Windows Taskbar notifcation for windows 10 upgrade
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This is mostly an FYI as this may start to pop up on work computers (win 7, 8 and 8.1) as well. Not sure if it will in limited user accounts or not as I reserved mine while I was doing admin work on my systems at home (domain joined) today. Here's what it looks like. It asks for an email address to send the notification to and to confirm your reservation of windows 10 upgrade but, I've already done that.
TasktrayIcon
Application/Notification Window
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Yep, I got one too on my home PC.
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This seems to mean that they will be pre-loading windows 10 so everyone gets it at the same time.
Also, it seems July might not be so crazy after all, at least for the desktop.
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@Aaron-Studer said:
This seems to mean that they will be pre-loading windows 10 so everyone gets it at the same time.
Also, it seems July might not be so crazy after all, at least for the desktop.
Paul Thurott is touting the end of July for Windows 10's release as a sure thing.
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@Dashrender said:
Paul Thurott is touting the end of July for Windows 10's release as a sure thing.
Confirmed:
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At the office I use WSUS with an Open License Key - so I'm guessing I won't get those notices... I wonder how, or even if, I can get my machines upgraded legally?
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@Dashrender said:
At the office I use WSUS with an Open License Key - so I'm guessing I won't get those notices... I wonder how, or even if, I can get my machines upgraded legally?
Tell them to check online for updates? I'll be migrating a lot of OEM installs this fall and was wondering this a bit also as I have WSUS setup on the domains.
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@JaredBusch said:
@Dashrender said:
At the office I use WSUS with an Open License Key - so I'm guessing I won't get those notices... I wonder how, or even if, I can get my machines upgraded legally?
Tell them to check online for updates? I'll be migrating a lot of OEM installs this fall and was wondering this a bit also as I have WSUS setup on the domains.
I think you'll have little issue with OEM keys, but my machines using an Open License has me wondering, will I have to reinstall them all using the OEM to get the upgrade 'conversion' then convert back to the Open License version of Windows 10? I use the Open License key though the rights allowed by MS to use KMS on OEM machines as long as the version is the same.
This is going to be interesting
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Hey @Nic Windows 10 calls you all out.
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@JaredBusch said:
Hey @Nic Windows 10 calls you all out.
That's odd. I've installed webroot on Windows 10 in the past.
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But did you have it installed during the update process?
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That Webroot screenshot is slightly comical.
Maybe it has something to do with Webroot's commitment to supporting XP until 2020?
Winding up MS. -
It's just that you can't have an AV installed during the upgrade. Nothing weird here.
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@scottalanmiller said:
It's just that you can't have an AV installed during the upgrade. Nothing weird here.
Yeah, this is a normal install warning. I found it funny.
Specific to that topic though, webroot locks down changes to some things (like the hosts file) they may actually cause issues with an upgrade.
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@scottalanmiller Really? It didn't complain about Avast. It did, however, complain about Daemon Tools.
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@nadnerB said:
@scottalanmiller Really? It didn't complain about Avast. It did, however, complain about Daemon Tools.
I would still uninstall the AV.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@nadnerB said:
@scottalanmiller Really? It didn't complain about Avast. It did, however, complain about Daemon Tools.
I would still uninstall the AV.
Agreed.
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I think I'll be able to upgrade my tablet right away, Adobe software should work on windows 10. However I'm not so sure about my desktop. Avid Media Composer is known for not liking new OSes.
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@Dashrender said:
@Aaron-Studer said:
This seems to mean that they will be pre-loading windows 10 so everyone gets it at the same time.
Also, it seems July might not be so crazy after all, at least for the desktop.
Paul Thurott is touting the end of July for Windows 10's release as a sure thing.
July 29th is the date for sure. Microsoft themselves are saying it.
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They even announced it on Facebook!
