Windows 10 (install or not?)

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donkeymilk
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I just downloaded the latest release of windows 10:
10134.0.150530-1700._OEMRET_X64-EN.iso (i shortened the name a bit as it was too long).

Any one think it would be a good idea to install it over win 7 32bit?

I was going to upgrade my win7 32bit to win7 64bit but i thought it might be a good time to see if win10 is worth having.

Do you think it might cause too many problems with games compatibility ?
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KiNG
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I have not tired it yet, I have reserved a copy for when its released just to give it a try.
It was some sort of free upgrade I got the choice of doing. If I do not like it or its to much like win8 what I can't stand I will go back to win7x64
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donkeymilk
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Yeh,I'm thinking it might be best to stick with win7 x64 for now.
I'll wait to see what people say after it's been released a short while.
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Coded23
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Yeah ! I am also looking forward to installing a copy of win10, If it is as good as win7. If I am not wrong win10 is mixture of both win7 and win8 and it supports next gen directx 12. Lets hope win10 will be better.
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I installed on a 30gb partition just to have a look.
I installed 'classic shell 4.2.2 beta' soon after :)
I can't be doing with all those giant app icons :) ,i know some peeps like them ,but not me.
You can hide the libraries folders which is definitely good and you can get the explorer looking/acting like win xp explorer with a couple of tweaks.

The O.S runs really well on an older computer, it automatically downloaded defender definition updates + a new AMD driver for my graphics card.
I booted up watchman pc game and was surprised at well it ran.
I have a HD 5450 AMD card + 4 gigs of memory on a Dell E520 so i wasn't expecting too much.
But it definitely runs better than on win 7.
I found a good command line trick to install net 3.5 + 2.0 from the win10 cd.
Apparently it''s on the win 10 cd but isn't installed.

It will probably have a load of Microsoft "spyware" sending info out ,so i 'm a bit wary of it until more experienced people start reporting back about what the o.s is doing in the background.

But it does seem like a good O.S at first glance.
sidenote:
Check your win7 for these 2 updates:
KB2952664(sending win 7 telemetry info to M.S)
KB3035583 GWX CONFIG MANAGER (also puts folders/files in system 32 folder + reg entries)
and GWXConfigManager.exe calling home with info about your system,
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KiNG
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Good to know, still waiting on my legit upgrade to be activated any one know when its available?
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donkeymilk
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It was supposed to be now 'July' i think.
But Microsoft have put the date back again to iron out some "bugs".
I installed 10134.0.150530-1700._OEMRET_X64-EN.iso ,but it needs a lot of rebooting after install.
The desktop with Cortana failed to load a couple of times ,but after switching the computer off for 10mins
and rebooting it was ok.
Some progs wouldn't work either after install until i did a shutdown and reboot.
But they were fine afterwards.

I think if u can shutdown all the cloud stuff it will probably be like a souped-up win7.
Though i imagine it won't be easy to stop Microsoft forcing us down this "web app metro" route.
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Coded23
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Win10 should be releasing on 21st july.
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donkeymilk
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Thanks thirunarayan.
I read somewhere that it's been put back to iron some bugs.

The integration with Xbox looks interesting too.
Though i haven't picked up a console in a long time.

Just read this :
July 29th

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/14/microsoft_suspends_win_10_builds_delivery/
June 2016 for another os upgrade(codenamed Redstone).

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http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/operating-systems/windows-10-release-date-price-news-and-features-1029245
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Coded23
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An exact release date for Windows 10 is July 29.
Edit :Pc vs consoles how about reading this.
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donkeymilk
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I can imagine the net will go in to meltdown with all the downloading involved.
There will be millions of peeps trying to download the new O.S.
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Coded23
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Yeah ! but Microsoft is working on those servers to keep server alive as much as possible {or if they can't do that then they will cap the number of download per day tho}, This is only way to keep servers online either fix it or cap it.
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Friggin consoles, cant stand em, there gonna be just PCs eventually anyway lol
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Pretty much with you on that King! ;) I know people who rushed to upgrade to Xbox One when it came out only to find they now have to be constantly online to even play a game!

I gotta say though that I loved the PS2 - I had a large HDD in mine, had it online, used a hub with it to play LAN games, had all kinds of third party apps running on it (it was my main media player through my TV for ages) and had a library of games exceeding 300 titles. The mod scene for that console was the f*cking best!
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I have an original xbox ,a couple of the old N64 consoles ,a Dreamcast plus a few other old consoles and stuff.
I stopped with consoles a long time ago ,just the pc now.
You can't beat the pc when it comes to gaming.
It's also all the great modders and fixers out there who are always coming up with great tweaks and mods.
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thirunarayan wrote:An exact release date for Windows 10 is July 29.
Edit :Pc vs consoles how about reading this.
Yeh , i have to agree with that reddit topic.
The best topic i've read on the subject ,amazing !

I'm using an old beatup dell with 4gb memory and an old amd graphics card.
It didn't cost me anything apart from the dvd burner.

It plays all the latest pc games ,no problem.
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http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2015/07/30/windows-10-steals-your-bandwidth-to-send-other-people-updates/
You might want to check your update settings if you have win10 installed.

It's using your bandwidth to update other peeps computers.
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Coded23
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I didn't update my Windows, I will wait for some time and then update to win10, If there is no problem with win10, How about you donkeymilk did you update your windows? , I heard after 1 year of free trial the microsoft planing to introduce subscription plans to win10.
And one more thing, Thanks for the link @donkeymilk.
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KiNG
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Yes I heard this as well, so much for a free upgrade. I have canceled my upgrade and will be sticking with win7x64 for the time been. If it works why change lol
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Coded23
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I heard win10 is the last installment in windows os, Is that true guys.
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donkeymilk
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I think future windows will be service updates .
So no need to install another new O.S.

sidenote:
win 7/8/8.1
Remove all the new Win7 telemetry spying updates with a batch file :

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https://gist.github.com/tarampampam/a0db45fb0de5976300b1
The code gets updated with new entries.
There a a few forks too.
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I installed win10 a week ago, Due to compatibility issue I reverted to win7.
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