Oh gawd...it's started.

OriginalGriff

Turned on my PC this morning and a little flag has appeared in the system tray: "Get Windows 10" :~ I dunno. Should I click it? Or is it going to be more Win 8.2.1 and really annoy me? Now, where did I put that disk imager...

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drummerboy0511

It's not out yet... my family's Windows 7 machine got that popup earlier. It looks like it's just a way for you to reserve a free upgrade to Windows 10, so that when it's released, it will auto-download to your PC. So... I mean, if you want it when it comes out, go for it.

Roger Wright

Oh, crap... it's in my tray, too. Is this a test? Do I really trust Microsoft to automatically install a new OS when they can't get a simple patch to work 50% of the time? I think I'll let it stew a while, until I hear some reports of how it all went, and how much irreplaceable data was lost in the process.:suss:

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OriginalGriff

That was my (rather selfish) thought as well: let the "early adopters" take the pain... And do a fresh disk image before installing... :~

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HobbyProggy

If you delete the correct MS updates, i think the specific Update Numbers are published it won't annoy you anymore. They "patched" a please get Win 10 so everybody does it ASAP because they won't be annoyed anymore.

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pkfox

Hi Griff - I received it ( the notification ) this morning too - what disk imager do you use ?

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Lost User

My son has been using it on his dev system (web development) for sometime, and reckons it is really quite good.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

So you have Windows 7 with Windows 8 license (downgraded)... What is really interesting that 10 should be released (OEM) only in late July...

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OriginalGriff

Yeah, but was he a Win8 Fanbois? Because some of them would like anything... :laugh:

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Marco Bertschi

As far as I've seen it is more like a Win 7 - Linux Desktop merge. With additional Tiles, for those who want them. In short, it looks like Win 7 with a flattened start menu. What most people probably will struggle with is the multiple desktop thing.

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glennPattonWork3

Yep, I now have a Windows symbol in my desktop's task bar, combine that with an unhealthy amount of disc access. It looks like it will be upgraded for free (?) I was gonna post has anyone else seen it but this answers my question.

Lost User

Our government is running XP. The American IRS is running XP. The English goverment is running XP. Now I should move to "Windows 10", because Win7 would not be secure enough? To take the slogan of the Excell-team to another level, I'll be eliminating my dependencies to Windows.

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charlieg

Time for me to buy another SSD. Ain't no way they be touching my dev machine.... Trust but verify.

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charlieg

Really? Care to cite a reference? Curious is all.

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Lost User

It would require multiple references; anything specific you'd be interested in?

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DON'T PANIC! It won't be an automatic update. You just get the necessary installer downloaded as soon as it goes public. If and when you run it will be entirely up to you!

Lost User

I assume you're referring to CNN[^]?

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charlieg

Okay, that's interesting reading. And, FWIW, I am not sympathetic with those bozos in the IRS. If a business has a pressing need, it redirects funding from stupid parties, seminars in Hawaii, lavish offices and bonuses and focuses on the crown jewels. For the IRS, that would be information security. But we're talking about the most bloated, corrupt regime in history so....

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