i thought the idea with upgrading to windows 10 was wait awhile give a few months or so to get all the bug's iron'd out...i never bought Any windows on Day 1 of release...or do graphic card manufacturers really release windows 10 compatible Drivers now a days?...From a Gamer prospective i think it would be risky to upgrade and Run all ur Games if theres a risk of problems.

you can boot directly into desktop mode and not metro ui.. i dont like ui either but been using 8.1 since release and no issues..

there will always be bugs with any system.. just depends if the programs you use trigger any issues or not...

already taken care of on the green team as of few weeks ago
Nvidia releases first WHQL driver for Windows 10

I believe Windows 10 is based on the same platform as Windows 8. Drivers and software compatibility issues will be minimal.

However, I usually wait a few weeks after release of an operating system before installing. I never liked to be on the bleeding edge of software adoption. As always, do a complete image backup of your OS drive just in-case you need to do a restore.

Microsoft did not specify an expiry date. I assume what is going to happen is that when Windows 10 is available for release, Microsoft will send you an e-mail to claim your free Windows 10. It is up to you to claim and install it yourself. After claiming and with OS key in-hand, I'm pretty sure you can take your time to install Windows 10.

There was a loop-hole to get a free Media Center upgrade when Windows 8 was released. I still have the upgrade key but have yet installed it.

The upgrade will be on july 29th I believe. You will be able to upgrade to W10 for up to 1 year after initial release.

Would you guys recommend updating with an "in-place" install or do a fresh install?

Im not super computer savy, so would a fresh install be the same as a reformat(starting from scratch)?

or does it just reinstall everything and keep all movies, pictures, and videos and such?

reserved my copy and ya july 29th.

i reserved my copies (multiple computers)

but... ill prob wait a month and see how others like it first.

i'll be upgrading from 7.

that depends where you have your personal files. Generally people keep them in a separate partition/drive and complete format the OS drive before a fresh install, sobviously if you kept your files on that drive to be formated and get a fresh install then you'll lose those files.

3 reservations done. a few more to do.

Anyone upgrading?

Downloading now as we speak

If you don't get the download via Windows Update then follow these directions:

Force Download Windows 10 Free Upgrade Right Now, Here's How [Tutorial] | Redmond Pie

I did this just now and it started to auto download within a minute

Pre-requesites:

Must be running genuine copy of either Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 8.1 Update.

well then...

upgrading now

Mirroring my Windows HDD first, not taking any chances

Can't get it to force update. Oh wells, I can wait.

:okay:

Installation went smoothly, feels quite snappy :thumbs:

Will check out the new browser later

how did you get it so quick? it says they'll notify me when mines available

Check the link CH28 posted, it worked for me

ah missed that for some reason. thanks.

I'm on Win 10 now....its a Win so far!!
The new browser, Edge, is quick and nice and clean.
It has a start button!!
They have taken all the GOOD things about windows from the last 20 years and threw into this one, good job ...... so far

Kind of annoying that Cortana is available in China but not Hong Kong FailFish

wow coming from windows 7. Win 10 is soo quick, even start up seemed way faster than before.

...or its all in my head

Nope, Win 8 was already MUCH faster than 7, and 10 should be faster yet.

The more 'modern' your system is, the more improved the performance will be

People who downgraded to 7 from 8 are pretty much morons.