[OFFICIAL] Windows 10 Insider Program

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  1. 1. On a scale of 1-5, 1 being worst, 5 being best. What do you think of Windows 10 from the leaks so far?

    • 5.Great, best OS ever
      156
    • 4. Pretty Good, needs a lot of minor tweaks
      409
    • 3. OK, Needs a few major improvements, some minor ones
      168
    • 2. Fine, Needs a lot of major improvements
      79
    • 1.Poor, Needs too many improvements, all hope is lost, never going to use it
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  2. 2. Based on the recent leaks by Neowin and Winfuture.de, my next OS upgrade will be?

    • Windows 10
      720
    • Windows 8
      20
    • Windows 7
      48
    • Sticking with XP
      3
    • OSX Yosemite
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    • Linux
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    • Sticking with OSX Mavericks
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  3. 3. Should Microsoft give away Windows 10 for free?

    • Yes for Windows 8.1 Users
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    • Yes for Windows 7 and above users
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    • Yes for Vista and above users
      31
    • Yes for XP and above users
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    • Yes for all Windows users
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    • No
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I prefer to have Start open on boot, but when I go into the Navigation settings, Show Start when I log in is greyed out. Any way around this? I'd much rather see a selection of programs to run than a blank desktop when I fire up the system.

I don't even see it greyed out, its gone.  Probably will be added to Settings?

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Once it's released you'll have 2 options, if you've used 10158 and above with the e-mail you registered for the preview program with then you can just go on using that and getting pre-release builds which will most likely have bugs, if you want to use the actual, more stable, consumer release you'll need to re-install the previous OS and upgrade from that (unless MS will give us some kind of function to enter our old key and have the OS change to consumer but there's been no indication they intend to do so)

Hope they do, I hate upgrading from one OS version to another (7 to 8, 8 to 10). I'd rather do a clean install.

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Bryan R.

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I have 10162 installed in a VM but that doesn't do much for real world application. How is the latest build with gaming? Locking up still?

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I have 10162 installed in a VM but that doesn't do much for real world application. How is the latest build with gaming? Locking up still?

 

Most are running the newest builds fine, without issue, some still have a few, mostly from the upgrades not going smooth, clean installs seem to fix most issues they have.   It's still really a case of YMMV.

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Ok so just did an upgrade on my main 8.1 install (created an image backup first with Acronis) to 10162. Everything is working fine, except I cannot activate, even with product key listed on microsoft page - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso

 

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Anyone else having this issue?

 

The key should work, since it's from MS, maybe it's a server side problem?

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Most are running the newest builds fine, without issue, some still have a few, mostly from the upgrades not going smooth, clean installs seem to fix most issues they have.   It's still really a case of YMMV.

 

Depends on the video cards....  some are good, some are not. 

 

If they have old video cards, they may have problems, such as locking up, glitches, etc... if they plan to play games on it... or stream from xbox.

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Depends on the video cards....  some are good, some are not. 

 

If they have old video cards, they may have problems, such as locking up, glitches, etc... if they plan to play games on it... or stream from xbox.

 

AMD and Nvidia need to step up with better drivers really.

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New features Windows 10 Mobile

 

(rumored) New Tile Resizing 

 

 

 

 

(in A/B testing now) People App "rolling heads" animation

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Most are running the newest builds fine, without issue, some still have a few, mostly from the upgrades not going smooth, clean installs seem to fix most issues they have.   It's still really a case of YMMV.

 

Depends on the video cards....  some are good, some are not. 

 

If they have old video cards, they may have problems, such as locking up, glitches, etc... if they plan to play games on it... or stream from xbox.

 

AMD and Nvidia need to step up with better drivers really.

I just upgraded my video card from an R9 270 to a GTX 970. Both lock up about the same with clean installs of 10130.

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Is there no way to close an app in tablet mode? (meaning completely closed, not suspended)

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I just upgraded my video card from an R9 270 to a GTX 970. Both lock up about the same with clean installs of 10130.

 

Sorry to hear that.

 

You can either try another card or get a new PC...  

 

You can't expect all computers are same...   they have different configurations Such as RAM, MB, video cards, etc.

 

Is there no way to close an app in tablet mode? (meaning completely closed, not suspended)

 

Yes click on taskview icon and click X on app in the taskview.  If you have touch, then swipe from left and then tap X on that app.

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I just upgraded my video card from an R9 270 to a GTX 970. Both lock up about the same with clean installs of 10130.

 

10130 isn't the best build out there, you should have done a clean install with the newest 10162 build.

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10130 isn't the best build out there, you should have done a clean install with the newest 10162 build.

Crashing while gaming is the only thing that keeps me from running Windows 10 as a main OS. I was just asking if anyone has noticed a difference yet on this build (10162). I plan on trying it obviously.

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The stupid phone build does not support opening text files. Oh how I wish the retards that are making these stupid decisions get fired. Part of me really wants the whole user experience to be much worse that the worst stuff they released. Maybe when even more people start moving away from Windows, they'll get their poo together.

 

First change with 7. New stuff, okay, I'll be patient.

Second chance with 7.5. Mostly small changes here and there.

Third chance with 8. New kernel, I'll stuff ignore the stuff that is missing.

Fourth chance with 8.1. Abso######inglutely nothing new.

 

Fifth chance? Well, you can go flip yourself in your poo factory. I am never ever recommending a Windows based phone to anyone ever again. The frustration to do even basic things is beyond belief.

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Crashing while gaming is the only thing that keeps me from running Windows 10 as a main OS. I was just asking if anyone has noticed a difference yet on this build (10162). I plan on trying it obviously.

 

 

I get that, just saying, if the build you tried to game on is 10130, who's to say it's the graphics drivers fault or the buggy build?    I test in a VM, so I don't game ofc,  I'm sure others have tested it, we'll know in time.   But then again we could get a newer build, maybe 10163 or something newer on Monday.

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Ok so just did an upgrade on my main 8.1 install (created an image backup first with Acronis) to 10162. Everything is working fine, except I cannot activate, even with product key listed on microsoft page - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso

 

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Anyone else having this issue?

 

You signed in with the e-mail that you completed the registration process on the preview page with and you did complete the registration too? Sorry, I don't know if you've been testing previous versions but to login to any of the builds over 10158 you need to have registered for the preview program.

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Windows 10 has really grown onto to me to the point where I don't want to have to clean install 8.1 just to get my free upgrade. I wish there was a way they could just validate my Win 8 key and activate RTM when it's released and even give me an ISO download.

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You signed in with the e-mail that you completed the registration process on the preview page with and you did complete the registration too? Sorry, I don't know if you've been testing previous versions but to login to any of the builds over 10158 you need to have registered for the preview program.

 

Yes. You must be an Insider for build testing...

 

The builds won't work with any regular email address unless you signed up for Insider program.

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Hi all. Is there any fix for the ugly UI of Chrome in Windows 10?

I'm talking of the uneven border at the sides of the main window.

 

PS: today I got mad and updated my workstation with 10162  :s. Everything's perfect so far!

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You signed in with the e-mail that you completed the registration process on the preview page with and you did complete the registration too? Sorry, I don't know if you've been testing previous versions but to login to any of the builds over 10158 you need to have registered for the preview program.

 

Yeah I've been part of the preview program since day 1.

Hi all. Is there any fix for the ugly UI of Chrome in Windows 10?

I'm talking of the uneven border at the sides of the main window.

 

PS: today I got mad and updated my workstation with 10162  :s. Everything's perfect so far!

 

You mean this right? capture.jpg

Yes. You must be an Insider for build testing...

 

The builds won't work with any regular email address unless you signed up for Insider program.

 

Right I've been an "Insider" since day one.

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