Windows 10
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So I've been using the Windows 10 Technical Preview for about 12 hours now (12 hours straight that is), and as most of you are busy working a full time job, I figured I'd set this up so anyone can ask questions, and I'll do some hands on research to answer them. So far, it's working flawlessly, and seems to require less processing power to run. All hardware is running at lower usage levels, and everything is working very seamlessly. It doesn't feel like any sort of Beta or Pre-Release build, it's a full Windows OS with Driver Support and the likes. So, if you have any question at all, let me know, and in a bit I'll post a reply to this thread with a list of the new features.
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nice, I was thinking I was going to have a machine by now.. but alas other things have been more important.
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I've been meaning to spin up a VM of it. Liking it so far?
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That's impressive for a Tech Preview.
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@ajstringham Liking it a lot, it's more stable than Windows 8.1.
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@scottalanmiller I'm highly impressed. It's basically what Windows 8 should have been. It also includes native VM support, that requires very little resources.
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This sounds quite impressive.
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@ajstringham It is. I was expecting it to be pretty bad, but I actually can't complain about it at all. Other than the fact that I can't continue to keep it for free forever
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham It is. I was expecting it to be pretty bad, but I actually can't complain about it at all. Other than the fact that I can't continue to keep it for free forever
Does MS have an expected release date as of yet?
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@ajstringham No one knows, but it's been hinted that it'll be around April in 2015.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham No one knows, but it's been hinted that it'll be around April in 2015.
That'd be a pretty good timeframe. When was 8.1 officially released?
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@ajstringham said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham No one knows, but it's been hinted that it'll be around April in 2015.
That'd be a pretty good timeframe. When was 8.1 officially released?
August 27, 2013
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham No one knows, but it's been hinted that it'll be around April in 2015.
That'd be a pretty good timeframe. When was 8.1 officially released?
August 27, 2013
Ok, so if they were to release it in April of next year, that would mean 8.1 had been live for over a year and a half. Not bad.
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@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
FOR CEREAL?! YES!!!
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@ajstringham Lol?
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
Really? That's awesome. Of course, NTG has a VL that gives us that anyway, but for individual users that is a sweet deal.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
I thought I read on ZDNet or WinITPro that this wasn't going to be the case. I could be mistaken though.
I hope it is cause that would be a great deal.
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I'm going to try Windows 10 on the new Lenovo. Ugh with the problems I'm having with this thing. I'd be so upset if I hadn't gotten it free!
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@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
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@coliver said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
I thought I read on ZDNet or WinITPro that this wasn't going to be the case. I could be mistaken though.
I hope it is cause that would be a great deal.
I haven't heard anything about this particular thing in a while, so I would trust any reputable sources on that subject more than what I've heard.
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
This is only a rumor
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@Mike-Ralston said:
@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
OH? I thought UEFI couldn't boot from NTFS for installation?
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@Dashrender said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@ajstringham Windows 8 and 8.1 users are supposedly getting 10 free.
This is only a rumor
I can dream!
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@Dashrender said:
@Mike-Ralston said:
@Dominica Just make sure that if you're creating a bootable USB for it, make absolutely certain that it's formatted NTFS.
OH? I thought UEFI couldn't boot from NTFS for installation?
That's a new one on me.
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One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
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@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
This is what they are talking about on Windows Weekly.
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@ajstringham said:
@Dashrender said:
One thought on the 'free' or maybe free side is that MS is dropping major releases after Windows 10. From now on they'll be mini updates more akin to what Apple is doing. I think the idea is that you get on a subscription plan.
I'm not really sure how that will work.
You mean a program for OSes similar to Office365, as far as a model?
I think just meaning that they will go to rolling updates rather than huge releases. So more like Fedora, less like RHEL.
