'Free Win 10 upgrade?'
 

A link appeared on my toolbar this morning offering a free upgrade to Windows 10. 'This is a limited offer for a full upgrade not a trial.'
Is this genuine or a scam? I haven't downloaded anything yet.
mmitch.

I got the same thing!! And thought the same thing, is this a scam. Decided not as it just asks for email address to register and nothing else, and it appeared just after a windows update.

It is genuine.

Windows 10 release date: Microsoft offers free upgrade from July 29 - Telegraph

Many thanks.
mmitch.

You can hide the icon by using the 'customize' option.

The Microsoft update responsible for this irritating nag is KB3035583. I deleted it from my Win8.1 device without difficulty, but when I tried to delete it from my Win7SP1 device, it hung up on the 'Preparing to Configure Windows, Please do not turn off your computer' until I lost patience and did a hard shut down and reboot. Not something I would recommend, but I didn't have any real option.

When I finally had my computer back again, it was still there, but hadn't 'installed'. So I'm just keeping it as a 'hidden update' as, having read about Windows 10, I do not want it as it will remove various Win7 features......

If you keep KB3035583, it will probably give you further nags as 29th July approaches.....:uhoh:

I simply clicked to open the bunch of hidden icons and slid the win 10 right from the toolbar and out of sight.

I like 7 and don't know whether I want ten or not. No longer have urge to be first with new gadgets.

"I do not want it as it will remove various Win7 features......"

Google suggests dual-booting?

MS has the following page which might be worth to take a look

How to Upgrade to Windows 10 - Microsoft

I loved the notion our lawyers made us to say that.


Rwy in Sight

From what I've read, Win 10 removes some features that are standard in Win 7, and also removes the option to decide which updates to install (unless you are using one of the upmarket versions).

I'm not sure whether I care about the disappearing features; I'm not happy about automatic updates because I've had to deal with some broken ones (there STILL isn't, as far as I know, a recent competent driver for my nVidia card - I'm using one that's two or so years old. Every batch of updates strongly recommends updating, but I find it hard to work on a black screen with black writing).

I'll wait for the reviews of Win 10. If it does any of the silliness that Win 8 perpetrated, I'll be sticking with Win 7.

I (very recently) had an Intel update that totally disabled the touchpad.

I was staying with my son who is 'qualified' in IT (and has worked extensively therein).

Even with his experience (and referring to the internet on his iPad) it took a while (and a separate mouse) to undo the update (resorting to 'Restore' in the end).

If I had been at home I would have been stuffed!

http://community.acer.com/t5/Noteboo...ed/td-p/361123

The driver wouldn't roll-back so it had to be 'restore'.

The Windows 10 promo video told me nothing, 'cept a lot of hype about things I have no need for, but ......... whilst I will leave Win 7 on our desktop, I did register for Win 10 on the laptop, may or may not take up the offer, but I reckon it gives me the option, and as the laptop uses Win H'eight I don't have a lot to lose - do I ?

You are a very smart and wise man Mr BEagle and no sir I am not being facetious. Most don't think about Win10 being an Upgrade. That means if after your "free" upgrade from Win7, 8 or 8.1 your HDD crashes or file corruption means it is no longer usable, you will have to reinstall your original operating system and then, if you are still within the "free" 1 year upgrade period, do Windows 10 all over again.


Now the big problem is that unless you have physical Recovery Media for your original operating system you will need to obtain a copy from your hardware vendor OR purchase an installation copy of Windows 10 from Microsoft.


I too shall be staying with Windows 7 for as long as possible. Windows 10 from what I have learnt from playing with the Preview versions appears to be heading in the Apple direction in that they seem to be wanting to lock you down and control what you can do with the hardware you purchase. This is not an Apple bash but from what I understand from their Terms & Conditions, not only do you pay a licence to use their software, it now looks like you pay a licence to use the hardware as well. This is the hardware that you paid quite a bit of dosh for. Microsoft looks to be heading in the same direction.

While I wouldn't call this an official MS communication it sounds promising:

"Gabe Aul, an engineering general manager for Microsoft’s operating systems group, said in a tweet that people who upgrade a device to Windows 10 during the first year of its existence will be able to perform a clean reinstall of Windows 10 on the same device “any time.” It’s good news for upgraders who are concerned about what will happen to their devices a year after its July 29 launch.
Also, people won’t need to hold onto their Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 product key in order to perform the restoration. Their devices will reactivate themselves after being upgraded to Windows 10, Aul said."

Windows 10 upgrade will allow clean installs on the same device for free | PCWorld

IT ~ Windows 8 users info
 

If like me you are cursed with Windows 8 on your PC, you may be pleased to know that next to your clock on the bottom menu bar you will see the x4 white boxes of the Microsoft logo.

For a limited period only; you can via clicking MS badge bank a free upgrade to Windows 10 in July. The key word is 'Free'.

Otherwise you will incur a charge of £99 if you want shot of Windows 8.

Apologies for drifting off the aviation theme, but if like me you despise W8 this will be good news, and I only found out because of advice given by someone in the IT business.

Is there a catch?

Is Windows 10 moving towards a subscription pay scheme, like office?

Win 10 was supposed to be free fir a year and subscription free for those that upgrade. I saw this reaffirmed last week.

Same for windows 7

Catch is you get to Beta test windoZe 10 for free...

Everything on my Win7 PC works.
After 15 minutes of searching, I cannot find a single good reason to change to Win10.
I do not need compatibility with phones, tablets, etc.
I have several programs I used for robot design/interfacing which I cannot guarantee will be Win10 compatible.

I was obliged for work to use a Win8 laptop for 2 months - if I had still had access to nukes, Redmond would have been a glowing hole in the ground.

Can anyone give me a good reason to upgrade?

Windows? who the hell uses that?
 

Coughs

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never looked back since installing it.

Machine runs fine and despite the fact that it's almost a DECADE old; well it's very quick!!

However I can understand that it's not for everyone.