[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
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    • 4. Pretty Good, needs a lot of minor tweaks
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    • 3. OK, Needs a few major improvements, some minor ones
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    • 2. Fine, Needs a lot of major improvements
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    • 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?

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

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    • Yes for Vista and above users
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    • Yes for XP and above users
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    • Yes for all Windows users
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OK per this thread and a reply from an actual Microsoft Employee - http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/cant-activate-in-preview-build-10162-even-change/6cc99621-6108-4161-a770-5da4138cbeff?auth=1

So I am going to just carry on as usual.

EDIT: Mine is now activated, it must have done it on it's own. So everyone else having an issue check your system properties.

Thanks for the heads up, mate! ;)
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I think this is how it will work:

The "get windows 10" upgrade app (or by some other method) will send and store motherboard and other pc components serial numbers to microsoft servers. When you install windows 10, it will gather/check these serial numbers from microsoft servers. If it finds them then it won't ask for any key and activates windows automatically and you can use windows 10.

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Well you should be able to upgrade to RTM from the ISO without rolling back to Windows 8.1

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Yeah I know, I just wish they had a verification system so that I don't have to erase Windows 10, reinstall Windows 8.1, then do an upgrade.

 

If you originally had Windows 8.1 and upgraded to the preview, then stop the Insider Preview and go to RTM your Windows 8.1 activation will remain intact.

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Using Intel Driver Update Utility, I noticed that there was a new graphic driver for my CPU, which is a Pentium G3220. I downloaded the driver, begun the install process, but after it was "completed", there was a bunch of error. I rebooted the PC and I still have the old driver, according to Device Manager.  :huh:

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Why the hell in neither the Edge browser or the new photos app can I right frikkin click and set as desktop? WTF!

Could be, "It's a work in progress, we wanted to get the base app and most basic features out to testers and we'll add the extras later," or it could be, "These are basic apps, you're meant to seek out better ones of your choice to make your computer personal to you." If it's the latter, I recommend XnView. I've been jaded to Microsoft's attempts at photo viewers since MS Photo Editor from Office XP got discontinued. I loved that program. They replaced it with crap.

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You know, for some reason, I think Microsoft likes developing crap, featureless Music apps. The Music app in Windows 10 is nothing more than a giant sadness.   :/

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Not only Chrome... some apps have this problem. Firefox for example when that window is not active.

Firefox has that bug fixed in version 39 at least.

That's all because both browsers using some kind of UI hacks.

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You know, for some reason, I think Microsoft likes developing crap, featureless Music apps. The Music app in Windows 10 is nothing more than a giant sadness.   :/

 

Like most built-in apps in 10.

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You know, for some reason, I think Microsoft likes developing crap, featureless Music apps. The Music app in Windows 10 is nothing more than a giant sadness.   :/

Legal issues, they can't make it too extended. However, I think it's a fine app.

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If you originally had Windows 8.1 and upgraded to the preview, then stop the Insider Preview and go to RTM your Windows 8.1 activation will remain intact.

 

Yeah that is one way to go. However, I did a clean install a couple builds ago to try and fix an issue. Are you saying that I can clean install Windows 8.1 right now, upgrade to IP, wait until the 29th, get RTM, then just stop IP? In other words, as long as I upgrade from 8 to an IP build I won't have to revert back to 8 when 10 is released?

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You know, for some reason, I think Microsoft likes developing crap, featureless Music apps. The Music app in Windows 10 is nothing more than a giant sadness. :/

TG we have Dopamine ;) ;)
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They'll get the music app to match and ultimately replace WMP, in time, other things are of greater importance at this point in time, mainly the OS.  The apps will be updated throughout the life of Windows 10, only question is how fast.

 

Also WMP is pretty much done, as are any other core win32 apps that they'll start to replace, heck, if you went to the trouble of replacing calculator of all things, then WMP getting the axe later on is a given. 

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Lolwut?

 

Companies that build apps that are a replacement of build-in apps tend to be rather agresive if Microsoft includes its own apps in their own software, hence the N, K and E editions of Windows.

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Companies that build apps that are a replacement of build-in apps tend to be rather agresive if Microsoft includes its own apps in their own software, hence the N, K and E editions of Windows.

That's not really an excuse to ship featureless products.

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They'll get the music app to match and ultimately replace WMP, in time, other things are of greater importance at this point in time, mainly the OS.  The apps will be updated throughout the life of Windows 10, only question is how fast.

 

Also WMP is pretty much done, as are any other core win32 apps that they'll start to replace, heck, if you went to the trouble of replacing calculator of all things, then WMP getting the axe later on is a given. 

The only thing is that the Music app has largely gone unchanged since the start of the Insider's Program. It's still missing the features everyone asked for, and still suffers all the same issues which made the 8.1 app a laughing stock.

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The only thing is that the Music app has largely gone unchanged since the start of the Insider's Program. It's still missing the features everyone asked for, and still suffers all the same issues which made the 8.1 app a laughing stock.

 

Have you actually used it?  It's streets ahead of the 8.1 app. 

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Like I said, the OS and other things take top right now, once they hit RTM then the apps can be quickly worked on, now that the new API changes are locked as well.

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They'll get the music app to match and ultimately replace WMP

 

Lets stop kidding ourselves. That will NEVER happen.

Like I said, the OS and other things take top right now, once they hit RTM then the apps can be quickly worked on, now that the new API changes are locked as well.

 

An OS is useless without a good out of the box experience.

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They'll get the music app to match and ultimately replace WMP, in time, other things are of greater importance at this point in time, mainly the OS.  The apps will be updated throughout the life of Windows 10, only question is how fast.

 

Also WMP is pretty much done, as are any other core win32 apps that they'll start to replace, heck, if you went to the trouble of replacing calculator of all things, then WMP getting the axe later on is a given. 

I hope in the future that they do get the music app as good as WMP......which works real well for me...been using it for a long time and am comfortable with it...I would use the app when it get's as good as WMP. I know some hate it but I really like it...Cheers

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Lol what.. legal issues?

 

I think he means anti-competitive like the difficulties they've had in the past with IE, although in the past they got in trouble for having IE as the default browser without offering a choice, you could say they have a similar problem with media playing applications in the OS (both Video and Music)

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