what Microsoft's final, finished, polished product will be like.
It's already been released in parts of Asia, where it's tomorrow already.

Will you be upgrading?
What are your hopes for the new OS?
Are you part of the Insider Programme?
Does anyone live in Asia and have it already?

I think that W10 is going to be great. I have really high hopes for it. It looks great, and promises good performance. I guess I'll have to wait to find out.

Nothing says Windows like waiting....

(drum roll)

Only three and a half hours to go.

by **Jaxukuk** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:17 am

So I turned my computer on this morning and got…

nothing.

More waiting, then, I guess.

by **L Ron Cupboard** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:40 am

Barboneia wrote:I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9? Seems unnecessary and incredibly odd to me.

We should probably be grateful it didn't go, Windows 1, Windows 11, Windows 12... Windows 19, Windows 2

by **Saiwania** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:44 am

I don't mind paying for Windows 10 later on, so I won't be updating because I like Windows 7 enough to use it until its end of life date. Windows 10 is probably what I'd move to afterwards but I'd like to do so using newer hardware than what I've currently got. If I replace everything, I expect to be using it for at least 5 years if not longer. I like the above $500 but below $1,000 price range. Tends to not be state of the art, but have better performance than the cheaper PC offerings.

Barboneia wrote:I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9?

It is because there is a lot of legacy code in different applications out there that businesses use which are written to say that "Windows 9" refers to Windows 95 or Windows 98 whenever said applications are trying to determine what version of OS the software is on. Microsoft denies this, but it is as good an explanation as any offered for the real reason why Microsoft didn't call their newest OS Windows 9. This was allegedly leaked by a Windows developer who remained anonymous.

by **Sophisticated horrors** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 12:44 am

Barboneia wrote:I have a question; what unfathomable reason did they have to name it 10 instead of 9? Seems unnecessary and incredibly odd to me.

So they can claim, in case of a failure, that it was a typo and was meant to be 1.0...

by **The Conez Imperium** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:11 am

I like Windows 7 because it works with everything I have. I fear if I change for windows 10 all my Fallout mods won't work.

by **Englar Empire** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:27 am

I'm getting it on my desktop. I'm waiting on my laptop to see if it borks my desktop.

I've read they're rolling it out gradually so they don't break their servers. Most of us probably won't get it July 29, but it is coming. Kinda like winter on Game of Thrones.

by **Vassenor** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:29 am

Englar Empire wrote:I'm getting it on my desktop. I'm waiting on my laptop to see if it borks my desktop.

I've read they're rolling it out gradually so they don't break their servers. Most of us probably won't get it July 29, but it is coming. Kinda like winter on Game of Thrones.

But wasn't that why it was meant to have been downloading in the background since the reservations started?

by **Sino nations** » Wed Jul 29, 2015 1:32 am

Also,Were Is Windows 9? Because Of Windows 95 and 98.If You Write "Windows 9" into command then it gives you choice:95 or 98.

Windows 10 is upon us!

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