Got the pop up and reserved. Can't wait!
Not exclusively about the upgrade but this http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-specifications-media-center-upgrade,29236.html might be helpful.I'm worried about the reservations out already and a release date yet no details and clarifications on the free upgrade.
Last week I installed windows 8.1 on a fresh harddrive, where the original hd was upgraded to 8.1 from 8. The machine has the product key in bios so I assume it'll be the same for 10. I created the 8.1 media using microsofts mediacreationtool which i got from the link in this page: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media. I was hoping to do the same for 10, you'll have to check if it works for retail... I don't know about that. Don't know if it helps you but I figured it might be helpful for you.One of my main concerns is being able to do a fresh install.
- Do I get a product key that I can use to do a fresh install from USB?
- I have a full Upgrade package for Windows 7 which can transfer to a new PC, can I transfer my Windows 10 upgrade to a new PC as well? Obviously as a PC gamer I change various hardware so I don't use OEM versions due to this.
I know, but it works for the standard oem version as well (where you have to enter the key manually) at least according to the page I linked. So I figure it'll work the same way for 10... what I don't know is if it works with retail keys.The key in the BIOS is only valid for OEM machines with Windows 8+. Doesn't help with a built PC.
Perfect, thanks! Worked a charm.If it's not popping up, you can check to see if you have the files in \\Windows\System32\GWX. It can then be prodded by running GWX.exe.
Won't let itself be prodded on my old win7 ultimate box unfortunately...It can then be prodded by running GWX.exe.
I'm on Xeon E5440 @3.6GHz (Core 2 Quad)+ Radeon 7870it's a core i7 920 CPU and radeon 6000 GPUs in it, so quite old stuff. Everything in that box is too slow, power hoggy and noisy to run seriously, heh.
Yeh, well, I have the wrong fans (and graphics card; damn those AMD hairdryer radial fans) for a silent system, and it's too old to waste any money on to make quieter. I'll just put it out to pasture eventually...I'm on Xeon E5440 @3.6GHz (Core 2 Quad)+ Radeon 7870
It's moderately fast and silent.