Windows 10: Upcoming changes to Windows 10 Insider Preview builds [UPDATED 6/22]

What are you not convinced of yet?? Free Win10 or what??

 

Looks like I'll do what I always intended- upgrade my 8.1 to 10 and continue on the Insider program.

 

Yes you can. Until at least July 29, Windows 10 is a Technical Preview. If you decide to stay with Windows 7, be sure you know where your product key is for reinstalling. I think I read somewhere that it's not easy to roll back to Windows 7.

 

If I drop out of The TP after the 29th, can I still use Windows 7. Then Update it when I want to.

 

Yes,, you can. No where does it say that you can't.

 

Thank you Wynona *Smile
I will update immediately while Windows 10 will be published.

 

Hot buttered pop corn! Get it while it's hot! *Smile Oops, that's Windows 10, not pop corn!

 

Oh yes. I did not think of that *Redface. Maybe MS is giving us a new key, when we download our ISO. You might have to download that from the upgraded version of Windows 10, so MS can verify you are right in having an ISO + a new key. That sounds like a good solution to me *Smile

 

Thanks Jeff. I think I am going to Image 10130 and take a few weeks off from Windows 10. It is a pain going back and forth from 7 to 10 as I can't get it to dual boot. Thanks for all your support. I'll be back.

 

Good thing we have a little over a month yet because after reading all your posts, my head is spinning and I don't know which end is up. *Confused

I hope you smart people will figure it out real soon so we can make an informed choice before the 29th. *Biggrin

 

Do this and you have the best of both O/S,s. and its all legit

W8.1 on "C" Drive on one SSD and load W10 preview on "E" Drive on a second SSD, then by clicking on F8 at startup or by changing the boot order in the bios you can choose which Drive you wish to use.

You can then stay on the Insider program, you can always update W8.1 later when you wish to quit Insider.

 

Hmmm, good point, Burgurne! What could be more likely is that when we're upgraded, we get a new key. Then we activate and the key belongs to that particular machine and can't be used on another.

Ohhhhhhh, this be making my brain hurt! *Sad

 

If your butt's in the chair, Greg, your head is on top. *Roflmao2

 

Last time I did that, Dencal, it was called a dual boot system. *Smile Except that Windows 8.1 is on C:\ and Windows 10 is on D:\. Unless I'm booting into Windows 10. Then Windows 10 is on C:\ and Windows 8.1 is on D:\.

Got that? StarFerret just bit me on the elbow and told me to type in all English, please!

 

Hmmm, decisions. I'm not sure whether I'll carry on with the Insider Program or just install one of my spare 7 or 8 keys and upgrade to RTM to dual boot with 7. Time to get the thinking cap on.