Windows 10 preview

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it will go just wait. I had to wait a long time as well. It does it if you choose to keep settings.

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Thought I would post an update. I am now testing build 9926 and it is only getting more and more awesome. BTW official news right from MS them self is if you own windows 7, 8, or 8.1 you can get Windows 10 for free.

Here is official link explaining it.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/about?ocid=WIN10_0_WOL_Hero_Home_Windows-10_Null_01

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kendash, that links takes you nowhereā€¦ did MS take the good news off the air?

I found thius thoeā€¦

the strange thing is that I used to have windows 10 preview as an update, but now it is not appearing any more. strangeā€¦

G.

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The link takes you to a page where it states:

Free Upgrade Offer

Great news! We will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 for qualified
new or existing Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices
that upgrade in the first year!* And even better: once a qualified
Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it up
to date for the supported lifetime of the device, keeping it more
secure, and introducing new features and functionality over time ā€“ for
no additional charge. Sign up with your email today, and we will send
you more information about Windows 10 and the upgrade offer in the
coming months.

And the disclaimer:

*It is our intent that most of these devices will qualify, but some
hardware/software requirements apply and feature availability may vary
by device. Devices must be connected to the internet and have Windows
Update enabled. ISP fees may apply. Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1
Update required. Some editions are excluded: Windows 7 Enterprise,
Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise, and Windows RT/RT 8.1. Active Software
Assurance customers in volume licensing have the benefit to upgrade to
Windows 10 Enterprise outside of this offer. We will be sharing more
information and additional offer terms in coming months.

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The word is the windows 10 preview will simply turn into final windows 10 as well. I have been using preview for a while now and the latest version released couple days ago is awesome. I am liking it more and more.

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still, I used to have an update in windows update, but now its goneā€¦

G.

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All you need to do is sign up for insider program.

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I already haveā€¦

Tahnks!!

G.

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Then go here http://insider.windows.com Sign in and scroll down hit continue it will let you download it.

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I think updating from previous Windows 10 builds can easily done from Update and Recovery > Preview Builds. Iā€™ll try that tonight.

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Additional info:

Some of the innovations and features Windows 10 include:

  1.  **Single Platform**: Windows 10 is a single platform built to work seamlessly across all form factors including your phone, tablet or PC. This gives developers a broader app development platform as well, and enable customers to purchase an app once to use across all their devices.

  2.  **Cortana:** A voice-activated personal assistant, Cortana is designed to help you to get things done more easily and efficiently and will be available not only on phone, but also PCs and tablets.

  3.  **Project Spartan**: An all-new browser purpose-built to deliver a better web experienceā€”one thatā€™s made for easy sharing, reading, researching, and getting things done online.

  4.  Office for Windows 10: New universal Office apps great for touch-first productivity across all devices.    

  5.  **Suite of In-Box Apps**: A new set of in-box applications ā€“ universal for working consistently across all Windows devices ā€“ for Photos, People/Comms, Videos, Music, Maps, Mail and Calendar. 

  6.  **Upgrade**: Microsoft will offer a free upgrade to Windows 10 available for qualified, new and  existing, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices Once a qualified Windows device is upgraded to Windows 10, we will continue to keep it up to date for the supported lifetime of the device, keeping it more secure, and introducing new features and functionality over time ā€“ at no cost.
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Spartan is interesting. It is not available in the Technical preview yet but some of it is. YOu can enable the Spartan rendering engine in IE11. I have seen some tests with it and in its most basic unfinished early form it is out performing several top browsers and giving google chrome a run for its money. Thats something to say for Microsoft considering Spartan is in a very very early stage. I am really not a MS fanboy but I do feel it is great to see them finally trying to hit the mark. Competition has been stagnant last few years with Apple and Google running rampant with uninspiring upgrades to their innovations that is really just minor rehashes.

I have been using Windows 10 with Samba for quite a while now and it works great just to let everyone know. I have had zero issues with it and running SQL Express 2014 Advanced Edition with Message Server Service. It all has ran flawlessly.

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Dear @Jesse, I succesfully installed w10 and its working great!!!

but I lost this:

do you know why?

thanks!!!

G.

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Its still there you have to snap it in manually. Search for mmc then go to file/add remove snapin.

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Thanks!!!

but there is no direct acces to mmc?

Thanks again

G

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Just save that console. Go to file and save asā€¦ save it where you want it.

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@gerlandog
rigth click on top of windows symbol (bottom Left of screen) > computer management > services and applications > SQL server configuration

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Ive been looking at theseā€¦ Good price point for full blown windows 8.1 pc. Also With the new windows 10 upgrade coming out this could be an amazing sambapos client! http://www.amazon.com/MeeGoPad-T01-Windows-Computer-Bluetooth/dp/B00S6LJVR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425566765&sr=8-1&keywords=intel+compute+stick

Just for clarificationā€¦ If you look into buying one of these type of devices the reason they are so cheap is because they come with windows 8.1 with bing set as the default search engine. Microsoft is offering this edition free to OEMS to be competitive with android. You can still change the default search engine to whatever you like. This is also the base windows 8.1 edition which means no joining to a active directory domainā€¦ And no bitlocker. It does allow you to link it to a Microsoft accountā€¦ Still if your systems in a workgroup its not a bad device!!

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Is there any replacement fo Windows Defender?

I dont know why it keeps telling me that Windows Defende cannot be runā€¦

THANKS!!!

G

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Windows defender should be built into windows 8, 8.1, and 10 as serviceā€¦ http://winaero.com/blog/disable-or-enable-windows-defender-in-windows-10/

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